Reviews

1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell

timverbergt's review against another edition

5.0

Animal Farm, whilst being a good story was in my opinion overrated. I liked it, don't get me wrong, but I was not blown away by it. A great parody of communism nonetheless!

1984 is a complete masterpiece! Unbelievable! I could not put this book down. You can see that this book was ahead of it's time and you will notice that a lot of great thoughts have come from this book. Highly recommended!

salamandraaa's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

wiring_plywood's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

laurenreadsoccasionally's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

I read animal farm in school (and thought it was fantastic) but didn't get around to reading 1984 until recently, and my main takeaway was it's a classic for a reason. The writing quality and world building are incredibly good and it's easy to see how Orwell envisioned a world like that coming out of WWII.

I also have a soft spot for dystopian novels which don't have a world disrupting happy ending (Brave New World was one of my favorite books in highschool for the same reason).

1noah_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

austin_ch's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

5.0

kevin_shepherd's review against another edition

5.0

Animal Farm

Much like 1984, Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, Animal Farm is disquietingly morose and prophetic. In fact, if you substitute Hillary for "Snowball" and Donald for "Napoleon," it reads like the Daily News.

Update 24 Jan 2021: when I wrote this years ago I was unaware how injurious it might be to compare the actions of a sitting American president to those of an Orwellian pig. Now, after four years of president Donald J Trump, I feel I owe an apology—to the Orwellian pig.

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1984

So wonderfully written yet totally bleak and disconcerting. I don't think Orwell's Oceania is beyond the realm of possibility. In fact, many aspects are already disturbingly familiar.

ccmazze's review against another edition

1.0

There’s no money in the world that could make me read this again.

mimorireads's review against another edition

5.0

Reread these two George Orwell’s masterpieces. So upsetting and brilliant. This time I listened to the audiobook narrated by Stephen Fry. I totally, completely believe in Stephen Fry supremacy

jakubp's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0