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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, War
Moderate: Animal death
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm surprised I hadn't read this before now. A true classic. It's amazing to think that a person born in 1866(!) wrote this before the 19th century ended. H.G. Wells was a man ahead of his time.
I listened to this on LibriVox and tried out all three versions before settling on Version 2 because I liked the narrator, Rebecca Dittman. Very well done. 4.5 stars.
I listened to this on LibriVox and tried out all three versions before settling on Version 2 because I liked the narrator, Rebecca Dittman. Very well done. 4.5 stars.
I'm very picky about apocalypse/dystopian stories, but this lived up to its title as a classic. The first chapter alone could serve as an essay about colonialism and the hubris of humanity. And for when it was written, it really is vocally anti colonialist. The setting of Britain of all places is very purposeful.
Parts genuinely disturbed me with how they reflected real life. The mass exodus from London reminded me so much of the Partition of India it hurt a little (predictively so, as this book was written over 40 years before that event). The level of inaction, arrogance, and callousness smelled so strongly of the pandemic.
I think that's the main reason I like reading classics, because it reminds me that someone several decades, centuries, or even millenia ago can feel and articulate the same things we do now.
Parts genuinely disturbed me with how they reflected real life. The mass exodus from London reminded me so much of the Partition of India it hurt a little (predictively so, as this book was written over 40 years before that event). The level of inaction, arrogance, and callousness smelled so strongly of the pandemic.
I think that's the main reason I like reading classics, because it reminds me that someone several decades, centuries, or even millenia ago can feel and articulate the same things we do now.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Exciting classic, without more. Despite his mythical status certainly not a topper.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was so very nearly a DNF but I can’t stand to leave a book half-read.
I absolutely adore the story, and find it so interesting that writers have been interested in sci-go and dystopian worlds for years.
However, with the age, I found reading the story was fairly difficult as a result of the language. At times, the story seemed to ramble along with no clear purpose and felt like it was padded out on more than one occasion.
Overall, I’m glad I finished but it wouldn’t say it is essential reading.
I absolutely adore the story, and find it so interesting that writers have been interested in sci-go and dystopian worlds for years.
However, with the age, I found reading the story was fairly difficult as a result of the language. At times, the story seemed to ramble along with no clear purpose and felt like it was padded out on more than one occasion.
Overall, I’m glad I finished but it wouldn’t say it is essential reading.
Tbh I didn't especially like the writing style, but it's a really impressive novel when you consider it's from 1898.