Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Animal Farm by George Orwell

8 reviews

vibingjaren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

It was an okay book. I had to read it for a class, but it did have me interested at some parts. Wish the ending was more exciting, but the ending makes sense for the story. Boxer deserved better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction

quotablehedgehog's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

nagaakil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, and Gaslighting

peachythi_books's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I read this for school but I ended up being pleasantly surprised by the the interpretation of the Russian Civil War in this book. Although some of his allegories were on the nose I think that made it much more digestible for a political satire story typically read by young readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Violence and Police brutality

sinnabookz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Death, Violence, Police brutality, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, and Suicide

terrywho's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the best books on authoritarianism ever written and one of my favorite novels for a reason

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

this is a book about WWII, so... all that...

myriam_almonti's review against another edition

informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

f18's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Police brutality, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty and War

Minor: Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail