An all time classic, and for good reason. I'm very reticent about reading the so called masterpieces, the books that fill lists titled '50 Books To Read Before You Die' or some such variation, but this is on my required reading list for university so to the Library I went in search of genius.
And I found it within the pages of this futurist utopian story about conformity and capitalism.
Set in a future of mass produced humans split into castes and social roles, Brave New World explores what it is to be human, and what individualism actually means.
Themes of self, of God, of isolation, and monogamy fill the book, with the world described in such detail you really step into it from the very beginning.
Non-conformist Bernard Marx struggles to fit in, to play the role to which he was assigned, and conditioned, and a trip to the uncivilised Savage Reservation brings about a startling revelation and introduces us to John the Savage whose entrance to the world thoroughly upsets the norm.
This book has been discussed over and over by scholars and readers thoughout the years since publication, and its through John we learn the sacrifices made and what was lost to create a perfect world of happiness.
Quite spectacular.
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