Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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Book Summary Author: Aldous Huxley Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2006-10-01 ISBN: 0060850523 Number of pages: 288 Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
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Book Reviews of the Brave New World
Customer Review: What a book! I sure hope society doesn't come to THIS!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Imagine a world.
Imagine a world that is a bio-engineered,pre-conditioned,drug-assisted pseudo utopia.
A world where family, individuality (in thought or in action) and solitude are strictly curtailed or prohibited.
A world where consumption was a mandate to be strictly adhered to and where drug-assisted pleasure (more the avoidance of pain; of facing hard realities) was a societal norm.
Imagine if you can a world where personal relationships extended no furhter than the sexual realm and where words like `father',`mother',`children'and `family' were unmentionable and abhorred.
Imagine these and other controls (by the state) existing all in the name of social stability. Social stability through individual stability. Individual stability through genetic pre-destination and mental conditioning.
If you can imagine this nightmare pseudo-utopia ever occurring (I believe we have all the ingredients in modern society to make it happen) then you have some idea of what this book `Brave New World' is about.
It is amazing to think that this was written 60+ years ago and some of the things written about have or are about to come true.
Read it to see what I mean.