Animal Farm by George Orwell
Release: August 17th 1945
Format: Kindle
Publisher: Signet Classics
Source: Amazon
Animal Farm Synopsis:
A group of overworked, mistreated animals take over a farm. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most satiric fables. This is a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, it was a target for Stalinist Russia. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.
Review:
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This book was first published in 1945 but I believe it is still very relevant in today’s world. This is such a powerful book to read. As soon as you start reading, even though it is about barnyard animals, you realize it is about human beings, and how destructive we can become as a species under the wrong influence. Moreover, it shows how traits like jealousy and greed can turn the bests situation into the worst. Eventually, after reading this book, we pity ourselves for blindly following someone even if we don’t agree with them, because we are afraid to stand up to them. Overall, this is a very gripping and entertaining book to read, and is fairly easy to read even in today’s standards.
