A review by izziebella
Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell
4.0
I really enjoyed reading “Animal Farm,” especially since I watched the animated film first. I think the animated film did a good job of representing the short book, but it did leave certain elements out (of course, it’s a children’s film, so it’s expected). The book was a really great quick read, and it really left me thinking and made me realize the similarities between the “Animal Farm” universe and the polarization going on in our own society along with some countries that are suffering from totalitarian regimes. I’m glad I read it!
“1984” was a lot more difficult solely because I did not expect the book to focus so much on the narrator and his very descriptive sexual relationship with Julia. Like, my friend told me that the book was sexist, but I did not expect it to be *this* bad.
I did understand the point of the book, and I thought the appendix at the end of the book explaining Newspeak was especially interesting. Overall, I understand the importance of the book, and there were several instances where I could pinpoint similar things happening in present times. I attempted to separate the sexist tendencies of male authors at Orwell’s time from the rest of the book, but it definitely cut into my enjoyment.
“1984” was a lot more difficult solely because I did not expect the book to focus so much on the narrator and his very descriptive sexual relationship with Julia. Like, my friend told me that the book was sexist, but I did not expect it to be *this* bad.
I did understand the point of the book, and I thought the appendix at the end of the book explaining Newspeak was especially interesting. Overall, I understand the importance of the book, and there were several instances where I could pinpoint similar things happening in present times. I attempted to separate the sexist tendencies of male authors at Orwell’s time from the rest of the book, but it definitely cut into my enjoyment.