Island
-by Aldous Huxley
I purchased this book in a delightful bookstore in the Haight district in San Francisco a few years ago.
Island is a story that questions society's relentless pursuit of the technological upper hand.
It is shown how this serves militarism and the ambitions of bloodthirsty leaders.
Whether this commentary is applicable only to a specific point in history, or is universal, this book is worth reading.
We are taken to follow one man on his journey who's motives start out as purely cynical, then watch him develop.
You will find yourself recognizing allusions to the kind's of leaders who are blamed for initiating the aggressions of WWII.
Go on an imaginative journey and watch the tragedy of the petroleum age unfold to its deadly and tragic conclusion.
Island -by Aldous Huxley (Author of Brave New World.)
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About Me
- Jim
- Although I have never worked as a programmer, I earned a B.S. in applied computer science with a minor in music, graduating May 20, 1989. Several months after that I moved to San Francisco from New Hampshire so that I could spread my wings and become a little less provincial. I strive every day to make the world a little better, and to improve myself a little more. And "better" is a relative term, so, you can read my blogs to discover my opinion of what is better, and, consequently, what's worse.
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