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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
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:
Complicated
Most intriguing for its ideas that remain relevant a century later.
dark
sad
medium-paced
I picked this book up as part of a course but was introduced to a whole new genre of literature. Quick read but quite engaging.
"It was a great thing to be a man. There was something immense about it."
I read this for my Monsters class. I enjoyed the humor wrapped in horror. The robots were not traditional robots, and I felt myself being on their side throughout the entire play.
I read this for my Monsters class. I enjoyed the humor wrapped in horror. The robots were not traditional robots, and I felt myself being on their side throughout the entire play.
Indeed it was the first contact in literature through this relatively short play script.
Many thematic philosophical notions being set by the author, is something more extraordinary when considered that early timeline in which almost none (maybe except for a woman named Mary Shelley) had the mind to think about.
No doubt, the work inspired great sci-fi legends like Asimov, Clarke.
"A man is something that feels happy, plays the piano, likes going for a walk, and in fact, wants to do a whole lot of things that are really unnecessary."
But still..
"It was a great thing to be a man. There was something immense about it."
Many thematic philosophical notions being set by the author, is something more extraordinary when considered that early timeline in which almost none (maybe except for a woman named Mary Shelley) had the mind to think about.
No doubt, the work inspired great sci-fi legends like Asimov, Clarke.
"A man is something that feels happy, plays the piano, likes going for a walk, and in fact, wants to do a whole lot of things that are really unnecessary."
But still..
"It was a great thing to be a man. There was something immense about it."
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interesting in its historical context.
A play from the 1920s, R.U.R. is the origin for the word robot we use today. A story about the dehumanization of labor and laborers, this is an important read for tech enthusiasts who want to flaunt their erudition at cocktail parties.