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A review by wynrii
Animal Farm by George Orwell
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This was a random book I picked up and finished within 2 hours. I’ve heard that this book is commonly studied in school English classes (although mine did not) and I can see why.
Animal farm has so many themes and elements to it that reflect into real life, probably inspired by the events around the time of its creation. The way it portrays many groups of people by using the animals. I like the connections that it makes and how it slowly shows the upper class animals breaking the commandments, as a way to show a hierarchy and the divide between the animals. There is so much to discuss in this short book. Nothing was inherently bad about it, it just wasn’t that special so I don’t think I can rate it higher than a 4.
Animal farm has so many themes and elements to it that reflect into real life, probably inspired by the events around the time of its creation. The way it portrays many groups of people by using the animals. I like the connections that it makes and how it slowly shows the upper class animals breaking the commandments, as a way to show a hierarchy and the divide between the animals. There is so much to discuss in this short book. Nothing was inherently bad about it, it just wasn’t that special so I don’t think I can rate it higher than a 4.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Animal death and Death