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A review by tiamango
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
So, I have to review this book differently from my usual here in my "reading as a hobby" era.
For starters, I loved reading this book. Huxley's writing style is so fun and unique and the scenes he painted were so immersive and exciting, especially when we switch perspectives throughout the course of an evening. I think if I would have read this while I was in school, I would have actually read it (ty spark notes) and enjoyed it!
That being said, its a weird one to recommend unless someone is really looking for some old school, classic "speculative fiction". I can see how this inspired the dystopian-utopia plot of future books, but I wonder if anything written more recently is able to relay similar messages/themes but in a way that's more palatable.
For starters, I loved reading this book. Huxley's writing style is so fun and unique and the scenes he painted were so immersive and exciting, especially when we switch perspectives throughout the course of an evening. I think if I would have read this while I was in school, I would have actually read it (ty spark notes) and enjoyed it!
That being said, its a weird one to recommend unless someone is really looking for some old school, classic "speculative fiction". I can see how this inspired the dystopian-utopia plot of future books, but I wonder if anything written more recently is able to relay similar messages/themes but in a way that's more palatable.