Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Animal Farm by George Orwell

119 reviews

braeloves_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, War, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Murder, and Torture

nineinchnails's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

this was a really quick read and very fast paced but surprisingly dense. i was kinda disappointed because i thought it’d be more profound than it actually was but i read it in an hour so it’s very possible it just went over my head - i think i’ll probably enjoy this more on a reread with a little more context since i went into this pretty much blind. it’s really digestible so i’d definitely recommend this for anyone interested in reading classics but a little intimidated!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Classism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Death, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

authorannafaundez's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad 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? No

5.0

An incredible view into what happens when gaslighting meets censureship, ignorance, intolerance.

Of course, Orwell's Animal Farm is a commentary on Russian politics and practices during the 1940s, but they still apply to today's world. More-so, I'd say, in the age of the internet which gives access to nothing for those who cannot think critically and everything for those who can.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Slavery, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death

mangopassion555's review against another edition

reflective sad tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Slavery and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol

chidera's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Animal death, Alcohol, Murder, and Slavery

Minor: Suicide and Animal death

izzyreading's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

Made me laugh and also feel incredibly hopeless about the future of our world

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, and Grief

gracespear3_'s review against another edition

dark relaxing fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Gaslighting and Slavery

bidpat's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It mesmerizing how George Orwell manage to criticize every political side at once.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Slavery and Genocide

rainbowrocky's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Classism, Slavery, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence and Gaslighting

Minor: Fatphobia, War, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Grief

gemstonejasper's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I picked this up for a read along. It was an impulse start at 2am. Read about half then went to bed and finished it just now (3pm). I liked it, but I probably won't read it again. I probably won't think about it much outside of if friends bring it up. I enjoyed 1984 by the same author, but didn't like this one as much. It really was just USSR history told satirical through farm animals. The animals had no real personalities, but were just caricatures of different mindsets and groups in the USSR. I think that was the point, but it wasn't my style.

I will say that though it's based on USSR history, I think parts of it could be relatable to modern places. I live in the US and I saw many similarities around patriotism, nationalism, "farm pride," and history turning to myth. Lots of gaslighting between the Pigs and other animals

Read it if it sounds good to you, but it's definitely not a must read for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Classism, and Violence