Reviews

War Of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

justwordsandink's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

the_jeferee's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

2.5

lj00's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

astilbethehobbit's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty

angelsrgorgeous's review against another edition

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

yorky_pud21's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

desolation73's review against another edition

5.0

Could have read this in one sitting , great timeless classic!!

adazzlinggirl's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

samuel_lapointe's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

laurie_36_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5