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A review by alexandraknaub
Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell
5.0
Literary Classic- but tough
(I just read 1984) I read both books in high school and continuously thought, "this is dystopian and can't ever happen." While 1984 IS still dystopian, I read it this time looking at the tactics and reasoning used to better understand the present. This IS a literary classic for a reason but it is BLEAK. Just like a book about the Holocaust or the Depression is challenging to read, this one is tough but necessary.
4.5 ⭐for bleakness rounded up to 5⭐ because the story is so compelling.
(I just read 1984) I read both books in high school and continuously thought, "this is dystopian and can't ever happen." While 1984 IS still dystopian, I read it this time looking at the tactics and reasoning used to better understand the present. This IS a literary classic for a reason but it is BLEAK. Just like a book about the Holocaust or the Depression is challenging to read, this one is tough but necessary.
4.5 ⭐for bleakness rounded up to 5⭐ because the story is so compelling.