Reviews

Animal Farm by George Orwell

dairypickle04's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

liaer's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

I would never dissuade people from reading this book, especially if you are unfamiliar with the rise of Stalin and more broadly the Soviet Union. However, as someone who is familiar with the topic, I feel as if this book didn't have much to say. I think it does a great job at showing how revolutions are often co-oped by people whose only goal is to gain and maintain power. Napoleon is a great Stalin stand in. I love the choice for him not to be very present in the book. It creates the air of secrecy and constant wondering that an average citizen in Soviet Russia may have felt. Definitely read it if you haven't, but I'm not sure if it's worth a re-read

z_night's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense

4.75

kate_2323's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

thereadingmuffin's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Pretty average, I don't get the hype. I actually listened to the audiobook, I don't read it, but it's a hassle changing it on here so leaving it as a book. 

Wouldn't read again but glad I read it once. 

zara93's review against another edition

3.0

Animal Farm is a short book, I thought I was going to finish it in no time, I've done it before with larger books before anyway, but nope. It took me five days!! I know it's not complex or anything but I was honestly bored even though it is smartly written. I don't know, it could be a personal thing because I did actually lived under a dictator regime for several years even though I was a kid. And when I think about it, it just makes me so angry! What makes my blood boil even more is the fact that there are pigs still being pigs in this day and age and that just sucks.. so yeah this whole thing depresses me.

PS. I've read this book for the charms extra credit read-a-thon. My first time participating in a read-a-thon!

worm_food's review against another edition

4.5

I read the majority of this book in the background of a 4-hour entirely useless work zoom meeting and I feel like even though Orwell was a bit too early to catch the true horrors of 21st century late stage capitalism the setting really made a very interesting reading experience. You ever read a classic and get pissed off because you can so clearly see why it is a classic. It stays with you in a way that's not a product of its time, or accidental. Anyway. 

nikki_deanmarshall's review against another edition

4.0

This is a short but very good book. I wanted a chapter about what happened next or just a little bit more at the end. For this reason I did not give 5* and gave it 4*. Nevertheless it is a must read. I enjoyed the end of the book where it explained the struggles the author had in getting this story published!

kiran_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

80hannah08's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0