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Brave New World, Huxleys Vision
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After reading 1984, numerous people told me I must then read Brave New World. This was of course the next book on my list to read anyway, and a few days ago at the local plasma center, I finally finished it. This was a very different book than Orwells depiction of a dystopian future. Aldous [...]
Mr. Orwell, could we have that crystal ball back?
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It’s been months since I actually finished reading 1984, my bed is in a different position now, but the vividness of the moment I set it down when finished still whispers to me. I lay in the same position, next to the same night stand where the novel sat for days, remaining undisturbed as if to [...]
In the future, we burn books…
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If you haven’t at least heard of Fahrenheit 451, I’d be very surprised. If you’ve never heard the authors name, I’d call you a liar. Ray Bradbury has been doing it all since Fahrenheit 451 was published back in 1953. Novels in every major genre, television, film, theater and even opera. He is [...]
Starship Troopers, the Book, Not that Terrible Movie
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After being published in 1959, Starship Troopers was considered a controversial piece of science fiction. Not because it was racy (there was practically no discussion on things of a sexual nature) or because of violence (while there was plenty of that though it was fairly tame). The [...]
Childhood's End
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Try as I might I could not think of a more creative title for this post. Attempting to find a few words or a phrase that would do this book justice is, well… quite impossible. Childhood’s End by Sir Arthur C. Clarke is the best piece of science fiction I have ever read(PERIOD)
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
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Originally published in 1884 by Seeley & Co., Flatland was a critique of the social practices and beliefs of the Victorian culture. Written by an English school master (Edwin A. Abbott), it is now considered one of the best introductions to perceiving dimensions (Isaac Asimov is quoted to saying as much).
The Invisible, Not Man
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The last book I will read by H.G. Wells (for now), entitled The Invisible Man, is definitely not his best work. My mind would hail War of the Worlds as his epoch of science fiction mastery. Yet this latest experience of mine was still fairly enjoyable, though some might call it dry. Wells looks [...]
Exploring the Animal Within
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Ah, The Island of Dr. Moreau, H.G. Wells’ foray into the psychological landscapes of humanity and the beast within. For those who are unaware of this story, it is about a shipwrecked man who is picked up by a vessel on its way to a small, unknown island. Here he finds himself with two human [...]