Looking Backward: 2000-1887 by Edward Bellamy

Looking Backward: 2000-1887

Edward Bellamy

218 pages first pub 1888 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction reflective slow-paced
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Edward Bellamy's classic look at the future has been translated into over twenty languages and is the most widely read novel of its time. A young Boston gentleman is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century -- from ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 606 reviews

Moods

reflective 68%
informative 63%
challenging 34%
hopeful 29%
inspiring 19%
adventurous 14%
mysterious 7%
dark 4%
tense 4%
emotional 2%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
sad 2%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 28%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 61% | N/A: 19% | Character: 13% | A mix: 5%

Strong character development?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 97% | Yes: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 17%

Average rating

3.05

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