The Machine Stops Illustrated by E.M. Forster

The Machine Stops Illustrated

E.M. Forster

56 pages • first pub 1909 (view editions)

fiction classics science fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 1909), the story was republished in Forster's The Eternal Moment and Other Stories in 1928...

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Community Reviews

4.01
based on 2,861 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

dark: 57%

challenging: 35%

mysterious: 29%

sad: 24%

tense: 20%

adventurous: 15%

emotional: 11%

inspiring: 6%

hopeful: 5%

informative: 4%

funny: 1%

Pace

42% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

44% of readers chose Plot
36% of readers chose A mix
16% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

16% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
77% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

52% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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