"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." 
 This book depicts the rise and the fall of the Soviet Union, which I admittedly, don't know a lot about. I would like to read this again, after looking into the Soviet Union with more depth than a couple of YouTube videos, so I can look at the animals parallels to their real life counterparts. I'll probably write a full review then. 
 This book starts off in Manor Farm with Mr. and Mrs Jones. Old Major, a prized boar, had a dream and rallied all the farm animals together - to discuss the meaning of his dream. He spoke of men not pulling their fair share on the farm, and man being the only creature that produces nothing and consumes everything. The animals rebel and rise to overthrow Mr and Mrs. Jones, and take the farm for their selves, renaming it: Animal Farm. 
 It was fascinating to go through the story and watch the animals grow power hungry, to see a switch within their values, to see the commandments slowly start to alter, and past events being remembered slightly differently to show others in a better light. Crumbs of corruption and ulterior motives are sprinkled in the story from the get go and it leads to a gripping narrative. I loved this book, the ending was arguably, one of the best endings I've ever read. This book is short, but it holds more substance than you expect it to.