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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Comencé a leerlo porque es un clásico, pero me resultó una lectura aburrida y no lo recomendaría.
Para ser una historia ambientada en un mundo paralelo-fantástico, le falta profundidad, y para tratar de construir una sociedad distópica basada en la ciencia, creo que le falta lógica y explicación racional. Me resultó difícil conectar con la trama; sentí que me decían “esto es así” y simplemente tenía que aceptarlo sin más. Además, el desarrollo de los personajes es escaso e inexistente.
Creo que el mensaje es interesante, pero me resultó superficial como lectora en el año 2024, donde la realidad parece más distópica de lo que este libro plantea.
Entiendo que es una obra antigua (1932) y que el público en ese entonces no contaba con tecnología avanzada, pero el lenguaje sencillo y la poca profundidad parecen apuntar a un lector adolescente… En fin, no es un libro con el que me haya sentido cómoda.
Para ser una historia ambientada en un mundo paralelo-fantástico, le falta profundidad, y para tratar de construir una sociedad distópica basada en la ciencia, creo que le falta lógica y explicación racional. Me resultó difícil conectar con la trama; sentí que me decían “esto es así” y simplemente tenía que aceptarlo sin más. Además, el desarrollo de los personajes es escaso e inexistente.
Creo que el mensaje es interesante, pero me resultó superficial como lectora en el año 2024, donde la realidad parece más distópica de lo que este libro plantea.
Entiendo que es una obra antigua (1932) y que el público en ese entonces no contaba con tecnología avanzada, pero el lenguaje sencillo y la poca profundidad parecen apuntar a un lector adolescente… En fin, no es un libro con el que me haya sentido cómoda.
Brave New World always seemed intriguing to me, especially after reading 1984. But after reading it I did not enjoy the book as much as I should've. It moved too slow and there wasn't any high stakes that existed. The plot felt sluggish and I didn't feel connected to ANY of the characters. Maybe I made a mistake reading it directly after 1984, but I did not enjoy the book. I would recommend it as a classic book to read, but it's widely different than any dystopia I've ever read and in this case, it wasn't a good thing.
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found it alarming ironic that while reading this dystopic analysis of a society ruled by sensory overload, I was often distracted by facebook/iTunes/etc. It is incredibly interesting how the shocking ideals of Brave New World written in the 30's are part of socialized normal discourses today.
I read this book for school, and it was quite good just not necessarily what I would typically read.
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Era meu livro preferido na adolescência. Não releia
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Brave New World is a science fiction fable by Aldous Huxley that blurs the line between utopia and dystopia. The future populations of humanity are artificially-engineered, parentless, promiscuous, perpetually pleasure-seeking, and unconcerned with intelligence or knowledge. Furthermore, they worship a meaningless religion and are addicted to Soma, a fictional drug that provides instantaneous gratification. As opposed to George Orwell’s Soviet allegory 1984, Huxley imagines the bleak future as not one constructed on discipline, but on pleasures and comfort so potent that citizens would not dream of rebelling. The ”over-organization” has created pleasure, yes, but also a society that lacks meaning or purpose. When a member of a far-flung native tribe attempts to join society, his knowledge of parenthood and Shakespeare ensures that he can fully recognize the shortcomings of this highly-mechanized brave new world.
Brave New World Revisited is perhaps even more enthralling, where Huxley abandons narrative fiction for nonfiction didacticism. Now blessed with the knowledge of hindsight—following the Second World War, Nazism, Soviet-apologists, etc.—Huxley remarks that what he predicted to occur in centuries has already begun in mere decades. Humanity’s descent into pleasure-seeking proclivities, a far more sophisticated form of oppression than in Orwell’s novel, is not his only concern, as he also discusses atomic weapons, propaganda, the mob mentality, and other sociological issues. 1984 may be the more intriguing piece of fiction, but Brave New World possesses an impending relevance far greater than that of its spiritual dystopian successor.
Brave New World Revisited is perhaps even more enthralling, where Huxley abandons narrative fiction for nonfiction didacticism. Now blessed with the knowledge of hindsight—following the Second World War, Nazism, Soviet-apologists, etc.—Huxley remarks that what he predicted to occur in centuries has already begun in mere decades. Humanity’s descent into pleasure-seeking proclivities, a far more sophisticated form of oppression than in Orwell’s novel, is not his only concern, as he also discusses atomic weapons, propaganda, the mob mentality, and other sociological issues. 1984 may be the more intriguing piece of fiction, but Brave New World possesses an impending relevance far greater than that of its spiritual dystopian successor.