Synopsis
Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress...
Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9781784870140
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 20 mm
- Weight: 202g
- Languages: English
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Don't Dys My Topia
'Brave New World' introduces a vision of the future based on universal 'happiness', then proceeds to dissect it's pros and cons through the eyes of a numbe... READ MORE
Given the reputation of this book I was expecting a complicated in depth insight into modern society highlighting all the flaws, questions and dilemmas of ... READ MORE
Brave New World
Thought provoking classic dystopia
Brave New World is a surprisingly easy read - although there are a few chapters that aren't quite as interesting as the rest. It considers all sorts of que... READ MORE
Great book!
Absolutely to read.
Incredibly thought provoking
A brilliantly wrote, thought provoking book that shows how to reach the stability society craves individuality must be demolished, mother nature ignored an... READ MORE
Eerie, yet one cannot stop reading.
This is one of the novels that is intentionally shocking, predicting something that is not far from happening nowadays. I am not a huge fan of science fict... READ MORE
A must read!!
I have to say I'm not one for science fiction novels but I loved this book! Definitely up there in my eyes with 1984 as a dystopian novel. It describes a f... READ MORE
Brave New World
With all due respect to the bookseller reviewer, the messages in Brave New World are even more astounding and discomforting now as they were then. This is ... READ MORE
Great Book!
Struggled at first with Huxley's writing style but warmed to it a few chapters in! A must read and incredibly thought provoking! Dystopian novels are my th... READ MORE
Meh
I read this book in secondary school and found it disturbing, this should under no circumstances be read in a school. If you want to read this check the tr... READ MORE
Its a brave world
Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" is a profound and thought-provoking novel that remains strikingly relevant even decades after its publication. Set in a d... READ MORE
What an odd story!
Mildly amusing but not that convincing. With it being a famous title, I finished it through curiosity more than anything else.
Having watched a 28 minut... READ MORE
A Brave Disappointment
I wanted to love Brave New World, but it didn’t live up to the hype. While the concepts are fascinating and eerily relevant, the chaotic narrative style an... READ MORE
Absolutely brilliant
This has been a long time favourite book of mine, since it was recommended to me by a member of staff at my local Waterstones.
Set in the future the Wor... READ MORE
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