Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

61 reviews

theveleveteenrabbit08's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Seriously the best book I've ever read. Changed the way that I think about the modern world's luxuries and government. The world building is absolutely excellent and realistic, yet subtly terrifying at the same time. Characters' interactions aid this world building perfectly, immersing us in the minds and society of this 'brave new world'. If you are even the slightest bit interested in this book, READ IT! You won't regret your choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Murder, Sexual content, Mental illness, Infertility, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

triniparade's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Sexism, Addiction, Suicide, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Infertility

Minor: Colonisation and Xenophobia

livimack's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Firstly, Sally Rooney could definitely write this. Secondly, I can see why some places banned this book. And finally, I severely underestimated this book. The blurb also seriously underestimated it, too. And not gonna lie, I could probably analyse this for weeks and still have material to chat about. Good book. Philosophy in action innit. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexism, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, and Violence

mysimas's review

dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

If everyone grows up conditioned to think a certain way, then the reason why Brave New World feels like a dystopia is that it contradicts our conditioning. And the pre-conditioned gnawing feeling about human rights aside, the Brave New World seems in many ways better than ours. Free will — what’s that, anyway? I didn’t choose my life either, and the prospect of working 9-5s day after day honestly makes me want to pop some soma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide

katkatniss's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Addiction, Sexual content, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Body shaming, Death of parent, Misogyny, Self harm, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

ferlefur's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Ableism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Cursing

eve_kadou's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Body horror and Death of parent

bookish_bry's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

It's hard to rate this book because I feel like I've seen a bit too much of dystopian media of this type. That isn't really the book's fault because it was written far before most of those stories, but it felt a bit boring and predictable. 

In addition, all of the perspective characters seemed dry to me. I found it hard to sympathize with any of them on a deeper level. That being said, from a structural standpoint I do like the character architypes we had narrating. I like that

Bernard ended up not being the revolutionary character and ended up being seduced by society for a bit before being spurned once again. I also like that John wasn't a perfectly correct character and that he didn't succeed in finding freedom at the end. That was kind of refreshing. I just wish... I cared about him a bit more as a person before that end.

I think to truly appreciate this book, I need to find some sources that put it into perspective a bit more. I think I'd get more invested with a bit more knowledge of the context in which it was written and its impact on the literary world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicide, Death, Slavery, Death of parent, Racism, and Self harm

As a dystopian novel, there is much talk about manipulating and brainwashing a population as well as genetically modifying people.

rainieschulte's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Minor: Racism, Death of parent, and Suicide

mandi_lea's review

challenging slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Death of parent, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug abuse, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Pregnancy