I won’t force you to make a decision. I couldn’t make a decision when someone asked a similar question on another page.
https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/brave-new-world-platos-republic-and-our-scientific-regime
For a second I thought we were choosing which description fit our outlook on the society we currently live in…?
I’m gonna side with Kelly on this one. BOTH are incredible, but I loved 1984 more, probably because I was a freak for Orwell when I was 14. I read EVERYTHING he wrote.
Turn back now, save yourself, but if you have to do one Brave New World at least you get the benefit of the better writing. I’m my opinion anyway.
Oooo that’s a hard one. Both are amazing and one of my favorites!
I won’t force you to make a decision. I couldn’t make a decision when someone asked a similar question on another page.
Brave new world
1984 is one of my favorites
so love them both
Brave New World!!
Both are a must read.
brave new world
I should have set this up as a poll. Sorry
Both are great
Both ARE great, but for me it’s BNW. I wanted to own a travel agency and call it Soma Travel.
1984. Huxley has never convinced me in any of his projects.
https://highexistence.com/amusing-ourselves-to-death-huxley-vs-orwell/
Brave new world
Both, but if I had to choose, 1984.
Brave New World
Brave New World
Loved them both
1984!!!
Both
1984
Both.
1984
https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/brave-new-world-platos-republic-and-our-scientific-regime
1984
1984
I would go for 1984 because I’m more familiar with the plot.
1984
Both are quite good and worth reading. !984 is particularly good in my opinion.
New books will do
Plenty of room for then. No reason to limit oneself to just contemporary writing.
1984
Both.
1984
Brave
1984 then Brave New World.
1984
Both scary…
But also with a pinch of reality
@Ankit That’s what makes them scary.
True
i liked both a great deal but thinking Brave New World first then 1984
That’s a hard choice… I think Brave New World before 1984… Maybe.
For a second I thought we were choosing which description fit our outlook on the society we currently live in…?
Both. If I had to choose, Brave New World by a hair.
Brave new world
1984
Both!
I would think both are important for an understanding of human society and our place in it
Both but 1984 first…
Both.
1984 is better.
I liked Brave New World better
@Leslie of course you did.
I’m gonna side with Kelly on this one. BOTH are incredible, but I loved 1984 more, probably because I was a freak for Orwell when I was 14. I read EVERYTHING he wrote.
1984 first — then Brave New World and THEN Never Let Me Go
1984
1984
Brave New World by just a bit.
Turn back now, save yourself, but if you have to do one Brave New World at least you get the benefit of the better writing. I’m my opinion anyway.
BNW, 1984, and We by Zamiyatin are the only dystopian novels that I thought were worth my time.
1984 is on my list. I’ll have to check out brave new world
Both
1984
Tough one but 1984 I think
Huxley, always.
Never wanted to read it but think I will now. Know to some degree what its about.
1984
Brave New World
Both.
Both
1984
84, BNW and 451.
Both, but my favorite is Brave New World.
Definitely Brave New World
Brave New World!
1984
Both!