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Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

Start date: May 1, 2013

Finish date: May 31, 2013

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Aug 01, 2010 Romina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-audiobooks, favorites, classics, science-fiction, fantasy, philosophy

It took a decade but I'm finally able to appreciate this better. Given the level of insight, I still can't get over the fact that it was published in 1932. Amazing and, surprisingly philosophical writing.

The middle part is a bit slow, but other than that, quite thought provoking.

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First read this at a young age, when I was in the habit of reading whatever I came across in the public library. I had never been a SF fan and I guess ...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Lauren rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-books, classics, 1305

Recently I have been on a dystopian kick ending here.

I really enjoyed this novel. It was much easier to see why the people allowed themselves to be controlled as such as compared to 1984. Throughout the beginning I couldn't help but think, "hey this doesn't sound THAT bad". It was until it was pointed out that reading was considered a solitary activity and was therefore banned that I realized what a terrifying future this would be. As bad as 1984? No! As terrifying as The Handmaid's Tale? NEVER ...more

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