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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Two and a half. I didn't like this as well as _The Time Machine_. The writing and descriptions are well-done, but there is a period during which the descriptions of the invasion get a little repetitive. The book wraps up nicely and redeems itself by the end.
Frequently, I found myself comparing Martian colonisation and European colonisation. However, the final chapter introduces the idea that humans, too, may someday colonise other planets...
Frequently, I found myself comparing Martian colonisation and European colonisation. However, the final chapter introduces the idea that humans, too, may someday colonise other planets...
Finalmente terminé de leerlo. Al principio cuesta un poco por la forma del relato, pero conforme avanzan las peripecias del protagonista, va tomando una velocidad vertiginosa la lectura. Me sorprendió mucho el recurso de no ponerle nombre al protagonista, que sólo fuera el narrador de los acontecimientos, desde la llegada de los marcianos hasta su declive. Creo que por ahí oculta un par de críticas a la sociedad de aquel entonces (considerando que es un libro de 1898) pero probablemente lo pasé por alto porque yo sólo estuve aquí por los marcianos ahahhahaha. Las cuatro estrellas sólo son por el final, me quedó esa misma sensación que con Frankenstein, sin embargo me sacó una lagrimita de felicidad.
The very best of science fiction that cuts right to the heart of the human soul.
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Really creepy story to think about. Lulls a bit at points, but a lot of chilling action and a theme to leave you thinking about.
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