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201 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0140010521
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin (Penguin Modern Classics)
Publication date: 11 January 1975
Description
Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined...
Community Reviews Summary of 93,332 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
challenging 48%
tense 25%
adventurous 18%
sad 18%
mysterious 15%
emotional 11%
informative 8%
funny 5%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 28% | Plot: 27% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 33% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Drug use, Suicide, RacismModerate
Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuseMinor
Abortion, Death of parent, Vomit201 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0140010521
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin (Penguin Modern Classics)
Publication date: 11 January 1975
Description
Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined...
Community Reviews Summary of 93,332 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
challenging 48%
tense 25%
adventurous 18%
sad 18%
mysterious 15%
emotional 11%
informative 8%
funny 5%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 28% | Plot: 27% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 33% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Suicide, RacismModerate
Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuseMinor
Abortion, Death of parent, Vomit