The Shape of Things to Come
by H. G. Wells
Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarybig & variedsocial commentaryall consuming questunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and serious: an inventive science-fiction novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
A futuristic novel in which Wells predicts, along with the Second World War, an eventual rise of a World State run by a benevolent dictatorship. This state promotes science over religion and enforces English as a global language and finally paves the way for a true Utopian State.
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- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Published
- 1933
- Pages
- 431
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