Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Animal Farm by George Orwell

244 reviews

mangopassion555's review

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

___'s review

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

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

tardati's review

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I read it for school, found it really interesting and funny. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcoholism

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

jaspergraves's review

dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

This is one of the books I consider a must-read. It is slow, but slow for a reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, and Animal death

tieflingmom's review

dark reflective slow-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

silviriver's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

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