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Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

288 pages

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About this book

Step into a dazzling yet chilling future where genetic engineering and mind-altering drugs have eradicated suffering, creating a society that trades freedom for perpetual happiness. As a young man from the wild challenges this perfectly ordered world, readers are forced to confront the terrifying cost of a life without pain, passion, or true humanity.

Themes
Dark & BroodingFunny & SatiricalPhilosophy & Big IdeasStrange & UnsettlingThought-ProvokingComfort over freedomTechnology erasing humanityHappiness as control
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