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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
medium-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:
Yes
it is in spanish and quite high level so I didn't understand it very well. i want to read it in english first i think
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
I actually struggled with A Brave New World written in 1932. I found the latter revisited part more interesting. I wish Huxley was alive today with the takeover of the U.S. Government by the oligarchy and Authoritarianism. AI would be very interesting to him as well.
I enjoyed his look back and comparisons he made with other dystopian novels since
In a dystopian society where everyone is happy and people are made to love their place in the world, there are some who don’t fit the mold. Bernard Marx is a man who performs at a slightly lower level than the rest of his caste; Helmholtz Watson is different because of his incredible intelligence. One day, Bernard decides to take this woman, Lenina, to a reservation as a date. There they meet a man named John whose mother came from the World State after getting pregnant. Bernard and Lenina bring John and his mother back with them when they return and things very quickly start going wrong.
Personally, this book didn’t do much for me. It took a very long time to get interesting and even then there were only moments of actual plot. It is wonderfully written and the world Huxley created is fascinating, but Brave New World is just not my cup of tea. The main characters aren’t really likable and most of the book seems to be exposition or build-up for some future event. The story itself doesn’t begin until about 100 pages in and then it peters out before having everything come to a head in the last four chapters. However, the science involved is really incredible and one of the cooler parts of the book, especially when you realize it was written in 1932. Most of what Huxley describes is still completely out of reach and his ideas on biology and genetic modification are riveting.
Personally, this book didn’t do much for me. It took a very long time to get interesting and even then there were only moments of actual plot. It is wonderfully written and the world Huxley created is fascinating, but Brave New World is just not my cup of tea. The main characters aren’t really likable and most of the book seems to be exposition or build-up for some future event. The story itself doesn’t begin until about 100 pages in and then it peters out before having everything come to a head in the last four chapters. However, the science involved is really incredible and one of the cooler parts of the book, especially when you realize it was written in 1932. Most of what Huxley describes is still completely out of reach and his ideas on biology and genetic modification are riveting.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read this in highschool and continue to reference it 17 years later. It is a classic.