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4.52k reviews for:

The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells

3.6 AVERAGE

adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
adventurous dark emotional 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

aimeero's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

Boring, I could not get into it
challenging dark reflective 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: Complicated

Honestly only cool because it's old.
adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense fast-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 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

“The Martians are Coming” - Civilization is more delicate but also more resilient that we probably think! Parts were fun to read, others felt more play-by-play and didn’t always have the same gravitas as other Wells’ books.

selbyr's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

Very dated.  A lot of tedious action.