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The Machine Stops

By: E. M. Forster
Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
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E. M. Forster provides a view of the future from 1909. He comes alarmingly close. Humanity has lost the ability to live above ground, but they communicate magnificently through the Machine. As a matter of fact the Machine handles just about everything, taking the freedom of choice, or the need to choose away from humankind. But when the machine breaks, can humanity survive?

Public Domain (P)2013 Audio Books by Mike Vendetti Classics Science Fiction Fiction
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Although I enjoyed the story, the narrator seems to have a speech impediment of some kind such that certain words are only understandable after 3 or 4 repetitions of the passage.

Great Story; Narrator Troublesome

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Has some important questions that are very relevant to the modern tech society. Predicts cellphones and social media in addition to America's obesity epidemic. Highly recommend it.

really great story

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When we become too reliant on technology, what happens?

Here's one scenario from one of the grears!

Classic Forster tale!

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I love how this book creates a world in which people abandon their physical bodies and desires for a "better way" where there is less time waisted and more shared knowledge. It is a fear from the past that could still today could come to pass. A great story! I enjoyed the narrators tone as well. Get it!

Fascinating peek into the past and the future

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So advanced in seeing the future. What amazing insight. Way ahead in envisioning the future.

Amazing!

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