Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Animal Farm by George Orwell

300 reviews

caroline_123's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Classism

anatomyofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

millie_marsden1's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-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

4.75

It really makes you deep how privileged much society hasn’t really changed and that there is always someone in control. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death

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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Gaslighting, 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: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

mousecat's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol

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, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol

___'s review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad

2.0

Pigs will be pigs, I guess. 

For its time, I can see how this book has been considered a classic. However, reading it now, the metaphor, while still relevant, is nothing revolutionary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

pkc's review against another edition

funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I think the main thing that kept me from truly loving this book was the hype train that accompanied and also the glaring communist allegory. The ending gave me chills though. Orwell has the deft ability to bring the reader out in a full body shiver with some of his choices. The last paragraph is stunning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, and Grief

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, Grief, and Alcohol