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Dec 28, 2023wenduhtuh rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
this isn't my favorite book but I did enjoy reading it. I think it's a great dystopian novel
Dec 23, 2023plausible rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Extrodinary foresight and meticulous details encapsulate the characters Witty narrative advances the story It completely baffles me that the storyline emerged in 1932 Once I got into it, I couldn't let it go. I really enjoyed this novel !
Dec 18, 2023P_rick rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
It's just not for me. Though the beginning was very interesting it eventually became barely readable, I just wanted it to end.
Nov 11, 2023kaphings rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Dystopia at its finest. I like it that the leaders are aware of the created world and want to maintain it. The rank and file are not aware of anything else. If by chance anyone figures it out, they are sent to an island, where they can…
Nov 02, 2023peacebenow rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A dystopian classic that sheds light on our current state of affairs. This statement has probably been true since this book was written. At times I found it difficult to stay focused but I think it is definitely worth reading. It has a…
Oct 24, 2023darlene_edmunds rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
A horrid dystopian piece of garbage. I had read this book many years ago, and wanted to give it another try. It did not improve with age. I have read much better "future" novels. As for being "a classic that everyone should read", well…
Sep 26, 2023Kimberleygray rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A society in the future is totally controlled. People are divided into 5 different castes from conception (which is all in vitro). Their minds are set up for control by constant propaganda played in their ears all the time. Their…
Sep 25, 2023Ron_EZ rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Dystopian future that is eerily coming to pass in 2023.
Sep 23, 2023SillySunnySher rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a classic that everyone should read. It's set in the future, many decades after it was written. It's a cautionary tale where many things that were written have come true in this society. Some of it is scary, but it's important…
Aug 01, 20234ashmita rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The story takes place in a futuristic London, where society is strictly structured and maintained through the use of reproductive technologies, conditioning, and mind-altering drugs. Humans are genetically engineered and conditioned from…
Jul 19, 2023xiaojunbpl12 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This 1930s Utopia fantasy comes to fruition in 2023! Fearing God is backward; By Ford, a new era is rearing. With AI blossoming in our trees of life, I'm conditioned (as non-white Delta), to handle daily task at ease, dosing on soma…
Jun 21, 2023ArchietheAiredale rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Brave New World is a renowned dystopian science fiction novel that depicts a future society where all freedom and control are taken away from its citizens. People are artificially bred and their occupation is decided at birth to achieve…
Jun 15, 2023rahilali rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Brave New World is a novel by English writer Aldous Huxley, first published in 1932. It takes place in the year 632 AF, (after Ford). The tale features a future where people are bred to serve under the World Controllers. They are…
Apr 01, 2023
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World has such a deep meaning and implications in it, but I still enjoyed the book. This dystopian novel really made me reflect on society today, which I think is really helpful and insightful. I’d recommend this…
Mar 22, 2023HPL_Teen_Volunteer3 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" is a timeless classic that explores the dangers of a society driven by pleasure, conformity, and control. The novel depicts a dystopian world in which people are genetically engineered, conditioned from…
Mar 05, 2023TSCPL_Nick rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
It was written in 1931! It's themes about identity and the fear of being left behind by a fast-growing world are still relevant today. It also delves into consumerism and the idea of technology being used by those in power to control the…
Dec 22, 2022SARAH GRACE RICHNAVSKY rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I have no idea what in the world went on in this novel. I finished it so it was interesting. Definitely a classic because I couldn't understand half of what was happening. I haven't read a classic on my own time besides for school in a…
Aug 16, 2022nooraskender rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
boring and disturbing. worst book I've ever read >:(
Aug 15, 2022kach0w rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I actually read this book in school and when my teacher told us that we were going to be reading a science fiction novel I knew immediately I was going to enjoy it. However, Brave New World despite being good was unlike anything I…
May 11, 2022lcvoth23 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Definitely an engaging utopian/dystopian (you decide?). However, I didn't feel like I connected much with the characters and the ending wasn't as unexpected as I thought it would be.
Mar 15, 2022The_Most_Casual_Observer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
To gonewiththewindgensherman: What's the third part of the trilogy you recommend? This book is closer to what really happened than 1984, although things are sliding the other way.
Jan 12, 2022Blue_Bird_519 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, is a masterpiece in social satirical writing. The story follows an extremely futuristic, dystopian society in which people are separated by a caste system, everyone is constantly on pain-killers, and it…
Dec 18, 2021Cran_Man rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a fascinating rumination on a possible future. As so many of the novel’s disturbing features have become tropes in dystopian fiction and culture at large, I found it difficult to assess the story on its own terms. But if you are…
Dec 18, 2021dissymissylessy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
may i suggest that 1984, and brave new world, be read as a trilogy, to go with our current pandemic situation? huxley was an upper class brit, descendant of a famous scientific-intellectual family, who moved stateside and became involved…
Nov 13, 2021susan_findlay rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This can't have been the first time I've read this book. The first chapter, in particular, is quite distinctive and as soon as I started it, I knew this was a re-read. But apparently, I didn't leave any comments last time for whatever…