A future, world state, society with test tube babies and government sponsored drug use. What’s not to love?
If this novel was meant to be a call against conformism and false happiness, then Huxley failed according to me. By no mean am I saying that this is not a good work (I found it stimulating and captivating), but while reading it I couldn’t help but imagine how cool it would be to live in such a world.
Living in a world where you were raised to thrive in a certain environment and then are put into such an environment, it seems like Huxley discovered the easy way to wide spread happiness. Oh, and if you’re unhappy for any reason, just take some soma and all your worries will fade away.
How anyone could attempt to attack said society, without at least acknowledging its achievement, is beyond me…
Verdict: I wants me some soma!
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