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Brave New World

Brave New World

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Brave New World is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley， written in 1931 and published in 1932。 Largely set in a futuristic World State， inhabited by genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy， the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology， sleep-learning， psychological manipulation and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society which is challenged by only a single individual: the story's protagonist。

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Soph ，

it's just a bit odd tho isn't it it's just a bit odd tho isn't it 。。。more

Hope ，

mmm dystopian fiction

Stijn Van ，

Sorry， I think 1984 is better。

Edier Quiroga Liévano ，

Título: Un mundo felizAutor: Aldous HuxleyPáginas: 336Año de publicación: 1932Editorial: Negrete BooksPuntuación: 🌟🌟🌟🌟La obra es una distopía u utopía donde el mundo ha pasado por diferentes guerras y conflictos。 Han desarrollado la vida reproductiva; por medio de cultivos humanos y en la enseñanza desde bebés mientras están dormidos。 Las emociones son controladas por drogas （soma）。 La humanidad misma es diferente a la actualidad porque desde el cultivo de la misma; erradican el envejecimiento y Título: Un mundo felizAutor: Aldous HuxleyPáginas: 336Año de publicación: 1932Editorial: Negrete BooksPuntuación: 🌟🌟🌟🌟La obra es una distopía u utopía donde el mundo ha pasado por diferentes guerras y conflictos。 Han desarrollado la vida reproductiva; por medio de cultivos humanos y en la enseñanza desde bebés mientras están dormidos。 Las emociones son controladas por drogas （soma）。 La humanidad misma es diferente a la actualidad porque desde el cultivo de la misma; erradican el envejecimiento y la inmunidad de todas las enfermedades。Hay una población pequeña y alejada que le denominan "salvajes"。 Básicamente viven en sus propias normas y tienen hijos e hijas de manera natural。 El libro está narrado por tres puntos de vista y cada uno de ellos， son los protagonistas para complementar la obra en un solo conjunto。 El libro abarca diversos temas y es la fuerte crítica a los cambios que cada vez se hacen más presentes。 Como dije al principio su mundo distópico es utópico。 Son separados por diversas vastas y cada una cumple su función destinada。 Todos son perfectamente felices desde su perspectiva （creación） y niñez， están creados para suplementar las necesidades de esa vida， sus pensamientos van en el orden e ir adorando la vida como la llevan。 Pero no conocen el libre pensamiento， la familia， el amor，la literatura， la filosofía， la religión， entre otros。Aldous Huxley tiene gran influencia en las obras de William Shakespeare; desde el mismo título "un mundo feliz" extraído del libro La tempestad。 Así mismo， un personaje que se ve influenciado en todas las obras de Shakespeare cuando llega a sus manos。 Creyendo en el amor puro y en el manejo de figuras literarias。Desde mi perspectiva ambas vidas son un falso mundo feliz porque todo va del criterio personal。 Estipulada de la crianza， criterios otorgados o las mismas vivencias。Si bien， los 'salvajes" tienen su libertad。 Viven sus vidas en la ignorancia de muchos aspectos， la suciedad y el auto castigo。 Por otro lado， la sociedad "culta" que es creada y que no tiene la libertad， ni criterio propio。Es curioso ver cómo está sociedad ve algo que no les gusta。 Porque son creados para un mismo pensamiento。 Para que se dopen con el Soma quedando alejados y alejadas de lo diferente， del amor， diverso pensamiento o enfrentamiento crítico。 En mi opinión no es mi obra favorita con estos temas， pero si tiene diferentes aspectos por debatir y al mismo tiempo deja diferentes pensamientos de los cambios de nuestro día a día que los vemos reflejados。 。。。more

Borum ，

2。5We are often moved by literature when it truly reflects our reality or part of what we perceive as our reality。 Dystopian （or Utopian novels， depending on your outlook） usually describe an imagined world where things appear to be different from our present state but actually is a prediction （or diagnosis） of what we are possible of becoming。 We are both shaken by the contrast from our world like John and yet recognize the haunting verisimilitude in our own world and our own selves。 Not only i 2。5We are often moved by literature when it truly reflects our reality or part of what we perceive as our reality。 Dystopian （or Utopian novels， depending on your outlook） usually describe an imagined world where things appear to be different from our present state but actually is a prediction （or diagnosis） of what we are possible of becoming。 We are both shaken by the contrast from our world like John and yet recognize the haunting verisimilitude in our own world and our own selves。 Not only is the current society resembling more and more of what Huxley envisioned in his novel， but we may feel guilty of sharing the existential angst of John or the meek or uncritical acceptance of the status quo of many of the characters。 I especially felt the pandering to the mass by means of commercialized games （Holidays are just another opportunity to spend bigger sums on toys that we soon replace by newer， more expensive toys） and sensual vulgarized entertainment through what we don't often even realize as addiction through the portable smartphones that we carry with us everywhere and punch in and out as much as a Pavlovian rat would satiate its dopamine receptor or to the virtual social network that keeps us constantly connected and never alone with ourselves to think on one's own。 The most creepy thing about this novel is how some readers even question whether the society in the novel is dystopian at all。 Thus， Huxley's point in his letter to George Orwell and his essay Brave New World Revisited rings true。"it has become clear that control through the punishment of undesirable behavior is less effective， in the long run， than control through the reinforcement of desirable behavior by rewards， and that government through terror works on the whole less well than government through the non-violent manipulation of the environment and of the thoughts and feelings of individual men， women and children。"Yet despite how Huxley pointed out the relevance of the developments in technology and psychology in the human enterprise， I was not as moved by the delivery of the content。 His characters start out as somewhat allegorical but then doesn't develop fully or is just neglected。 Bernard's anxiety about being isolated or Lenina's interest in John are hurriedly concluded as if the author couldn't be bothered with getting too involved and are discarded like old clothes in the novel。 Not only is the so called conversation between John and Mond artificial and didactic like something out of Plato's dialogues， but John's constant reference to Shakespeare is amusing at first when he exclaims famous line of 'The Brave New World' naive innocence and the belying irony but soon becomes irritating and makes the reader wonder whether the author doesn't know how to express himself like John doesn't know how to express himself in his original voice。John's struggle for freedom is also questionable as we see how much he is also 'conditioned' by the moral attitude of Shakespeare and his Indian upbringing。 What then， is true freedom to choose？ John's self-torture and violent behavior to Lenina reminded me of how Gulliver isolated himself from human society in his reverence of the 'perfect' Houyhnhnms in Gulliver's Travels。 I can't help but wonder if the protagonist's ideal is as far from ideal as what he opposes。 The author， like John， may be conditioned by his society to be limited in his perception of the world and I notice the same limits of the novel to be criticized as much as the often quoted Tempest in the novel as ableist， male-dominant and European imperialist， especially with his other non-fictional writings concerning elitism or eugenics。 With all these faults， I wouldn't completely dismiss this novel as a terrible book but I wouldn't recommend it as a canon， especially in the face of such a deluge of dystopian books nowadays。 。。。more

Neha ，

Was an interesting take on the consequences of science and technological development。 While I share some concerns with Huxley， I disagree with him on other points。 However， I am a technology enthusiast and a member of modern society， so obviously my perspective is biased by those factors。

ketabe。arezo ，

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Sukhman Singh ，

This is a very depressing and disturbing dystopian novel。 It examines issues concerning genetic engineering， early-age conditioning， happiness， civilization， and God。 I am a little disappointed by the ending， where I feel John did something that quite suddenly deviated from his character development。 Nevertheless， it does make you think about our future in which， as many futurists predict， biotechnology may increasingly be used for tuning our emotions， thoughts， and experiences in general。 I wou This is a very depressing and disturbing dystopian novel。 It examines issues concerning genetic engineering， early-age conditioning， happiness， civilization， and God。 I am a little disappointed by the ending， where I feel John did something that quite suddenly deviated from his character development。 Nevertheless， it does make you think about our future in which， as many futurists predict， biotechnology may increasingly be used for tuning our emotions， thoughts， and experiences in general。 I would say to read this book at your own peril。 。。。more

Marina ，

Eerie

Manuela dos Ramos ，

3，5Muy interesante el concepto la verdad。

Victoria Wang ，

i read this book because we got ap lang articles and one about genetic modification mentioned it but its literally everything affecting growth （oxygen levels， diet， etc） except modification because all theyre oding is cloning， not even modifying so yeah the ap lang excerpt was wrong and that's all i really need to say about it。 plot wasnt that interesting i read this book because we got ap lang articles and one about genetic modification mentioned it but its literally everything affecting growth （oxygen levels， diet， etc） except modification because all theyre oding is cloning， not even modifying so yeah the ap lang excerpt was wrong and that's all i really need to say about it。 plot wasnt that interesting 。。。more

Lila ，

Read this a few years ago but just realized I must not have marked it！ A fantastic book。

Joseph ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ahhhhhhhhhh

An ，

The creativity and ideas brought up in this book were spectacular。 Really enthralling getting through the pages; it's too bad that I'll probably never pick up another dystopian book again。 Amazing story， probably won't pick up another book like this again with my own personal will since I felt way too cynical throughout。 The creativity and ideas brought up in this book were spectacular。 Really enthralling getting through the pages; it's too bad that I'll probably never pick up another dystopian book again。 Amazing story， probably won't pick up another book like this again with my own personal will since I felt way too cynical throughout。 。。。more

Bernard Mc Cann ，

At first I didn't like it but really picked up I did enjoy it and at only 240 r so pages there's no excuse not to finish this one I'll read again 。 At first I didn't like it but really picked up I did enjoy it and at only 240 r so pages there's no excuse not to finish this one I'll read again 。 。。。more

Wajeeh Ul Hassan ，

Starting this one， it was since long on my wish list！

Stefan ，

A dystopian novel that’s far from perfect like the characters presented in the book。

Kasey ，

Aldous Huxley speaks of things he could only imagine yet these things seem to have a place in today's society， and this book serves， if not as a warning， than as nudge to look deeper。 I'll admit it was a little slow to get into this book， but once I got through the first few chapters， the story picked up and started making sense。 Give it a chance if this sort of book is up your alley。 Aldous Huxley speaks of things he could only imagine yet these things seem to have a place in today's society， and this book serves， if not as a warning， than as nudge to look deeper。 I'll admit it was a little slow to get into this book， but once I got through the first few chapters， the story picked up and started making sense。 Give it a chance if this sort of book is up your alley。 。。。more

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Kent ，

Not bad。。。It's not as good as 1984 but worth a read if you're bored。 If given the choice though do 1984。 Not bad。。。It's not as good as 1984 but worth a read if you're bored。 If given the choice though do 1984。 。。。more

eloise ，

Four stars because I only had to sparknotes this like 3 times😍

Lauren Lucas ，

had trouble conjuring up images for some of the descriptions。 but get why everyone loves this book。 wild for 1932， still kinda wild today

Diana Patricia ，

Ⓤⓝ ⓜⓤⓝⓓⓞ ⓕⓔⓛⓘⓩAutor Aldous HuxleyHoy día todo el mundo es feliz。。。 Pero ¿No te gustaría tener la libertad de ser feliz （。。。） de otra manera？ A tu modo， por ejemplo; no a la manera de todos。"Las palabras pueden ser como los rayos X， si se emplean adecuadamente: pasan a través de todo"Y no fue solo una， fueron dos las distopias que leí en un mismo mes 👀En mi defensa y a la vez bajo la posibilidad de que a los sabedores del tema les parezca increíble tal desconocimiento， he de decir que no tenía ni Ⓤⓝ ⓜⓤⓝⓓⓞ ⓕⓔⓛⓘⓩAutor Aldous HuxleyHoy día todo el mundo es feliz。。。 Pero ¿No te gustaría tener la libertad de ser feliz （。。。） de otra manera？ A tu modo， por ejemplo; no a la manera de todos。"Las palabras pueden ser como los rayos X， si se emplean adecuadamente: pasan a través de todo"Y no fue solo una， fueron dos las distopias que leí en un mismo mes 👀En mi defensa y a la vez bajo la posibilidad de que a los sabedores del tema les parezca increíble tal desconocimiento， he de decir que no tenía ni idea sobre que trataba este libro。 Me acerqué a él por su título en español （El original que también desconocia。 Brave new world） Así que pensé que sería una linda y feliz historia。 Estaba en un gran error， aunque para varios de los personajes no pensarían lo mismo 👀Escrita en 1932， el autor británico nos enseña un mundo lleno de avances tecnológicos， implementación de la hipnopedia， uso de dorgas y la creación de seres humanos en serie。Aquí una de las premisas es que NO puedes sentirte triste， así que te ofrecen drogas， te ponen a ver tv， te llenan de olores。。。。 Lo que sea para evadir ese sentimiento。 （No es spiler）Además están llenos de condicionamientos que todos siguen sin cuestionar。 Les suena esto familiar？Lo dicho， las distopias son otra forma de leer terror， algo que te puede hacer poner los pelos de punta y que en definitiva te cuestiona。Hubo unos capítulos que dieron de todo mi gusto， una conversaciones filosóficas y existenciales fascinantes。Y hubo cosas que me asustaron （usaré esa palabra mientras encuentro un calificativo más acorde） como la creación de la fobia a la lectura y a disfrutar de la naturaleza， del arte 👀Con esta， mi número 5， cierro mi cuota de distopias por este año （creo 😅） pero me preparo para Ensayo sobre la Lucidez de Saramago， al cual le tengo muchas ganas。Alguna otra distopia que me sugieran ？Cuáles han leído ustedes ？ 。。。more

Jasper Segers ，

No。 Just no。 Run don’t walk from this book。 I think it is horrifying that people call this a classic。 It was absurd and incomprehensible in every single way。 It attempted to make some very questionable points。 Overall just a big no from me。 I still have no idea what the whole point of the book was and still don’t know what it is about。 Some thing are better forgotten。 Some things are better left in the past。*Read it for school， it’s still horrible however*

Leo ，

2。5yo no sé qué me pasa con este libro pero me leía una página y me quedaba dormida， toda una odisea acabarlo jaksjiajaajaj

Fábio Henrique ，

O quão selvagem somos？ Interessante o livro。 Demorei para terminar a leitura。 Teve uma parte do livro que foi mais maçante para mim。O livro trata de uma distopia que em vários aspectos se assemelha com a nossa realidade。 O livro traz reflexões， para mim em especial no diálogo entre Mustafá e o selvagem。 O livro data 1932 e continua atual。 Subarashii Mr。 Huxley， subarashii。

Eduardo Herrera ，

Este libro es lo más acertado frente a la globalización y a la ignorancia del mundo actual。 Es brillante y también me encanta en el sentido narrativo rápido y sin complicaciones。Los personajes son otro punto a favor， no solo hacen reminiscencias a figuras de la época。 Muchos de ellos nos muestran el mundo é interactúan con ello， es indispensable。

Ronan Bossard ，

Time has been very unkind to the portrayed dystopias。 What's left is an average plot， some of the clunkiest expospeak I ever read， and a lot of "tell， never show"。 Time has been very unkind to the portrayed dystopias。 What's left is an average plot， some of the clunkiest expospeak I ever read， and a lot of "tell， never show"。 。。。more

Alicia Peerson ，

3。5 rounded up。 I've always wanted to read it and glad I did， but some parts were a little heavy-handee on the "hey a society of forced consumption， sameness， and artificial happiness is bad， mmkay？" 3。5 rounded up。 I've always wanted to read it and glad I did， but some parts were a little heavy-handee on the "hey a society of forced consumption， sameness， and artificial happiness is bad， mmkay？" 。。。more

katie ，

It was pretty good but it started so slowly that I didn't have the motivation to finish it （for a while）。 Looking back， I sort of understand the point of the first few chapters was to create a setting and immerse you in this New World State， however， I think it became a bit too long-winded。 Overall， I think the actual meaning behind the novel and the common themes that arise are fascinating and， now that it's over， I actually enjoyed the book。 It was pretty good but it started so slowly that I didn't have the motivation to finish it （for a while）。 Looking back， I sort of understand the point of the first few chapters was to create a setting and immerse you in this New World State， however， I think it became a bit too long-winded。 Overall， I think the actual meaning behind the novel and the common themes that arise are fascinating and， now that it's over， I actually enjoyed the book。 。。。more

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