After Many a Summer
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After Many a Summer

by Aldous Huxley

1939•Science fiction•314 pages

Taste attributes: science fictioncomedydramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringall consuming questself destruction/implosionsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeUnsavoury and weighty: a fresh science-fiction novel, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity—these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With his customary wit and intellectual sophistication, Huxley pursues his characters in their quest for the eternal, finishing on a note of horror.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionComedyDramaAll consuming questSelf destruction/implosionSocial commentary

Subjects

MillionairesImmortalismCalifornia

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Author
Aldous Huxley
Published
1939
Pages
314
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