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Animal Farm by George Orwell

26 reviews

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.25

"Some are just more equal then others." 

What a great criticism of systems of power.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Slavery, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, and Alcoholism

hannah_cogo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Slavery, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Kidnapping

Minor: Violence, War, Suicide, and Torture

hhwanghyunjin's review

dark informative 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

4.0

I have always found George Orwell's "Animal Farm" to be a compelling allegory for the rise of communism in Russia. I picked up this classic novel and was pleasantly surprised by how quickly I was able to finish it. In less than a day, I had read through the entire book.

The story of the farm animals who overthrow their human oppressors and establish a new society based on the principles of equality and justice is both engaging and thought-provoking. Orwell masterfully uses anthropomorphism to make the animals seem human-like, which adds to the story's overall impact.

The characters in "Animal Farm" are complex and multi-dimensional, and Orwell's exploration of power dynamics and corruption is both timely and relevant. I appreciated the way he shows how even the most well-intentioned leaders can become corrupt and how easily a revolution can become the very thing it was fighting against.

While I did find the book a bit heavy-handed with its messaging, overall, I would highly recommend "Animal Farm" to anyone interested in political allegory and social commentary. It's a quick read that will stay with you long after you finish it. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Cursing

annalikescats's review

slow-paced

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

1.5

Boring .  The cat should’ve overthrown the government 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Genocide, Classism, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Hate crime

wanderingdeviant's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

this is a really good critique of hierarchical / totalitarian societies, specifically this one being based on the soviet union, and of the way religion can be used corruptively. i think it was quite interesting and a book everyone should read at least once! i also like the cyclical ending to this, proving that rebellion against a particular system will not work without complete reformation of that system to begin with.

“ twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. no question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. the creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again: but already it was impossible to say which was which. “

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

2.0

Animal Farm was on a book challenge list and it was short, so I gave it a try. It has a lot of similarities to 1984, Orwell's best-known work, specifically the use of changing history to best suit the present, the use of a mouthpiece to speak for the ruler, and the use of scapegoats to cover when things go wrong. It was also dark and violent. 

If you want to read an Orwellian look at the world, read 1984. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Excrement, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, Animal death, Gaslighting, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, War, and Alcohol

thechocolatefinger's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Slavery, and Confinement

Minor: Gun violence, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

charlock's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, and Slavery

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Animal death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Violence, War, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Torture, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Confinement

marinasslibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It is pretty clear from the beginning, due to the time this book was written and the storyline, that this book is a single metaphor thematisizing WW2, especially the russian side (communism, UDSSR). However I did really enjoy reading it and symphazising with some of the animals on the farm. 
Of course you can never compare a classic like this to modern literature and I never will. I think classics should always be viewed and reviewed in context of the time they were written in. 
And for the 1940s George Orwell did really create a lovely book adressing and discussing some struggles and problems faced during the time of WW2. Through which the readers are fronted with current problems in a beautiffuly written and tragic story about a small farm rebelling against the rest of the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, War, Alcohol, Death, and Physical abuse