tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461905686597776469.post2972632648563112346..comments2023-11-03T05:36:57.403-03:00Comments on The Halifax Reader - Halifax Public Libraries: Challenged! Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyDavid Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897133784190604303noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461905686597776469.post-8817491792149162332011-09-30T12:45:55.042-03:002011-09-30T12:45:55.042-03:00Yet Huxley was a proponent of Eugenics when the Br...Yet Huxley was a proponent of Eugenics when the Brave New World was written, which casts a different light on the reading of the work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461905686597776469.post-25163216067070413602011-09-27T13:48:08.330-03:002011-09-27T13:48:08.330-03:00Oh I agree! I think it's important for kids to...Oh I agree! I think it's important for kids to read books like this while in school and think about and discuss where extremes of human behavior can lead.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00033079695373124385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461905686597776469.post-10217346576580771162011-09-26T22:33:30.975-03:002011-09-26T22:33:30.975-03:00I was introduced to Huxley's work through my H...I was introduced to Huxley's work through my High School teacher in a very rural town. It was controversial for her to teach such works as A Brave New World but these are very powerful and insightful works. Such literature is very important to society along with books like 1984 and A Clockwork Orange which are frequently banned. See my commentary on the subject on my artist's blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2010/07/aldous-huxley-rolls-in-his-grave.htmlDREGstudios! The Art of Brandt Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487753692973257991noreply@blogger.com