kettlepot's review
4.0
Having just finished Brave New World and 1984, interesting analysis by Huxley on the systems and technology that could make either of those worlds a reality. Maybe we are on the path already or, in some ways, already there...
cowboynixan's review against another edition
challenging
tense
slow-paced
1.0
Way too above my reading level which made it hard to finish, the writing is so unnecessarily dense and you can find so much better works that actually emphasize the point of this book better without the weird racism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Ableism, Colonisation, Suicide, and Medical content
Moderate: Suicide
christopher_corrado's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.5
hakkun1's review
dark
reflective
slow-paced
1.5
In a somewhat ramshackle Jeremiad, chock full of almost instantly dated prophecies and comically expansive blind spots, Huxley does his best to undermine the impact and message of his earlier novel. Exquisitely of its time and place, whatever valuable insights and entreaties found within can and should be sought elsewhere in more thoughtful, less eugenics-curious books.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism and Xenophobia