1984 was a better read than Brave New World for me. It comes a little closer to the rough authoritarianism that is on the rise in many places right now. You can still see how Orwell was affected by his profound disillusionment with Stalinist Russia.
It is interesting to compare the role of sex in those two books; in Brave New World it is a form of social distraction, part of the bread and circuses machine. In 1984, it is used as a form of social revolt.
This dystopian vision probably captures the experience of the poorest elements f the west, particularly in the U.S. - the grime, the poverty, the hostile authoritarian oversight.
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