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morganawilson's review against another edition
4.0
“But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.”
Great book with such interesting concepts for when it was written—and honestly not unbelievable. It would have been 5 stars if not for all the racism, but alas, what can you expect from a novel published in 1932?
Great book with such interesting concepts for when it was written—and honestly not unbelievable. It would have been 5 stars if not for all the racism, but alas, what can you expect from a novel published in 1932?
evelienvs's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
blackwolf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
shiftyelliott's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
lucyjune's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
muchlove_wins's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
3.0
Read it for my Novel class and it was good to read something different. It showed what our society might be headed towards to if we keep up with science and technology ruling over everyone.
sportula's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
arf88's review against another edition
3.0
I found this a little difficult to get into, and I wasn't really a huge fan of the ending either. Lots of interesting ideas, Huxley does a good job of world-building and then the exposition of that world to the reader. I think I was a little letdown in that this book had been hyped as a rival to Orwell's 1984, and I didn't find it nearly as compelling or as "scary" as Orwell's work. Honestly, towards the end, I almost wished I could have lived in Huxley's world. Your life sucks and you have a shit job, but you've been conditioned to like it anyway? Sounds fantastic.