The minority report
Readers rate it 3.8 (176 on Hardcover)
103 pages · Released 2002 · Pantheon Books
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This is a thought-provoking science fiction novella centered on a protagonist hunted by a system he created, making it best suited for mature teens. The story explores dystopian themes about justice, surveillance, and free will rather than relying on action or graphic content. While not graphically violent, the premise involves crime, murder accusations, and existential danger, and the dense philosophical concepts require older adolescent readers. The 2002 Pantheon edition is a republication of Dick's classic 1956 short story.
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In the world of The Minority Report, Commissioner John Anderton is the one to thank for the lack of crime. He is the originator of the Precrime System, which uses "precogs"--people with the power to see into the future--to identify criminals before they can do any harm. Unfortunately for Anderton, his precogs perceive... In the world of The Minority Report, Commissioner John Anderton is the one to thank for the lack of crime. He is the originator of the Precrime System, which uses "precogs"--people with the power to see into the future--to identify criminals before they can do any harm. Unfortunately for Anderton, his precogs perceive him as the next criminal. But Anderton knows he has never contemplated such a thing, and this knowledge proves the precogs are fallible. Now, whichever way he turns, Anderton is doomed--unless he can find the precogs's "minority report"--the dissenting voice that represents his one hope of getting at the truth in time to save himself from his own system.A film version of The Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, will be released this summer--further proof of the enduring appeal of Philip K. Dick's visionary fiction.From the Hardcover edition.
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- American Science fiction
- Fiction, science fiction, general
- Crime prevention
- Fiction
- Science Fiction
- American Short stories
- Film is better
- thrilling
- Dystopian
- Classics
- Fantasy
- Adventure
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ISBN 9780375421877 · Pantheon Books