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Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of both unchecked population growth on society and the hoarding of resources by a wealthy minority. It was originally serialized in Impulse magazine.
8,731 ratings822 reviews. First published in 1966, Harrison's novel of an overpopulated urban jungle, a divided class system—operating within an atmosphere of riots, food shortages, and senseless acts of violence—and a desperate hunt for the truth by a cynical NYC detective tells a classic tale of a dark future.
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The Plot. PDF Cite. Andy Rusch, a New York City detective, is summoned from his apartment—shared with aged pragmatist Sol Kahn—to provide security for a protest march by outraged “Eldsters,” whose...
Make Room!, titled Soylent Green (1973), departs from the story in the novel in a number of significant ways. Students and instructors cannot rely on it to give them knowledge of the plot or...
— The Greatest Literature of All Time. Make Room! CRITIQUE. Publication details . Greatest lists . Notable lines . Too many stupid people. The novel Make Room! Make Room! was published right in the middle of the boom in warnings about overpopulation and depletion of resources in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Make Room! Harry Harrison. Macmillan, 2008 - Fiction - 288 pages. The world is crowded. Far too crowded. Its starving billions live on lentils, soya beans, and —if they're lucky—the odd...
