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Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

Start date: April 1, 2013

Finish date: May 1, 2013

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Oct 05, 2017 ☯Emily Ginder rated it really liked it

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The Brave New World mirrors our society much more than the world of 1984 or We. It is a world where almost everyone is "happy" and content because everything is provided to satisfy all needs. People are genetically modified to be content in whatever job they are given. There are no fathers and mothers because babies are grown in test tubes and then "decanted." Marriage has been abolished and there is sexual freedom and commitments to one person is frowned upon. If you feel unhappy for any reason ...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Lauren rated it really liked it

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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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Sep 16, 2011 Livy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classics, sc-fi, thought-provoking, dystopia, favorite

BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!
I love this book, it was one of the few sci-fi books on my "Recommended books" for English class and I fell in love. Of course I really get into Dystopia books, but the poetic way in which Huxley writes helped win we over. ...more

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