Reviews

Island by Aldous Huxley

neodem's review

5.0

One of my favorites of all time. The society in this book is one where I wish we all could live in.

evathevegan's review

reflective medium-paced

3.75

olliejudd00's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

chaydata's review against another edition

2.0

I couldn't finish. The first few chapters were inspiringly beautiful (even helped me get out of a depressive episode) but it suddenly got bogged down with too many characters and long incomprehensible conversations. Probably it's not a good idea to read critical reviews of a book before going in yourself - one called this an "esthetic failure". It is not a story book but a philosophy one wrapped in characters and place. I think I'm just too young in a literary/ philosophy experience; maybe I'll try again in a decade.

nickpengu's review

inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

motna's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

lynnie05's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

grantmcme's review

5.0

This book was fantastic, I can't believe it took me so long to hear about it. I will definitely be looking at another Huxley novel for my next read.

migber's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

fooei's review

dark informative reflective sad slow-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