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Brave New World

By: Aldous Huxley
Narrated by: Michael York
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Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before.

“One of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century”—Wall Street Journal

Cloning, feel-good drugs, antiaging programs, and total social control through politics, programming, and media—has Aldous Huxley accurately predicted our future? With a storyteller’s genius, he weaves these ethical controversies in a compelling narrative that dawns in the year 632 AF (After Ford, the deity). When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity.

A powerful work of speculative fiction that has enthralled and terrified readers for generations, Brave New World is both a warning to be heeded and thought-provoking yet satisfying entertainment.

©1932 Aldous Huxley; 1998 BBC Audiobooks America (P)2003 BBC Audiobooks America Classics Dystopian Genetic Engineering Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Fiction Socialism Utopian

Critic Reviews

"British actor Michael York's refined and dramatic reading captures both the tone and the spirit of Huxley's masterpiece." (AudioFile)
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I'm so pleased I listened to this again as an adult. Mr Huxley was clearly on the money in his imaginings of humans. Brilliant! And sad. But mostly brilliant!

Worth revisiting

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Michael York delivers a wonderful performance, he gives a great depth to all the different characters. I always found Brave New World a bit of a slog but this rendition was a delight.

Great reading of a modern classic

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This book is an exciting and enjoyable story. Huxley imagined a world that is not so far from the truth of today.

The performance by Michael York does the story justice and makes it that much more vivid.

Excellent Story Before it's Time

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the story told of so much that's in our world today !! Michael York was absolutely fantastic as the narrator. Bravo !

BRILLIANT

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The voices where a bit weird but the story was good. I recommend it. Cheers

Good Book, narration was a bit weird

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I enjoyed the story and the production quality was satisfactory.

Unfortunately I found some of the narrator's "expression" a little too much. Some character voices, especially those of female characters, were a little cringe-inducing. In dramatic moments, I felt as though much of the intensity was lost due to the voice-acting, whereas a straighter read would have left it to the words themselves to convey meaning (it is a book, after all). In other words, I felt that the image of a crowd chanting "orgy porgy" was absurd enough without a narrator's wailing. I liked the narrator's normal reading voice well enough, so these comments obviously refer to the combination of casting and direction.

Expression in narration a little too distracting.

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Quite a spetacular book and philosophy. a must read for anyone who hasn't yet. Michael York does an
amazing narration of a book which is tricky due to the number of dialogs through a good impersonation of the characters.

Couldn't stop listening

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The story was a'ight, they could've gotten a better narrator though, the voice just wasn't fun or engaging to listen to.

not too bad

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The story changes main characters halfway through. The end is depressing and sickening. There are glimpses of insight and truth in there.

High Concept. Horrible story. Hate it.

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This is my favourite book but I couldn't bear the narration. It was so monotone I kept finding myself not listening at all. Plus it was like having a book read to you by Brain from Pinky & The Brain.

Brave New Narration Please

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