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Ratings: ★★★★★ (4.9/5)
Genre: Satire / Political Fiction / Allegory / Dystopian / Classic Literature

Book Review:
George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) is a razor-sharp allegory of the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalinism. When the animals of Manor Farm overthrow their drunken human master, they dream of a utopia where “All animals are equal.” But the pigs — led by the ruthless Napoleon — gradually seize power, rewrite the laws, and turn the farm into a brutal dictatorship, worse than before. Orwell wrote this as a warning against totalitarianism, but its message resonates wherever power corrupts. The famous line says it all: “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.” Short, devastating, and darkly funny, Animal Farm is one of the most important books of the 20th century. This Penguin edition includes an afterword by Robert Colls. Essential reading for citizens everywhere.