Saturday, January 31, 2009

Good insight, mediocrely written



Book Title: Brave New World (1931) by Aldous Huxley
Score: 6/10

A rather dystopian futuristic world reminiscent of that in Orwell's 1984 but milder. A little outdated by today's norms. I enjoyed the didactic parts that characters debated various essential points. Bad story and character development. I couldn't connect with any of the characters (perhaps it was intended). Could have been better as a long essay. The idea for conditioning and breeding human beings was fascinating and horrific. IMO, it failed to show a fully vivid picture of its world.

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