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A review by mayamcc
Animal Farm by George Orwell
dark
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
“several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments”
a deceptively easy read. the allegorical characters were so well done, especially squealer as propaganda and moses as religion. even all the name choices echo details of the russian revolution. i loved figuring out what / who each one represented; i learned so much about that time in history so it was fascinating to see it explained in such a simple way, like the neighbouring farmers representing western democracies / nazi germany, and the prevalence of trotskyism. since it’s such a short read the progression throughout feels that much more drastic, especially the constant alteration of the original ideas and the corruption of power. they rebuilt what they toppled but replaced who was in charge.
a deceptively easy read. the allegorical characters were so well done, especially squealer as propaganda and moses as religion. even all the name choices echo details of the russian revolution. i loved figuring out what / who each one represented; i learned so much about that time in history so it was fascinating to see it explained in such a simple way, like the neighbouring farmers representing western democracies / nazi germany, and the prevalence of trotskyism. since it’s such a short read the progression throughout feels that much more drastic, especially the constant alteration of the original ideas and the corruption of power. they rebuilt what they toppled but replaced who was in charge.