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H.G. Wells

3.6 AVERAGE

joedunham's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

katebrouns's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

twentystitches's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

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I respect it for what it did for the Sci fi genre and it was surprisingly good 

ethervalentine's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

liliak03's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

blubimnotafish's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

greenwoodspicers's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mistressviolet's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a true science fiction classic. Incredibly imaginative and original for being written over a hundred years ago. In fact, this was one of the first books to feature an alien invasion plot. 

That being said, this is a Victorian novel. The language and grammar are 100% Victorian. The rhetoric is excessively formal and stiff. This is normal and expected in most Victorian novels; however, it was so weird when paired with the chaos and general idea of an alien invasion. It made the whole thing feel humorous and satirical. Quite odd. 

Overall, this was a good classic. I'm glad that I finally got a chance to read it. 

lem0ngirl's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sheb57's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No