Few months ago, a friend recommended that I read George Orwell's Animal Farm. Much to her surprise, I had never heard of the book before. On further research, I found that this is one of the most famous books of all time and I decided to go ahead and read it - and I was not disappointed. It is a short yet powerful and a very compelling read.
The plot of the book revolves around a farm named "Animal Farm" named such because the farm has been taken over by animals after overthrowing the farmer. The animals collectively decide and attempt to run the farm and elect the pigs, who are their "comrades" as their leaders. The main lesson learnt from the book is that Power corrupts even the best of us. Everything at the farm seems hunky dory at first and all the animals are content and happy.
However things take a turn for the worst when the pigs slowly turn the running of the farm into a dictatorship and all the remaining animals start to suffer one by one as the pigs taking the other naive animals for a ride. The best part I liked about this book is that it is a very easy read and yet it compels you to think about the plight of farm animals and the circumstances that led to it. I would surely recommend this book to everyone.
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