Designed for a world where no one ever takes advantage.

That's sounds terrible to me

I'm British and I fucking hate them. That said, this book was actually fascinating and entertaining. Had more fun reading that than half of the actual novels I've read. Harry is definitely my favourite royal now, and the amount of stupid criticism, from everyone from South Park to the rest of the royal family just proves how essential of a read it is.

Your right about Napoleon, he basically made up stuff about Snowball to turn the animals against him. It's a critique of historical revisionism, basically changing the past to suit your present.

I say we forcibly upload him into one of those computers that keeps your mind alive. That way we can keep us waiting for actual eternity.

I know that the post revolution period strongly resembles what happened in Animal Farm, the idea of a totalitarian dictator taking advantage of a popular revolution. You will see a very patchy explanation in 1984 but to get a better idea of "the revolution gone astray" read Animal Farm and think of Big Brother as Napoleon and Goldstein as Snowball.

Have you tried graphic novels, I'll admit it's not really my thing but I know there's some that have the same word count just broken up with illustrations. That or short stories could be your thing rather than a 500 page novel. You might find you can complete the story and get something out of it before you get bored or frustrated.

It could just be a matter of taste. It sounds like when I try a game outside of my frame of reference. For example I've just never got into RPG or fighting games. I know I'm missing out somewhat, but I just really struggle to enjoy them or know what to do. I'm the same with music but a bit less discerning.

When it comes to reading, I always struggled because I'm very easily distracted. If I'm not interested in the story my mind will wander and daydream. What got me focused was reading stories I already knew, namely Trainspotting and A Game of Thrones. Because I'd seen the films I was already somewhat invested and immersed in the characters and world.

My advice is to not sweat it. Being in the right mood affects your enjoyment of reading. If you're feeling happy and patient, give a try again then. It's not something you can just "power through" like exercise or a day at work.

Edit. If you can read all that, a genuinely good book will be a piece of piss.

This sounds like what I call "mental health task block" where you just feel totally unable to do something.

I'd it just a mental thing, like an aversion or do you have difficulty reading in general, like dyslexia or dyspraxia? Out of interest, what have you been trying read?