A review by ed_moore
Animal Farm by George Orwell

challenging sad fast-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? No

5.0

This is another Orwell reread, that alike to 1984 was better than the first time I read it. I also noticed many similarities in allusions and plot I had not before realised, which whilst could be considered lazy writing I recognise to be demonstrative of how alike totalitarian regimes are, 1984’s being associated to right wing totalitarian systems and that of Animal Farm being a commentary on the left wing Russian Revolution and the tyranny of Stalin. Every single character in the book has a purpose, each representing a figure or group in the Russian Revolution, and as does each plot point, which figuring out and looking into the meaning and purpose of them I thoroughly enjoyed. Orwell perfectly highlights the flaws of a communist regime whilst simplifying it onto the setting of a farm, and the slow transformation of the political structure from a Marxist ideal to a communist tyranny, unrecognisable from the system in place prior to the revolution, is perfectly conveyed.  Animal Farm is a perfect representation of communist systems and rightfully regarded one of the greatest dystopians and political critiques.