I liked this collection of essays about the issues raised in BNW and 1984 better than I liked the novel itself.

strange, but a good lesson in the end

Brave New World stands alone, a class unique as far as books go. It is brutal, utterly crushing to the soul to envision humanity sinking that low - and yet, compellingly real. It is a wake up call - and Huxley is sooo right - and his vision so accurate considering today's growing surveillance society. His words, paraphrased, that you don't have to wage war against people anymore to take away their freedom - you simply have to convince them that for the sake of their own security it is better to give away their freedom - then they are willing slaves to a system and the battle is won.

This book used to be required reading when I went to school - I hope it still is today and that it hasn't been replaced by something less controversial. Read it people - Huxley was way ahead of his time.