It was a very random pick since we couldn’t agree on the book so we were just like, let’s read the book our PM recommended (because... why not).
This book isn’t my type (I don’t do politics - or books with substance for that matter) but I quite liked it and I felt so much respect for the author - how he simplified a complicated (and boring - for me) subject and made it so easy to digest that a politically illiterate person (also me) could understand, how he used the animals and animal farm setting which made this book literally a timeless classic since it could be relevant to anyone at any given time (as it doesn’t tie to any specific event, country, person - although it was based on the Russian and stuff), and how he used certain characteristics of the animals to represent certain characters (the pigs, obviously and dogs etc. - well that’s all I could pick up anyway).
I gave this book 4.5/5 because I just loved the idea of this book and how well it was executed (as said above) - but not because it was my kind of book. I wasn’t hooked, but I’d expected a book about politics to be a pain to read but this was so easy and simple (and I loved the illustrated version too).
All in all, I’d recommend this book for the experience, even if you don’t like “real content” books (like me).
Since it’s a bookclub pick, I’ve asked my fellow bookclub members to contribute a one sentence review. Here goes:
“I didn’t realise it was literally about animals on a farm”
“Why Thai PM recommended this book is still a mystery”
“I don't wanna live like Boxer”
I’m sure some of you have read this and I’d love to hear what you think 💭