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A review by fireflying
Island by Aldous Huxley
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed reading about some of the ideas in this book and dreaming up a society in which things are done with people's wellbeing as a first priority. Cool stuff on education, emotions, emotional processing, relationships, family, art, creative expression, sex, death, religion, identity, purpose,... really quite a lot. A little bit derivative but hey
The issue with this book is that it can't really be classified as a novel. The whole book consists of monologue-y conversations with a bunch of flat characters that could have all been one and the same character. Sure there's a bit of a plot but the plot isn't the point, we might as well have gotten a lecture series on Buddhist philosophy to get the same ideas.
The issue with this book is that it can't really be classified as a novel. The whole book consists of monologue-y conversations with a bunch of flat characters that could have all been one and the same character. Sure there's a bit of a plot but the plot isn't the point, we might as well have gotten a lecture series on Buddhist philosophy to get the same ideas.