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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's absolutely WILD to me that this was written in 1909! How could someone predict so many things about the future so accurately? Loved what the author had to say about the nature of human existence, not only as far as our reliance on convenience goes and what we lose when we choose convenience, but also more generally about the systems and structures in place that we agree to adhere to. Great stuff! Too bad this wasn't a full novel.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very interesting read, especially in these Ai and social media ridden times.
reflective
sad
slow-paced
"Imagine, if you can" ... ❣️ Oh, that was a perfect short story. I felt as if I were floating in a weird thought experiment - only to land so close to reality.
Definitely a highlight of proto-SF. Not only in how it predicted technologies, but especially in how it anticipated some major problems of our current and near-future age, such as our addiction to and overreliance on technology. It’s surprisingly readable, too, a visionary work, only making me wish Forster had written a proper dystopia-themed novel. He had the right ideas, that’s for sure.
Read as part of the "Voices from the Radium Age" anthology.
Read as part of the "Voices from the Radium Age" anthology.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No