Brave New World

  • Author: Aldous Huxley
  • Page count: 236
  • Started on: 2025/05/01
  • Finished on: 2025/05/05
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • ★★★★☆

Book cover of "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. The title is in bold yellow and white letters on a purple and black background. The lower part features a cluster of translucent, spherical cells, suggesting a biological or futuristic theme. The publisher's name, RosettaBooks, appears at the bottom

Brave New World was first published in 1932, and has long been a staple of high school reading list. It is set in a dystopian future (about 2600 or so), where society is engineered for stability through genetic manipulation. Individuality and emotion are suppressed until one man challenges the system, questioning its values.

I loved the world building, and how it addresses the rise of the consumption society and the loss of individuality (similar topics as Fahrenheit 451). I also liked the use of Henry Ford as a God like figure in this consumerist society, and the added irony and satire it allows (e.g. years are indicated as A.F.: After Ford). Though a product of early science fiction, the novel’s warnings about conformity and technological control still feel strikingly relevant.

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