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A review by nataliestorozhenko
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
3.0
“But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.”
Going through this book was quite difficult for me. The writing was challenging to consume, and the described utopia with a sense that "everyone should be happy" and "everyone belongs to everyone" was deeply unsettling for me. Even with the most advanced techniques and science, people are still sorted into classes, although conditioned to be "happy," which I found quite realistic. It made me reflect on what my ideal utopia might look like.
The book's concept makes you think about various things concerning future and current political and social constructions. However, the writing could have been better. The only moment I enjoyed in regards to writing was in chapter three, where the scenes shift between three premises in almost every sentence. It felt like watching a nice cinematic effect with scenes shifting each time with shorter intervals coming to a climax. Nonetheless, for me, this book doesn't measure up to Orwell's and Atwood's far superior works which I certainly enjoy more. Still, it was quite a curious read and I would recommend it just for a general sense of classical dystopian literature.
Going through this book was quite difficult for me. The writing was challenging to consume, and the described utopia with a sense that "everyone should be happy" and "everyone belongs to everyone" was deeply unsettling for me. Even with the most advanced techniques and science, people are still sorted into classes, although conditioned to be "happy," which I found quite realistic. It made me reflect on what my ideal utopia might look like.
The book's concept makes you think about various things concerning future and current political and social constructions. However, the writing could have been better. The only moment I enjoyed in regards to writing was in chapter three, where the scenes shift between three premises in almost every sentence. It felt like watching a nice cinematic effect with scenes shifting each time with shorter intervals coming to a climax. Nonetheless, for me, this book doesn't measure up to Orwell's and Atwood's far superior works which I certainly enjoy more. Still, it was quite a curious read and I would recommend it just for a general sense of classical dystopian literature.