Animal Farm

One of the best short books one can read. This apparent fiction work has more truth than most non-fiction books. I've learnt more things from this one short read than I'll probably from 5 other books.

It is a fast-paced ride that shows you “the power of power”, and how the rot begins in people and how societies become corrupt. It also shows how illiteracy and simple-mindedness will be used against you, and how the masses are rallied against made-up villains to divert their attention from incompetence and real issues.

There's so much that can be written about this book but saying too much might take away from the experience of reading this book. People need to read this book, form their own perspectives and relate it to the situations around them.

In the end, the perfect quote from the book is, “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”