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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The BBC pointed me in the direction of this book. Particularly interesting to read in the year 2020.
What others call prophecy, I call science fiction. I wonder how Forster envisioned this.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A profound and prescient science fiction novella, in turns sad and hopeful.
I read this years ago in an anthology and it stayed with me. Having read A Room With a View and Howard's End at school and not liking them much, I was struck with how different in tone this story is, but ultimately the theme is the same as that of Howard's End - mankind needs only "to connect" if it wishes to survive the age of the machines.
I read this years ago in an anthology and it stayed with me. Having read A Room With a View and Howard's End at school and not liking them much, I was struck with how different in tone this story is, but ultimately the theme is the same as that of Howard's End - mankind needs only "to connect" if it wishes to survive the age of the machines.
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
I absolutely love this short story, but I'm not near as big a fan of the audio. The narration just didn't work for me.
Forster would be incredibly dismayed if he were alive today.
* upped my rating to 4 stars because prescience should be rewarded.
* upped my rating to 4 stars because prescience should be rewarded.