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Apr 29, 2017FVReader rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This was an interesting enough look at a Utopian world. The citizens are "decanted", not born; their role in life is pre-determined, they lead lives that include very little unhappiness & discontent. There is plenty of sex and drugs, easy work, no hunger, no problems. The story, however, is pretty simplistic; the dialogue sometimes is stilted; the characters say & do things that seem out of character for them as a means of making the story go in the direction required; the characters are shallow and 2-dimensional (but, perhaps that's the society being portrayed?). The plot itself wasn't that interesting to me either. There wasn't much action other than Soma "vacations", talk of sex, going to the "Feelies"......but then, this is the society that Huxley is portraying; this is as deep as it gets....for a lifetime. I thought the Huxley was trying to engage us in the society but it's not an exciting society and boredom starts to build.