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Brave New World
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 8 hrs
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Brave New World
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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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- Nienke Lucas
- 17-07-2015
Worth revisiting
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!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-2017
Great reading of a modern classic
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.
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- Oliver
- 18-07-2017
Excellent Story Before it's Time
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.
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- Elham
- 08-12-2017
BRILLIANT
the story told of so much that's in our world today !! Michael York was absolutely fantastic as the narrator. Bravo !
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- Mrs. C. G. Stapleton
- 03-08-2015
Good Book, narration was a bit weird
The voices where a bit weird but the story was good. I recommend it. Cheers
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- Morgan
- 02-11-2015
Expression in narration a little too distracting.
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.
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- Rafael
- 28-11-2018
Couldn't stop listening
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-03-2020
not too bad
The story was a'ight, they could've gotten a better narrator though, the voice just wasn't fun or engaging to listen to.
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- Caleb Rostedt
- 10-09-2019
High Concept. Horrible story. Hate it.
The story changes main characters halfway through. The end is depressing and sickening. There are glimpses of insight and truth in there.
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- Kindle Customer
- 14-07-2022
Brave New Narration Please
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.
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