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The Machine Stops
by E.M. Forster
A very quick review:
A solid novella, that is as pertinent now as it was over a 100 years ago.
The novel predicts the onset of what is arguably a contemporary fear of originality:
"Beware of first-hand ideas!"
The onset of a global capitalist, homogenous commercial society:
"What was the good of going to Peking when it was just like Shrewsbury? Why return to Shrewsbury when it would all be like Peking?... All unrest was concentrated in the soul."
etc.
It's worth a read, if only to realize and accept that we often accept things as good enough when given the easier option.
A solid novella, that is as pertinent now as it was over a 100 years ago.
The novel predicts the onset of what is arguably a contemporary fear of originality:
"Beware of first-hand ideas!"
The onset of a global capitalist, homogenous commercial society:
"What was the good of going to Peking when it was just like Shrewsbury? Why return to Shrewsbury when it would all be like Peking?... All unrest was concentrated in the soul."
etc.
It's worth a read, if only to realize and accept that we often accept things as good enough when given the easier option.