aldous huxley brave new world book series

Huxley came from an illustrious scientific family with social connections. But what’s striking about the novel is how it so astutely anticipates a society taken over by benevolent technocrats rather than politicians, a scenario that appears increasingly likely in the age of AI and genetic engineering. The social elements from the story are similar to those in Orwell and Kafka and others, namely a society of obedient sheep run by the state and benevolent dictators through brainwashing and groupthink. It is astonishing that Aldous Huxley wrote this tale of technological dystopia in 1932. You can see on the pictures I've attached the differences in the wording from the original to the version I purchased.īefore there was ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Bladerunner’, before there was even ‘1984’, there was 'Brave New World'. I don't typically give bad reviews and this review does not reflect the content of Brave New World but rather that of the actual sale/this particular version of the book. If they'll sell a book that's not the original for $1.49, I wonder if they'll try to sell one that's not the original for $10 or $15? If you didn't know what you're looking for and didn't know this wasn't the original, you'd just think you got a heck of a deal on a classic when, in reality, you were ripped off. Even though I'm only out $1 and some change, it's still kind of disappointing that I wasted it on a book that's seemingly advertised as the original. Maybe I missed some kind of disclosure but I don't remember seeing anything saying this was a different version. If that's what you're looking for, then I recommend this edition but if you're looking for the original, you'll need to spend a little more money to download the original with the man on the front cover. It basically takes the original version, changes the prose and wording to make it more 'readable' and understandable in more modern language, I suppose. I bought the Kindle edition for $1.49 (the one with eggs on the cover) and it is NOT the actual, original version it is a watered-down, summary of sorts of the actual book. Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2017 The $1.49 Kindle Book Is NOT The Actual Book

Aldous huxley brave new world book series