false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165522432m/5481.jpg 5481 20 <p> When the novel <i>Brave New World</i> first appeared in 1932, its shocking analysis of a scientific dictatorship seemed a projection into the remote future. Here, in one of the most important and fascinating books of his career, Aldous Huxley uses his tremendous knowledge of human relations to compare the modern-day world with his prophetic fantasy. He scrutinizes threats to humanity, such as overpopulation, propaganda, and chemical persuasion, and explains why we have found it virtually impossible to avoid them. <i>Brave New World Revisited</i> is a trenchant plea that humankind should educate itself for freedom before it is too late. </p> 1835124 1958 Brave New World Revisited (P.S.) total:1303|5:324|4:475|3:392|2:85|1:27| 1303 4893 2019 150 4 1 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 19:39:02 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 19:41:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 21 17:58:05 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 07:58:08 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 05:45:53 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 03:35:57 -0800 2009 Mr. Huxley ba...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 09:06:11 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 09:12:07 -0800 2008 1
My personal reaction to it was that the premise was interesting, but the characterization left something to be desired. It isn't until about the third or fourth chapter that the character most ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 09:30:52 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 11:14:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Mon Dec 15 07:43:38 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 07:58:12 -0800 2008 Brave New World. This book was written 25 years later, and Huxley expresses his astonishment at not only how accurate much of his speculation/prediction was, but just how quick...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 07:06:02 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 07:09:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Oct 13 18:04:27 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 23:28:40 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 09:35:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 12:08:38 -0700 2009 But what makes this book so great is the concept behind the boring story line. Although ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 18:38:15 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 18:42:07 -0700 2009
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Brave New World is chilly in its envisioning of the future and the direction toward which civilization is speeding. I can ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 08:32:38 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 16:50:31 -0700 2008 The writing is a little difficult to get used to since it w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 19:30:49 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 08:40:53 -0700 2008 Kinda reminiscent of 1984.
And it almost seems like The Giver was written to be the young person's version of this.

Time is referred to as A.F., as in After Ford, named after Henry Ford, the automobile maker/father of the assembly line.
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