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Fiction · 2003 · R

Animal Farm / 1984

by George Orwell

Two masterpieces of political allegory bound together — the satirical fable of revolution and the definitive dystopian vision.

This edition features George Orwell's best known novels – 1984 and Animal Farm – with an introduction by Christopher Hitchens. In 1984, London is a grim city where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith joins a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. Animal Farm is Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution -- an account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animal

For17+GenreFictionLength397 pagesRead time~11 hours

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Violence

A lot

Animal Farm: revolutionary violence; 1984: state torture and Room 101

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Some

1984: brief sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Very heavy

1984: profound psychological horror — doublethink and complete mental subjugation

What this book is about

Same content as the Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four omnibus. Contains both Orwell works. Rates at the higher of the two (1984's R rating for psychological torture and sexual content).

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1984: Room 101 torture

Psychological subjugation

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