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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Jack Edwards said in a video that this book made him realize the power literature could have to express ideas and it reminded me I’d been meaning to reread it for months!
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Gaslighting, Classism
Minor: Alcohol
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Narrator is great! So relevant in our political climate
dark
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
reflective
fast-paced
dark
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nothing much happened and it was very politcal. I can see why he chose to use animals instead of humans. The narrator (Philip Battley) is a legend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Alcohol
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I mean its remarkable, its satire of the betrayal of revolution and the change of language is probably what it is best known for, but the thing I found revelatory was the pathos and the sadness that Orwell runs through the book as the initial hopes are bitterly betrayed, it is the perfect political novel, in showing how its politics affects ordinary people