Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Animal Farm by George Orwell

7 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

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

annalikescats's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.5

Boring .  The cat should’ve overthrown the government 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism

trinidad_gondi's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Classism

tomtomonomtom's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

Jfc, Orwell delivers. Everything hits the fan, no object misses, not even one. I read this novel because I am a fan of Orwell's essays and his writing style, I want to see in turn how he writes a novel. 

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Deadnaming

sashasgarden's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• 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

This book will remain forever one of my favorite classics, with a most impactful ending and overall plotline. It's amazing, and criticizes society and the war parties in a way I'd never seen before. 

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."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: War

darbo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

 It was a phenomenal book. Some might say it's a children's book - and I've heard George Orwell even said so himself - but it's simply stunning and very moving. The way everything develops and unfolds is just magnificent, and the conclusion of the story itself was outrageous and amazing. I highly, highly recommend this book to literally anyone and everyone, no matter the age. It's a very easy and quick read (I finished it in a day), which portrays a greater picture and has a greater story/moral outlining it; which some may find difficult to grasp at first. Especially if you're still too young to understand. But, my god, was it a fantastic read! And even if you don't get the greater picture at first, it's still a cute and fun, yet also sad story. Highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail