Sorry for a candid review, but wow, this was definitely a crazy surprise for me.

I mean, I knew it was a 'classic', but I never expected SO MUCH to personally resonate with me and what I care about. I also think it's noteworthy to pay attention to the publication date of this book.. it's absolutely ridiculous in the resolution of its projection into the future technologies and its effect on humanity, considering what was even known or theoretical at the time.

The almost completely unspoken religious themes are brilliant, and not just a coy way to avoid angering the more sensitively devout.

If you are interested in reading this book, but still unsure if it's right for you, I would say the key themes of the book that resonate the most with me are religion, survival, history, media, and dystopian government.

Take the risk on this one, but skip any introduction your edition might have. It's been known to turn people off because Huxley apparently goes on about how prophetic his work was. (Which it totally was! But, I can understand how reading the intro before the work might leave you feeling like Huxley feels a bit to big for his britches.. which to be fair, may be an accurate depiction of the author so many years after writing this and seeing it come to pass)