r/Advice • u/rodentparent • 8d ago
Advice Received Is Animal Farm worth reading?
I wasn't allowed to ask this on any book-related sub, so here I am. I've been considering reading Animal Farm by George Orwell (jorjor wel), but I don't want to read it if it's not... good... for lack of a better word. I've just begun consistently reading so I don't really know much about literature, although I've read some classics and also many of Shakespeare's works. What can you tell me about the book without spoiling it? Can you rate it on a scale from 1-10 and explain why? I really want to make sure it's something I'm interested in reading because I only like to read physical copies of books, and I insist on buying my own copies of all the books I read, so, you know. All responses are appreciated!
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u/Xora005 Helper [1] 8d ago
It has deep allegory to mid 1900s world politics. Each animal or group of animals represents a different person or group in history. That being said I think one of the things that makes it great is that it is not weighed down by this. If you didn’t know about the allegory it still stands on its own as a great story about farm animals. Overall 8.5 out of 10 in my opinion. I have read it twice and look forward to my next read of it.