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I have now concluded another of the grand pantheon of the classics of the dystopian genre. It is no mere clone of the other works, although incidentally it does feature cloning within its story. I would place this on the same level as 1984 in terms of the ideas conveyed within. However I would also say that it completely stands alone as its own creation. It perhaps has less solidity and depth and the words are less lyrical and poetic than Orwell's. That said I was blown away at several key momen ...more
« Se rouler dans la fange n’est point la meilleure manière de se nettoyer. »
« Car les détails, comme chacun le sait, conduisent à la vertu et au bonheur ; les généralités sont, au point de vue intellectuel, des maux inévitables. Ce ne sont pas les philosophes, mais bien ceux qui s’adonnent au bois découpé et aux collections de timbres, qui constituent l’armature de la société. »
« -Et c’est là, dit sentencieusement le Directeur, en guise de contribution à cet exposé, qu’est le secret du bonheur e ...more
« Car les détails, comme chacun le sait, conduisent à la vertu et au bonheur ; les généralités sont, au point de vue intellectuel, des maux inévitables. Ce ne sont pas les philosophes, mais bien ceux qui s’adonnent au bois découpé et aux collections de timbres, qui constituent l’armature de la société. »
« -Et c’est là, dit sentencieusement le Directeur, en guise de contribution à cet exposé, qu’est le secret du bonheur e ...more
Wasn't a bad book, but was not one of my favorites. To me, I felt like some parts were a bit blasphemous towards the Christian religion. It was a bit scary to think human life and way of living would evolve to how they portrayed it in the book.
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This book gives a very different and interesting view on the future of society and way in which the new society is depicted is very good. However I thought that the actual plot of the characters was a little flat and it lacked something of the fear factor and failed to totally immerse me into the created world in the way 1984 did.
This book makes you really think about what Huxley was forewarning about. Despite or perhaps because of the dark ending that just hits you like a train moving at over 100 mph, you really are left dumbfounded for a few days before you try and ponder the book. Not a light-hearted book to say the least, but it definitely is one that gets you to reflect.
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