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Brave New World: A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation by Aldous Huxley
159 reviews
oracleofsyd's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Suicide
whatamidoing_rn's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Idk I probably should’ve waited until I was a bit older to read this so I might’ve got more out of it but oh well. The ending was surprising.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
maddie_can_read's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
First time reading this book as an adult. Read it in school maybe like 2009 so it's strange to read it 15 years later. I remember finding it interesting and enjoying it. Now it feels weirdly nostalgic so I'm not sure what to rate it. Also because I definitely have a much different understanding of it now.
The audiobook had good narration.
I think this would be a 5 star for me if the story was a bit tighter, and the tone (because of when the book was written) feels kind of weird at points.
Towards the end of the book it feels more like the author is telling us some of his societal hot takes via 2 characters having a conversation rahter than like working it more seamlessly into the story.
wish we saw more of what happened to Helmholtz and Bernard on their island of misfits. Also wish we saw what happe ed to Johns father. The part with John's anger towards Lenina was really interesting, lots of like weird projection shit on John's part - I hate the men who slept with my mother, they were bad, so now that I want to sleep with Lenina I'm bad? But he never wanted to hurt his mother for her actions and really loved her, so it was kind of weird how violent he got towards Lenina
The audiobook had good narration.
I think this would be a 5 star for me if the story was a bit tighter, and the tone (because of when the book was written) feels kind of weird at points.
Towards the end of the book it feels more like the author is telling us some of his societal hot takes via 2 characters having a conversation rahter than like working it more seamlessly into the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: War
peyberry's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Boring and weird tbh
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
ilincasandu's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol
divergent159's review against another edition
challenging
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, and Suicide
yousufrizvi4's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book is really well written and I enjoyed reading it. That being said, the plot of this book is vile and the ending is absolutely tragic. Any reason I take off stars from this book is simply subject matter, not being it’s written poorly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Suicide
eahhhhh's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Self harm, Suicide, and Vomit
sophieparr's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Drug use, and Classism
Minor: Suicide
thepurplepeep's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content