Brave New World

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Summary: Ony the Greatest Book in the Universe, Gosh!
Review: A technologically advanced London is the primary setting of the novel. In this kind of futuristic, but kind of "now" society, science has become the tyrant of human behavior. Those in control in the New World abuse technology that was once intended to make human life easier, in order to force others to become their slaves. Aldous Huxley ridicules how technology, over time, can serve as a replacement for everything. In the story religion, art, and even the mother's womb are easily replaced by the novel's brand of science. Huxley points out, as our world continues to grow and develop, we too can easily fall into the abusive mannerisms as described in the novel. The secondary setting is a Reservation of savages in New Mexico, which is rather primitive, compared to the New World. The change in setting is significant because it emphasizes the contrast between the two opposite sides of the man and machine spectrum, one side being extremely primitive and the other side extremely technologically advanced. Huxley writes the novel in a third person omnipresent, and places a few oddball characters just to stir up the plot. This allows the reader to experience and share many different character's experiences as well as view and criticize all their different view points on the society they live. This is an amazing book, a definite read for anyone that has some spare time on their hands.

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Summary: Brave New World Stunningly Evocative
Review: Woweee! This'n were good, sure nuff. I'd learn y'all bout what a good'n it were, but I's gots t'go. Be good, y'all.

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Summary: might be the worst book ever written
Review: huxley's brave new world is a story about the future world and how messed up it will be. 'civilization', as it is called in the novel, is all about sacrificing art, love, and beauty for artificial happiness.

the plot was slow to pick up from the start [and, actually, it never did pick up] and very confusing. it was also a very dirty book and a dark portrayal of the future world. in the novel, all humans are created in embryo factories, babies are hypnotized and given electric shocks, chilren are taught erotic play, and everyone is constantly high on a drug named soma. the book's vivid descriptions of sex, drugs, and violence really make you wonder what kind of man huxley was.

aside from my personal prejudices, the story itself was pretty lame in that NOTHING HAPPENED. what huxley provided us with was a 300-page description of the "future".

not much of a satire and not very witty either.