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Still a 5-star read. Huxley may not be on the same level as Orwell as a writer, but his grasp on the frightening trajectory of modern civilization alone makes this a masterpiece.
"There isn't any need for a civilized man to bear anything that's seriously unpleasant...industrial civilization is only possible when there's no self-denial. Self-indulgence up to the very limits imposed by hygiene and economics. Otherwise the wheels stop turning." ...more
"There isn't any need for a civilized man to bear anything that's seriously unpleasant...industrial civilization is only possible when there's no self-denial. Self-indulgence up to the very limits imposed by hygiene and economics. Otherwise the wheels stop turning." ...more
