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Poll Question: Which book do you like most?
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'Brave New World' has proven to be the most clearvoyant in its predictions.
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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 16 2009 at 16:33
Originally posted by A Person A Person wrote:

If the whole book was on par with the first chapter, Brave New World would have been better, but after the first part it gets a little boring. The ideas were interesting though. I also got tired of the Shakespeare references.

1984 is one of my favorite books.


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If the whole book was on par with the first chapter, Brave New World would have been better, but after the first part it gets a little boring. The ideas were interesting though. I also got tired of the Shakespeare references.

1984 is one of my favorite books.
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They're two of my favorite books. 

I found 1984 more enjoyable to read and more useful as a reflection of actual ideology. 
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^I quite agree with you on the Brave New World statement. 1984 is way more grabbing on the plot aspect compared to Brave New World, while Brave New World is pretty much more original and creative.

My vote goes for 1984.
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1984. Brave New World has good ideas in it, but the plot is awfully dull.
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Points: 485 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 16 2009 at 15:41
Unfortunately it was too long ago for me to remember why, but I didnt like Brave New World and I liked 1984
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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 16 2009 at 15:30
Both classics, and surely the most acclaimed from the dystopian-genre. Also, both influenced by 'We' by Zamyatin.

So, which book do(did) you prefer?


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