Looking Backward, 2000-1887
by Edward Bellamy
Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticalhistoricalfresh & originalimaginaryglossybig & variedsocial commentaryunderdog triumphsfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is wide-ranging, inventive and polished. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
"Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward: 2000-1887 (1888) is one of the most influential utopian novels in English. The narrative follows Julian West, who goes to sleep in Boston in 1887 and wakes in the year 2000 to find that the era of competitive capitalism is long over, replaced by an era of co-operation.
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- Edward Bellamy
- Published
- 1888
- Pages
- 276
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