“Orwell's vision of our terrible future was that world-- the world in which books are banned or burned. Yet it is not the most terrifying world I can think of. I think instead of Huxley-- ...I think of his Brave New World. His vision was the more terrible, especially because now it appears to be rapidly coming true, whereas the world of 1984 did not. What's Huxley's horrific vision? It is a world where there is no need for books to be banned, because no one can be bothered to read one.” ReadingBooksFutureDystopiaBrave New World1984OrwellAldous HuxleyOrwellian Nightmare Book:The Monsters We Deserve Source: The Monsters We Deserve
“And if I really can see the future, then what does it mean? Is there any sense in our lives if everything is already out there, just waiting to happen? For if that were so, then life would be a horrible monster indeed, with no chance of escape from fate, from destiny. It would be like reading a book, but reading it backwards, from the final chapter down to chapter one, so that the end is already known to you.” IfsMeanDoeBookEndsHappensWould BeReadingWaitingChanceKnownDestinyOur LivesFateFinalsMonstersHorribleChaptersBackwards Author:Marcus Sedgwick
