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>> No.11585045

Never read him

>> No.11585102

>>11584858
it was ok
he was ok

>> No.11585156

>>11584858
its ideas are interesting, relevant, and prophetic at times, but the book itself is so fucking dry and boring

>> No.11585218

Beta loser nerd that thinks orgies are a bad thing.

>> No.11585245

>>11585218
Nah, I'd absolutely attend an orgy. I just like the book because it was the first time I encountered profound ideas.

>> No.11585268

>>11585156
This.

>> No.11586562

>>11584858
I actually really dig his prose. He seems like a wholesome and genuine guy. Definitely enjoyed Island more than BNW, though. I remember putting down the book and being genuinely frustrated that Pala wasn't an actual place.

>> No.11586776

it was alright but forgettable

>> No.11586786

>>11584858
better and more relevant than 1984 at least

>> No.11587243

>>11584858
It was pretty good, but I feel some ideas were poorly thought-out. One example that I can think is the island where they put a whole group that were conditioned to want leadership positions, the leader of the civilized world uses this as a justification even when it's obvious that the problem would not happened if the conditioning in those individuals were different.