Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World (Study Texts S.) (Transaction Large Print S.) (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) (The collected works of Aldous Huxley) (Cover to Cover Classics) (Audio Editions) (Critical Insights) (Queen's Classics) (Heritage of Literature S.) (Chatto Pocket Library S.) (Flamingo modern classics) (MOST RED)

by Aldous Huxley

This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author. Into the neatly programmed "Brave New World" of test-tube babies and drug-controlled happiness, misfit Bernard Marx brings the innocent Savage. Huxley's vision of the future is also a chilling comment on the present.

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3.5 stars

Thoroughly enjoyed the first part of the book and learning about the "(brave) new world" and the people acting in it, as well as some of the conversations towards the end - and getting a different perspective through a certain someone - just the middle chunk of the book was a bit tedious to get through. A very interesting read nonetheless, and shocking to see how close we are to the depicted reality in certain aspects (and how far from it in others). I might not have fully loved it, but would certainly recommend it.

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