"Island remains important and highly enjoyable" – Washington Post Book World
"Huxley's final word about the human condition and the possibility of the good society. . . . Island is a welcome and in many ways unique addition to the select company of books–from Plato to now–that have presented, in imaginary terms, a coherent view of what society is not but might be." – New York Times Book Review
"A mirror for modern man. . . . Should be read and reread." – Saturday Review
"Island's warnings about religious fanaticism, the exercise of massive military power, the geopolitical importance of oil and the development of artificial insemination seem extraordinarily prophetic." – The Guardian
"One of the truly great philosophical novels" – The Times (London)
One of the 99 Best Modern Novels – New York Times Book Review