Reviews - The War of the Worlds Illustrated

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The War of the Worlds Illustrated

H.G. Wells

3.6 AVERAGE

bibby_and_mabel's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious 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: Complicated

bene55's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

eurydiec's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Reread. Still good but my least favourite of Wells! I just think his others are better

kitebooks's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

the 2005 movie is so bad yet so good. i love this book

ashleycoles's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

maeby_one_more_book's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I actually liked this sci-fi classic more and it’s pure form than any other version I’ve seen or read. Written in 1898, the idea of these Martians showing up and decimating. London is far more terrifying than showing up in modern Society with the kind of fire power we have. HG Wells just has an amazing imagination to come up with this so long ago. The narrator is not a hero like Tom Cruise in the Spielberg movie. He is a victim and a survivor. It reminded me of watching Roman Polanski‘s The Pianist… with hopelessness being at the forefront of the entire story.

Whenit segues from book 1 to book 2, there is a very awkward chapter about biology, that felt completely out of place, but otherwise this story raced along and was incredibly interesting and spooky. I can’t wait to keep reading HG Wells because he hasn’t failed me yet.