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The War of the Worlds: The Book That Started It All...

Maxwell Caulfield, H.G. Wells

3.6 AVERAGE

noel_rene_cisneros's review against another edition

5.0

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Mientras se avanza en la invasión queda patente el porqué esta obra dejó tan profunda impresión (y sigue dejándola). La invasión, vista por el narrador de la novela, es completamente verosímil, el asombro ante el primer colindro, la inocente confianza antes de que empiece la invasión, la incredulidad ante los primeros ataques y la invasión misma, sin por ello perder la trama y dejar de narrar cómo sus personajes logran sobrevivir (al tiempo que escapan de Londres o quedan atrapados en el sótano de una casa destruida por la caída de uno de los cilindros). La habilidad narrativa de Wells le permite hacer digresiones especulativas sobre la anatomía de los marcianos o de sus avances mecánicos sin que estos se vean impostados y manteniéndolos en el ámbito de lo posible según la ciencia de su tiempo.

amybellbooks's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring medium-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

chichobello227's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pigglies's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

justsaskiaa's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective medium-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

thedaythealienscame's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

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