Before anything, I'd like to say that even though this blog is written in English, I recommend you to do as I did and read the books I criticise in their original language (if you can). This way you'll like them much more and you'll find astute word games and double meanings which will help you read the book in all of its potential.

February 23, 2013

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Criticism:

This book, by Aldous Huxley, is an incredible classic which is marvelously written and wonderfully thought of. Both the story and the style in which it is told hook the reader and make him dive into an unconscious meditation about the world in itself, its people, and everything. It is a criticism of society told in a way that
is very effective because it sinks in but at the same time it is exciting and completely unexpected. The reader will be continuously surprised by the turn of events and by the characters themselves, whose psychologies are deeply described so that they seem absolutely real.
Moreover, although the story in itself seems less brusque than 1984, by George Orwell, it is, once thought of, much more terrifying. Furthermore, it is even more pessimistic in some aspects, and quite depressing at some points; although other parts are more optimistic and hopeful.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone above fifteen years old, and I would tag it as an obligatory read, as it is the opposite of boring but at the same time it is written to encourage thought about it.

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