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A review by flameazaleas
Island by Aldous Huxley
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
white man taught morality from the indigenous folks he sought to disenfranchise. the indigenous folks eventually and in due process are disenfranchised anyway, but hey, the dude got high and learned his lesson!
that’s it. that’s the entire novel.
i’m well aware i’m being harsh with this review. but holy shit, aldous. you wrote brave new world and then you wrote this. the messed up part is that i would’ve actually had a much more digestible experience with this text if it were just a series of nonfiction essays from huxley himself discussing moral philosophy, because that’s all this book was: huxley preaching his convictions with a thin, vague, and unsatisfying plotline.
that’s it. that’s the entire novel.
i’m well aware i’m being harsh with this review. but holy shit, aldous. you wrote brave new world and then you wrote this. the messed up part is that i would’ve actually had a much more digestible experience with this text if it were just a series of nonfiction essays from huxley himself discussing moral philosophy, because that’s all this book was: huxley preaching his convictions with a thin, vague, and unsatisfying plotline.