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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After reading 1984, I was very curious to read more from Orwell. This book got recommended to me by friends, and I also found a cheap copy at the thrift store, all signs that I was meant to read this one.
With the almost innocent setup of this story, farm animals talking to each other and fighting for their freedom, it was quite gut-wrenching to realize how the narrative quickly changed. Through time, narratives got erased, and the animals who were not capable of reading or, crudely put, capable of critical thought, were used to push a narrative.
This book was like watching a car wreck, not being able to look away or do something about it. Almost like when watching a horror movie in a theater, you want to yell at the character not to walk down the dark basement steps. But would I walk down those dark basement steps? Would I watch and let my fellow people (get off ur high horse lmao) walk down paths that are unsafe and will lead to bigger problems.
It also made me think about whether I would notice if my community was letting important information pass them by, have I read rewritten narratives and accepted them as truth, whether I knew it was or not?
I would recommend this book to anyone who is disinterested in politics because it seems too complicated, or you don’t feel like your opinion would make a difference.
With the almost innocent setup of this story, farm animals talking to each other and fighting for their freedom, it was quite gut-wrenching to realize how the narrative quickly changed. Through time, narratives got erased, and the animals who were not capable of reading or, crudely put, capable of critical thought, were used to push a narrative.
This book was like watching a car wreck, not being able to look away or do something about it. Almost like when watching a horror movie in a theater, you want to yell at the character not to walk down the dark basement steps. But would I walk down those dark basement steps? Would I watch and let my fellow people (get off ur high horse lmao) walk down paths that are unsafe and will lead to bigger problems.
It also made me think about whether I would notice if my community was letting important information pass them by, have I read rewritten narratives and accepted them as truth, whether I knew it was or not?
I would recommend this book to anyone who is disinterested in politics because it seems too complicated, or you don’t feel like your opinion would make a difference.
Brilliant and terrifying political commentary, if a little simplistic if you know anything about how the world works.
Just wrote a whole long review about this book and then accidentally deleted it so here is the SparksNotes version of what I initially said:
The term “required reading” is thrown around often but this book truly deserves to be referred to as such, especially in today’s political climate. The current rapid and terrifying rise of facism, authoritarianism, and dictatorship ideals on a global scale makes this book even more bone-chilling than it would be on its own. This book is at risk of being banned in many places (and has been banned in the past) and that is because people are afraid of what patterns of thinking the public may have on the political state of the world if they read it. It provides insight into the lives of people (or animals, in this case) who are directly impacted by these regimes and can provide an eye-opening glimpse as to why it is that dictatorship and facism are typically associated with great evil. It may even result in free thought. Look at the people who are actively working against this book and others like it. Look at how scared they are and read this book. Read it.
Animal Farm is disturbing on so many levels. It makes you queasy, uneasy, and, frankly, scared. Not scared as though you were watching a horror movie where someone jumps at you out of nowhere, but rather filled with a massive pit of dread that weighs as much as twenty iron horseshoes and plunks itself down on the bottom of your stomach refusing to move. I don’t think I truly understood it when I read it back in high school. Orwellian nature didn’t resonate with me then as much as it did when I read this just now in the final hours of 2024. If you read it once in school and haven’t read it since, I recommend picking it up again sometime when you have the capacity to do so. History repeats itself, the world says “never again”, and yet the cycle continues to spin. I really do feel like I need to throw up
5/5
The term “required reading” is thrown around often but this book truly deserves to be referred to as such, especially in today’s political climate. The current rapid and terrifying rise of facism, authoritarianism, and dictatorship ideals on a global scale makes this book even more bone-chilling than it would be on its own. This book is at risk of being banned in many places (and has been banned in the past) and that is because people are afraid of what patterns of thinking the public may have on the political state of the world if they read it. It provides insight into the lives of people (or animals, in this case) who are directly impacted by these regimes and can provide an eye-opening glimpse as to why it is that dictatorship and facism are typically associated with great evil. It may even result in free thought. Look at the people who are actively working against this book and others like it. Look at how scared they are and read this book. Read it.
Animal Farm is disturbing on so many levels. It makes you queasy, uneasy, and, frankly, scared. Not scared as though you were watching a horror movie where someone jumps at you out of nowhere, but rather filled with a massive pit of dread that weighs as much as twenty iron horseshoes and plunks itself down on the bottom of your stomach refusing to move. I don’t think I truly understood it when I read it back in high school. Orwellian nature didn’t resonate with me then as much as it did when I read this just now in the final hours of 2024. If you read it once in school and haven’t read it since, I recommend picking it up again sometime when you have the capacity to do so. History repeats itself, the world says “never again”, and yet the cycle continues to spin. I really do feel like I need to throw up
5/5
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"todos los animales son iguales, pero algunos animales son más iguales que otros" y "(...) pasaron su mirada del cerdo al hombre, y del hombre al cerdo; (...) pero ya era imposible distinguir quién era uno y quién era otro" dios.
qué lectura más intensa. tengo muchos pensamientos. me ha gustado ver el desarrollo de esta metáfora y los paralelismos a la realidad yyy en general he disfrutado de cómo explica estos temas en un estilo tan claro
qué lectura más intensa. tengo muchos pensamientos. me ha gustado ver el desarrollo de esta metáfora y los paralelismos a la realidad yyy en general he disfrutado de cómo explica estos temas en un estilo tan claro
dark
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No