Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Brave New World
Book Review: Good Book
Summary: 4 Stars
An excellent book with an excellent plot and perfect examples of external and internal conflicts among the characters and the society in which the characters live in.Book Review: Great Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Here is a classic work which is an easy read that covers topics as relevant today as when he wrote it so many years ago.Book Review: Great Price!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great edition of this classic novel. Best of all, I got a great price for 52 of my students using Amazon - no tax, no shipping, and a discounted price. You can bet I'll be checking Amazon first from now on!Book Review: Great Read
Summary: 5 Stars
A very interesting book to think about. An amazing view of the future, despite the fact that Huxley couldn't have known about the impact of computers.Book Review: How Does Brave New World Compare to 1984 and Fahrenheit 451?
Summary: 3 Stars
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley was published in 1932. It deals with a dystopian world set in London in 2540. It depicts a human population that is genetically manipulated and reared entirely in test tubes, then brainwashed to be totally subservient to the caste to which they are designated. Considering this book was written at a time when the world was in the depth of an economic depression it is no surprise that it depicts a world dominated by the industrial complex, devoid of free will, totally subservient to a form of government that is both socialist and capitalist. As with any science fiction novel read several decades after it was written, the reality of technological progress may have surpassed the vision of the author or not yet matched it. The structure of DNA was not revealed until 1953, though it was certainly understood well before then that certain traits were heritable and the field of genetics has undergone a veritable revolution since then. So, it is no surprise that Huxley's description of genetic engineering lacks a lot of the specifics we now take for granted, making the book seem somewhat dated. If the plot were more engaging or the character development were stronger, than the novel would still stand the test of time, but it seems to come up a bit short in both of those areas. Compared to two other very good dystopian novels written after Huxley's, Orwell's 1984 (published in 1949 and focused on a society devoid of human rights) and Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (published in 1953 and centered on a hedonistic, anti-intellectual society where most books are banned) it is clear where Brave New World falls short. Both 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 depend more on their character development and the timeless themes of human struggle with society and personal relationships.