I wanted to start reading again recently, and a friend of mine recommended me this book. I've read a bit and its pretty good, what do you recommend me to read after finishing it?
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I wanted to start reading again recently, and a friend of mine recommended me this book.
Brave New World, it's like 1984 but with a (in my opinion) more realistic and interesting dystopia.
1984 is far more realistic than some schizo "muh capitalism bad, Ford is going to become the ruler of the world" shit
First of all Huxley is a terrible writer and second of all it has nothing to do with reality. It's just some fantastic story that, well, may happen in the same way that story from Harry Potter could happen IRL.
Whereas Orwell actually understood the state of post WW2 society and predicted a quite realistic route for humanity.
I loved 1984 but hated Brave New World
Brave new world might be more realistic but its also less interesting world
what i was going to say.
it veers more into the debate on free will and makes good use of the class system of british culture than 1984.
its almost as if its the same story but framed around a different perspective of totalitarian control.
I'm surprised no anons mentioned fahrenheit 451, i think its a shallow work though so i wouldn't recommend it.
>in my opinion
When you let people tell you what to think, it isn't an opinion
And it's really outdated in a sense it doesn't have computers or robots.
The Handmaiden's Tale.
Brave New World. It's a very easy and interesting book, with good craft and emotional moments.
Catcher in the Rye then Great Gatsby
His essays are witty, fun, and often vicious.
I don't know the context half the time, but I still enjoyed them immensely.
Then BNW, Animal Farm, and then The Age of Surveillance Capitalism to see how it all actually played out.
(not well)
The Greeks
Brave New World.
Yevgeny Zamyatin's We.
Catch-22
If you enjoyed this youre a brainlet. Read Ayn Rand or something
Blood Meridian got my back into literature and reading after college. I also think To Kill a Mockingbird is beautifully written and worth your time.
Brave New World, I guess
I would dip my toes into the wealth that is Russian literature
Crime and Punishment is a terrific start
Theres the obvious if you haven't read it yet of The Hobbit. Otherwise it depends on your taste. I would recommend Steppenwolf, A Christmas Carol, e-girlta, All Quiet on the Western Front, and if you're feeling more ambitious War and Peace which I found to be way more readable and less challenging than I first thought.