Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date: October 2006
ISBN: 0060850523
Page #: 288pp
Reading Level: Adult
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Science Fiction/Classic
Subjects: Alienation, Collectivism, Drugs, Dystopia, Genetic Engineering, Rock Music, Satire, Sex, Totalitarianism
Stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Brave New World? A Defense of Paradise-Engineering
Aldous Huxley's Mind Control and Depopulation Interview (Part 1 of 3) - look in the description area.
Aldous Huxley's Mind Control and Depopulation Interview (Part 2 of 3) - look in the description area.
Publish Date: October 2006
ISBN: 0060850523
Page #: 288pp
Reading Level: Adult
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Science Fiction/Classic
Subjects: Alienation, Collectivism, Drugs, Dystopia, Genetic Engineering, Rock Music, Satire, Sex, Totalitarianism
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Summary:
Aldous Huxley's amazingly prescient novel of a future dystopia is brilliantly written. I found that the story had raised some very interesting questions about society, ones that could be pondered in today's world. The fun thing about this book is that there are different main characters throughout. One person's story seamlessly becomes another person's story, all coming together to show us what a Brave New World would be like. Teens who like science fiction who absolutely LOVE this classic story!Picture the future if science ran berserk, where people are not born, but made in test tubes, and are fed subliminal messages throughout their institutionalized upbringing. Welcome to a Brave New World, where old things are encouraged to be thrown out, "ending is better then mending."
Summary:
Written in 1932, Brave New World features a dystopian future, where the world is regulated and happy. People are conditioned from conception to fill and be satisfied with a particular niche in society. After work, they're given a variety of pleasures to keep them happy and satisfied. Told in various character viewpoints, the story evaluates the tragedy and pain of life as a necessary component of humanity.
Megan says:Stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Brave New World? A Defense of Paradise-Engineering
Aldous Huxley's Mind Control and Depopulation Interview (Part 1 of 3) - look in the description area.
Aldous Huxley's Mind Control and Depopulation Interview (Part 2 of 3) - look in the description area.