Classics on the Side: Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

“Classics on the Side” is an additional, informal book club meet-up, which focuses on older and classic works from the sci-fi and fantasy genres.

Join us to discuss “Brave New World,” by Aldous Huxley. First published in 1932, Huxley’s novel is both widely praised and often banned for its depiction of life in a future dystopian society.

Book synopsis from the Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition:

Aldous Huxley’s tour de force, Brave New World, is a darkly satiric vision of a “utopian” future—where humans are genetically bred and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively serve a ruling order. A powerful work of speculative fiction that has enthralled and terrified readers for generations, it remains remarkably relevant to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying entertainment.