Animal Farm
Ratings2,087
Average rating4.1
Animal Farm as mentioned in book cover is the ultimate satire on fascism. A timeless classic put up in the simplest way possible which even a kid with no political understanding could grasp. But the novel demonstrates vast political problems through the eyes of animals instead of being through man. Inspired from the communist atmosphere in Russia the work also portrays author's belief towards democracy. While the work simplified complex politics it may lead the readers to easy conclusions on the power dynamics of various ideologies and systems. Orwell was too critical on the matter and portrays communism as only as a bad conduct and denies the even good in it and promotes anti-communist norm amongst readers. Still the novel stands as an important work and even in these days is a thing for debates and discussions.
I love it. finished in one hour. Will gift it to my niece. I think it's suitable for children.
I haven't read this book since I was in middle school. It more than lived up to what I remembered.
This is pretty much a children´s version of 1984, although maybe not suitable for children. It is a shorter story with the same principles, and told through the eyes of farm animals. It is very gritty and there is no happy ending or happy anything. In spite of this, the writing still seems to be a bit cheerful, which made for a nice contrast to its oppressive theme.
Disturbing but very enjoyable
When boxer died, I lost part of my soul
And I hate pigs now, thanks George Orwell
As always, Orwell's classic political commentaries are relevant beyond the time he wrote them.
What a fantastic book. Well written, and well paced.
I had to constantly remind myself that this was just a book. I grew angry at the pigs, and wanted to smack many of the other animals for their ignorance. It deserves its title as a “classic” and is a book everyone should read.
Un classique de George Orwell, toujours plaisant et intéressant à lire.
Very entertaining.
With the help of a wonderful cast of animals it tells us that without honest leaders any revolution is futile.
Absolute classic. As many other of his books, hilariously quoted by both the left and the right pointing fingers at each other.
I have absolutely no words. That being said, this book was amazing. I loved the characters, the writing, the plot, everything. I don't have much to say especially because I don't know what to say, but if you haven't read Animal Farm, I recommend you go and read it, you won't regret it.
I'm not sure what was scarier about this - that it was based on real events, or that still seems relevant today. Either way, an intriguing read and effective allegory.
What a interesting book and not a usual gere I go for. Glad I did
Now trying one of his other books 1984
Interesting fable portraying the abuse of power, and how it corrupts those who possess it: leading to greed, discrimination and betrayal.
After WWII, Russian Communism was consider an ideal form of government and George Orwell tried to show, through his book, that it was not a true socialist society, but a ruthless tyranny. It also addresses the criticism of totalitarianism of any kind (common theme in the works of George Orwell) and examines the movement and handling operations for the historical truth in times of political transformation.
Given the open and universal character of this message, the story transcends beyond time to make a strong criticism of corruption and exploitation in any society.
Originally posted on bluchickenninja.com.
A thing I want to just mention before I start this review is that I already knew the Animal Farm story before reading this. Sort of... I watched the cartoon as a kid not realising that it was Animal Farm. So for the longest time I've had this image of a horse dying burned into my memory and only just recently learned it was from the Animal Farm cartoon made in the 80s.
It's actually really difficult to review Animal Farm because it is a classic and loved by so many people. The one thing I've found with all of George Orwell's books (not just Animal Farm) is that they feel very modern. It's almost eerie in a way, how he managed to write a book 60 years ago that still feels relevant to modern day.
I mean really all I can say about this is it's a George Orwell. It's very good. It's definitely worth a read (it's really short too so you should be able to finish it in one sitting). It's the kind of book I would have enjoyed learning about in school (and I am a little surprised to be saying that). But it's a book I would love to learn more about.
It's actually really interesting now seeing how many times Animal Farm is referenced in modern culture. And please tell me I'm not the only one who noticed the similarities between this and Babe. Though I suppose it would be that Babe was based on Animal Farm? But it was still interesting to see the “evil” pigs in Animal Farm and how Babe turned that idea upside down. Also I can't help but notice both had dumb sheep who repeat a single sentence (I'm not trying to make a point with that I just thought it was funny).
One last thing to mention, there is a moment in Animal Farm close to the beginning where Old Major talks about the animals being taken away to abattoirs when they are of no use to the farmer anymore. And I'm being totally serious when I say that it made me seriously think about becoming a vegetarian. I know that if I want a cheeseburger a cow had to die for that, I'm not naive or anything, but I suppose I never really thought about it before. So Animal Farm might have turned me into a vegetarian. I'm sure that was not George Orwell's aim with this book but yeah. It happened.
I did not expect to love this book as much as I did tbh.
This was great. It made me feel all the feels ;-;
I swear to God the last paragraph was a punch to my stomach.
This story is great. It's nice to view Orwell's view of the events during that time. It has a good view on politics, propaganda and humanity. The animals rebelled against exploitation in hope of every animal being treated equally and rightly and fairly.
I think this book is a book for all to read. Great read.
There is a lot packed into these 100ish pages. Just goes to show you don't need to write a tome to say a lot. Definitely worth a read.
I thought of giving this a 3 star rating like any other “readable” classic. But the last sentence didn't allow me. What a perfect story arc. It's almost like science. We know how it is going to end, right after Napoleon takes over. Yet unlike other books, we actually enjoy seeing it go the way we expected it to.
Every sentence of this little book hits the bull's eye. How the rules kept on changing, the originality of the Squealer character, the dumbness of other animals, and the best one - when the writer chose pigs to be the intelligent ones, the rulers and them owning protection dogs. I haven't read a better satire. Well, maybe that's because I am not that much of a reader.
Story : The story is very familiar and I love how Orwell told it. There is an animal farm where the animals start to fight for the rights and things like that, but what they wish for is very dangerous. Also, the ending hits you hard.
Characters : These animals are real people, and they are described really well. Their emotions, their dreams, their actions are understandable and you start to care about them (more or less). At first you think they are the victims, but oh boy, it gets really hard to root for many of them.
Overall : I guess Orwell only creates sad stories, but they are so meaningful in our days (and true O_O).