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Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley’s enduring masterwork must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit
“A masterpiece. … One of the most prophetic dystopian works.” —Wall Street Journal
Aldous Huxley’s profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, … Journal
Aldous Huxley’s profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. “A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine” (The New Yorker), Huxley was a man of incomparable talents: equally an artist, a spiritual seeker, and one of history’s keenest observers of human nature and civilization. Brave New World, his masterpiece, has enthralled and terrified millions of readers, and retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying work of literature. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s, Brave New World likewise speaks to a 21st-century world dominated by mass-entertainment, technology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the arts of persuasion, and the hidden influence of elites.
“Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English.” —Chicago Tribune
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A world without God.
Terrifying and mind-bending, Huxley take you on a journey to a place you won’t soon forget.
This was so different. I’ve never read anything like it. The story was so unique. If you are looking for a really different dystopian book, this is for you.
My favorite assigned reading in high school
It must have be twenty or more years since I read this book so I am honestly vague on recalling the details. I do remember I found the imagined future compelling and was fascinated by the main characters interaction and his inner dialogue. I’m now blind, a relatively recent occurrence, so I rely on audiobooks and on occasion my aide or caregivers …
thought provoking
I did a class project and loved this book and everything about it- there are so many hidden shakephere references. Huxley also introduces John the savage, a character, after 1/3 of the book is finished after the reader has already learned everything there is to know about the “new world”. I feel he introduced John later on because John is like …
one of my favorite classics.
It’s nearly 90 years since this was written and utterly shocking how far-sighted Huxley was. One of the most disturbing classics of all.
INCREDIBLE BOOK
very interesting book thought provoking
This is a dystopian future book that was written in the 1932s. What Huxley thought the future would look like. A Nine Year War has taken place. Now people take a daily dose of drugs (called soma) that keep them happy all the time. Babies are only born in laboratories. No one is a father or mother, husband or wife. They attend entertainment …
Aldous Huxley set out important philosophical questions in this (and others, too) book. A bit dated by now. Still, modern thinking continues to grapple with these questions.
Not as terrifying as 1984, but probably just as essential.
I committed what I consider to be a bookish sin with Brave New World by
Aldous Huxley on eBook format. I did not finish it. I can hear the gasps from the “always finish the book” people and I agree most of the time, but I just could not finish Brave New World. When I started Brave New World, I was in love with the luxurious nature of the writing. …
Eerily prophetic.
Very good dystopian novel. Thought provoking.
This is mu go-to book for all things “New World Order”. H.G. Wells was a protege under the Huxley family.
I’ve read this book at least a dozen times if not more since high school. It’s what brought me into loving the dystopian world.
If you like to see what capitalism would look like taken to its extreme limit, this book is for you. It’s messed up and slightly horrifying, and yet you feel as though you might be peering through the looking glass. I would not read it again, but it has given me plenty to mull over about our society and how we interact with both goods and people. …