So I set that aside and started “The Double Helix” by James Watson, because my sister said she’d read it in one train ride. But the 40 pages I got through were a cocky man’s ramblings about being a kid in an era he was not a kid in. Setting Brave New World aside, I turned to “The O’Reilly Factor for kids” by Bill O’Reilly, thinking the “for kids” aspect would warrant a quick read. It was a good suggestion supposing I would actually read another book in the meantime.

A friend of mine suggested maybe I take a break, read something new, and come back to Brave New World. I didn’t want to give up on the book, but I definitely didn’t want to keep reading it. I really wasn’t used to the writing style of Brave New World and I think the shock might have broken me a little (yes I’m being dramatic). As I’ve mentioned before, being a chemistry major meant that I wasn’t exposed to many books in college, and therefore I’ve mostly been reading 21st century romance and fantasy. What better book to read after a futuristic dystopian classic than a futuristic dystopian classic? As it turns out, basically anything else. The next book to read seemed obvious: Brave New World, Aldous Huxely. One month and one day it took me to read See Jane Run, by Joy Fielding.īefore I talk about See Jane Run, let me explain what happened after finishing Fahrenheit 451. No no no, I merely decided to start 4 books and not finish any of them. You all (all being my sister, hi Emily!) thought I’d forgotten, or given up.

I’m back! Yes it has been a while, I know.

Joy fielding's jane run