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The astonishing novel Brave New World, originally published in 1932, presents Aldous Huxley's vision of the future -- of a world utterly transformed. Through the most efficient scientific and psychological engineering, people are genetically designed to be passive and therefore consistently useful to the ruling class. This powerful work of speculative fiction sheds a blazing critical light on the present and is considered to be Huxley's most enduring masterpiece.

Following Brave New World is the nonfiction work Brave New World Revisited, first published in 1958. It is a fascinating work in which Huxley uses his tremendous knowledge of human relations to compare the modern-day world with the prophetic fantasy envisioned in Brave New World, including threats to humanity, such as overpopulation, propaganda, and chemical persuasion.



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Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels Brave New World, Eyeless in Gaza, and The Genius and the Goddess, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as The Devils of Loudun, The Perennial Philosophy, and The Doors of Perception. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles, California.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Brave New World, May 28 2004
By K. Simmons "Ullr" (America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brave New World Revisited (Paperback)
Nothing about this book really caught or held my attention. The premise of the novel is of course very original and a thought provoking idea, but the novel just didn't live up to the ever-present hype that surrounds it. I gave it three stars for the originality of ideas and detailed descriptions of future distopia, but in the end this novel did nothing for me. "1984" was much more effective and interesting in my opinion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Dictatorial Happiness, Feb 27 2004
By "toxicomaniac" (Leuven, Belgium) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brave New World Revisited (Paperback)
I would like to keep this short. We all know what the book is about: the bankruptcy of the individual. It's just that most people seem to miss a point: the society depicted in this book is obsessed with being happy and banning every form of discomfort out of their lives. Now there are certain people in this novel who rise up against this society but, I think, their motives are misunderstood: most people seem to think these dissenters are fighting for the right to be free so they can be happy in their own individual way. Actually they are fighting for the right to be unhappy, to suffer. For the greatest freedom you can enjoy as an individual is the right to be your miserable self.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent piece of work, Mar 14 2002
By Ivan Thomson "Ivan Thomson" (Palm Springs, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brave New World Revisited (Paperback)
This book is a terrefic piece of work and it always amazes me when I think that this book was written nearly 70 years ago. If you do not fear Big Brother, Genetics, and other such things you will after you read this.

I was forced into reading this in High School...and thank God I was. This is an absolutely amazing piece of classic writing that seems frighteningly close to the not so distant furture.

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5.0 out of 5 stars They don't get much better than this!
You *MUST* read this book!

Huxley wrote a masterpiece of a book in "Brave New World". "Brave New World Revisited" is a fantastic critical analysis of... Read more

Published on Aug 20 2001 by David Robinson

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent
And prophetic, are the words that best describe Huxley's work in "A Brave New World". When you read the explanation to all psychological, economical, philosophical and... Read more
Published on Mar 28 2001 by Roberto Macías

5.0 out of 5 stars cautionary
Welcome to a future where everybody's happy. Independent thought and feelings have been banished and genetic engineering, brain washing and drugs keep the population docile and... Read more
Published on Oct 30 2000 by Orrin C. Judd

4.0 out of 5 stars The follow-up essays are great
Deep thought and philosophy are the product of reflection upon the issues depicted in the novel. Great, highly moving materials that are worth the wade through the text in... Read more
Published on Aug 21 2000 by Mr. Egregious

3.0 out of 5 stars Brave New World
"'We also predestine and condition. We decant our babies as socialized human beings, as Alphas or Epsilons, as future sewage workers or future... Read more
Published on Jul 28 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars A serious, intellectual book.
I would reccomend this book to a serious reader who is looking for intellectual stimulus. It is not a science fiction thriller, and if you are not prepared to consider challenging... Read more
Published on Jul 28 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars BNW re-explained....
Be aware that this isn't a sequel to BNW but an explanation of the dangerous mentioned in it, dangers that grow more real with every passing year. Read more
Published on Jun 1 2000 by Craig Chalquist, PhD, author o...

4.0 out of 5 stars An insightful look at oppressive society
In "Brave New World" (BNW) Aldous Huxley describes a controlled, class-structured society that uses eugenics, mental control by sleep conditioning, sexual freedom... Read more
Published on April 27 2000 by Richard Ballard

5.0 out of 5 stars A gramme is better than a damn, Aldous
It's not as pessimistic as "1984" nor as cleverly metaphorical as "Animal Farm", but I hold both "Brave New World" and its cousin, the non-fiction... Read more
Published on Oct 16 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Entheogens: Professional Listing
"Brave New World Revisited" has been selected for listing in "Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments: An Entheogen Chrestomathy" http://www.csp.org/chrestomathy
Published on April 30 1999

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