I have now concluded another of the grand pantheon of the classics of the dystopian genre. It is no mere clone of the other works, although incidentally it does feature cloning within its story. I would place this on the same level as 1984 in terms of the ideas conveyed within. However I would also ...
Mr Foster duly told them.Told them of the growing embryo on its bed of peritoneum. Made them taste the rich blood-surrogate on which it fed. Explained why it had to be stimulated with placentin and thyroxin. Told them of the corpus luteum extract. Showed them the jets through which at every twelfth ...
I wanted to rate it 3 stars, because I didn't like a lot of it for all the reasons I'm not a sci-fi fan. Not least that it's an awfully cynical worldview. That said, parts of it have really stuck with me, so I have to say it's a fairly powerful book.
I can't believe this is a book they encourage high schoolers to read. It's a book about SEX people. I thought it was bizarre and couldn't believe it was on my list of classics for English class. What a weird book. I know it's a metaphor for a lot of what the world has turned into, but still. It isn'...
Standard men and women; in uniform batches. The whole of the small factory staffed with the products of a single bokanovskified egg.“Ninety-six identical twins working ninety-six identical machines!” The voice was almost tremulous with enthusiasm. “You really know where you are. For the first time i...
There are some great reviews of this book already on this site so I don't feel I have anything to add, except to say I can't believe I hadn't read it until now, and I wish I had...
There are some great reviews of this book already on this site so I don't feel I have anything to add, except to say I can't believe I hadn't read it until now, and I wish I had...
My son's English teacher gives out 2 grades for every writing assignment, one for content and one for mechanics. I wish I could have 2 ratings for Brave New World - one for the scope of how the ideas in this book challenge conventional society and one for the way it was executed. In Huxley's dysto...
I have never read this book, but was aware of it as a classic of science fiction and of English literature. It is an amazing work, especially considering the context (1932!). My previous education in political theory, philosophy and interwar history made me appreciate BNW on many different levels. I...
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