Erewhon
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Erewhon

by Samuel Butler

1872•Comedy•240 pages

Taste attributes: comedyscience fictionfantasyfresh & originallinearsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fresh comic novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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2.6 / 5

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About This Book

Samuel Butler's Erewhon, or Over the Range was published anonymously 1872. In this satire of Victorian society, the main character Higgs discovers an unknown country, the seeming utopia called Erewhon, Nowhere backwards with the "h" and "w" transposed. The starting chapters detailing the discovery of Erewhon were based on Butler's experiences in New Zealand as a young man.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyScience fictionFantasySocial commentaryFish out of water/culture clashSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Utopian fictionSatirical fictionUtopiasChurch buildingsHistoryPresbyterian Church in the U.S.Church historySlaves

Details

Author
Samuel Butler
Published
1872
Pages
240
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