聰明的豬隻，以崇高理想為號召，率領動物推翻人類主子，但動物真的從此可由自己作主？
權力可讓人腐敗，動物亦無法倖免。拿破崙不斷灌輸動物作主比昔日更美好的思想，能言善道的尖叫者協助粉飾太平。被從小訓練成跟從者並狐假虎威的狗，勤懇老實的拳擊手，還有縱覺得不妥卻被崇高理想一再瞞倒的動物。造就了一個比昔日更糟卻自以為更美好的世界。
七誡
一、雙足行走者皆為敵人；
二、四足行走或者具翅膀者皆為朋友；
三、不可穿衣；
四、不可睡於床上；
五、不可飲酒；
六、不可殺害其他同類；
七、動物一律平等。
規條一改再改，但仍甘於現狀的動物卻只覺模糊。
驕傲感，亦不一定好。
「不過，動物們從未放棄希望，而且身為動物農莊一員的榮譽感與優越感一直存在於他們心中，片刻未曾消逝。他們依舊是整個國家--整個英格蘭﹗唯一一座歸動物所有、由動物經營的農莊。動物們對此驚嘆不已，就算是最年輕或者從幾十公里外的農莊被帶來的新成員也不例外。聽著槍聲，看著綠色旗幟在旗杆上飛揚，這些動物內心便洋溢著永不磨滅的驕傲感。
最終，七誡也會變成「所有動物一律平等，但有些動物比其他動物更為平等。」
...ContinuaI remember reading this book when in high school and enjoying it . Now that I have reread it as a adult the book is even more powerful and leaves me the reader seeing a lot of issues that were brought up more analytically. I read this book in literally 2 hours and found it to be a book were I did not want it to end and I wanted to see what would occur with the animals at the farm and the way they were being pulled in different ways based on their leader and abuse of power.
In general as just a book it is amazing and a great story - reading from a adult perspective it is very eye opening and many similarities can be made between the book and history.
PS: I raise pigs so there were many times that I found myself thinking I hope mine never revolt against me :)
...ContinuaA modern fable, from today's point of view perhaps already old, but timeless from its point of view.
Definitely worth reading.
