Brave New World

Category:	Books
Genre:	Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author:	Aldous Huxley

Possibly the best book ever written!

I am not a huge fan of Science fiction. I have a new found respect for this genre now.

The book depicts life in the time of biotechnological leaps where we are rushing headlong towards a sterilized society engineered to feel joyless joy.Huxley proposes that governments could swoon/control their people, and Huxley’s ideas are closer to home then many would like to admit... a futuristic world gone haywire and based upon the Ford's ethics of industry. He epitomizes the jest of the new civilization dated AF ( After Ford ) with people referring reverently to "My! Ford".

There are brilliant sardonic little splinters of hate aimed directly at the degradation he had for-seen.

I was a little disgusted with Huxley's preoccupation with sexuality... the emotionless promiscuity of his utopia. But I couldn't help thinking, at least in his world there is no temptation to act on and hence the stability.

I loved one of the last chapters which is a detailed discussion between the Controller and Mr. Savage. I loved it when the controller said " Actual happiness always look pretty squalid in comparison with overcompensation of misery. Of course stability isn't as spectacular as instability and being contented has no glamor compared to a good fight against misfortune." What word play... work of art! I don't think these lines need any explanation what so ever and that truly is the whole idea of the novel.

According to Huxley, Science is just a cooking book with an orthodox theory of cooking that no one is allowed to question and a list of recipes that mustn't be added to except by special permission from the head chef. I am sure some of my friends on the verge of finishing PhD might relate to it...

"Utopia" or "Distopia" what ever you might want to call it, Huxley shows us how 'perfection' comes at a price.

Probably the best mixture of satire and science fiction to hit the print. It's captivating from start to finish and it's written with amazing craftsmanship. There's so much to analyze - it's a real and a frightening treat.

PS: Please do remember, this book was written in 1929.