Absolutely loved this book! It reminded me of Animal Farm in one way: the story and writing is so simple, almost like it was overtly simple on purpose, but then the "moral" when it comes just sort of punches you in the face. I remember when the British were suddenly in charge at the end of the book, it was just sudden and shocking. There was no war, no declaration, no nothing. It was like the British were living as neighbors and then one day they were just running things and it was mostly just accepted.
Excellent read!