Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited

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...

from michaelbartley

I know this book is a classic yet I never read it until recently. I am taking a science ficition class and this is the first book assigned. I am glad that I read it! I know why it is a classic. There a number of ideas explored, freedom, seems to me the main one. how much freedom do we have. of co...

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...