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I'd go with Brave New World, actually. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 02/04/2011 10:36:20 PM
There is a great albeit biased as hell comic which depicts both authors' visions of the future with the intent of showing that Huxley was right (linked below).

I think that's largely true, but I think one of the reasons Orwell's prophecy never came to pass is because he was so successful in stymying it. "Big Brother," after all, has inextricably worked its way into the public's lexicon.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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If you could pass on only one book to the next generation, what would it be? Camilla - 01/04/2011 10:29:47 AM 1886 Views
good question Yunalesca - 01/04/2011 12:05:20 PM 1397 Views
The Kama Sutra *NM* Dark Knight - 01/04/2011 01:35:42 PM 453 Views
Well, it WOULD help insure that there would be at least 1 more generation after that... *NM* HyogaRott - 01/04/2011 07:49:30 PM 459 Views
Since you didn't exclude religious books... Larry - 01/04/2011 04:52:56 PM 991 Views
GRRM's SoIaF, maybe they will live long enough to see the series ended HyogaRott - 01/04/2011 07:59:58 PM 1200 Views
You live in hope, I see. Camilla - 01/04/2011 08:15:05 PM 939 Views
Norton's Anthology *NM* random thoughts - 01/04/2011 08:44:18 PM 443 Views
Lord save me. *NM* Camilla - 01/04/2011 08:46:13 PM 427 Views
quantiy over quality random thoughts - 03/04/2011 07:16:13 PM 976 Views
Re: quantiy over quality Camilla - 03/04/2011 07:18:13 PM 988 Views
I was mostly pissed that I had to $60 for it and everything we read was available for free random thoughts - 03/04/2011 11:27:24 PM 925 Views
That is a problem. Camilla - 03/04/2011 11:59:28 PM 1059 Views
Volume two hands down random thoughts - 04/04/2011 02:48:12 PM 876 Views
The first answer is far easier than the second. Tom - 01/04/2011 08:53:30 PM 1011 Views
Someone needs to mention the important stuff Tor - 01/04/2011 09:21:48 PM 1253 Views
I was worried you were going to drag Jordan into this. *NM* Camilla - 01/04/2011 09:23:11 PM 416 Views
cookery is important... Yunalesca - 02/04/2011 12:51:16 AM 1264 Views
I'm tempted to say 1984 nossy - 02/04/2011 01:32:22 PM 980 Views
Oooh, good choice. Camilla - 02/04/2011 01:33:27 PM 914 Views
Yeah, that seems like the obvious choice for me as well... but in my lifetime, no idea either. *NM* Legolas - 02/04/2011 06:23:54 PM 434 Views
I'd go with Brave New World, actually. Ghavrel - 02/04/2011 10:36:20 PM 1085 Views
I think Huxley has a better understanding of human nature and less politcal motive random thoughts - 03/04/2011 04:48:19 AM 895 Views
I love your opening sentence nossy - 03/04/2011 02:34:45 PM 1028 Views
thank you random thoughts - 03/04/2011 07:09:35 PM 1025 Views
You'll be interested to know nossy - 03/04/2011 02:33:25 PM 1022 Views
That was very good. Camilla - 03/04/2011 02:46:30 PM 1011 Views
Some parts of Orwell's dystopia did in fact come true, though. Legolas - 03/04/2011 03:07:07 PM 937 Views
you really need to read Brave New World random thoughts - 03/04/2011 07:14:04 PM 889 Views
We agree again. *NM* Camilla - 03/04/2011 07:45:06 PM 465 Views
stop that your scaring me *NM* random thoughts - 03/04/2011 11:27:52 PM 406 Views
I can berate you for writing "your" instead of "you're" if it makes you feel better. *NM* Camilla - 03/04/2011 11:30:14 PM 403 Views
thats OK I'm good random thoughts - 04/04/2011 02:49:45 PM 910 Views
Re: thats OK I'm good Camilla - 04/04/2011 02:51:34 PM 853 Views
Stranger in a Strange Land imlad - 02/04/2011 05:37:05 PM 894 Views
on second thought imlad - 02/04/2011 05:41:14 PM 997 Views
Can't recommend many published in my life that I've read;the Sprawl Trilogy if I can count a series. Joel - 03/04/2011 12:18:30 AM 1137 Views
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