I lent this book from my library a while back because I noticed my older sister reading it and I thought it was very strange since I’d literally never see her read ever! I thought it must be a good book if it grasped her attention. Some Details Paperback, 288 pages Published September 1st 1998 by HarperPerennial / Perennial Classics (first published January 1st 1932) Genres: Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction > Dystopia Synopsis Brave New World is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Largely […]
“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.” – Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (1932)