Thursday, November 5, 2015

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

I think I enjoy the dystopic stories more than any other fiction. I think it gives more true insight into humanity and I find that appealing. This is one of the classics. Huxley wrote a foreword to the book addressing some of its short comings. It does say that he wishes he had given another option to the Savage than the 2 that were left open. I would agree with that. The ending was so abrupt I found it a bit disappointing. The book leads to interesting discussion on freedom, struggle, pain and grief and how those relate to social stability. It is a fantastic story of what seems to be a not so distant future.

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