The War of the Worlds (illustrated version): with biography and text analysis by H.G. Wells

3.6 AVERAGE

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cedar2326's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
War of the worlds is a trail-blazing classic, but it walks so that the  genre it gives birth to can fly. Though boring in places, it remains a worthy window into 19th century outer-space thought and forerunning modern apocalyptic philosophy.

omills's review against another edition

4.0
fun to read something that inspired a ton of sci fi later on.

crodriguez_18's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous fast-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

horrorgardener's review against another edition

4.0
A reason this is a classic. Extreme Martian invasion action! Melting people, dead in the streets, chaos. The Tripods are coming!

ellis_chalfant's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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emmabaxter's review against another edition

5.0
I've loved the music for a very long time. Reading the book was fantastic. I think this might get a re-read at some point.
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princessaity's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
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kbrunett98's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

greatestdane's review against another edition

4.0
An innovative work of early sci-fi that has aged shockingly well. was so ahead of its time that I found it to be a thrilling experience over a century after its creation! Its tense plot is enjoyable from a pulp perspective, but its creativity and critique of imperialism cement it as an all-time classic.

b_evil_c's review against another edition

5.0
A really interesting read. It was different from what I expected and really highlighted how different the world was back then.

A world where 20 miles down the road, nobody knows what is happening...unthinkable today :-)

It is an interesting story and a bit of a historical document at the same time...

Highly recommended.