whippycleric 's review for:

Animal Farm by George Orwell
4.0
dark reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Easy to read and a classic for a reason. Parallels can be drawn still today in the political world, especially in heavily censored dictatorships, but the gaslighting has strong comparisons to modern western democracies. The book is quite predicatable though, you're never really surprised by what happens so it's not that exciting to read. Solid 4 star book, can't really fault it beyond the lack of plot twists or character development