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maimerzb 's review for:
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
Not a science fiction fan by any means but trying to revisit/read some of the classics and first thought was how did they make us read some of this in high school? The sexual promiscuity was quite explicit and I think a lot of that went over our heads back then. Beyond that, scary to think that this was written in the 30s and elements of this dystopian/futuristic society actually reflect the present/recent past and mirror some of today’s society. Hyper efficiency, insane consumerism, genetic engineering, mind numbing distractions in the form of social media, drugs, and other entertainment, etc. reads like a commentary on today’s society in many ways. An overall meh read for me though but also because I’m not spending much time over thinking/analyzing/connecting.