Reviews by Tag: culture

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Brave New World book cover

Brave New World

By Aldous Huxley
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 14, 2025

The book Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian novel that follows the main characters Bernard, Lenina, and John. In this world, religion is replaced by drugs that are called soma and individuals worship Henry Ford. All individuals are placed into a caste system which creates a divided and judgmental society, with all individuals having predestined lives. The novel has lots of plot twists with scenarios that are very dystopian compared to our own world.

Teen Review
Brave New World book cover

Brave New World

By Aldous Huxley
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 12, 2025

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley envisions a future dystopian society meticulously controlled by technological advancements and a rigid caste system. The protagonist, Bernard Marx, begins to question his world after meeting John, a "Savage" raised outside of this structured society, revealing the stark contrasts and hidden truths of their existence. 

Teen Review
American as Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar

American as Paneer Pie

By Supriya Kelkar
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sriha P.
Jul 26, 2024

Lekha is an Indian American who loves her culture, but only in the comfort of her home. When she is at school, she covers her culture in fear of the kids at her school bullying her. But then another Indian student moves to town that starts challenging the bullies, unlike Lekha. Is this going to be good or bad for Lekha? Lekha will have to figure out how to balance her love of her culture and her need to fit in. 

Teen Review
Brave New World book cover

Brave New World

By Aldous Huxley
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Lucas F.
Mar 22, 2024

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is an incredibly nauseating science fiction novel that focuses on progress, themes of easy pleasure and the human spirit. In a post-Ford society, children are grown through test tubes into a social hierarchy in an Epicurean society with one goal: happiness for eternity. In it, Benard attempts to higher his social status and ends up revealing more about the world that he lives in than he can cope with.

Teen Review
While I Was Away by Waka T. Brown

While I Was Away

By Waka T. Brown
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Likhita A.
Oct 6, 2021

The main character, Waka, is a straight-A student from Kansas who is sent to Tokyo for five months to focus on her Kanji, when her parents suspect she can’t read nor write basic Japanese. She is forced to live with her strict grandmother, and has to say goodbye to her friends for the summer. While she’s in Japan, Waka gets made fun of by her classmates and struggles to make true friends.

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