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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
reflective
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
mysterious
tense
enjoyed
i forgot how much i like wells’ writing. equal parts entertaining and existential.
gonna tell my kids this is a true story
i forgot how much i like wells’ writing. equal parts entertaining and existential.
gonna tell my kids this is a true story
reflective
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
My least favorite of the three HG Wells I have read so far. Remind me in the future how much I hate reading about war battles, okay? Making it between aliens and humans does not help things. On a positive note this book ends with dead Martians .
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
H.G. Wells' Literary Version of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds.
I loved how detailed the book was, it really put me in each scene. It took me longer to read than I expected, but I think it was because the writing was older than I'm used to reading. I also had several busy days that only allowed me to read for 15 or 20 minutes those days.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
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
A classic tale of alien invasion, and (to date) the best I have read. It blows my mind that this work was published in 1898 and is still the golden standard for science fiction today. A true classic and sci fi at its best!
This was an interesting read. Some of the terms I hadn't come across before and I did find it somewhat difficult to envisage some of what was described but it certainly provides food for thought. I could sense an anti-war message early on and the fact it was written before the turn of the 20th century surprised me. Its worth a read if your interested in classic sci-fi stories, definitely.