Like sci-fi and fantasy, pop science and economics. Getting into general fiction and audiobooks.
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Content warning I discuss the ending
Well fleshed out characters, lots of shocking twists and turns. Most felt believable and justified. The ending didn’t fit for me, ruined the book a bit. Be warned too, this book is intense.
I found the ending unnecessarily cruel too.
Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision …
Content warning It shows how ‘ends justify the means’ can lead to the most evil outcomes
To me, a more believable vision of how a global dystopia could work, compared with the likes of 1984. Relatable characters too, at least to me.
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into …
Great world building, and interesting views on both future physics and how other civilisations would interact with ours. Didn’t really care about the characters though.