Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy

Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Edward Bellamy

110 pages first pub 1888 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction reflective slow-paced
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I first saw the light in the city of Boston in the year 1857. "What " you say, "eighteen fifty-seven? That is an odd slip. He means nineteen fifty-seven, of course." I beg pardon, but there is no mistake. It was about four in the afternoon of Dece...

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Community Reviews

3.08
based on 847 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

informative: 56%

challenging: 35%

hopeful: 23%

inspiring: 23%

adventurous: 15%

mysterious: 7%

dark: 3%

tense: 3%

emotional: 1%

funny: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

sad: 1%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
24% of readers chose medium
70% of readers chose slow
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medium
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Plot or character driven?

55% of readers chose Plot
8% of readers chose A mix
15% of readers chose Character
20% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

26% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
95% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

16% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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