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I remember loving this book when I was younger. I found a copy of it for $3.99 the other day and purchased it. Normally, I can read through books like this in a sitting or two but it took me a week to finish. The ideas are interesting, but not unique or original. The characters are cliche and boring. I never felt attached to any of them. Part of me thinks Huxley did this intentionally considering the nature of the book. But, who would intentionally make a dull book? It's a mockery to compare thi
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O brave new world! Beautiful book that truly reflects the insanity in our current world even though it was written a hundred years ago!
Interesting that the author could imagine such a radical future scientifically and yet the people in power are all white males, while the women, although removed from the burden of motherhood, are merely worker bees and sex objects. I wonder if Huxley had insight into his own conditioning.
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