This audiobook was a bit difficult to understand. The voice had a bit of a muffled accent that made it difficult to focus. (It didn't help that the language was nearly 100 years old, but dealing with futuristic topics.) It seemed different than the last time I read it. There is talk of time based on the time of Ford. A great deal of the first part is "historical" talking about the society and how science can help produce people optimistically. Soma is the magic drug used to control everyone and make them happy. Sex is a pleasure activity while reproduction happens via science. Free thinking is discouraged. People are bread to work just enough and to consume. Manual jobs are not eliminated simply so people could work.
There is a reservation of "savages" where people live primitive lifestyles that do not include all these scientific advancements. One person was born there from parents that were originally from the "modern" world. He did not fit with either group. There are more discussions with him and the others. There is also talk about exhiling to the remote places - and some of the benefits. Those in authority have some ability to "think" for themselves, while the standard people don't.
This is a well known dystopia. A better narrator would have made it better. The themes have been reproduced in many modern works.
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