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Work detailsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)
No point in rehashing a book we are all familiar with but at this point (in all of my godly and infinite wisdom) I'd really advise removing this from the "canon" as there's probably some better recent works to replace it. It's astoundingly accurate in its prophecy for our times but by chapter 9, the worth of the story is spent and the rest merely becomes an effort in perverted perseverance, with nothing of value to add to mind or soul (or good literature for that matter). (  ) cjyurkanin | May 22, 2013 |  I personally was not disappointed with the book. I found the concept very creative and well put with an amazing plot. However, most people are not fans of books that have endings with the odd horror that this one did. I read this book because my mom had been urging me to read it as did my Early World Humanities teacher. edspicer | May 5, 2013 | While this isn't one of my favorites, I am overwhelmed by Huxley's ability to write of such a world from the vantage point of living in the 1930's. I also found his ability to address politics, sex, religion, society, etc. in such a short novel with that kind of clarity (from a point of view standpoint) to be rather amazing. I am glad I read this book. It is certainly thought provoking. (  ) sbenne3 | May 4, 2013 | I remember finding the first chapter boring, the rest pretty good, and the end bewilderingly sad. I'm not sure what the author was trying to elicit, other than the empty feeling I felt towards the end. I'm not sure whether the empty feeling is a good thing, overall. Maybe I should reread it. ( ) heterocephalusglaber | Apr 26, 2013 | This book inspired my decision to stay away from happy meds as much as I could... it's a treasure to our society and, I believe, an inspiration for many of the great dystopian stories we are receiving in YA lit today. (  ) StefanieGeeks | Apr 11, 2013 |
 It has remained for Aldous Huxley to build the Utopia to end Utopias-or such Utopias as go to mechanics for their inspiration, at any rate. He has satirized the imminent spiritual trustification of mankind, and has made rowdy and impertinent sport of the World State whose motto shall be Community, Identity, Stability. Is contained inIs abridged inIs replied to inHas as a student's study guide
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(retrieved from Amazon Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:31:06 -0400)
A fantasy of the future that sheds a blazing critical light on the present--considered to be Aldous Huxley's most enduring masterpiece. Mr. Huxley is eloquent in his declaration of an artist's faith in man, and it is his eloquence, bitter in attack, noble in defense, that, when one has closed the book, one remembers. A Fantastic racy narrative, full of much excellent satire and literary horseplay. It is as sparkling, provocative, as brilliant, in the appropriate sense, as impressive ads the day it was published. This is in part because its prophetic voice has remained surprisingly contemporary, both in its particular forecasts and in its general tone of semiserious alarm. But it is much more because the book succeeds as a work of art. This is surely Huxley's best book.… (more)
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