Books Like Brave New World

Looking for books like Brave New World? A society engineered for happiness — until you start asking what got traded away for it.

What tends to stick with readers is its thought-provoking, dystopian and unsettling feel. A quieter, stranger kind of dystopia than 1984 — happiness as the trap. Below are 7 books that carry that feeling in different ways, matched on shared mood, themes and reading experience. Brave New World is a medium, easy-paced read (reading level: moderate), so we've noted where each pick is quicker, slower or heavier.

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Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

7 books you might enjoy

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1984
George Orwell
1984 shares Brave New World's thought-provoking appeal. Both carry the #dystopian and #classic tags. The pace is quicker than Brave New World's.
Medium · Fast pace · Moderate
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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
If it was the thought-provoking side of Brave New World you loved, Fahrenheit 451 delivers it too. Both carry the #dystopian and #classic tags. It's the quicker read of the two.
Short · Fast pace · Easy to follow
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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
If it was the thought-provoking side of Brave New World you loved, The Handmaid's Tale delivers it too. Both carry the #dystopian tag. The pace is quicker than Brave New World's.
Medium · Fast pace · Moderate
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4.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
If it was the thought-provoking side of Brave New World you loved, To Kill a Mockingbird delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag. It's an easier read than Brave New World.
Medium · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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The Stranger
Albert Camus
If it was the thought-provoking side of Brave New World you loved, The Stranger delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag. It's the quicker read of the two.
Short · Fast pace · Moderate
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
If it was the thought-provoking side of Brave New World you loved, One Hundred Years of Solitude delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag. Expect a bigger commitment than Brave New World.
Long · Slow pace · Challenging
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The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Like Brave New World, The Catcher in the Rye is thought-provoking. Both carry the #classic tag. It's the quicker read of the two.
Short · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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