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booklover81's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a quick read. I really enjoyed the flow of it.
srm's review against another edition
2.0
Just really didn't do anything for me. Maybe my book club discussion will sway me.
kristinaskliffnotes's review against another edition
4.0
My dad is a huge fan of H.G Wells. So, I told him I needed a quick read, but interesting to hit my goal of 50 books for the year. My dad says " Read The Time Machine. It is brillant". I took his advice and really liked it. It was very forward, futuristic thinking for its time. Very impressive.
alisonkillilea's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed it a lot more than expected, and it was actually genuinely frightening in parts. The Morlocks I imagined as those horrible creatures in The Descent. It was written in an obviously Victorian era voice, but not as archaic as I had imagined. It does lose a star because some parts were rushed toward the end, I think. Could have been fleshed out a bit more.
tatitos's review against another edition
2.0
For a book written in 1895, it's hella impressive the amount of thought that goes into this time travel process. It's also amazing and a credit to HG Wells on his imagination, perspective, and foresight to the world that lie generations after him. Now, that being said... It was still not my kinda book. The WHOLE thing is a monologue with some exceptions of of our narrator, who pops up at the book ends and like one interjection. It was the Time Traveler just talking about his perspective. And singular perspective for me is not interesting. I felt like I was in lecture. There were really great reflection moments, like when he comes across the museum and reflects on the decay and unimportance of human existence when there is no one to study them. Compelling to think about purpose. But... That was about it for me. The juxtaposition of the Murlock and the Eloi was an interesting one in theory, but the commentary on "the negro" did not age well. I respect it as part of history and understand these were real biases and outlooks of the time but it was a bit cringeworthy. Cheers to those of you who could get through it.
pelks's review against another edition
3.0
An upperclass douchebag goes thousands and thousands of years forward in time in order to justify his total lack of empathy or human understanding for "the working class".
jacquy's review against another edition
3.0
Schon interessant, aber mir sind viel zu viele Fragen offen geblieben und es war teilweise etwas wirr.
adamjames's review against another edition
4.0
Perhaps closer to a 3.5 than a 4 stars, the book flowed well but felt somehow a bit off in some aspects.