I'm glad I read Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley! I almost didn't after Brave New World wasn't quite up to my expectations, see my review for it here. However, since Revisited is a nonfiction evaluation of the earlier novel rather than a sequel, I found it much more interesting. Unfortunately, it's also somewhat depressing/scary that many of the trends Huxley … [Read more...] about Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
Dystopia
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley has been on my reading list for a while among other dystopian sci-fi classics like 1984, Animal Farm, and Fahrenheit 451. Unfortunately, I enjoyed those others much more than Brave New World. As one of the first such stories published, I have to assume that Brave New World garners much of its literary success from being one of the first of its … [Read more...] about Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz
I probably never would have found The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz if not for Brooke's article on Women in Translation. The description drew me in immediately and was especially fitting since I was already reading George Orwell's Animal Farm. While the premise is really interesting and well-executed, the ending left me feeling unfulfilled, hence the 3-star rating. Book … [Read more...] about The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
I just finished reading The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick in anticipation of binging the show on Amazon Prime Video now that the final season is released. While I’m still excited to watch the show, I must admit I kind of hated the book. I feel like the story is good but the book didn't deliver on my expectations. Luckily, the book was available on Kindle Unlimited, … [Read more...] about The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick