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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Interesting enough, but not quite as scary as I thought it would be, given its reputation and the introduction.
A little disappointed in this as the great Simon James loves H.G. More potboiler-y than expected.
Funny to have it so London focussed, which brought an age to it, odd to have sci-fi in a fin-de-siecle diction / setting, playing into the Darwinian, colonialist, and other themes.
The type characters / archetypes of the priest and artillery man were fairly thin.
Just thought this would be something i loved, and it was a little bit meh. But fun to read in Montenegro and good holibobs read.
Funny to have it so London focussed, which brought an age to it, odd to have sci-fi in a fin-de-siecle diction / setting, playing into the Darwinian, colonialist, and other themes.
The type characters / archetypes of the priest and artillery man were fairly thin.
Just thought this would be something i loved, and it was a little bit meh. But fun to read in Montenegro and good holibobs read.
3.3⭐️
I really wish I had liked this more than I did. I didn’t hate it but I just didn’t love it.
I may have set my expectations too high based on what I know about the story. It has everything I enjoy in a book - dystopian world, apocalyptic type survival, aliens, great imagery, etc. but by the end of the book I was so ready to be done with it.
It was written in the 1890s which tells me this was way ahead of its time and I can see how people would love this but it just wasn’t my cup of tea.
Need to listen to the radio broadcast to see how I like that.
I really wish I had liked this more than I did. I didn’t hate it but I just didn’t love it.
I may have set my expectations too high based on what I know about the story. It has everything I enjoy in a book - dystopian world, apocalyptic type survival, aliens, great imagery, etc. but by the end of the book I was so ready to be done with it.
It was written in the 1890s which tells me this was way ahead of its time and I can see how people would love this but it just wasn’t my cup of tea.
Need to listen to the radio broadcast to see how I like that.
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
H.G. Wells knows what's up fr
Such a dull and repetitive plot, no characters you really care about so stakes don't feel high, only purpose it serves is a historically significant step for scifi
adventurous
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
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
dark
tense
medium-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
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, War