A Bravo new world: Aldous Huxley

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A Bravo new world: Aldous Huxley

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This book has everything to be considered a great book in several aspectos. I’ve read it through different periods of my life and with a variety of porpusses, always finding something new. This books exposes not only a fun fiction story, but a deep message and analysis of the human values and culture, making the readers feel so close to a story set in a ficción al future. It touches a variety of topics, such as materialism, religión, morality, gendere roles, individuality, and freedom. In summary, it is a book that you must read, and re read, because always hace something new to teach.
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This was one of the books I have wanted to read forever and never got around to it. But last year I finally read it and I absolutely loved it. Although it is a bit dated, it is very fitting for our current society and I could relate to many things. Would definitely recommend reading it.
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I read this book and high school and it is one of the standouts from that time that I remember loving. I should read it again now, as you suggested. I'm sure my takeaways would be completely different.
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This was one of the novels I had to read during my school life, but it was definitely one of my most well loved. It consists of a thrilling storyline that has twists and turns that are unexpected and exciting. In turn, as stated previously it does this through a fictional extreme future that touches on societal issues that are very much present today.
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I loved this book, not only for reinvigorating my love of science fiction, but also for bringing something unique to my thoughts. I will re read and have recommended it countless times to all kinds of readers.
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It was a great thought-provoking book. The sort of book that is great for discussions and book clubs. I had a hard time with it because there wasn't a single character that I liked. Everyone was awful in their own unique way. I had been wanting to read it for a while, and while I'm glad I finally got around to it, I will never read it again.
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This is a great book - provocative and unexpected. It is a wonderful dystopia, one that has aspects that resemble our culture. On top of that, the social and political statements being made in this novel are so applicable to life today. I think it is a book that generates a lot of discussion and reflection. Love it!
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I loved it, after a time i realize that the future described in e Brave New World is more terrible than the future described in 1984. In Brave New World the human sell their soul for pleasure in a very consensual ways.
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I read this in college, maybe once before that, and I saw the movie. I thought the book was better than the movie - I would have sided with John the not so savage, savage. I did not particularly like the movie or the book. Maybe I'm old fashioned or too paranoid and untrusting but I just don't think that being constantly drugged is the way God intended folks to be. There are so many fascinating and beautiful things to see and do, I don't particularly care to see them from a drug induced state. In addition, I have quite an imagination, I think I could probably imagine. One of my favorite quotes is from another Huxley novel entitled Island. I might have it a bit wrong, but it is: "If I only knew who in fact I am, then I should cease to behave as who I think I am, and if I should cease to behave as who I think I am, then I should know who, in fact, I am". I suppose the meaning could be similar to "I think, therefore I am" of Rene Descartes and Nike's "Just Do It".
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