Carlo Pagetti
Author of The Time Machine
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Works by Carlo Pagetti
The Time Machine 293 copies
Il mondo secondo Philip K. Dick: Guida ai romanzi di uno scrittore di fantascienza (Italian Edition) (2022) 2 copies
Theodore Dreiser 2 copies
The First Men in the Moon: H. G. Wells and the Fictional Strategy of His "Scientific Romances" 1 copy
Darwin nel tempo : modernit© letteraria e immaginario scientifico : Milano, 11-12 novembre 2009 (2011) 1 copy
Le sirene di Titano 1 copy
David Copperfield 1 copy
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- 3.8
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But, I went for five stars because this book was downright gripping. The character isn't the point of the story; the changes that humanity has gone through as a result of future evolution is the heart and soul of the tale. It's a disturbing though experiment that makes assumptions about society that feel quite relevant to me. The victorian era stratifiction between the rich and the poor... is our society today really all that different? If you're liberal, you can read this novel as a tale of how mistreating the poor will turn them into dangerous monsters. If you're conservative, this might be read as a morality tale about the poor eating the rich.
Once you get past the unscientific plot device of the time machine itself, this is one of the most "sciencey" science fiction novels I've ever read. A genuine treat for the mind.… (more)