The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil
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Welcome to Inner Horner, a nation so small it can only accommodate one citizen at a time. The other six citizens must wait their turns in the Short-Term Residency Zone of the surrounding country of Outer Horner. It's a long-standing arrangement between the fantastical, not-exactly-human citizens of the two countries. But when Inner Horner suddenly shrinks, forcing three-quarters of the citizen then in residence over the border into Outer Horner territory, the Outer Hornerites declare an Invasion In Progress--having fallen under the spell of the power-hungry and demagogic Phil.
So begins The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil. An Animal Farm for the 21st century, this is an incendiary political satire of unprecedented imagination, spiky humor, and cautionary appreciation for the hysteric in everyone.Customer Reviews
Rated 5 starsIm only 4 Chapters in & I like it very much! ITS A CLASSIC, you gotta read
I had read a little bit of another version of this book that included pictures so I expected this to have pictures as well. However, the other book was a old library edition that costed over $100, This is good to read because you basically get 2 books in 1 It gives a pretty scary predicition of the future, since some of whats written here is now coming to fruition..
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Rated 5 starsOne of the best books ever written
Seriously one of the best books ever written. Huxley was such an intelligent man who really understood society and it's amazing how life if very similar to this now.
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Rated 5 starsBest In-Print Edition of Huxley's Controversial Classic!
Huxley's classic tale of future dystopia seems to become more relevant with the passing of time. At its' original time of publication, some of the novel's social commentary was safety masked inside science fiction. Today's readers may relate more to Huxley's vision of over medicated, over-sexed consumerism. With topics like genetics, DNA testing and stem-cell research constantly in the news... perhaps the yuppies of today...
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Rated 5 starsBetter than 1984!
This was a novel that I had wanted to read for years and years, but could never seem to get around to it. I was not disappointed. This is a brilliant satire of a world where population control and social programming are taken to the extreme. All of the citizens are happy. The pursuit of pleasure and conformity are the goals in life. Mindless consumption is encouraged and people never age. If you have any troubles, don't...
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Rated 5 starsThey don't get much better than this!
You *MUST* read this book!Huxley wrote a masterpiece of a book in "Brave New World". "Brave New World Revisited" is a fantastic critical analysis of "BNW", how it differs with Orwell's "1984", and the world as Huxley saw it some 30 after the book debuted. His commentary and social criticism cut deep, and this cautionary tale is perhaps more applicable today than it has ever been (as evidenced in George W. Bush's reference...
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