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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
stuck staring at a wall for a while after this one I fear
The Machine Stops is a book I regularly give as a gift and always recommend. It is a short read but it is packed with truth that has only become more relevant to our species in the years since it was written in 1909. It is remarkable that E M Forster's writing resonates so strongly with our current devotion to a machine way of life. The Machine provides us with food, education and entertainment, just as Forster's does and when it inevitably stops, as ecological overshoot hastens in civilisational collapse, the consequences will be dire. Yet, there is hope in the Wessex hills, for the remnant at least.
fast-paced
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read this book for class, very short novella, absolutely fascinating how this book was written in the early 1900s and felt so true to current times
not the general systems collapse theory following me everywhere this week