A review by missyjohnson
Brave New World/Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley

3.0

this book was more interesting in that it was first published in 1932. there are so many pieces that are reflected today. the opioid epidemic that is a crisis today mirrors the soma dosing that all of the citizens took in the novel to keep them happy. This is interesting in itself in that there is a medication on the market today that has the trade name Soma. it was originally developed as a muscle relaxer and became a drug of abuse especially when combined with opioids and benzodiazepines. The descriptions of the water guns used by the police that contained anesthetics to control a crowd mirror the taser of today. other descriptors of class divisions were very interesting. the controller talking about how all of life is lived inside a bottle just of varying sizes and the result of trying to change the bottle sizes........
one of my favorite lines in the book is when Mustapha Mond tells the savage that he is choosing the right to be unhappy.
the beginning of the book was a bit dated and tedious but by the end, it was thought provoking and worth the read.