Brave New World paints a future that still hasn't found the secrets of automation through robotics and computing. This makes it especially interesting, as the world Aldous Huxley imagines is so much different from ours, but eerily similar as well.
However, I feel like this utopian satire falls short to scrutiny in the modern era with the advent of computers and robotics. Huxley's future society still relies on the inefficiencies of human labor, and as such, has become dystopian solely through it's need for human capital. This is not to say that aspects of Huxley's dystopia do not ring true today; psychological conditioning and manipulation in the pursuit of capitalistic interests are issues facing society today.
While I enjoyed the book, I found it to be more akin to philosophical allegory than a powerful piece of narrative fiction. I was constantly feeling as if the characters were dropping character so …
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gabriel of the muddy valley rated The Kingdom of Gods: 3 stars
The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin (The Inheritance Trilogy, #3)
The Kingdom of Gods is a fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the third book of her Inheritance …
gabriel of the muddy valley rated The broken kingdoms: 3 stars
gabriel of the muddy valley rated The Tea Dragon Society: 4 stars
The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill (The Tea Dragon Society, #1)
From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows …
gabriel of the muddy valley rated The Vanished Birds: 4 stars
gabriel of the muddy valley rated The Fifth Season: 5 stars
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth, #1)
This is the way the world ends. Again.
Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living …
gabriel of the muddy valley rated Nimona: 4 stars
Nimona by ND Stevenson
From the Publisher:
A National Book Award Longlist Title
The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on …
gabriel of the muddy valley rated Binti: 3 stars
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Binti, #1)
Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at …
gabriel of the muddy valley rated Akata witch: 4 stars
Akata witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns …
gabriel of the muddy valley reviewed Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today …
Review of 'Brave New World' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Brave New World paints a future that still hasn't found the secrets of automation through robotics and computing. This makes it especially interesting, as the world Aldous Huxley imagines is so much different from ours, but eerily similar as well.
However, I feel like this utopian satire falls short to scrutiny in the modern era with the advent of computers and robotics. Huxley's future society still relies on the inefficiencies of human labor, and as such, has become dystopian solely through it's need for human capital. This is not to say that aspects of Huxley's dystopia do not ring true today; psychological conditioning and manipulation in the pursuit of capitalistic interests are issues facing society today.
While I enjoyed the book, I found it to be more akin to philosophical allegory than a powerful piece of narrative fiction. I was constantly feeling as if the characters were dropping character so they could deliver a treatise on the nature of being, spirituality, or material goods. As the book went on, I found myself growing tired of Huxley's appeal to traditional values as they became more and more tangled with what I read was an appeal to individuality and freedom.
gabriel of the muddy valley reviewed The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #30)
"Another world is colliding with this one," said the toad. "All the monsters are coming …
Review of 'The Wee Free Men' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Terry Pratchett seamlessly traverses the humorous and heartfelt in this book. It's a lovely coming-of-age story with pacing that never leaves you wondering when something exciting is going to happen next. While Tiffany Aching doesn't particularly read as a 9-year-old girl, her character is so sassy and enjoyable to behold that it's hard to be bothered by her rather adult attitude.
Pratchett espouses on the responsibility we have towards our community and our families, no matter how dumb or difficult they may be, and left me thinking about how we could all stand to embrace our inner witch a little more.
gabriel of the muddy valley rated The Final Empire: 3 stars
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery …
gabriel of the muddy valley rated Reincarnation blues: 3 stars
Reincarnation blues by Michael Poore
Reincarnation Blues is more than a great love story: Every journey from cradle to grave offers Milo more pieces of …
gabriel of the muddy valley rated In Defense of Food: 4 stars
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times"Eat food. Not …