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Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
 
   

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74 out of 74 people found this review helpful.

Is ours a Brave New World?

Date of Review:  Jan 8, 2004
The Bottom Line: This is an eerily predictive novel, the relevance of which is undiminished by time, and which is entirely deserving of its status as a modern classic.
Review: Teaser:
Though it was written in 1932, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World remains as relevant and chilling today as it was 70 years ago.

The Setup:
My memory of it was rather hazy before I revisited it yesterday, as it had been a...
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  5.0

by: slarter
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Satirical, chilling, relevant, and...
Cons
Dark, somewhat forced conclusion.
 
69 out of 69 people found this review helpful.

Huxley's Brave New World. Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll....26th Century Obligations

Date of Review:  Dec 13, 2006
The Bottom Line: Read this book if you enjoy sardonic tear-downs of consumer society. Read quickly over the Bronte-esque interludes.
Review: This book springs from one problem with large industrialized societies.

There is a need in such a society for a very large number of persons to perform manual, menial or service jobs. There is a need for relatively few persons to perform...
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  4.0

by: snpmurray
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Fascinating tour of an all-too...
Cons
Poorly drawn love story, lots of thin...
 
69 out of 69 people found this review helpful.

Bland New World

Date of Review:  Dec 2, 2006
The Bottom Line: Only if you really have nothing better to read....
Review: The role of science fiction, for better or for worse, is to get us to imagine the possibilities that lie in store for humanity's future. Indeed, many scientific discoveries and applications have become realities only after being the product of the...
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  3.0

by: jay1051971
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Allegedly a classic.
Cons
Disjointed. Chaotic. Random.
 
62 out of 62 people found this review helpful.

Centrifugal Bumblepuppy, Anyone?

Date of Review:  Jun 27, 2002
The Bottom Line: If you read the cliff notes instead, you suck.
Review: I was never a studious character.

Not to say I was stupid; not at all. Rather, I was just smart enough to realize how much work had to be done in order to achieve the end goal -- ie a high school diploma. So in all my classes (well, not...
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  4.0

by: emptywishes
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Vivid descriptions, interesting word...
Cons
Not for the ADD-afflicted; requires...
 
59 out of 59 people found this review helpful.

Brave New World: Drugged Out In An Implausible Future

Date of Review:  Feb 4, 2003
The Bottom Line: Sci-fi afficiandoes can do much better with Bradbury or more contemporary sci-fi authors.
Review: Another subtitle could be Stuck In Darwinian Antiquity. I wasn't able to choose which was better, but they infer the same thing because Huxley's intimidating message here is that in the far future we will still need domination by an elite few to be...
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  1.0

by: jankp
Recommended to buy: No

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the character Bernard Marx;...
Cons
completely dated and unrealistic story;...
 
53 out of 53 people found this review helpful.

A must-read Classic

Date of Review:  Apr 18, 2000
Review: I had to read this book several years ago for my English class. After getting over the fact that it was a "must-read", I slowly noticed that this book is pretty good. After a while, it turned from "pretty good" to the best book I have ever read.
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  5.0

by: guv920
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Great prediction of the (our) future
Cons
No Monsters ! (some people need this in...
 
48 out of 48 people found this review helpful.

I Needed Some Soma to Get Through This Book

Date of Review:  Oct 10, 2000
Review: Warning: I spoil the plot... what little there is.

Not a week goes past that a Brave New World reference doesn't pass through my lips. Even before I read the book, I'd throw around references to Soma and alphas, and occasionally throw in a...
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  2.0

by: obnox
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
An amazingly detailed anti-utopia
Cons
Obnoxious characters, plot holes,...
 
45 out of 45 people found this review helpful.

One of the greatest Science Fiction novels ever...

Date of Review:  Jul 6, 2003
The Bottom Line: If you like your sci-fi intelligent and thought-provoking, this is a must.
Review: "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley is one of the true science fiction giants. Good sci-fi is supposed to make you think; this book has the capacity not just to do that but to change your whole perspective on the human race.

It concerns a...
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  5.0

by: captaind
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Fantastic vision, scarily realistic,...
Cons
Not an easy read, not really...
 
34 out of 34 people found this review helpful.

Started as a class assignment, turned into a lot of fun

Date of Review:  Feb 26, 2000
Review: The book is a about a society of people who, through a scientific process, have been bred in specific ways, ranging from the Alphas, who are the politicians and the most intelligent, to the Epsilons, the ones that are the dumb worker type. It's a...
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  4.0

by: jeighty3
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
very very interesting book
Cons
a little slow at times
 
27 out of 27 people found this review helpful.

Please Bring me Back to the Old World!

Date of Review:  Aug 4, 2001
The Bottom Line: I know it's supposed to be an importatnt book, but that really doesn't mean that is a good one. I found it very hard to follow and fairly boring.
Review: I had to read Brave New World for a literature class this summer. The teacher told us that it was a wideley studied story so I was excited to get to start reading it. From the first page on I hated the book. It doesn't flow through like you would...
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  3.0

by: Cherrycola60
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Very ahead of its time, thought envoking
Cons
Slow, boring, complicated
 

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