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Brave New World/ Aldous Huxley
SearchingForThree:
Anyone here read it? If so what did you think? I just decided to read it and am currently on the second chapter. It sounds vaguely reminiscent of 1984 by George Orwell (my favorite book of all time) but with a bit lighter feel. Discuss.....
Kai:
I read this in 8th grade. I actually like it much better than 1984 (Orwell's Animal Farm trumps both, though). But that's just because I like the way Huxley writes alot and he's pretty muhc my hero anyways.
Kid Modernist:
I didn't like it, personally. Could be because I read 1984 first.
But in fact, I thought it was bad on it's own merits. The only thing worse than the book was the movie with Peter Gallagher, heh.
KharBevNor:
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Yeah, you might not be feeling that by the end.
Indeed, I think the somewhat Jovial air makes Brave New World almost far MORE terrifying than 1984. Everyone is a soulless drone, enslaved forever, and they are blissfully happy.
jmrz:
I was given 1984 for my birthday or christmas by my neighbour one year, i never got around to reading it. It was one of those books that i just couldn't bring myself to read.
I picked up Brave New World one day at my boyfriend's house while i was waiting for him to come home from school or whatever, it is one of his HSC texts. I started to read it before he did, and finished it and new the text before he had even picked it up to start studying it. The best thing is, it is going to be one of my prescribed HSC texts as well! :D
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