Though I find his philosophy to be interesting, I do not know if it is worth sitting through an entire book.

His books almost always make for a difficult read, but they are usually good. I enjoyed Perennial Philosophy and the Brave New World was almost prophetic.

He made some good points in 'Brave New World', but torture of having to read that awful book was just not worth it.

Great insights.

(This is based solely on a Brave New World)

humourous, insightful, and honest(a trait woefully lacking in many intellectuals)Brave New World is good though he did write many other great works. Grandson of T.H. Huxley aka "darwins bulldog" who coined agnosticism. Were actually Christians without the annoying dogmas or miracle ideologies used as fronts. Was involved with and critic of the Fabians hidden agenda (Character Bernard in BNW is actually George Bernard Shaw) Moved to California, casted in a few movies, got married, though never stopped writing. Coined the term pyschedelic in his later years.Though more literary and wordy, his older works are more enjoyable for patient people who like reading, laughing and learning more so than the know it all routine with oversimplified explanations. Yet I guess without people liking personal opionions to facts, satirists wouldn't have as much to laugh about since everybody's a f*&%? expert!

Brave New World may be his most famous work but not his only great one. Island is equally thought provoking and socially aware, Ape and Essence was not great but had some great passages, Brave New World Revisited is actually very much worth reading.

I picked up "Brave New World" expecting to love it. After all, am I not a fan of his genre? Imagine my surprise when I hated it! I found it to be a sex drenched, over lauded novel, and worst of all... predictable! The only thing, perhaps, really worth reading is the begining. The training up of infants detailed at the first is fascinating. It all goes downhill from there.

I read in the paper the other day that President Clinton is discussing ways to prohibit employers from using genetic testing to influence hiring decisions. Just a little earlier I had been reading about the controversy surrounding the possibility of putting advertising billboards in space. And just today I saw a commercial for a drug that helps you overcome social anxiety. Every time I see those kinds of things, I think about Brave New World and a little chill runs down my spine. Huxley was a visionary who explored some of the most frightening aspects of societys inexorable trend towards technology and capitalism. His masterpiece Brave New World, published in the 30s, does a remarkable job of portraying a future where individualism and uniqueness have fallen victim to an assembly line mentality (Henry Ford is revered as a religious figure), with consumption representing the engine of society as well as the goal of the individual. Drugs are used regularly to control moods and make everyone happy. Its really kind of frightening to read this book over 60 years after it was written and realize how much progress weve made towards Huxleys nightmarish vision.

love him, love him, love him, love him, love him!!!!!!!!!!!!

One hit wonder of the apocolyptic vision of the future genre.

Brave New World is tops in its field. Huxley was one of the last real intellectuals.