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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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lemonlord_of_the_south's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I had to read it for school so my view of it is a bit skewed. Certain parts of the commentary about consumerism and authoritarianism were interesting but nothing I couldn't find somewhere else and I just don't understand the sex stuff. They show no purpose, maybe if it was encouraged to increase production of people like products it would make more sense but it's just kinda there. Maybe it's about being distracted by temptation instead of seeing the flaws in their society but it really isn't shown clearly. (Maybe he was just afraid of promiscuity??)

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gabriella_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

That was when science first began to be controlled—after the Nine Years’ War. People were ready to have even their appetites controlled then. Anything for a quiet life. We’ve gone on controlling ever since. It hasn’t been very good for truth, of course. But it’s been very good for happiness. One can’t have something for nothing. Happiness has got to be paid for. You’re paying for it, Mr. Watson—paying because you happen to be too much interested in beauty. I was too much interested in truth; I paid too.

What an interesting read. Thematically, there’s a lot to dissect but I don’t really have the energy to get into it. The final two chapters were a mindfuck. This is burdened by knowledge: the book.

There was a silence. In spite of their sadness—because of it, even; for their sadness was the symptom of their love for one another—the three young men were happy.

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aritag's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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speckledstars's review against another edition

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dark 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

3.75

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rzh's review

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dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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isarza's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

Hay tantas cosas que no me gustaron de este libro que no sé por donde empezar

En primera, todas las inconsistencias en la lógica de este mundo.
Si los humanos son creados in vitro entonces ¿para qué incentivar las relaciones sexuales si no hay un fin reproductivo?
Si es mundo científicamente avanzado con humanos genéricamente modificados ¿por qué no crearlos estériles?
Dicen que condicionan a los niños a ver a la muerte como un proceso fisiológico natural pero le tienen terror a envejecer cosa que también es un proceso fisiológico natural.
Si erradicaron las enfermedades y preservan el cuerpo humano igual a partir de los 30 años ¿cómo puede existir la muerte como algo natural?

El libro comienza con Bernard como personaje principal, como si fuera una persona que piensa por sí sólo al contrario de los demás personajes pero al final no era más que un egoísta y un cobarde y no lo vemos más como protagonista a partir de que llega John. Que perdida de tiempo leer sobre Bernard si al final ni siquiera iba a ser el personaje principal.

El libro tiene claros comentarios racistas y quiere poner a la religión y a dios como lo verdadero y a la ciencia como algo malo y peligroso que te adoctrina. ¿La religión no adoctrina?
John también es un personaje por el que siento cero empatía e interés.

Al final, este libro fue una gran desilusión. Mal contado, personajes odiosos y mal desarrollados porque hasta un personaje con el que no estés de acuerdo puede ser disfrutable si está bien escrito.
Finales ambiguos. ¿Entonces para qué sirvieron estas 200 y tantas páginas?
Perdida de tiempo.

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