Brave New World

Blurb from SLJ

Originally published in 1932, in Aldous Huxley's 20th C classic, Bernard would prefer a modest, private life, coupled one-to-one with a beloved woman. But this makes him an outsider in his futuristic London, redesigned to abolish jealousy, hunger, pain, and conflict. Babies grow from cloned and incubated eggs, while sexually “everybody belongs to everybody.” Romantic and familial attachments are forbidden, and the feel-good drug SOMA is the answer to all unhappiness. So, Bernard faces censure and even exile until he discovers Linda, a former Londoner living as a traditional parent with her son John on a reservation in New Mexico. 

How will Linda and John react when Bernard brings them back to London? 

VERDICT Huxley’s classic satire forces readers to question any ideal life they might want. This engaging rendition offers food for thought.