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Brave New World (Modern Classics S)
by Aldous Huxley | Literature & Fiction
Registered by winglelliewing of Trimley St Mary, Suffolk United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by CatharinaL): permanent collection


4 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by winglelliewing from Trimley St Mary, Suffolk United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 03, 2005

8 out of 10

Read many years ago 

Journal Entry 2 by eowyn-unquendor from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Thursday, January 18, 2007

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Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Thank you so much for sending this book to the Low Lands Redhouse! I'm looking forward to read it, definately :) 

Journal Entry 3 by eowyn-unquendor from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Monday, January 29, 2007

9 out of 10

From Amazon.com:
"Community, Identity, Stability" is the motto of Aldous Huxley's utopian World State. Here everyone consumes daily grams of soma, to fight depression, babies are born in laboratories, and the most popular form of entertainment is a "Feelie," a movie that stimulates the senses of sight, hearing, and touch. Though there is no violence and everyone is provided for, Bernard Marx feels something is missing and senses his relationship with a young women has the potential to be much more than the confines of their existence allow.
Huxley foreshadowed many of the practices and gadgets we take for granted today--let's hope the sterility and absence of individuality he predicted aren't yet to come.


This book impressed me a lot!


Gereserveerd voor Rapturina 

Journal Entry 4 by rapturina from Yantai, Shandong China on Sunday, March 18, 2007

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Got it from eowyn-unquendor at the "meeting" in Delft. Thanks for bringing it for me, am looking forward to reading it! 

Journal Entry 5 by rapturina from Yantai, Shandong China on Wednesday, April 18, 2007

8 out of 10

Took this book with me to Finland to read during my time there. :D

This was very interesting, though a bit confusing. It took me a while to figure out who was who and who was doing what, but once I got my head around that it was okay. I didn't care much for the story, but the world Huxley creates is fascinating and leaves a lot to ponder about. I thought the reversal of sexual norms was especially interesting: the civilized people were having sex all over the place, whereas the so-called savages idolized monogamy. Considering this is usually seen the other way around I thought it was an interesting choice for the author. :D It'll definitely be interesting to see how far we're going to take the pursuit of happiness in this day and age and whether Huxley's brave new world will actually exist someday. It's not entirely impossible if you think about it. Even though this book was written in the 1930's, its criticism is just as valid if you apply it to today's society – I guess we haven't learnt much in 70 years. :D

I'll take it to either the Tampere or Helsinki BC meeting to see if anyone is interested in taking it home! 

Journal Entry 6 by CatharinaL from Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa Finland on Monday, April 23, 2007

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Brave New World has been one of my all-time favorite books. I got this copy when meeting Rapturina at the Tampere Coffee House yesterday: I simply couldn't resist the wonderful artwork in the front cover ('Mechanical Elements' by Léger). Thanks! 



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