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This was one I read over and over again. Read it the for the first time around the time I read the book 1984; I was a young teen. I've always enjoyed this one better than 1984, although I believe that they’re both brilliant. I'm not wild about the ending, but I wasn't so critical of it that it ruined the book for me. Really interesting sci-fi about a dystopian world that's perhaps more pertinent now that it was when I first read it/when it was written.
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This is really well told--I found the writing absolutely amazing. And as a dystopia, it is absolutely thought provoking, and I'm sure it was ground-breaking for its time. But...I despised all of the characters, the women characters were absurdly drawn, and I was disgusted with the attitude Huxley takes toward his constructed world. I found myself arguing with the book *constantly*. I just don't see the world the same way Huxley does. So while I grant that this is an important piece of literature
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What can I say about this book that hasn't already been said? I read this book because Reza and I decided that we needed to read the books we already should have. I think I faked a book report on it once in junior high or high school. I was too busy reading (and trying to understand) the Iliad and such to worry about Brave New World back then. Now I wish I had. There are so many themes that you could easily pump out 10 different books reports on this book that is less than 200 pages long. It's h
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Engineered people are always happy & have lots of sex, & enjoy a Happy Drug on a daily basis. Except when they’re not & don’t. Bernard isn’t/doesn’t. Bernard likes Lenina. He takes her to visit the savage peoples of New Mexico who aren’t engineered. Bernard & Lenina find Noble Savage & bring him back to civilized world of engineered people & flying cars (oh, so THAT’S where my flying car went). Lenina loves Savage. Savage loves Lenina. Savage is, you know, Savage, so doesn’t understand sex is go
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Ug, stab me in the eye. Repetitive, boring. Repetitive, boring. Repetitive, boring. Saying something three times in a row doesn't make it more interesting. And using the word "indefatigable" three times in three chapters? Don't get me started. I TOTALLY could have finished my NaNoWriMo novel if I repeated myself three times often enough.
Why two stars then? Prescience. I can see his influence on current works that I enjoy. ...more
Why two stars then? Prescience. I can see his influence on current works that I enjoy. ...more
I loved loved this book. The breakdown of society into something so systemized and regulated, the rez of people who live outside of regimented society, the clashing of the two. Its just an awesome book
Jun 16, 2007
Malina
marked it as to-read
Aug 09, 2007
Michelle
marked it as to-read
