Sunday, May 5, 2013

Erewhon by Samuel Butler

I didn't particularly like this book and even found it very boring at times.  The main character visits the country of  Erewhon, which is supposed to be "nowhere" backwards.  At first it seems like a utopian society, but it is quickly clear that it has some serious problems.  I don't enjoy utopian-type books or satires about society in general, so this wasn't a favorite of mine.  Occasionally it reminded me of Swift's Gulliver's Travels.  It read fairly quickly, so that was a plus, but I would still say it isn't worth the time.

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