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Darkmast508
10-10-2007, 06:52 AM
Has/is anyone else reading it? it's a great book, I'm reading it right now! I recommend it.
ciwi286
10-10-2007, 07:28 AM
whos the author?
Todd
10-10-2007, 12:54 PM
Aldous Huxley was one of the greatest author's of our time. He was almost a prophet. Brave New World is def one of my favorite books. I recommend it to anyone, its very short (like 300 pages on a small paperback?), and although Huxley has a bit of an eccentric use of language, its a very well-developed story. Im also a huge fan of his other works, allthough BNW is the best (id recommend Island to BNW fans).
ciwi286
10-10-2007, 12:56 PM
kk thanks, ill check him out!
WesScog
10-10-2007, 01:46 PM
It gets compared to WE, 1984, and Anthem a lot.

It's in the same vein of Dystopia fiction, but its quite different from Orwell's or Rand's visions of a doomed future.
Todd
10-10-2007, 06:09 PM
Well in that case, we gotta plug Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 as well.
New Spark Films
10-10-2007, 06:41 PM
I loved 1984, and I read BNW, but I didn't really understand it (although I'm 13 so what can you expect?)
Darkmast508
10-10-2007, 11:42 PM
I'm eleven and I understand it.
WesScog
10-11-2007, 02:43 AM
Well in that case, we gotta plug Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 as well.


I can't believe I forgot 451.
WesScog
10-11-2007, 02:43 AM
I loved 1984, and I read BNW, but I didn't really understand it (although I'm 13 so what can you expect?)


What did you not quite get about it? I might be able to help.
Todd
10-11-2007, 10:35 AM
If you diddnt get BNW, read it a second time, its worth it!

Heh I moved to NYC recently, and the more time I spend here, the more I feel like im fulfilling the role of the savage haha jk.
New Spark Films
10-11-2007, 05:30 PM
What did you not quite get about it? I might be able to help.

I just didn't really follow the plotline about halfway in. I need to re-read it sometime, because I read it way too fast and it was at school so I couldn't really concentrate.