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The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

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lj00's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

astilbethehobbit's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I just had to say that it was so cool to feel like H.G. Wells himself sat down and told you this story (/ reading it from a diary) even if the outcome to the Martian’s felt a bit boring it didn’t at all stray from the enjoyment of the book since the decision could also make sense! So happy I decided to finally pick this up and read it! I also love the thoughts of the Martian’s and how he’d compare it to how we were doing fellow humans and animal species on earth. Lastly, I did want to say a content warning that I put as animal abuse, it’s technically not but there’s talks of killing a dog for food and such if that could be hard to read like it was for me. 🖤

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angelsrgorgeous's review against another edition

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2.0

Reading this after Dostoyevsky makes it seem incredibly simple, almost like a sugary children's story, but I'm having a tougher time getting through it than I expected.

Even considering that, the book is far better than the movie - I appreciate that it focuses much more on suspense built within the characters as a result of not knowing exactly what is going on, due to unreliable news, etc. While the book seems simple, it is fairly good