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Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited (P.S.)
by Aldous Huxley

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  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11079755?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
  rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>"For the love of Ford!"
<br/>Does something sound wrong in this quote? Not if you live in the world of "Brave New World". In this novel we find ourselves plunged into a society of extreme capitalism, where their God (Ford) is dominant. This society takes place in the year 256 A.F. meaning: 256 After Ford. In this world, the Ford Corporation owns everything as people are brainwashed into believing everything the company says or does. In this society family does not exist, the concept of mother and father is disgusting to these people, for everyone is made artificially, and is biologically engineered for certain jobs. The main character, Bernard is an Alpha plus, meaning that he is amongst the smartest in the society (he was designed to use his brain unlike the epsilon minuses who were physically very well developed and rarely used their head). Bernard brings his friend Lenina on a trip to the reservoir, the last place where family is kept, but the people living there are a minority and are veered as disgusting and primitive. Bernard then brings one back to society and troubles begin as society sees this creature as nothing more than a museum exhibit as he gets people to realize certain things about life, and their society.
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<br/>I found this book extremely interesting and enjoyable, it is very well written and the idea is amazing. For those who enjoyed 1984 then this is a book for you, it is like 1984, a commentary on today's society and what it might become. Even though some parts seemed a little slow, on the overall it was very good. 
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recommended for: people who are into 1984 type books

"For the love of Ford!"
Does something sound wrong in this quote? Not if you live in the world of "Brave New World". In this novel we find ourselves plunged into a society of extreme capitalism, where their God (Ford) is dominant. This society takes place in the year 256 A.F. meaning: 256 After Ford. In this world, the Ford Corporation owns everything as people are brainwashed into believing everything the company says or does. In this society family does not exist, the concept of mother and father is disgusting to these people, for everyone is made artificially, and is biologically engineered for certain jobs. The main character, Bernard is an Alpha plus, meaning that he is amongst the smartest in the society (he was designed to use his brain unlike the epsilon minuses who were physically very well developed and rarely used their head). Bernard brings his friend Lenina on a trip to the reservoir, the last place where family is kept, but the people living there are...more

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