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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Romanzo distopico di segno diametralmente opposto a 1984 di Orwell. Scrittura scorrevole e previsioni incredibilmente accurate per essere un testo del 1931. Estremamente attuali le riflessioni del saggio Ritorno al mondo nuovo. Quattro stelle (e non 5) solo perché le tesi di Huxley sono oggi estremamente di moda tra i boomer reazionari che non sanno di trovarsi dalla parte sbagliata della profezia.
It’s the racism for me *eyeroll*
Another dystopian novel from a rambling and racist white man who came from extreme privilege. Oof! people really need to stop investing in authors and books like these. Someone has written this better, that I can assure you. I did enjoy his points about overconsumption. Thats about it.
Read something else and dont waste your time and attention*wink* on this eugenicist and racist man’s story!
Another dystopian novel from a rambling and racist white man who came from extreme privilege. Oof! people really need to stop investing in authors and books like these. Someone has written this better, that I can assure you. I did enjoy his points about overconsumption. Thats about it.
Read something else and dont waste your time and attention*wink* on this eugenicist and racist man’s story!
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Where do I begin. This is quite possibly one of the most wild and outlandish dystopian/ false utopian novels l've read and yet it is so highly resemblant/ prevalent of our own world today. A truly intriguing novel in terms of thinking where the mind of Aldous Huxley was in 1931.
This book deals with some very shocking issues considering when it was written. From bioengineering humans on a mass production level to controlling over population through eugenics and dysgenics being practiced systematically ("quantity, quality, morality") to brainwashing "Savages", to chemical persuasion and subconscious persuasion, this book provokes some wild subjects to ponder. This was an odd book to read in terms of a storyline but the IDEAS AND CONCEPTS behind this dystopian future was just so profound for 1932.
My main reason behind wanting to pick this novel up was the inspiration behind a favorite childhood movie of mine, Demolition Man, with Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, and Wesley Snipes.
Where Brave New World is a totalitarian society, Demolition Man takes place in a semi authoritarian state where those who abide by "old ways" are considered to be Savages. They also reside in an overly sanitized world. While Brave New World features sexual promiscuity and demonization of the arts, Demolition Man forbides sexual interaction and features preciosity and lack of violence.
The references in the movie range from Sandra
Bullock's name being Lenina (an MC in BNW) Huxley (the author's last name) to Wesley Snipes shouting
"such a brave new world, sorry you gotta go!"
Nevertheless, it's an interesting take on a false utopian society inspired by a book written almost 100 years
This book deals with some very shocking issues considering when it was written. From bioengineering humans on a mass production level to controlling over population through eugenics and dysgenics being practiced systematically ("quantity, quality, morality") to brainwashing "Savages", to chemical persuasion and subconscious persuasion, this book provokes some wild subjects to ponder. This was an odd book to read in terms of a storyline but the IDEAS AND CONCEPTS behind this dystopian future was just so profound for 1932.
My main reason behind wanting to pick this novel up was the inspiration behind a favorite childhood movie of mine, Demolition Man, with Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, and Wesley Snipes.
Where Brave New World is a totalitarian society, Demolition Man takes place in a semi authoritarian state where those who abide by "old ways" are considered to be Savages. They also reside in an overly sanitized world. While Brave New World features sexual promiscuity and demonization of the arts, Demolition Man forbides sexual interaction and features preciosity and lack of violence.
The references in the movie range from Sandra
Bullock's name being Lenina (an MC in BNW) Huxley (the author's last name) to Wesley Snipes shouting
"such a brave new world, sorry you gotta go!"
Nevertheless, it's an interesting take on a false utopian society inspired by a book written almost 100 years
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What can I say about this book that hasn't already been said? How about this: every person on the planet should read this book and heed it's warnings lest we allow the world we love to become the one within the book.
Fantastic classic, loved this book. Was expecting a hard read, was a little afraid that I wasn't going to 'get' it. So I was surprised at how accessible and enjoyable it was. I read it for my book club and we had a great discussion about it. The most interesting question for me: do the people in Brave New World have it better or worse than we do? And why? Does it matter if you could get more out of life, if you don't know that's the case?
O wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world! That has such people in't!
Oh my Ford! I don't really mind living in the Brave New World if I could escape war, disease, normal aging and giving birth. Sometime you gotta make some sacrifices, LOL. The World State is a utopia, not a dystopia for me. I claim Community, Identity and Stability!
The non-fiction half of this book (Brave New World Revisited) is really mind boggling. Highly recommended for those who have read the first part.
How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world! That has such people in't!
Oh my Ford! I don't really mind living in the Brave New World if I could escape war, disease, normal aging and giving birth. Sometime you gotta make some sacrifices, LOL. The World State is a utopia, not a dystopia for me. I claim Community, Identity and Stability!
The non-fiction half of this book (Brave New World Revisited) is really mind boggling. Highly recommended for those who have read the first part.
Having read A Brave New World before, this was truly a revisitation, but I enjoyed Revisited quite a bit, seeing the changes to the overall effect years later. His analysis of the drugs of the time are outside the norm for his generation and for ours.
slow-paced