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View Poll Results: January 2010 MobileRead Book Club Vote | |||
The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster | 32 | 24.43% | |
Anathem by Neal Stephenson | 28 | 21.37% | |
Under the Dome by Stephen King | 29 | 22.14% | |
Inherit the Stars by James P. Hogan | 20 | 15.27% | |
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge | 15 | 11.45% | |
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow | 7 | 5.34% | |
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01-09-2010, 06:46 AM | #106 |
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Looks like we have a winner. Whew!
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01-09-2010, 06:49 AM | #107 |
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01-09-2010, 07:20 AM | #108 |
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01-09-2010, 12:43 PM | #110 |
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I've already started "the machine" well ... I read the first few pages. Seems quite short unless I didn't get the whole thing. ??
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01-09-2010, 12:46 PM | #111 |
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01-09-2010, 01:01 PM | #112 | |
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01-09-2010, 04:52 PM | #113 |
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Okay, done with that one. What's next?
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01-09-2010, 05:13 PM | #114 |
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All done, very thought provoking. What's next?
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01-09-2010, 05:15 PM | #115 |
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Maybe we should all move on to the runner-up as well.
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01-09-2010, 05:16 PM | #116 |
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I got my copy from Feedbooks and will load it onto my 505 on Sunday or Monday and read it next week.
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01-09-2010, 05:26 PM | #117 |
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It's a short story - not even a novella. I've been looking for some book club questions for an eventual discussion thread, but couldn't find any. I guess it's not that well known.
However, in my paper copy of "Collected Short Stories" by E. M. Forster (Penquin) I found one reference in the introduction (written by Forster) to the story: "The Machine Stops is a reaction to one of the earlier heavens of H. G. Wells." This is what Forster thought about it. I could add that he dedicates the whole short story collection to Hermes Psychopompus. Very 'Forster' I'd say. Something to chew on for the discussion for those of you who've already read it. I'm waiting until tomorrow myself for reading Personally, I wouldn't mind if we pushed discussion a bit. |
01-09-2010, 05:39 PM | #118 | |
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http://wiki.english.ucsb.edu/index.p...tions#See_Also and http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/west/teach...ng/machine.pdf |
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01-09-2010, 11:52 PM | #119 |
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so how does this work? where will the thread be posted?
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