annalikescats's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Addiction, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Genocide, Classism, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Hate crime
trinidad_gondi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Confinement, and Violence
tomtomonomtom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Took me a surprise that's for sure, but the novel did carry along with it the typical Orwell political topics (as it did with 1984). Least to say, this novel is depressing as hell and I was already in such a crisis before reading this.
The characters, because of their way of portrayal as animals, works wonders when it comes to symbolizing their role in the mad house.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, Torture, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, and Physical abuse
Minor: Deadnaming
sashasgarden's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It is made simple, and through the use of animals instead of people it becomes easier for children to judge the animals' actions too. The writing is remarkable.
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Slavery, and Toxic relationship
Minor: War
darbo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War