![]() As well as being an enjoyable read, this could provide the basis for rich class discussions. Moreover, it follows the original text quite closely. ![]() This new approach thereby makes this work accessible to a new audience. It brings the book alive for today’s students, immersed as they are in a highly visual environment. This would be a good book for students to read in the English curriculum, as it would contribute to one of the aims, and also the safety and privacy aspects of the Computing Programme of Study.įordham takes full advantage of the graphic novel format, with aerial ‘shots’, close-ups, dramatic ‘lighting’ and sound effects. His writing was way more attractive than his characters for example. For example, is social media the modern ‘soma’? the style Leaving aside for a moment the story, I was totally impressed by the wording and by the details. ![]() Yet in some respects perhaps Brave New World is closer to the truth. There exists a comfortably predictable and, to my mind, uninspired approach to the dystopic novel and its powers of prognosis, a Pavlovian response that involves reaching for a copy of George. The dystopian future posited by Orwell in 1984 is more usually discussed than Huxley’s vision. As a writer, you might like to see my original review, and compare and contrast. In my experience most editors like to tweak submissions, either to conform better to the publication’s house style or, as I think is the case here, to adjust the word count slightly because of space considerations. ![]()
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