Reviews tagging 'Death'

Animal Farm by George Orwell

138 reviews

corviddays's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

nataliapassos's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Gaslighting

mme_carton's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jaylyngillespie's review against another edition

dark funny informative tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Animal death and Death

deadpoetsam's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Confinement, Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

grace_cr1's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

The soviet guide to gaslighting, gatekeeping and girlbossing 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rory1387's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

was good, then I had to reread it and write an essay on it for class, then I didn't like it as much. 
also do I do content warning as though they were people? help?!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Death

Moderate: Torture

samchase112's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.

Can I say anything at all that hasn't already been said? Nope. This book hits you over the head with its message (as does 1984), but it's interesting and well done. Sometimes we might need something so obvious, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Blood

darbo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 It was a phenomenal book. Some might say it's a children's book - and I've heard George Orwell even said so himself - but it's simply stunning and very moving. The way everything develops and unfolds is just magnificent, and the conclusion of the story itself was outrageous and amazing. I highly, highly recommend this book to literally anyone and everyone, no matter the age. It's a very easy and quick read (I finished it in a day), which portrays a greater picture and has a greater story/moral outlining it; which some may find difficult to grasp at first. Especially if you're still too young to understand. But, my god, was it a fantastic read! And even if you don't get the greater picture at first, it's still a cute and fun, yet also sad story. Highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

liz_liz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I read this book for English class, and my mind is blown. The ending absolutely shocked me, even though I should have seen it coming. And to my surprise, I got quite attached to the characters. I felt for the animals and wanted them to live happy lives. That, in my opinion, makes a good book. I enjoy crying. Especially compared to the other books I have had to read for school, I had fun reading it and I didn't hate it. 
The book is a 3.75 because it makes me angry. And, I didn't enjoy it as much as other books I have read. 
Definitely wouldn't recommend reading if you want to feel happy or to have a happy ending, I would describe it as a psychological horror. The animals are anthropomorphized, which makes it creepy and disgusting when the events happen at the end. I was definitely pretty scared.

(These are heavy spoilers, btw, especially for the ending.) I find it absolutely insane how the pigs transformed to humans at the end. The 360 the farm went through from Mr. Jones' leadership, to Snowball's, then to Napoleon's is so disturbing and smart. I probably should have seen it coming, but I didn't. The entire time, I was rooting for the animals and for them to get out of the slavery the pigs were putting them in. However, that didn't happen, the pigs basically won with their endeavours. Basically, the complete opposite of a children's bedtime story, do not read this to your children.
The most frustrating part was the pigs, specifically Napoleon and Squealer, blatantly lying to the animals and the humans about Animal Farm's past. It makes me so frustrated! The animals are being GAS LIGHTED into thinking they are misremembering the past events and the seven commandments! This book makes me very angry, but at least I know what I'm going to be writing my essay about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

One of the pigs mass murders any animal that is on the side of one of the traitors, and that same pig puts them through slavery. The animals are thinking that life is better than it has been when the humans were in charge;however, their conditions are worse. They are being starved and being lied to. Another pig is telling them their rations are skyrocketing as well as that their memories are false.