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The MacHine Stops — E. M. Forster

The MacHine Stops

by E. M. Forster

70 pages

About This Book

This is a science fiction story by Forster. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. In 1973 it was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame. It was considered one of the best novellas ever published. Television a...

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Reading Time Estimates

1h 47m

slow reader

180 WPM

1h 17m

average reader

250 WPM

55m

fast reader

350 WPM

📖 19,250 words📅 3 days at 30 min/day

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WPM

Reading time

1 h 17 min

at 250 words per minute

Audiobook (1.5x)

1 h 26 min

at 1.5x narration speed

Audio 1x

2 h 8 min

Audio 2x

1 h 4 min

That's about:

  • 📅3 days reading 30 min/day
  • 🚇3 commutes of 30 min each