Reaction to Brave New World

To be honest, I found Aldous Huxley's Brave New World to be very odd. That is not to say that I did not enjoy it, because I did--somewhat. Stories with corrupted so-called "Utopian" societies always intrigue me. Huxley's writing style was very straight-forward. Despite this, however, it was very unique and at times scattered.  In chapter three, for instance, the scene changed constantly, sometimes even sentence by sentence. His style is certainly unusual, but fantastic all the same.
It is interesting to note the irony in the title, Brave New World. The title comes from Shakespeare's The Tempest, and was spoken in the novel by the character John, or "The Savage". The reason this title is so ironic is because the society they were living in was a hidden disaster. It looked nice from the outside, but it was clear to the reader, and John as well, that this Brave New World, was quite twisted. 
Out of all of the characters in the story, John was the most interesting. With Shakespeare's works as his "bible", his incessant quoting of the plays was enjoyable. John, the protagonist of the story, could see how faulty the society was. His debate with the controller, Mustapha Mond, defined the novel in my opinion. Mond spoke of how the society was made to benefit everyone, but John, seeing through this, brought to light that the fake happiness Mond spoke of was wrong. John, however, closes the novel by hanging himself.
Overall, I think that although the novel, though interesting, was somewhat depressing. The fake happiness that the novel was based upon held an air of hopelessness. Therefore, Brave New World was not my favorite read, but it was worth reading nonetheless.