Aldous Huxley - Brave New World Revisited

Pros: Discusses many issues that still confront today's society; clever, insightful, and witty.

Cons: Written 50-odd years ago, so a bit dated, and wrong in some of its predictions.

The Bottom Line: Hasn't aged as well as Brave New World, but still well worth a read. At less than 100 pages, why not?

Review: In my recent rereading of Brave New World (see my review h ere), I was struck by the uncanny relevance of the book, some 70 years after its initial publication. Aldous Huxley himself was fully cognizant of the ...

Pros: Insightful, though outdated

Cons: Very short

The Bottom Line: It will make you think!

Review: Brave New World Revisited is the follow up to Aldous Huxley's earlier novel entitled Brave New World. This book is basically a series of essays on corporations and private individuals, and offers a lot of comparisons between the present day (at the time...

Pros: well-written book that is informative and intriguing

Cons: gets you thinking of "robo"-people

Review: Ok this is a report I did for my debate class, the general theme is A Brave New World and looking into the future of genetic engineering of human beings. Enjoy!



In Alduos Huxley’s provacative book, A Brave New World, science...

Pros: Good follow up, historical perspective

Cons: Short, a little boring for the non-historical

Review: For those of us who enjoyed "Brave New World", few books have been able to come close to eliciting the same emotions and thoughts. "Brave New World, Revisited" does not. It is a historical study of what was happening 30 some years...