Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

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Brave New World

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Enriched edition.

by Aldous Huxley

Reading Level 9 Intense (Lvl 4) Ages 13+ Balanced Read

The text is written at a 9th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.

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About This Book

Set in a future where technology and government control shape every aspect of life, this story challenges what it means to be truly free. People are engineered and conditioned to fit into a strict social order, raising deep questions about happiness, individuality, and the price of progress. This thought-provoking tale invites teens to explore the balance between innovation and humanity in a world driven by conformity.

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 9 book with intense content intensity. Content themes include emotional: identity & self-discovery, social: technological control, social: ethical dilemmas. Written for readers ages 13+.

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 4 — Intense
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Heavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.

Content Flags

Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery Social: Technological Control Social: Ethical Dilemmas
Data confidence: high

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

3/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
8
Emotional Weight
8
Theme Richness
8
World Scope
10
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

281 pages
ISBN
9780060850524
Pages
281
Publisher
DigiCat
Published
1932
Type
Fiction
Lexile
870L

Genres

Subjects

UtopiasBrainwashingMoral and Ethical Aspects of ScienceScience and StateSocial ProblemsPassivityCulturePropagandaGenetic EngineeringScienceEnglish FictionScience FictionDystopiasTotalitarianismCollectivismControlHistory and CriticismCiencia-ficciónLavado De CerebroFicciónScience-fiction AnglaiseScience-fictionReading Level-Grade 9Reading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 10Reading Level-Grade 12GesellschaftMoral and Ethical AspectsTotalitarismusEthicsBritish and Irish FictionLong Now Manual for CivilizationSpanish FictionCapitalismDystopiaSatireClass SystemsLondonFutureCapitalist CivilizationEnglish Science FictionLarge Type BooksPsychological FictionPolitical FictionClassicsDystopianEnglish LiteratureAmerican FictionAspectos Morales Y ÉticosCiencia Y EstadoCienciaAudiobooksAtomic BombDesertificationRadioactive PollutionEnvironmental AspectsNatureEffect of Human Beings onRealism in LiteratureFiction in EnglishAngleška KnjiževnostRomanHuman BehaviorForecastingPassivitéRomans, NouvellesTotalitarismeCollectivismeLiterature

People

Bernard Marx

Places

Central London HatcheryLondonUnited Kingdom