Animal Farm

Animal Farm by George Orwell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Introduction
The book “Animal Farm” is written by George Orwell which is a pen name for the author Eric Arthur Blair. The book which I read was published by the Maple Press Publication, India in the year 2010. The quality of the book is well-versed and the illustration at some interval gave it an overall feel of children read. Although I must say this read is not just for kids.
Theme
The book on the surface is all about the lives of the animal and their affair of how they come above their degraded life under the Human only to realize that they got into the hands of another oppressor of their own type. It goes on to show the genesis of struggle and power of common animals, the effort which the animal undertook for their success, but due to cunningness and corruption of few, losing their freedom to a dictatorial animal.
In an analytical view, the book dictates story which is in parallel with the Russian revolution of 1907. Starting from the lines of Marxism to how it turned into Stalinism with time. If you are into history you would be able to realize these dialogues. Although, for kids, it will still be a fun story to read to understand the basic idea about freedom and responsibility without going deep into the matter of communism and the Russian Revolution.
Pros
What I felt the best about this book is the use of punch line and narrative story which binds you to the world of Animal Farm. You can even find many artworks and animated based in this book. But I will suggest you that you should give this book a try. It is short and can be finished within a day or two without exercising much.
Cons
Initially, I assumed that the book is all about Animal Farm, and indeed the plot is set in Animal Farm, the title can be bit misleading since the book has more depth to it than it seems to have. Other than that, I didn’t find much negative about the book.
Opinion
Initially, when I started this book I never had a single idea that it is about the Russian revolution, it is only when I was half-way through that a friend of mine gave me the background idea behind this book. On my research, I was shocked that indeed the book is written in such a language that without this idea, one would think that it is similar to any child’s fairy-tale read which is meant to teach some morale. I started enjoying more when I learned that it deals with the history of communism and describes its short-coming.
Conclusion
I will recommend this book to all who want to have a short yet quality reading. The novel is light-hearted so the serious reader may not find it intensive enough for a regular reading list. Nonetheless, it a great book to read if you want to try your hand on Modern Classic read.

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