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A classic well worth reading, especially I these troubled times. It puts in plain words the complex dynamics that are at play when power is up for grabs. It shows very clearly how a system is doomed to become that which it swore it would never be if there is no effort to deconstruct and understand how the system came to be i and the first place. It also shows how essential education of the population at all levels is in order to break the cycle and keep the patterns from reemerging.
It's a true mark of quality to have a book be written almost a century ago and it still rings true today.

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the1ll1informed's review against another edition

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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? N/A

4.25

Very upsetting and insightful.

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dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Ich fand’s ganz toll. Meine Empfehlung auf jeden Fall. Kein Riesenspoiler weil es geht nur um so thematisches, nichts konkret inhaltliches aber:

ich finde man findet da ganz viel über Hufeisenprinzip, und Warnungen vor Extremismus. Außerdem dass selber denken wichtig ist und man nicht alles glauben sollte was man hört oder liest. Die Übertragung von Gesellschaftsproblemen auf Tiere fand ich super interessant, auch mit so klügeren und weniger klugen Tieren.

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

4.0

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dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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

5.0

I "read" Animal Farm through a dramatized audio book by Steve Parker, which I highly recommend to anyone interested. It can be found free on YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oKznTu2hkE&pp=ygUbYW5pbWFsIGZhcm0gbm9TRlggYXVkaW9ib29r

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A satire on the corruption of communism, Animal Farm parodies real events in communist history such as the rise of Stalin and the original hopes and dreams of the communist ideal. Through corruption, manipulation, greed, and violence, Animal Farm's once perfect communist ideal is transformed into a dictatorship that leaves them worse off than before.

In reading Animal Farm, many misinterpret Orwell's novel, reading it as either a critique to communism or the inevitability of greed. Although Orwell touches on these points, I believe Orwell has greater message in Animal Farm, a warning that can be in 1984 as well. Orwell's true message is not to fear the oppressor, but to fear becoming a population that can be easily oppressed.

Orwell's work may hold the belief that greed and corruption are an inevitability, but the true danger lies in the passive, cowardly, and uninformed population which chooses to let is flourish. It is when we fail to take action against our oppressors, fail to bravely speak our minds against the masses, and let fear control our actions that we become a controllable population ripe for manipulation. Orwell warns us of the danger of, "Letting the beast grow" until one day it grows far too big for us oppose. Even worse, far too big to even see it for what it truly is.

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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

4.5

An absolutely stellar read. Although written as a criticism of Stalin's Russia, many themes and ideas from it still hold strong today. Even disregarding political messaging, the story is simply gripping; Animal Farm is an amazing read.

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frondelka's review against another edition

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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

4.5

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