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Regarding your critique of 1984, try Brave New World if you haven't already. I think it fits your expectations of the dystopian genre much better.
by slayed0 11y ago
Regarding your critique of 1984, try Brave New World if you haven't already. I think it fits your expectations of the dystopian genre much better.
- a_bonobo 11y agoYou may also like Yevgeny Zamyatin's "We" [1]. Orwell asserted that Huxley ripped it off for Brave New World, but Huxley said that he had never heard of it. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_%28novel%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_%28novel%29
- ylem 11y agoI read this as part of a science fiction class back in college. It was amazing and well thought out!
- Vaskivo 11y agoI've read it in about 10 years ago, in my teens. It's funny because I've always thought that the Orwellian dystopia was a bit far-fetched, and the Huxleyan dystopia was much closer. Reading 1984, I feel like we're nearing both at the same time!
- lbruder 11y agoOrwell feared that what we hate will ruin us. Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us: http://www.nedhardy.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2011/may/huxley_vs_orwell_2.jpg http://www.nedhardy.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2011/may/h...