Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
read Mar 2024 by Jason Cox
rated great
Wow, what a thought-provoking book! Huxley creates a dystopia that in some ways feels far-fetched but in other ways seems totally plausible. There are so many interesting connections to technology, capitalism, and other aspects of our modern society; I feel like I need a book club to discuss it with or something. I’ll certainly be thinking about this book for a long time.
In addition to the evocative content of the story, I also enjoyed the way it was told. I particularly appreciated the use of the tour at the beginning of the book to introduce the world and the final encounter with Mustapha Mond to explore the logic behind it.