Brave New World

Darkhalcyon · 01-18-2002, 11:11 AM

I'm in the process of reading....BUt i'm still interested in people's reactions now! who here has read it?

BeardofPants · 04-10-2002, 02:07 AM

I have! It's a very interesting book, with a very strange distopia, that's for sure. It's not quite as good as animal farm, or 1984, though. What did you think?

FrodoFriend · 04-12-2002, 11:35 PM

Another great book! BoP's right though, not as good as 1984 (few books are, though). I love the description of how human dispositions are manipulated so completely. It's fascinating, if a little morbid.

***azalea*** · 04-13-2002, 09:27 AM

I actually liked Brave New World better than 1984. BNW is one of my favorite books of all time.

BeardofPants · 04-13-2002, 09:39 AM

Each to their own. I find it a little more simplistic in scope than 1984, still a great book though! Must read it again, right after I finish the first Wheel of Time book...

TwirlingString · 04-15-2002, 08:32 PM

What is the big button that doesn't do anything, will someone tell me?!

BeardofPants · 04-15-2002, 08:35 PM

It's a big button that does....

...... nothing.

TwirlingString · 04-15-2002, 08:36 PM

And the point is?????????????????:confuseder:

FrodoFriend · 04-16-2002, 09:06 PM

Let me try to explain:

It's a Button.

It's a Really Big Button.

It doesn't do anything.

Get it?

TwirlingString · 04-16-2002, 09:12 PM

I think I get it.

FrodoFriend · 04-16-2002, 09:45 PM

You are one of few enlighted ones . . .

TwirlingString · 04-17-2002, 01:03 PM

Oh boy, I think I managed to mess up every single thread. I think you were talking about A Brave New World. I retire this thread to you until I have actually read the book and know what you're talking about.

***Earniel*** · 04-17-2002, 05:08 PM

Brave new world eh? Now that was scary....

TwirlingString · 04-18-2002, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BeardofPants
Each to their own. I find it a little more simplistic in scope than 1984, still a great book though! Must read it again, right after I finish the first Wheel of Time book...

Really good idea. The first ones kinda boring though. The best one is number 9 but it gets really good around number 5

01-18-2002, 11:11 AM	#1
Darkhalcyon Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: a boring little town not too far from manhattan Posts: 140	Brave New World I'm in the process of reading....BUt i'm still interested in people's reactions now! who here has read it? __________________ Absolute power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard, be evil.

04-10-2002, 02:07 AM	#2
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I have! It's a very interesting book, with a very strange distopia, that's for sure. It's not quite as good as animal farm, or 1984, though. What did you think? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-12-2002, 11:35 PM	#3
FrodoFriend Halfwitted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eryn Vorn Posts: 1,659	Another great book! BoP's right though, not as good as 1984 (few books are, though). I love the description of how human dispositions are manipulated so completely. It's fascinating, if a little morbid. __________________ Fingolfin lives! ... in my finger! The Crossroads of Arda - Warning. Halfwit content. Not appropriate for people with IQ of over 18. The Fellowship of the Message Board Nyáréonié - The Tale of Tears

04-13-2002, 09:39 AM	#5
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Each to their own. I find it a little more simplistic in scope than 1984, still a great book though! Must read it again, right after I finish the first Wheel of Time book... __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-15-2002, 08:32 PM	#6
TwirlingString Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My mother would say somewhere between the adult mystery section and the YA sci-fi Posts: 489	What is the big button that doesn't do anything, will someone tell me?! __________________ "The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!”

04-13-2002, 09:27 AM	#4
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	I actually liked Brave New World better than 1984. BNW is one of my favorite books of all time.

04-15-2002, 08:35 PM	#7
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	It's a big button that does.... ...... nothing. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-15-2002, 08:36 PM	#8
TwirlingString Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My mother would say somewhere between the adult mystery section and the YA sci-fi Posts: 489	And the point is?????????????????:confuseder: __________________ "The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!”

04-16-2002, 09:06 PM	#9
FrodoFriend Halfwitted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eryn Vorn Posts: 1,659	Let me try to explain: It's a Button. It's a Really Big Button. It doesn't do anything. Get it? __________________ Fingolfin lives! ... in my finger! The Crossroads of Arda - Warning. Halfwit content. Not appropriate for people with IQ of over 18. The Fellowship of the Message Board Nyáréonié - The Tale of Tears

04-16-2002, 09:12 PM	#10
TwirlingString Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My mother would say somewhere between the adult mystery section and the YA sci-fi Posts: 489	I think I get it. __________________ "The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!”

04-16-2002, 09:45 PM	#11
FrodoFriend Halfwitted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eryn Vorn Posts: 1,659	You are one of few enlighted ones . . . __________________ Fingolfin lives! ... in my finger! The Crossroads of Arda - Warning. Halfwit content. Not appropriate for people with IQ of over 18. The Fellowship of the Message Board Nyáréonié - The Tale of Tears

04-17-2002, 01:03 PM	#12
TwirlingString Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My mother would say somewhere between the adult mystery section and the YA sci-fi Posts: 489	Oh boy, I think I managed to mess up every single thread. I think you were talking about A Brave New World. I retire this thread to you until I have actually read the book and know what you're talking about. __________________ "The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!”

04-17-2002, 05:08 PM	#13
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Brave new world eh? Now that was scary.... __________________ We are not things.

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