First and foremost, I've heard of "Brave New World" but really had no desire to read it.  I knew that the British author Aldous Huxley had created a piece of science fiction of a supposed utopian and controlled society but that's all I knew about it.  Huxley presents to the reader a mass reproduction line based on the ideals of Ford's creation of the mass production lines which revolutionized the making of automobiles.  In fact in Huxley's new world is where the vast population is unified under the "World State."  From reproduction (the cradle) where the fetus is created by classifications as to the World State's determination into Alpha's, Beta's, Delta's and Epsilon's to their graves one's life in this utopian society is absolutely monitored and controlled.
 All classifications of life from Alpha's to Epsilon's are programmed for maximum pleasure and enjoyment.  Indeed Huxley shows that the society created is indeed hedonistic.  There are no longer any mothers or fathers.  Creation is the mass produced chemical plant which create the intelligent leaders and the low class workers as identified in Delta's and Epsilon's.  There no longer is religion in which God is mentioned.  The only reverence is to Mr. Henry Ford the creator of the production line used so well in the new reproduction ways.
 Socially, we see a hedonistic life-style which used drugs (soma) and non-committal sex.  In fact I chuckled as this sounded like life in the 60s.  We see a society in which each class of people is programmed to be happy in the life they live in their societal classification.
 As Huxley writes further in the book, he brings us to a community in New Mexico where for me things are written very much in Huxley code.  His writing at this point becomes confusing and very much disconnected.  His characters become hard to follow in which Tomakin, Linda and the birth of a child named John and who Huxley refers to in the book as "The Savage" are written about.  To me, the reader, this part of the book became very disjointed and hard to follow.  John's life is not the one of the civilized World State.
 He does end up in the society of the World State.  The middle part of Huxley's book to me was written very poorly.  It was confusing and a chore to try to follow the characters and transcended into a poor plot. However in the ending of the book a light is shown and the true purpose of the book is revealed.  This part I will not reveal.  Huxley's ending was good.  It shows us the very worst aspects of the future Nazism and the future of what Communism was trying to achieve.
 I was stunned to see that such things as television and helicopters were written about.  Huxley wrote this book in 1931 and it was published in 1932.  Am I glad I read it?  Yes I am since I was curious.  Was it well written?  My answer is yes sometimes and no most of the time.  Is it a classic?  The ideas are classic, the writing is disconnected and at times very confusing.  It could have been written less in code and more in the classical English form!  Hence the three stars!!!
First and foremost, I've heard of "Brave New World" but really had no desire to read it. I knew that the British author Aldous Huxley had created a piece of science fiction of a supposed utopian and controlled society but that's all I knew about it. Huxley presents to the reader a mass reproduction line based on the ideals of Ford's creation of the mass production lines which revolutionized the making of automobiles. In fact in Huxley's new world is where the vast population is unified under the "World State. "  From reproduction (the cradle) where the fetus is created by classifications as to the World State's determination into Alpha's, Beta's, Delta's and Epsilon's to their graves one's life in this utopian society is absolutely monitored and controlled. All classifications of life from Alpha's to Epsilon's are programmed for maximum pleasure and enjoyment. Indeed Huxley shows that the society created is indeed hedonistic. There are no longer any mothers or fathers. Creation is the mass produced chemical plant which create the intelligent leaders and the low class workers as identified in Delta's and Epsilon's. There no longer is religion in which God is mentioned. The only reverence is to Mr. Henry Ford the creator of the production line used so well in the new reproduction ways. Socially, we see a hedonistic life-style which used drugs (soma) and non-committal sex. In fact I chuckled as this sounded like life in the 60s. We see a society in which each class of people is programmed to be happy in the life they live in their societal classification. As Huxley writes further in the book, he brings us to a community in New Mexico where for me things are written very much in Huxley code. His writing at this point becomes confusing and very much disconnected. His characters become hard to follow in which Tomakin, Linda and the birth of a child named John and who Huxley refers to in the book as "The Savage" are written about. To me, the reader, this part of the book became very disjointed and hard to follow. John's life is not the one of the civilized World State. He does end up in the society of the World State. The middle part of Huxley's book to me was written very poorly. It was confusing and a chore to try to follow the characters and transcended into a poor plot. However in the ending of the book a light is shown and the true purpose of the book is revealed. This part I will not reveal. Huxley's ending was good. It shows us the very worst aspects of the future Nazism and the future of what Communism was trying to achieve. I was stunned to see that such things as television and helicopters were written about. Huxley wrote this book in 1931 and it was published in 1932. Am I glad I read it? Yes I am since I was curious. Was it well written? My answer is yes sometimes and no most of the time. Is it a classic? The ideas are classic, the writing is disconnected and at times very confusing. It could have been written less in code and more in the classical English form! Hence the three stars!!!