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A review by ninethreeo
The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster
5.0
I've giving this books 5 stars because the ideas within it have stayed with me since I read it 20+ years ago.
I'd been thinking about it recently and decided to re-read. Reviews have noted its prediction of instant message/internet but the bit that stays with me is the machine's delivery of the physical goods we need to survive and live.
Vashti needs only to press a button to have her food instantly delivered. Music and literature/lectures are delivered instantly.
Although the tech to do this is glossed over/clunky in this novella I'm finding interesting parallels with how things are going. Amazon Prime. Argos 3 hour delivery. Deliveroo. Kindle. iTunes.
Enjoyed re-reading this.
I bought it from iBooks and had it delivered instantly.
I'd been thinking about it recently and decided to re-read. Reviews have noted its prediction of instant message/internet but the bit that stays with me is the machine's delivery of the physical goods we need to survive and live.
Vashti needs only to press a button to have her food instantly delivered. Music and literature/lectures are delivered instantly.
Although the tech to do this is glossed over/clunky in this novella I'm finding interesting parallels with how things are going. Amazon Prime. Argos 3 hour delivery. Deliveroo. Kindle. iTunes.
Enjoyed re-reading this.
I bought it from iBooks and had it delivered instantly.