Review: Brave New World

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Somehow I got through high school without reading Brave New World. Thank God.

Of course it makes perfect sense as a go-to for English teachers everywhere, since it spews potential essay questions out of its eyeballs, and the characters are simple manifestations of their defining traits (Conformist, Non-conformist, Strong, Weak, Brave, New, Worldly, &c.).

I can also understand that for its time it was a more challenging and innovative idea, but sci-fi has come such a long way, and can be so subtle and emotionally engaging (I'm looking at you, China Mieville), that Brave New World just left me cold. That said, I always told myself I'd read it one day, and it was pleasantly short. Next!

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