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4.62k reviews for:

The war of the worlds

H.G. Wells

3.6 AVERAGE

Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Good book, well written, I liked the storyline. It was not what I was expecting and I did like it.
challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Think it’s a better version of it than the movies. 

Great story that stands the test of time.
dark mysterious 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

Alls well the H.G. Wells, I guess
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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: Yes

coolpal99's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

Extreme racism 
reflective fast-paced

This is obviously a very historically significant book. Sadly, it just isn't very well written/structured. It felt kind of like a short story stretched out to the length of a short novel.