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Un mundo feliz

Un mundo feliz

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  • Author：Aldous Huxley
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Un mundo feliz es un clásico de la literatura del siglo XX， una sombría metáfora sobre el futuro。 La novela describe un mundo en el que finalmente se han cumplido los peores vaticinios: triunfan los dioses del consumo y la comodidad y el orbe se organiza en diez zonas en apariencia seguras y estables。 Sin embargo， este mundo ha sacrificado valores humanos esenciales， y sus habitantes son procreados in vitro a imagen y semejanza de una cadena de montaje。

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Sandesh Chapagain ，

A bold piece of satire that touches upon multiple aspects of the world （society， family， sex， religion， 。。。）， majorly focusing on a dystopian vision of what a perfectly happy society would look like。 It was an easy read， and I mostly breezed through the book， but I am sure there are a lot of literary and philosophical layers to unpack here for the critically inclined。 I can definitely see myself picking this one again in the future to dive in deeper than I did on this pass。

Atis Straujums ，

Vienīgā grāmata， ko es jelkad esmu uzreiz pēc pabeigšanas noklausījies vēlreiz！ Tik daudz līdzību ar mūsdienām， kaut arī uzrakstīta 1931。 gadā！ Visu laiku liek domāt līdzi par to， kurp un kā attīstās sabiedrība。 Grāmata ir brīdinājums， ka uzstādīt cilvēku labsajūtu par augstāko mērķi ir bīstami！

Sophie Marshall ，

DNF p50I could not get on with the way this book is written， it is too jumpy and wordy and heavy and confusing。An interesting （and horrifying） premise， I imagine it would be a good read if you can cope with the writing style。

Sanna Carlborg ，

Jojo， visst kan man känna igen några av bokens mardrömsscenarier i tendenser i dagens samhälle， inte minst strävan efter att utrota lidande och obehag。 Men det räcker inte för att göra det här till en bra roman。 Karaktärerna engagerar inte och storyn är flummig。

Clémence ，

Vraiment pas captivée par ce récit que j'ai arrêté un peu avant la fin tellement je n'en pouvais plus。 Ce livre de science-fiction a mal vieilli et manque énormément de finesse。Et la focalisation sur l'esthétique parfaite du corps des femmes 🤦🏻‍♀️Lisez 1984， vous vous en porterez mieux。 Vraiment pas captivée par ce récit que j'ai arrêté un peu avant la fin tellement je n'en pouvais plus。 Ce livre de science-fiction a mal vieilli et manque énormément de finesse。Et la focalisation sur l'esthétique parfaite du corps des femmes 🤦🏻‍♀️Lisez 1984， vous vous en porterez mieux。 。。。more

Yong Yao Loh ，

It's quite remarkable to think that this was first published in 1932。 My favourite part of the book came close to the end， when John the Savage and World Controller Mustapha Mond debate about the price that was paid in the creation of the brave new world。 They talk about how stability and happiness （"happiness is never grand"） is incongruent with art， science and religion， and it sheds light on how we are what we have been conditioned to become， which is indeed a recurring theme in the book。 Thi It's quite remarkable to think that this was first published in 1932。 My favourite part of the book came close to the end， when John the Savage and World Controller Mustapha Mond debate about the price that was paid in the creation of the brave new world。 They talk about how stability and happiness （"happiness is never grand"） is incongruent with art， science and religion， and it sheds light on how we are what we have been conditioned to become， which is indeed a recurring theme in the book。 This conversation ends with John claiming the right to be unhappy， to be human （at least， what we the readers understand humanity to be）。 More importantly though， throughout their conversation， one cannot help but wonder， as Margaret Atwood so aptly asks in her foreword to the book， "And how close have we come， in real life， to the society of vapid consumers， idle pleasure-seekers， inner-space trippers， and programmed conformists that it presents？" Food for thought indeed。 。。。more

Evgeny Spivak ，

אוטוטפיה טובה， אבל הרגיש לי שטוח。 קראתי לפני כשנה ואני לא זוכר את הדקויות אבל ההרגשה הכללית שהכול שוטח וחסר מימדים גם בעלילה וגם בדמויות。 הכול פשוט מדיי。לדעתי כך כתבו פעם וזה לא ייחודי לסופר זה אלא הלך הרוחות של התקופה。האם אני ממליץ לקרוא？ כן， אבל אסתייג ואומר כי אולי טוב לדרוא את הספר בגילאיי ההתבגרות。כך אפשר， לדעתי， להפיק ממנו יותר תענוג。אולי אני טועה。 קראו בעצמכם ותגידו אתם。

Addie ，

Perhaps the only thing more depressing than living in that society is Huxley’s defeatist attitude regarding it。

Cosmina Franciuc ，

"Minunata lume noua" nu se remarca prin descrieri deosebite， prin structura si înșiruiri logice， prin conturarea clara a personajelor distopiei。 Poate fi considerata， mai degrabă， o carte simplista in care nu se manifesta vreun talent literar。 Însă pentru toate acestea avem atât de multe alte cărți。 "Minunata lume noua" îmi pare excepțională datorita capacității autorului de a revela mutațiile spiritului uman， mutații care nu își au originea în evenimente sau regimuri absurde （vezi 1984 de Orwel "Minunata lume noua" nu se remarca prin descrieri deosebite， prin structura si înșiruiri logice， prin conturarea clara a personajelor distopiei。 Poate fi considerata， mai degrabă， o carte simplista in care nu se manifesta vreun talent literar。 Însă pentru toate acestea avem atât de multe alte cărți。 "Minunata lume noua" îmi pare excepțională datorita capacității autorului de a revela mutațiile spiritului uman， mutații care nu își au originea în evenimente sau regimuri absurde （vezi 1984 de Orwell） ci în indiferență， în lipsa de înțelegere și viziune asupra omului și vieții （aspecte deloc neîntâlnite in urbea prezentului）。 Aldous Huxley descrie o lume in care copiii nu mai sunt născuți， ci făcuți la eprubetă și apoi decantați （depărtarea de valorile naturale și născocirea a ceva ce nu exista， “născut， iar nu făcut”）。Milioanele de embrionii si apoi copiii sunt condiționați prin metode chimice si educație să se încadreze în patru clase clar definite: alfa， beta， omega și epsilon。 Fiecare clasă are un scop exact în marele sistem dedicat stabilității și fericirii generale。 De la alfa la epsilon scade gradul de inteligenta， frumusețea și armonia fizică și crește reziliența la condiții grele de muncă。 Unii dintre noi au auzit adesea “ce ne-am face daca ar ști toți carte， cine ar mai da cu mătura” sau cum în anumite zone educația este menținută la un nivel foarte scăzut pentru ca este nevoie de forță de muncă manuală （vezi culegătorii de ceai din Sri Lanka）。 Acești oameni ai viitorului sunt specializați extrem și își petrec întreaga viață făcând același lucru。 Nu cunosc mai mult decât cum se folosește obiectul muncii lor。 Linda， un personaj care a lucrat in departamentul de fertilizare nu știe să explice ce sunt substanțele chimice pe care le-a folosit toată viața。 （“ Dar cum se fac chimicalele， Linda？ De unde vin ele？ Mde， asta nu prea știu。 Le scoți din sticluțe。 Și când se golesc， trimiți la Depozitul Chimic să-ți dea altele。） Această atitudine susține de fapt sistemul care nu are nevoie de minți curioase， ci de minți condiționate și obediente care să împlinească norma。 “Fiecare schimbare reprezintă o amenințare la adresa stabilității。 Iată un motiv în plus pentru care aplicăm cu atâta zgârcenie noile invenții。 Orice descoperire în domeniul științei pure este potențial subversivă; până și știința trebuie uneori să fie tratată ca un posibil inamic。” Ei bine， îmi pare de multe ori， că societatea a ajuns deja în punctul acesta fără să fie nevoie de o condiționare laborioasă în cadrul unui proces SF。 Oamenii viitorului fac eforturi imense pentru a eradica istoria și cultura din noua societate （“Fîș-fîș și ce mai rămânea din Ulise， din Iov， din Jupiter și Guatama și Iisus？ Fîș și gata， dispăreau acele pete de murdărie străveche denumite Atena și Roma， Ierusalimul și Regatul de Mijloc toate dispărură。 Fîș și se goli și locul unde fusese Italia。 Fîș și dispărură catedralele; fîș-fîș și pieriră Regele Lear și Panseurile lui Pascal。 Fîș Patimile; fîș Recviemul; fîș Simfonia; fîș。。。”）。 Personal îmi este destul de clar că noi uităm și ignorăm pe zi ce trece de tot ce ne precede， aruncăm la coșul de gunoi tot ce nu produce bunăstare imediată， tot ce nu este palpabil。 Diferența destul de importantă e că noi o facem de bunăvoie。 Cred cu tărie că talentul lui Huxley este de a ne arăta cum condiționarea noastră este ignoranța， un proces cu mult mai simplu si fiabil decât procedeele chimice sau propaganda。 “În vremurile nefericite de altădată， bătrânii renunțau， se retrăgeau， dădeau în doaga religiei， își iroseau timpul citind și chiar gândind… închipuiți-vă， gândind！”Un alt aspect important al cărții este raportarea la plăcere într-o lume a stabilității și fericirii generale （“acum toată lumea e fericită”）。 Oamenii viitorului își petrec tot timpul liber distrându-se。 Ei trăiesc într-o societate care și-a concentrat mare parte din creativitate pentru a produce nenumărate instrumente ale plăcerii。 De la filmele senzoriale， orgi olfactive， parcuri de distracții pana la tratamente chimice si relații sexuale practicate ca orice altă activitate cotidiană în care schimbarea cât mai frecventă a partenerilor este aproape impusă de sistem。 Angoasa și tristețea își găsesc， bineînțeles， calea de acces în sufletele chiar și paralizate de atâta plăcere， dar sistemul nu omite nimic si pentru asta distribuie drogul soma （“Un centimetru cub alungă orice sentiment sumbru”）。 Din nou îmi pare că Huxley subliniază una dintre mutațiile cu care ne confruntăm și noi。 Alergarea continuă spre plăcere ca singură soluție de viață ne lasă adesea pradă tristeții， deznădejdii și instrumentelor facile și dăunătoare de obținere rapidă a plăcerii。 Singură， plăcerea trebuie susținută exponențial， permanent și cu mare consum de energie。 Ea nu mai apare ca o recompensă binevenită， ci ca o obligație， ca o povară。 Cred， din nou， că alunecăm inconștient în scenariul lui Huxley， dar fără efortul vreunul sistem ci doar prin pârghiile propriei ignoranțe。 Raportul dintre consumerismul extrem în toate direcțiile si timpul pe care îl petrecem cu noi înșine stă drept mărturie și previziune spre ceea ce ne îndreptăm pe zi ce ne distrăm。 Huxley citează adesea， printr-un personal din afara sistemului， operele lui Shakespeare și le folosește pentru a ne aduce aminte că "Minunata lume noua" este doar în aparență o distopie și că în centrul ei stă de fapt omul （adică și tu și eu）。 El leagă trecutul de viitorul îndepărtat（cuprinzând si prezentul nostru） prin caracteristicile comune si cruciale ale omului vechi si nou， implicit ale noastre。 Cu alte cuvinte ne pune în față o oglindă făurită peste sute de ani， dar în care ne recunoaștem atât de bine。 。。。more

Paul ，

A good read

Summer ，

This is my first classic dystopia that I've read。 I didn't know what to expect going in （intentionally） and the world and the dystopian ideals unfolded to me as I read。 I actually had a visceral reaction to the first chapter of this book， genuienly shocked and horrified at the manipulation of human genetics and the forced disability and stupidity of the lower castes。 The scene with the babies was genuienly upsetting。 But， I'm sure this is what you can expect with a dystopia。*spoilers*I wasn't en This is my first classic dystopia that I've read。 I didn't know what to expect going in （intentionally） and the world and the dystopian ideals unfolded to me as I read。 I actually had a visceral reaction to the first chapter of this book， genuienly shocked and horrified at the manipulation of human genetics and the forced disability and stupidity of the lower castes。 The scene with the babies was genuienly upsetting。 But， I'm sure this is what you can expect with a dystopia。*spoilers*I wasn't entirely sure where the story was going， but by the end it all came together。 I was hoping for a happy ending， the words of Helmholtz to bring the society down， Bernard and Lenina to escape the World State， John and Lenina to fall in love and marry and have babies and live happily ever after。 I kept hoping for and anticipating that happy ending but。。。 well， you can tell its my first dystopian right？ The ending was like a slap in the face， and much like Animal Farm， left me with chills。So what was it all about？ There's a few lasting themes that for me were the ones that impacted me the most。 The social classes was of course a main one， something I myself struggle to ever stop analysing in real life。 But also the attempt to avoid pain and the lengths that we as humans may go to avoid experiencing it。 What it means to be an individual in a world based on conformity， and how ultimately you will always feel alone/lonely when you don't quite fit in。In the penultimate chapter of Mustapha Mond's final speech I almost thought the book was a testament to the pros of Brave New World。 That we need a caste system。"Imagine a factory staffed by Alphas。 [。。。] An Alpha-decanted， Alpha-conditioned man would go mad if he had to do Epsilon Semi-Moron work - go mad， or start smashing things up。"And in a way he's right， not everyone can be Alpha's。 The world also needs Beta's， and Gamma's。 But I don't think the book is an argument for the Brave New World， and I think the graphic descriptions of what is done to women and children to facilitate the Brave New World demonstrates that purposely manipulating it to be that way is immoral and repulsive。"[An Epsilon] can't help himself。 He's fore-doomed。"It's a tragic but accurate social commentary。 But I also think the argument is against being forced into it。 Predestinations。 How the different caste's are conditioned to hate the other caste's， be glad that they aren't the other caste and so glad they are there own。 The World Controllers argue it is a way to keep the population happy， to keep them complacent for their own benefits， but its not。 They're created for a purpose， and controlled to maintain that purpose， for the only benefit of to serve。And how do they keep the population happy？ Again in the final chapter I realised that the world was also created for the purpose of removing all misery and pain。 "。。。there aren't any flies or mosquitoes to sting you。 We got rid of them all centuries ago""You got rid of them。 Yes， that's just like you。 Getting rid of everything unpleasant instead of learning to put up with it。 Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune， or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them。。。 But you don't do either。"And of course theres benefits。 Who wouldn't love to just have something in their pocket that can quickly be ate to take away the pain？ To instantly escape any unpleasant feeling or moment？ A holiday from reality。 Well， because its poison。 "Its poison！ Its poison！"。 Its slowly killing the entire population （as we saw on fast track with Linda）。 They don't age， yet die young。 Its the key component to their control。 "Neither suffer nor oppose。 You just abolish slings and arrows。 It's too easy [。。。] What you need is something with tears for a change。 Nothing costs enough here。"。It would be great to eradicate all of the ills of the world but there is a cost to achieve this。 To lose everything bad， you also lose everything good。 Why doesn't it cost enough？ Because its fake。They're trying to replicate the true joys that have been taken away from them; books， culture， science， new thoughts/ideas， individuality， freedom of expression， choice， faith， family and love。 Instead they get propoganda， mantras， hyponeapeadia， clones， predestination， conditioning， forced worship， assembly lines and orgies。 Theres no authentic happiness， theres soma。I think this is demonstrated by the way Linda is percieved in the old world。 When you put her hedonistic tendencies into the reservation of the old ways （albeit， poverty striken old ways， and they also have their negatives）， but when you see her lifestyle in contrast to the traditionalists。 She's nothing more than a promiscuous addict， who pays the price with abuse and sickness， and chases the drug to her death。Then of course there's her son， John。 John， Bernard and Helmholtz represent what it is to not fit in。 Which is the final key theme for me。 The conformity that applies everywhere。 It applies in both the World State and the Reservation。 If you go against the grain， if you don't think like the group， look like the group or act like the group， you're ostrasized。 You're destined to be an outsider and to feel alone。 And to what end？Well， not a pleasant one according to BNW。 Bernard and Helmholtz， they're exiled。。。 exiled or executed？ （I imagine this is open for debate？ I have seen people interpret it both ways， I would hope they are simply exiled and thats why theres a follow up book Island？ But the whole being sent to Iceland was a guise for being executed makes me question if they really would be sent to the Faulklands）。 And John is so unable to cope with it， we get our chilly ending。 （I did notice there was a few references to suicide throughout the book， foreshadowing？）But because the population of the BNW doesn't have individuality， it is the reason that they are able to be manipulated and conditioned by those around them。 Solidarity is portrayed as a positive， it is what John strives for and argues for against Mustapha。 Without loneliness， people are unable to find God， they can only find God in solitude。 Otherwise， they are too distracted， too influenced。 And ultimately it isn't because of his solitude and ostrasization that John did what he did at the end， he grew up like that and managed to get through it， no， it was when he gave up and decided to join in。 He drank the coolaid， he joined the orgy， he took the soma。Ultimately， its a cautionary tale。 Written in response to the industralisation and foretold Americanisation of the world， the development of the assembly line and a devotion to consumerism "Oh [Henry] Ford！"。 When the two colide， what will be the result？ People created on an assembly line for the purposes of consuming and nothing more。 How if our only purpose is to serve， we are only destined to be controlled。 How the old world and the modern world cannot coexist， and to be aware of what price we pay when transitioning from one to the other。 。。。more

Jonathan Pineda ，

El texto nos muestra el como un sistema da todo a la gente para que sea feliz。。。

Maria Exposto ，

Melhor que o 1984。 Ritmo mais rápido。 Sociedade muito mais interessante。 Bom argumento

Pavel Lepic ，

What can be said about one of the most famous sci-fi of all time？ I pretty sure nothing that somebody before me said already。 My mind is blown away by the fact， that this book was written almost 90 years ago。。。 There is so many interesting thoughts and points， I can't help myself and think about them。 And I think that is what a good book should do。 What can be said about one of the most famous sci-fi of all time？ I pretty sure nothing that somebody before me said already。 My mind is blown away by the fact， that this book was written almost 90 years ago。。。 There is so many interesting thoughts and points， I can't help myself and think about them。 And I think that is what a good book should do。 。。。more

Laimonas Bieliauskas ，

as john bet tik ant galo

Xerxia ，

In my continuing quest to read many of the “classics” I missed reading in my youth， I endured the （free， thank heavens） audiobook version of this story。 Michael York is a brilliant narrator and that is the only good thing I can say about this experience。 What a horrible book。 Not a single likeable character in the entire thing。

Brittany ，

Remarkable To think that someone in 1932 was able to imagine a world of that written in this book is remarkable。 I would highly recommend giving this book a read！

Michael ，

Struggled with this as didn’t like any of the characters， so could not stay engaged。 1984 is much better。

Myrto Mega ，

wtf

Juliana Fabrizio ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It is astonishing to realize the book was written in the 20’s。 Sometimes you really have the impression that time-travelers are a true thing and Aldous Huxley is one of those。 It’s impressive how he captures technology and science advances and molds to what eerie effects they might have on society。 And he is so true correct in so many predictions。 It is a great book to reflect and enjoy how powerful words can be and how well-written it is from beginning to end。 Just makes you want to read more a It is astonishing to realize the book was written in the 20’s。 Sometimes you really have the impression that time-travelers are a true thing and Aldous Huxley is one of those。 It’s impressive how he captures technology and science advances and molds to what eerie effects they might have on society。 And he is so true correct in so many predictions。 It is a great book to reflect and enjoy how powerful words can be and how well-written it is from beginning to end。 Just makes you want to read more and more of the genre and of the author as it does strikes an immense interest of continue learning and questioning our lives through the posed dilemmas and arguments - and also from preventing us to becoming the so feared society where books are not prohibited but just are pointless to be available， as no one cares… Ford forbid us！！ 。。。more

Personaonthepodium ，

The terrible thing about this book was how well it was written。 You can’t give a fucking literary masterpiece one star and chug it in the bin。Ok。 It was well written， a bloody page turner， some phrases just amazed me and I couldn’t stop reading， but for God’s sake this is not a dystopia！I can imagine Huxley in the middle of the night thinking “you know what I hate？ Clubs， over consumption， the class system， and promiscuity。 I’m gonna write a dystopia and show all those stupid strumpets who’s bos The terrible thing about this book was how well it was written。 You can’t give a fucking literary masterpiece one star and chug it in the bin。Ok。 It was well written， a bloody page turner， some phrases just amazed me and I couldn’t stop reading， but for God’s sake this is not a dystopia！I can imagine Huxley in the middle of the night thinking “you know what I hate？ Clubs， over consumption， the class system， and promiscuity。 I’m gonna write a dystopia and show all those stupid strumpets who’s boss！”I’m sorry but as I was reading the description of the society I couldn’t stop thinking that their society， however not perfect it’s better than whatever late capitalist shit we have right now。Oh no！ A society where people enjoy sport and sex freely and take drugs that apparently have no long term side effects if managed correctly， definitely lacking some traditional values。Am I supposed to sympathise with John the Slut Whipper or with Bernard the Incel as the enlightened outsiders？Mustapha Mond is the real queen 。。。more

Marcus de Melo ，

Lol dorgas， quero。

emelie evrard ，

Something strangely unexpected。 I disliked almost every page， and yet， I will walk away from this a different person。

Emma ，

3。5 stars

Hümeyra ，

Cesur Yeni Dünya son zamanlarda fazlaca popülerleştiğinden artık okumam gerektiğini düşündüm。 Aldous Huxley'nin de dediği gibi bir sanat eseri olarak epey bir kusuru var ama bunları düzeltmeye kalksa kitabı yeniden yazması gerekirdi。 Kusurları olmakla beraber onu 20。 yy。 klasiklerinden biri yapan şey şüphesiz bu tarz bir ütopik distopyanın tüm zamanlar için bir benzerinin olabilmesi ihtimali。 1984 de beni bundan dolayı çok etkilemişti。 Burada kitabın içeriğinden detaylıca bahsetmeyeceğim。 Evet H Cesur Yeni Dünya son zamanlarda fazlaca popülerleştiğinden artık okumam gerektiğini düşündüm。 Aldous Huxley'nin de dediği gibi bir sanat eseri olarak epey bir kusuru var ama bunları düzeltmeye kalksa kitabı yeniden yazması gerekirdi。 Kusurları olmakla beraber onu 20。 yy。 klasiklerinden biri yapan şey şüphesiz bu tarz bir ütopik distopyanın tüm zamanlar için bir benzerinin olabilmesi ihtimali。 1984 de beni bundan dolayı çok etkilemişti。 Burada kitabın içeriğinden detaylıca bahsetmeyeceğim。 Evet Huxley'nin yarattığı bu ütopik görünümlü korkunç kurgu şimdilik imkansız gözüküyor ama bir benzerinin olma ihtimalini hiç de düşük bulmuyorum。 Kitapta en etkilendiğim kısım batı avrupa denetçisi Mustafa Mond ile Vahşi John'un konuştuğu kısımdı。 Benim için kitap Aldous Huxley'nin yazmış olduğu önsözü okumakla tamamlandı。 Yapbozun parçaları önsözü okumamla tamamlandı diyebilirim。 Sırf o önsöz için okumanızı tavsiye ederim fakat önsözler bence bolca sürpriz bozan barındırdığından kitabı okuduktan sonra okumak gerekir bu şekilde okursanız kitaptan alacağınız tat çok daha başka olacaktır。 。。。more

Natalia Reynisdóttir vilche ，

“But I don't want comfort。 I want God， I want poetry， I want real danger， I want freedom， I want goodness。 I want sin。”“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery。 And， of course， stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability。 And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune， none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation， or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt。 Happiness is never grand。” “But I don't want comfort。 I want God， I want poetry， I want real danger， I want freedom， I want goodness。 I want sin。”“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery。 And， of course， stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability。 And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune， none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation， or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt。 Happiness is never grand。” 。。。more

Jason Keel ，

A difficult， disturbing yet profound book。 A future society trades truth and beauty for happiness and stability with totalitarianism， consumerism， and hedonism。 There is so much here for us to ponder in a book that is a cracked reflection of the world in the early twenty-first century; even though it was written in the early 1930's。 For parents there are adult themes aplenty in this book， but Huxley is not graphic at all。 However， don't be surprised if your teen has to look up words like "orgy。" A difficult， disturbing yet profound book。 A future society trades truth and beauty for happiness and stability with totalitarianism， consumerism， and hedonism。 There is so much here for us to ponder in a book that is a cracked reflection of the world in the early twenty-first century; even though it was written in the early 1930's。 For parents there are adult themes aplenty in this book， but Huxley is not graphic at all。 However， don't be surprised if your teen has to look up words like "orgy。" I'd let my teens read it， in fact， two of them already did in school。 。。。more

Özgür ，

Such an experience！ To be honest I've had my doubts about this book before I started reading it。 It being a slow burning book also didn't help。 But making it through to the end was rewarding。All dystopias carry the fears and concerns of the period when it was written。 And Brave New World by Aldous Huxley isn't an exception。 You see the world through the author's eyes。 You see what makes him frightened， what makes him disgusted。 Therefore a dystopia isn't something you can read and enjoy like any Such an experience！ To be honest I've had my doubts about this book before I started reading it。 It being a slow burning book also didn't help。 But making it through to the end was rewarding。All dystopias carry the fears and concerns of the period when it was written。 And Brave New World by Aldous Huxley isn't an exception。 You see the world through the author's eyes。 You see what makes him frightened， what makes him disgusted。 Therefore a dystopia isn't something you can read and enjoy like any other fiction。 It's something deeper than that。 It's about morality， ethics， justice， and meaning。 It's a journey between you， your ideas， and the author with his ideas。It's up to you to decide how much Aldous Huxley was right about his concerns。 But you can't deny the fact that he wrote his ideas most elegantly。 。。。more

Cherry ，

We don’t want to change。 Every change is a menace to stability。Dystopian stories are definitely one of my favourite go-to genres to read so finally getting round to reading the classics in the genre is quite eye-opening， especially when those classics almost predict similarities to society today。 It is easy to see why Brave New World caused， and continues to cause， so much controversy， especially amongst religious types。 It is also clear why Native American parents are against this book bein We don’t want to change。 Every change is a menace to stability。Dystopian stories are definitely one of my favourite go-to genres to read so finally getting round to reading the classics in the genre is quite eye-opening， especially when those classics almost predict similarities to society today。 It is easy to see why Brave New World caused， and continues to cause， so much controversy， especially amongst religious types。 It is also clear why Native American parents are against this book being used in school curriculums due to the sheer amount of racism and xenophobia displayed towards the "savages" in the book。The dystopian hyper-consumerist society in Brave New World sees a world that is essentially what would have been the opposite of Huxley's 1930s reality。 Monogamy is frowned upon and seen as antisocial; babies are grown in bottles and decanted instead of born; and everyone is encouraged to take soma， the drug that keeps the population happy。 Religion is non-existent and has been replaced by a universal worship of Henry Ford。I did really enjoy reading Brave New World and am glad to have finally gotten round to reading it since its been sat on my TBR for about a decade。 I can definitely understand why this book is very hit and miss for a lot of people， especially those who don't make it past the first couple of chapters。 There is a large focus on the science that allows the society to function which I found very interesting but can see why some would find it insufferably boring。 Its also one of those stories where not much actually happens， its more of a "look at how mad the everyday goings on in this world are" kind of story。 It was really interesting that I found myself feeling almost envious of the poor brainwashed citizens since although they were essentially just slaves bred simply to do whatever work was predestined for them， they had no idea and were conditioned to be happy regardless of the circumstances， at the price of their free will。I found different chapters quite confusing to keep up with and couldn't work out why。 I'm not sure if it was intentionally supposed to be confusing or if it was maybe due to the writing style considering the book is so old but some of it just went completely over my head which is reflected in my rating， however I recognise that that may well be my own fault。 Although I have to say I'm glad its been a long-time curriculum novel since it meant Sparknotes had chapter analyses of all the chapters so I managed to figure out what I'd read afterwards。 It was also very uncomfortable the way indigenous people were referred to as "savages" and how black people were described using slurs。 I understand that the book is a product of its time but it didn't make it any less uncomfortable seeing so much casual racism。 I definitely do recommend this to anyone who is a fan of dystopia though， as it has influenced so many authors （and other media） over the years。 。。。more

Tanya Cyster ，

Attempted the gut-wrenching shocks 1984 achieved， but failed。 Maybe it had to do partly with the fact that in the plight of individual v。 society half of the individual’s crusade was for celibacy and thus felt a bit like this book was church-sponsored。 Maybe it was more relatable in the 1930s？ Not sure about that， but it threw me off a bit。 I did enjoy the world-building， lots of compelling ideas mostly novel to me。

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