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Brave New World Vs 1984

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  • 27-03-2001 7:54pm
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    neuro-praxis
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    Which i sbetter, and why? My favourite is still 1984. Orwell's writing style just does it for me.
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    neuro-praxis
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    C'mon reply! Its been here three hours already!


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    Zapper
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    Hhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, both good, if a tad over-rated, novels. IMO Brave New World pips 1984 to the post - only for the reason that i preffer Aldous Huxley's writing style to George Orwells. Only trouble with BNW was that it took "Ford-ism" to too extreme a level.


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    Belisarius
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    Id have to go side with Neuro-Praxis and 1984 , not so much for the Style of writing and more for the comparisons between It and the world today . BNW doesnt really have that in the same quantity as 1984 , Very close though .

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    neuro-praxis
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    WOOOO-HA!

    *neuro puts arms up in the air and runs around whooping*

    I got replies! biggrin.gif


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    Trojan
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    Guess I'd have to vote Blair as well smile.gif

    I've read a fair few Stephen King books, but no horror has ever scared me as much as 1984 smile.gif

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    yossarin
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    I dunno what everyones problem with BNW was, everyone in that world was happy, apart from a few birthing mistakes and the world leaders

    I like happy books smile.gif


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    Zapper
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    Yeah yoss, happiest bit weas the eding IMO, a barrel of laughs...

    Ho Ho Ho.


    i know what u mean tho...id quite like a wee bit of Soyo now and again meself biggrin.gif


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    UNIFLU
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    def have to agree with neuro, 1984 isma gem of a book, damn well written, never liked nrave new world too much really.


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    Excelsior
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    Brave New World is my favourite between the two. I prefer George Orwell's writing style to Huxley's and pretty much everyone elses in fact (except Coupland and Lewis). But I feel that Brave New World is a far better portrayal of the way society could move. People will be easy to manipulate, they won't have to live in abject terror the way they did in 1984. But the crimes committed against humanity could still be as brutal and appalling.
    There is just something about it that terrifies me in a very real way.
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