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Island, an all time classic Advantages: Will make you sit up and think Disadvantages: none Huxley wrote this book almost as an antidote to Brave New World, it was his vision of how things could (and maybe should) be. The central character is a modern (then) day journalist plunged (by shipwreck) into a society that has had little contact with the outside world. The very first thing that strikes one as something noteworthy are the birds that squawk \'here and now\' as a reminder to the indigenous population to notice what is going on around ... ...way, such as coming of age, sexuality, parenthood, old world values versus new world values. I particularly like the ideas of shared parenthood whereby when a teenager gets upset with their parents, they go off and spend time with other adults. It is quite hard to write a review of a book without giving too much away, I can say that, in my opinion, Huxley was a literary genius and had the ability to draw the reader in by, not only his graphic description ... paulhanton 29.07.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Island - Aldous Huxley	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...
Brave: adj Noble, Handsome, Excellent Advantages: Fascinating vision/warning of the future, relevant to contemporary genetic technology, classic of the genre Disadvantages: Not the best in terms of plot, characterisation, etc ...the likes of 1984 and Brave New World had sat too long on my Amazon wishlist. This summer, I decided to try to put that right. Perhaps part of the reason for my delay was the feeling already familiar with the societies described in each, though it occurred to me I was almost totally ignorant of the main characters or plot. Nonetheless, I chose Brave New World first, partly because I knew it involved genetic programming and such, and also because ... ...of society in 1958). Brave New World opens, conveniently enough, on a tour of the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre, which is the perfect way to familiarise the reader with the technology and society of the future, and spend some time scene-setting. No time's wasted spelling out every detail, however, a lot is left to the reader to imagine - for example, high-tech versions of tennis and golf are mentioned but never explained. The ... a-true-ben 26.09.2006 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Brave New World - Aldous Huxley	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...
"You...don't want me....well that changes things....a lot." Advantages: Fabulous book! Amazing storyline and characters! Disadvantages: The film trailer ruined the book for me by giving away the main storyline in 2 seconds of clip!!! New Moon: Stephenie Meyer "Blood pulsed from my arm as I looked into the eyes of six suddenly ravenous vampires! Introduction I read Twilight after hearing much acclaimed reviews about it by friends and review sites. I wasn’t expecting much from it, as Sci-Fi isn’t my thing, but when I started reading the book, I got really into it and couldn’t put it down, so I asked my husband to buy me the other books for Christmas, and begged him ... ...need to read before reading New Moon as it sets up the story of Edward and Bella. Twilight is about a 17 year old girl Isabella (Bella) Swan, who moved to Forks, a tiny town in Washington, USA, to live with her father, Charlie, when her mother re-marries. Her life takes a huge change when she meets Edward Cullen and his strange, but beautiful family. She soon discovers the Cullen’s secret…they’re vampires. Edward is crazy about Bella and she is madly ... stephbond89 16.12.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of New Moon - Stephenie Meyer	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...
Carmen Reid - An OK Read Advantages: Good for escapism, light-hearted, fun Disadvantages: Not the best of it's kind, others do chick-lit better ...mulit-tasker extraordinaire and she is the central character in Carmen Reid's 'The Personal Shopper'. I've never read anything by Reid before and I nearly didn't read this after I noticed the appallingly cheesy tagline on the back of the book - 'A fabulous read. A sexy read. A Carmen Reid'. But I decided to overlook this minor 'flaw' and give it a go - after all, you should NEVER judge a book by its cover! Annie Valentine is the single mother of ... ...and re-inventing her clients through the medium of clothes and she's damn good at her job. It seems though, that she is so good at her job that she leaves no time for her personal life. Will she find time in between solving everyone else's problems and creating her mark on the fashion world, to find the perfect man? This book is a shopper's dream. Everything about it relates to shopping in some way or another and as a result, it is the escapism that ... dkm1981 16.12.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Personal Shopper - Carmen Reid	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...
a story from death Advantages: Different view point Disadvantages: can be awkward to read The book thief I had heard so many good reviews about this book and kept seeing it be on the 'book of the week' shelf at my local library that I decided it was about time I read it to see what the fuss was all about. I didn't have any expectations about the story except that I was hoping it would be one of them books which leaves you thinking about it long after finishing it. Only a few books have this effect on me and so I knew it was a bit ... ...hoping that this would be the effect it had on me. Setting The setting of this story is in Nazi Germany during the war. It is based near Munich in a run down area with the family living in one of the poorest streets in the area which is a case of say the name of the street and everyone knows where you're talking about and how poor it is. Plot The story is told from a different point of view. It is told by Death. Death follows the ... lorriellah 15.12.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Book Thief - Markus Zusak	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...