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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Naturally considered a classic, this was my introduction to H.G. Wells. With family in a lot of the places mentioned, perhaps reading it as a young teen on a family visit wasn't my brightest idea but nevertheless its a fascinating read. I've given it 3 stars though as, though the ending is compelling and more interesting than the critics of the movie adaption will have you believe and it's well written, it isn't something that moved me or changed my literature standards in any huge way.
This is one of the original alien invasion stories and it is still a good as when it was first published if not better. Unlike many of the modern day equivalents the story is told by an unnamed narrator who is just a normal guy going about his business rather than some big shot politician/scientist/other person of authority. The story is divided into two parts the first covers the arrival of the aliens and the second is Earth under the aliens. Both are written with a supposed honesty and commentary from our narrator that adds a certain sense of realism to the book and makes you look past the alien invasion to the deeper meanings behind his actions and those of others. Wells has a way with words that just makes the story deeply compelling and utterly chilling at the same time, a feeling that is often lost when transferred to the big (or little) screen. A fantastic read (can't believe it's taken me so long to get around to it) that has stood the test of time and undoubtedly will continue to do so.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Wells a écrit ça en 1897, quel crack
Yeah, I fiiiinally finished this, but don't let the extremely slow pace of reading fool ya. I loved this book, but it took me a while to finish it because I was busy reading a fair few eBooks at the same time. But anyway, I did see the Tom Cruise movie when it came out, and I did enjoy it (though can't really remember much of it now), but recently when I mentioned I was reading the book, somebody commented that they'd like to see a movie released in current times that is set in the era the book was written in. i.e. NOT a modern-day take. And this was actually what I had thought now and then while reading the book.
There aren't many motor cars around, and most people ride bicycles. There aren't nuclear weapons that humans can bring to bear on the invading aliens, and so there are a lot of slaughters. I think a movie set in the era that was actually written about in the book could have such great potential to be awesome, so I agree with what that person said.
This is the first of H.G. Wells's works that I've read, and having read it I can say I definitely want to read more of his work.
I may add more to this review later when my brain is functioning as it should be!
There aren't many motor cars around, and most people ride bicycles. There aren't nuclear weapons that humans can bring to bear on the invading aliens, and so there are a lot of slaughters. I think a movie set in the era that was actually written about in the book could have such great potential to be awesome, so I agree with what that person said.
This is the first of H.G. Wells's works that I've read, and having read it I can say I definitely want to read more of his work.
I may add more to this review later when my brain is functioning as it should be!
True characters were non existent. In a sense, perhaps an early version of the “bland main character that readers can superimpose themself onto”. Plot was fun.