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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Sometimes you read depressing stuff and appreciate it for what it says about the world even if you disliked the experience.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
muriel__my's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Very challenging reading both Animal farm and 1984. They both touch topics like political oppression, dictatorship in a future (kind of realistic) world. Even though these both works are criticizing socialism and the Sovietic Union, I prefer to see it more as a criticism to the repetitive cycle we, humans part of a society, repeat every time we "look for" a change in the social order. So dark, I liked seeing a different point of view of our society and our behaviour as beings part of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, War, and Classism