Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited

from boweraj

Not as amazing as 1984 (very different too), but a solid, enjoyable read. Brave New World Revisited is particularly interesting and is not to be overlooked

from DrBrewhaha

Finally read this classic about a dystopian totalitarian state where the government genetically engineers people to fit certain roles and keeps them happy with doses of a drug called soma. Religion is not allowed, morality is flipped on its head, and individuality is anathema. The story had inter...

from Stormydawnc

Brave New World is one of those books I felt like I HAD to read, and I'm glad I did. It presents some interesting concepts, but I don't find it the best as far as Dystopias go.

from crookpe

a frighteningly accurate, while at times hysterically funny vision of a future where society is so perfect it hurts.

from PhilipJHunt

I was surprised how easy-to-read, Brave New World, is. I expected to find the writing dated, which was stupid of me, because this early 20th century era gave us a whole bunch of great writers. The book is deservedly a classic of dystopian fiction, its messages as trenchant today as ever. And quit...