I don’t really know how to write this one as I am not really one of those who report on books.

Just wanna say to y’all who didn’t read the book you should really go get it. It tells the story of a very dark world, where each uniqueness of our world is exaggerated and shaded, where all is inspected, monitored and controlled by a central authority. a centralized world, where nothing is beautiful but one thing - the common truth. How does living in a world like this feels? How far fetched is this world from ours? What is the nature of truth, and freedom?

These are my thoughts. hope that’s working for you.

  • BaldProphet@kbin.social
    125·
    1 year ago

    1984 has become timeless and perpetually relevant. I’d also recommend Animal Farm if you haven’t read it already. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (one of my favorite 20th-century science fiction authors) is also a great read that lives in a similar vein.

        • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
          3·
          1 year ago

          It’s good, a far more likely scenario than 1984. They use something other than terror to keep everyone in line. Definitely worth the read.

      • BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf
        2·
        1 year ago

        Breve New World is probably the most overrated Huxley book. Island is a much better summation of Huxley’s final perspective, and it is about as far from Brave New World as you can get. That said, I think BNW is still a good book, but it shouldn’t be seen as Huxley’s greatest work, nor did he see it as such.