Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

A friend recommended it to me, I'm loving it.

Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Revival, by Steven King

Soon to start Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Started it about a week ago. Really liking it so far. That intro failed to hook me in but it was still interesting, and then afterwards with Bernard's story it's really hooking me in.

I'm at the part where they arrive at ... bad country? Atleast that's the literal translation. I'm reading it in Spanish. Not sure how I feel about this part, with the book being so short I feel like I'd rather hear more about London. But I'm waiting cause it might have some good payoff.

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Catching up on some dystopian classics. Really enjoyed both. Fahrenheit 451 edges it out for me.

I finished reading Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley and also finished the audio version of How Democracies Die, by Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt. Brave New World was really interesting, a nice contrast to 1984's dystopia which for me felt even more chilling. How Democracies Die was also very good and provided some grounded commentary on the Trump administration and how it compares to authoritarian takeovers (failed and successful) in a way that doesn't seem sensationalised, and is all the more worrying for it.

Started reading The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R Tolkien again, I've never made it all the way through and I'm already wondering if I have the staying power to get to the end when there are so many other books I'm eager to get to.

Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer

Finished and enjoyed.

The Ring of Solomon, by Jonathan Stroud

Currently reading. Have already read the trilogy. And adding the prequel to the set of read books. Love a snarky character.

Seige of Darkness, by R. A. Salvatore

Currently reading. Book 9 in the Drizzt adventures. Will finish this one. And the next. And then take a break from Drizzt.

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Currently listening to. Seems a lot like 1984, but still enjoyable.

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

I haven't gotten too far into yet, but the first chapter describing the reproduction centers was pretty crazy.

Finished Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley and Ship of Destiny, by Robin Hobb, the liveship books surprised me, I was tempted to skip them to go straight to more Fitz, the idea of magic ships powered by people dying on them never appealed to me at first but I ended up enjoying them even more than Farseer, great character development for Kennit and really liked Althea as well.

got a few library books coming soon and no sure which one I'm going to start with but while I'm waiting for them I'm going to read the vegetarian, by Han Kang, looking forward to this, I've enjoyed all the south korean fiction I've read so far but yet to try her.

Just finished Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Amazing book, absolutely blew me away. Incredible how much it relates to current scientific discoveries. Amazing. Just started A farewell to arms by Ernest Hemingway this week. A lot more challenging but enjoying his style at the moment.

I finished Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley and Silhouette of a Sparrow, by Molly Beth Griffin. I gave Brave New World 3 out of 5 stars. I liked it for what it was and appreciate it as a progenitor of the dystopia genre, but its focus on the world rather than the characters or plot prevented me from loving it. I gave Silhouette of a Sparrow 2.5/5 stars. I really really wanted to love this novel, but it needed about 150 more pages for me to really connect with it. The writing wasn't bad, but the overall story and characters felt shallow. There weren't enough pages given to develop them, and there was one super contrived plot point that made me cringe.

I'm currently reading Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. I'm astonished by how much I'm loving this book. I didn't really enjoy Villette by her, but I've actually laughed out loud at parts of Jane Eyre. The writing is absurdly good.

Finished Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy recently and am about halfway through Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I'm enjoying it, but part of the reason why I'm not as into the dystopian genre as a whole are the constant references to how different this world is in comparison to ours. It feels like they constantly need to make reference to it, and the opening in which all of the changes are spelled out to us through the medium of a lecture to students feels somewhat convienient. However it does feel more nuanced in this regard to 1984 and I am genuinely intrigued to see where the plot will go from where I'm at currently.

Finished:

-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3/5. Interesting concept, but really poor delivery. Dull writing, flat characters, and boring at times. Had it’s moments, like that ‘we want the whip’ scene was absolutely surreal, and really everything with the Savage honestly makes the book worth it, despite its’ many other failings. Overall not horrible to fine. 1984 was way better, phenomenal when compared to Fahrenheit 451 though.

Started:

-The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Weird then a bit hard to get into at first, if not dull, but it’s really starting to pick up. Ivan’s assorted shenanigans in the street and the mental hospital, but the whole scene at Woland’s/Satan’s magic show was phenomenal! Excited to continue.

Finished 1984, by George Orwell for the third time, this go in my book club. Also finished A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union from Stalin to Gorbachev, by Vladislov Zubok on audiobook and finally What Does it Mean to be Well-Educated, by Alfie Kohn.

I've started a rereads of The Road Less Travelled, by Dr. M. Scott Peck and Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, as well as picked up Hitch-22, by Christopher Hitchens on audiobook though its long winded sound is not really optimal for my audiobook needs. Finally, in continuing my reading of Kohn, I picked up Punished by Rewards, by Alfie Kohn.

Still in the works are:

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

A Storm of Swords, by George RR Martin

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Finished Washington, the Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley this weekend.

Washington was more interesting than I anticipated. I learned a lot about French, Spanish, English, and Native American relations during America's inception. There was a lot more there than I thought!

Brave New World was exactly what I thought it would be though. Pretty ahead of its time. I preferred the 1984 dystopia though.

Finished:
1984, by George Orwell
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Reading:
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

I've already read 1984 few years ago so this is my second time reading it but this is my first time reading Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451. So far 1984 hit me the hardest and I think it's the best out of the 3 (but it's really hard to compare them). The 3 different perspectives from those autors give you a lot of things to think about.

I've been in a deep reading slump, at least a few years since I've taken a pause from consistent reading. Well I'm glad to say that I completed Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley last week and have started Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell this week. Brave New World is a dystopian classic that I've neglected to read and is definitely in the same league as 1984 and Fahrenheit 485. Cloud Atlas has started off slow, but I've heard it starts to pickup and well worth the read.

Yesterday I finished

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari

and started

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

This morning I finished

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

and started

Assassination Vacation, by Sarah Vowell

-Finished Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher last night. I didn't enjoy the book, had a hard time connecting with the characters. -started reading Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley.

I’m currently reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Currently Reading:

• The Stranger Beside Me, by Ann Rule - On the final 50 pages, I am really enjoying this book.

• Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money, by Nathaniel Popper - I spend alot of time following Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies and networks so its been pretty interesting to hear all the history behind the first major Crypto.

• Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley - I will be starting this one when I am done with 'The Stranger Beside Me'. Having read '1984' and 'Fahrenheit 451' I figured it was time to finish the trio.

Finished Reading

• Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living, by Nick Offerman - Pretty good overall, I liked this one better than Rainn Wilson's book but it has a similar tone. He is an incredibly funny and genuine man and Ron Swanson is my spirit animal.

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

This story is not at all what I had expected to read. I really liked the author’s world building. This is one of the few dystopian novels where I can see people reading this and thinking it doesn’t seem like such a bad place assuming they’re a beta or alpha, they’re probably the same people that don’t mind if their data is being shared if they have nothing to hide.

It’s easy to learn about Soma and think it sounds wonderful. I think if a drug like that existed, even I would be in line to get it. But it would be nicer to live in a society where we didn’t feel the constant need to remove ourselves from it.

Finished:

Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline

Started:

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon

Started Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley.

Finished Chapterhouse: Dune, by Frank Herbert finally finishing the Dune series yay

Which made starting and finishing The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury a breeze.

And now a few pages from the end of Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Just started The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov

After finishing I Robot, by Isaac Asimov, right after finishing Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Just finished Rocket Ships and God, by Rocco Martino

I'd say it's about average compared to other books talking about the nature of Faith and Science. It was a bit slow but not too dense. I think the conclusion was well written. That said, I agreed with his position before I started, so I can't really judge if he made a convincing argument. I'd be interested to know if someone on the Agnostic/Atheist side would find it compelling. I suspect that it's a good first book for someone who is just starting to question whether God exists, and then lead into better books that go more in depth.

Also finished reading Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

I read this 8 years ago in High School, and I think this reread had convinced me that High School Literature classes should not count for college credit. The amount of insight that just a few years of life experience gave me into understanding this book has me convinced that college students should continue reading great literature, especially if it's not their degree.

Started Story of a Soul, by Thérèse de Lisieux

It's been recommended to me so often, I figured I'd finally pick it up and give it a shot. She died very young, but still made a huge impact on the Catholic Church.

Finished:

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

It was a boring first half, but I actually ended up enjoying it very much. It made me think of the way our society behaves, and the parallels, if any, between the Huxley world and our world.

Started:

Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini

I can feel it will be a very touching story. So far, 120 pages in.

This week I finished Fluency, by Jennifer Foehner Wells and a re-read of Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. I also read a bit more of War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy.

This week on the Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast we read Milkman, by Anna Burns. Next week will be Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCort, to complete our St. Patrick's Day double-header.

I just finished reading 1984, by George Orwell , loved it, started reading Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley because I couldn't get enough dystopian goodness.

I'm re-reading Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley (and by that I mean listening to an audiobook of it because I'm lazy).

I remember disliking it when I read it in high school, but I forgot exactly why. It certainly is on-the-nose. The entire first three chapters are describing how awesome life is now that everybody's position is predetermined and nobody has any choices and monogamy has been abolished. Pretty much in those terms, too.

I guess I shouldn't be so hard on it since it's over 80 years old and a lot of the concepts were new at the time, but it just seems so much like Aldous Huxley shaking his fist impotently at any kind of progress.

By contrast, Yevgeny Zamyatin's We is almost exactly the same story (to the point where one feels like Huxley ripped it off - it was published ten or so years earlier, but only in Russian AFAIK), but it's told from the point of view of a character who starts out believing whole-heartedly in his society and slowly discovers its underlying horror.

It also doesn't help my opinion that the narrator keeps putting on these awful Irish accents for some of the characters.

If you’ve read 1984. A natural next book would be Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley.

I finished Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. I really disliked the first fifth of the book, which was an introduction to the science of this society. I also thought the rest of the book was mediocre, until I reached the last 3 chapters. I really enjoyed the philosophical dialogues, and the ending, which helped shine a new light on the rest of the novel. I am glad I kept with it, since after finishing the book, I really enjoyed the ideas presented in the novel.

I also started The Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi. It is a very short novel, but my edition has a lengthy introduction and plenty of notes. I am about half way through, and I really enjoy it. I have been wanting to read about eastern philosophy, and what better place to start than the sword saint himself. I will probably finish it by tomorrow, then I plan on beginning War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy to occupy the rest of my summer.

Finished The Kings Buccaneer by Raymond E Feist. That's me through the 3 riftwar books and the 2 krondor sons books. I love the Midkemia setting and will be back for more, but need a break for a while.

Just picked up Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. This is my 3rd attempt at this book, I've never made it past about 40%

Finished: Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Started: Neuromancer, by William Gibson

Just getting into reading again since a while and started with these two:

The Wolf (Under the Northern Sky), by Leo Carew

This one caught my eye in between lots of books at my local book store and I like it very much so far. Basically it is about the fragile peace between two human races which gets broken and so a epic war begins. The story is full of interesting characters, epic battles, betrayals and conspiracies which makes the book very gripping.

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

Got this off of the /li/ Starter-Kit list. Just started. The first few pages are very promising.

Almost done with A Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. It's good - I'm not sure yet if it's as great as it everyone claims it to be.

Half way with The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath. Brutally honest and intriguing.

Just finished Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley can't believe I'd never read this classic before, but I loved it, so many interesting and intriguing ideas!

I finished reading The Astonishing Color of After, by Emily X.R. Pan. Finally! I gave this book a 4/5 because of the slow start and the somewhat boring romance subplot of the story. However, this book totally made me cry, like tears dripping onto the page and everything; it was a very emotional read. The family drama and mystery aspects were right up my alley, as was the magical realism. One of my favorites so far this year.

I started reading Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. It's alright so far. The main couple's name is delightfully obvious. I mean, Bernard MARX and LENINA Crowne? Come on, Huxley.

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

One of my favorite quotes: "But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin."

And

"Success went fizzily to Bernard's head, and in the process completely reconciled him (as any good intoxicant should do) to a world which, up till then, he had found very unsatisfactory..."

i finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and i'm gonna start reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Oh man, I had slowed down there for a while, but knocked out some hard copy books and a couple audiobooks!

Finished:

The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Currently Reading:

The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

I've finished O, Jerusalem!, by Larry Collins and Dominique LaPierre. Amazing book about the foundation of modern Israel with some great stories in it.

I read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz. Wasn't a huge fan. The nerd references were fun but I really don't like the way Diaz writes women.

I read Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. A haunting dystopia that I really should have read sooner.

I read Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. Continuing my streak of dystopian literature. Eerily prescient, much like Bradbury.

I'm now on Animal Farm, by George Orwell. Another dystopia I should have read earlier. The juxtaposition between the Russian Revolution parallels and the fact that the action is about talking animals brings me much amusement.

Just finished Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

I was roped in by the particularly strong intro and worldbuilding. Though I felt it was a bit heavy on exposition, that became a non-issue. It took a while to get there, but the last act was absolutely incredible. I highly recommend this to anyone.

I've heard it called "A more realistic scenario than 1984" and I'm inclined to agree. It's a pretty decent cautionary tale about our right to be happy and what happens when we're deprived of that right. It's a book whose central message I took from it was "Happiness means nothing if it's not earned", and I'm inclined to agree.

I finished Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley this week and started reading I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson.

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

I'm sure most you have read this and it was time for me to finally go through it.
I liked the second half of the book better, the ending was well written too.

Overall, I enjoyed it.

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley.

It's actually my third time through it. It's my fave!