oh wow
oh wow oh wow oh wow
i went into this with low expectations. i often find myself not liking classic books not to be "edgy", simply because they arent my taste.
this was an exception.
my god was the characterisation good.
going in knowing this is an allegory for communism was so *chefs kiss*
the slow progression from the uprising to the slow descent into a dictatorship was so brilliant to read.
i really grew to love characters such as clover (ofc the baddie horse shares my name), boxer & snowball (bless up homie), and grew to despise those like napoleon, squeaker & those damn dogs!
chapter 9 actually almost made me mf cry; i got so attached to these animals and that is a pure testament to orwell's incredible writing. even 80 years later it still is poignant & stunning.
having studied the russian revolution & the rise of communism made this book even better ngl, seeing the steady progression from primitive communism under jones to full-blown totalitarian government is so beautiful, especially when you draw parallels to people such as stalin & trotsky.
anyways i understand the hype for this book. time to buy 1984 mwahahahah