Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Animal Farm by George Orwell

101 reviews

martyrbat's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Alcohol

cielosiluminado's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

comrade orwell is a genius with the metaphors in this. just wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Alcohol

incasablanca's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

A satirical novella written against Stalinist Russia that is known for its great use of allegory to convey its message. This classic is worth reading because its message is still relevant till this day, most of the characters in this book resembles someone in real life. This book is an excellent, disturbing and important read that can be finished in one sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

komiification's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I read this years ago when I was in school, and even still it gives me fucking chills.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

michaelion's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

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

2.75

Um okay girl I guess. You really tried it tho. You'll never be Back at the Barnyard!

This book only works if you think the masses as a whole are stupid and inherently lazy and individualistic and people are inherently violent and evil. Yaaawn boring! Also Orwell never heard of show don't tell. It's no wonder this shit is read in every high school across the country. The devil may work hard but the CIA works harder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Misogyny

Minor: War

nitar8's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kylebook's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcohol

stripy_gloves's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

weirdalchemist's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Re-read this novella after not finishing it the first time, short read and highly recommend. 

Spoilers from this point onwards:

People seem to forget that Snowball was not a perfect pig either, not to say that Napoleon was a saint obviously but Snowball didn’t say anything when the wind-fallen apples were added to their meals, and as the milk from the cows disappeared he didnt take up any issue with it. although he was far better than Napoleon he was still a pig.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

notmykell's review against another edition

challenging dark

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism