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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
I listened to the radio recording of the theatrical reading of book; the one that convinced people there was an actual alien invasion, its good.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Read for class. Decent for what it was, definitely could have been worse
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
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
More of a 3.5 rating.
The iconic granddaddy alien invasion story! Finally I sat down and read it. Well, listened to the audiobook. And it was…….. alright.
It starts off really great… You get to see when the aliens first land and start causing havoc. The mass panic and alien destruction is epic. After an hour or two in, the book really slows down. The aliens are way, WAY in the background, and we focus on the main character just running away. I’m not saying it has to be huge action packed thing like the movies, but it just felt like a lot of filler watching this guy go farther away from everything. I understand that it is about an everyday joe just trying to survive in the face of something literally out of this world happening. I enjoy the social commentary, but... It just felt like it could have been trimmed a little in the middle. Just some of the dialogue at this point is what felt more like filler to meet a word count.
Then we get to “book two”. Now things really start to happen. We get more updates about the aliens, we meet some other people who are rightfully freaking out and eventually we get to the conclusion with the aliens. Book two had much more going on and I really enjoyed this part of the story. I do feel like the ending was a little anti-climatic. Not in how the invasion is defeated, but that it just feels like it was a rush to end it at a certain word count or something. I don’t know… we just had hours of nothing and then when we get to see what happened to the aliens it is over so quick? *Shrug*
While it felt a little too slow for me personally, I LOVED the descriptions of the aliens and their tech. Super fun. Such unique and creative creature design. Their is no denying that Wells was way ahead of his time and a true visionary.
Originally posted on the book blog Creature From the Book Lagoon.
The iconic granddaddy alien invasion story! Finally I sat down and read it. Well, listened to the audiobook. And it was…….. alright.
It starts off really great… You get to see when the aliens first land and start causing havoc. The mass panic and alien destruction is epic. After an hour or two in, the book really slows down. The aliens are way, WAY in the background, and we focus on the main character just running away. I’m not saying it has to be huge action packed thing like the movies, but it just felt like a lot of filler watching this guy go farther away from everything. I understand that it is about an everyday joe just trying to survive in the face of something literally out of this world happening. I enjoy the social commentary, but... It just felt like it could have been trimmed a little in the middle. Just some of the dialogue at this point is what felt more like filler to meet a word count.
Then we get to “book two”. Now things really start to happen. We get more updates about the aliens, we meet some other people who are rightfully freaking out and eventually we get to the conclusion with the aliens. Book two had much more going on and I really enjoyed this part of the story. I do feel like the ending was a little anti-climatic. Not in how the invasion is defeated, but that it just feels like it was a rush to end it at a certain word count or something. I don’t know… we just had hours of nothing and then when we get to see what happened to the aliens it is over so quick? *Shrug*
While it felt a little too slow for me personally, I LOVED the descriptions of the aliens and their tech. Super fun. Such unique and creative creature design. Their is no denying that Wells was way ahead of his time and a true visionary.
Originally posted on the book blog Creature From the Book Lagoon.
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
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
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