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Summary of this Book... | ||
A dystopian future, where all birth is done in a science lab and the whole of society is conditioned into thinking the world should only have happy feelings. The moment they feel sad, it is all erased by "a gram and a half of soma" | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
Anyone who likes a story that causes the reader to reflect and contemplate on the current state of our "need" for technology and government. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
How they used SOMA to erase their woes and pain, rather than work through their feelings. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
How eerily similar this story is to our current day obsession for technology. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
Read more of Aldous Huxley's works! | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
Saddened for our future if we don't start to change. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
Considering it was published in 1932. It is an amazingly insightful journey into a future that sounds and feels very similar to our current day | ||
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Created Jan 17, 2014 at 1:18pm •
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