Brave New World

At the behest of my good friend Caleb I have been making my way through Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I don't know why I never read it before. I think it's because it's one of those books where you're assigned to read it in High School and there's only room for one Utopian Dystopia novel within' the curriculum. My class read "1984" and it still remains one of my favorite novels to this day. Needless to say that I'm greatly enjoying Brave New World. It's a new perspective from a world that was suffering an economic crash that turned many to look for inexpensive hedonistic destractions...much like today - I'm looking at you HBO. When I read it I can't help but think of the Genetic progress we've made, and TV Shows like Sex in the City. It's a lot to chew on.

Which is one of the reasons that I adore the forward by Margaret Atwood in the edition that I have. In it, she discusses the novel as if it were in a race with 1984 as to which novel looks most likely to become our present. I'm not a huge fan of Margaret's work usually. I just don't find her books appealing although I've tried. However this forward is extremely witty, clever and prominantly advertised on the cover on the novel.

Which leads many people to ask me if she wrote Brave New World and earn themselves a vicious glare from me.

Anyway, I highly encourage you check out the novel with the forward if you can. It's a good time for all.