Brave New World

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Finished August 26th, 2007

Rating: 4/10

Dystopian Challenge Book #4



I had high expectations for this book as I have really enjoyed all of the other books I have read for the Dystopian Challenge. I was disappointed as I felt that something was missing for me in this book.

The book takes place in the seventh century A.F. (after Ford) and depicts a futuristic society where humans are genetically designed in laboratories. They are conditioned to be in a specific social order by physical and mental conditioning. The society uses drugs to keep the masses happy and encourages sexual promiscuity as the thought is that a person belongs to everyone.

Many people find this book very thought-provoking however it really didn't provoke much thought in me as the other books I have read for the Dystopian Challenge.

I also read Brave New World Revisited which Huxley wrote about 25 years after he originally wrote Brave New World and found his thoughts and insights were more thought provoking than Brave New World. However my rating is based on Brave New World alone.