A review by govika
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

4.0

My favorite of the dystopian novel settings, Brave New World gives a harrowing look at fascism and utilitarianism at its extreme. Eugenics dictates who can do certain human functions, particularly populate the species. What I love about this book is it shows the dystopia through eyes of people who really love it and think it is a good thing, unlike Fahrenheit 451 or 1984 who have protagonists who know from the beginning or find out soon how awful it is. In this, it takes a complete outsider to tell them the error of the world. The sudden turn of nihilism or overwhelming ennui end the book with a dreaded thrill.