Brave New World Book Review (NYTimes Style)

Brave New World: Drugged Out In An Implausible Future


Imagine living in a world where you're provided painkillers for everyday life. A world where women never have to have children. A world where promiscuity is encouraged and monogamy is ridiculous. It may sound either too good or really bad, but this world really comes to life in the book “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley

Many would say Brave New World as Huxley's most important novel. This may or may not be true, though it is undoubtedly his most popular. It is a novel subject to incredible commentary, and continues to receive both praise and condemnation in equal measures. As a work of science fiction originally published in 1931, it is a remarkable vision of a future we are in danger of becoming. Bursting at the seams with ideas, thoughts and theories, it examines the advancement of science and it's possible philosophical and ethical effect on human society. The dialogue is sharp. Wit and satire are used exuberant...