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 Surprisingly mediocre Nov 18, 2009
Having heard mostly good things about the book - I gave it a shot. The story line was confusing, none of the characters were terribly interesting and the whole plot was rather random, if I do say.
To be honest I read the book about a year and I remember little - it was that forgettable. I do remember at the time wondering if it would ever just end - I did finish the book (I never just put down a book because I always tend to get invested just enough to wonder if the good part is coming soon). I do remember the letdown of nothing interesting or insightful ever coming.
While I've certainly read worse, unfortunately, I cannot recommend the book to others. I'm not saying it's a bad book -certainly many other readers and reviewers have enjoyed this book much more than I have. It just goes to show the varying degrees of human interest.
 Great Price! Nov 11, 2009
This is a great edition of this classic novel. Best of all, I got a great price for 52 of my students using Amazon - no tax, no shipping, and a discounted price. You can bet I'll be checking Amazon first from now on!
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The Best Book of All Time Nov 09, 2009
The most chillingly accurate futuristic satire with incredible insight on religion, philosophy, the sciences, society, and happiness; how these relate to humanity, and always will relate to humanity. Buy this book, read this book.
More than a book, a Literary Icon Nov 08, 2009
Huxley's Brave New World, hardly needs a rave review as it has already received many and further has been recognized as a literary and cultural icon of the 20th century. In addition to it's being recognized on many lists as one of the top influential novels of it time, it also has the distinction of being one of the more challenged books by those who believe that banning challenging works is a positive behavior.
Huxley comes from a distinguished family that is no stranger to controversy. The book itself clearly takes on controversial issues such as religion, sexuality and projects through the vehicle of science fiction and futurism a world that could be the logical result of trends that Huxley observed in his day and age. Ironically, those who react so strongly to those elements that Huxley portrays probably miss that rather than being a proponent, as they appear to presume, Huxley may in fact be sounding the alarm and attempting to illustrate the need for change.
For having been written in the early 1930's, Huxley's work remains remarkably contemporay and readible today. Issues such as technology and hedonism have hardly diminished in terms of their impact in western society.
Having read this book in the Kindle format, I would be remiss to mention that the book reads well in this medium and that any well read person would do well to add this to their library not only for the skillful manner in which Huxley brings tough issues to the fore, but also to grasp the manner in which this book has indeed shaped many of the moral and ethical discussions of today with issues such as stem cell development, abortion and cyber development.
I read this book because I felt by not reading it to this point, I was neglecting an important work that I've heard referred to in many different contexts. Having read it, I can confirm its value and power and recommend it as needful reading whether the reader is completely in agreement with the underlying message the book conveys or not.
5 stars for content and the Kindle medium.
Bart Breen
so began my love for dystopian lit Oct 20, 2009
When I was 16, I was exposed to Aldous Huxley's futuristic world. So began my love for dystopian literature. His world of soma and alphas is haunting, and I think that the virtual reality found in that book comes alarmingly close to what we now encounter. Perhaps I think highly of this book because I was young and hadn't read anything like it before (I still must read 1984!). When I read Margaret Atwood's dystopian lit., I often think of pictures Huxley painted with his words. This should be on all high school require reading lists; it was on mine. I have to go back to my childhood home and pull up my dog-eared highlighted--and just darn old--copy.
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