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The spiritual progenitor to Orwell's 1984 gets off to a slow start with a long, dull info dump about the "engineering" process through which humans are created in factories in the future. The story picks up once a few characters are introduced and we see more of Huxley's future. Societal norms include pleasurable drugs to mask any unpleasant personality disorders, escapist media, the worship of youthfulness, the proliferation of consequence-free sex and the eradication of religion and literature
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is not a text that lacks reviews or opinions, and attempting to contribute to the (often-polarizing) dialogue is a bit daunting. But I did finish the book, and I do have some impressions that I feel warrant sharing.
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General Style
I had a little trouble getting into this novel. I'm not new to science fiction, but something about the tone or style made it harder for me. Perhaps this is an intentional (almost sterile) approach to make sure we are distan ...more
Take Aways
General Style
I had a little trouble getting into this novel. I'm not new to science fiction, but something about the tone or style made it harder for me. Perhaps this is an intentional (almost sterile) approach to make sure we are distan ...more
another great futuristic dysutopia written in the 30,s assuming cloning type technology and a swivel of current society life etc, fascinating
On NPR's list of top 100 sci if & fantasy
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