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A review by kaayce
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Damn this book had me at the start. I thought going through the lab was cool. Then somewhere around chapter 7 this book lost me. The plot fizzled out, the whole “savage resort” I found completely offensive and racist I hated hearing that, and I was just confused. Bernard was the only loveable character, I like how he didn’t conform into everything and questioned the way of life. I still ask my self how this book was appropriate for school? I know it’s a classic but it’s just weird, so many sexual things happening I didn’t even know what they were and group intimate activities. We didn’t get to finish this book in school but I read the summaries on the last few chapters and good grief. I get that this book is meant to be different but it’s on another level of freak!
Graphic: Drug use, Racism, and Sexual violence