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4.64k reviews for:
The War of the Worlds (illustrated version): with biography and text analysis
H.G. Wells
3.6 AVERAGE
4.64k reviews for:
The War of the Worlds (illustrated version): with biography and text analysis
H.G. Wells
3.6 AVERAGE
I liked the Tom Cruise film. Ashamed to say I barely recall the novel.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ada kata yang seharusnya "teh" malah tertulis "the" XD, ada beberapa (lumayan banyak) typo, dan double spasi.
Agak kurang nyaman dengan terjemahannya, ada banyak enter aneh yang aku tidak tahu maksudnya. Ada satu paragraf dobel dihalaman 111-112.
Cerita novelnya kurang seru, entah karena pengaruh terjemahan atau versi aslinya memang monoton atau karena tokoh "saya" yang menjadi point of view cerita ini adalah seorang penulis sains karena itu dia bercerita seperti buku pelajaran.
Agak kurang nyaman dengan terjemahannya, ada banyak enter aneh yang aku tidak tahu maksudnya. Ada satu paragraf dobel dihalaman 111-112.
Cerita novelnya kurang seru, entah karena pengaruh terjemahan atau versi aslinya memang monoton atau karena tokoh "saya" yang menjadi point of view cerita ini adalah seorang penulis sains karena itu dia bercerita seperti buku pelajaran.
Spoiler
Jadi, akhirnya setelah pertarungan kurang seru antara manusia dan kaum martian, pada akhirnya kaum martian tewas karena tidak memiliki antibodi terhadap virus yang ada di bumi. Masuk akal memang karena makhluk yang diciptakan memang diciptakan sesuai dengan habitatnya, ataupun mengalami penyesuaian. Dan kaum martian tidak mampu menyesuaikan diri dengan bumi dan akhirnya binasa.
The book was more about how the protagonist dealt with the Martian invasion-survival, escape, murder, the thought process than about the Martians themselves. While I enjoyed the book, I was a little disappointed about the ending. The ending was indeed unpredictable, an intelligent alien force with advanced technology that succumb to mere germs that we are born immune to, who would have thought? But I was really looking forward to some fighting or bloodshed (do these aliens even have blood? probably not). Especially since I thought it was foreshadowed by the artilleryman's plots. It seems as if he would be the hero in that story but it was quite elaborate.
I sort of knew that the whole we have to raise our kids to be better than us, and infiltrate and learn alien technology to finally rise up and beat them down, was just a fantasy of mine, but I did want it to happen. Regardless, this was a fascinating read, especially considering the time in which it was written, and I can see why this is deemed as a classic.
I sort of knew that the whole we have to raise our kids to be better than us, and infiltrate and learn alien technology to finally rise up and beat them down, was just a fantasy of mine, but I did want it to happen. Regardless, this was a fascinating read, especially considering the time in which it was written, and I can see why this is deemed as a classic.
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
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
This book has been called a sci-fi classic, and I can now say that it has rightfully earned that title. In a relatively short number of pages, this novel manages to tell a trailblazing story for the time it came out; a story which established a lot of the expectations and archetypes that people expect from the sci-fi genre, specifically in the alien/invasion sub-genre. Even though it may seem a bit basic and outdated when compared to contemporary sci-fi, on its own, it's still an enrapturing narrative that captures the mystery, fascination, and dread of humanity facing off against a truly foreign alien threat. It also just fun to see what a man from the 1890s imagined a war with extraterrestrials would be like.
Now, one little disclaimer. This book can be at least a little hard to understand since it's written with names, slang, and descriptions from 19th century English; but if you managed to understand and enjoy some of the classic books you had to read in high school, then the language shouldn't be much of a problem.
Now, one little disclaimer. This book can be at least a little hard to understand since it's written with names, slang, and descriptions from 19th century English; but if you managed to understand and enjoy some of the classic books you had to read in high school, then the language shouldn't be much of a problem.
Me gusto y creo que disfrute mucho más la segunda parte por lo que no podría decir que en si todo el libro fue grandioso pero aún así la narración y la historia son brillantes y el final es muy bueno.m
I've never "really" read this book, just the student version, which I'm sure was heavily abridged. It. Was. Awful. Need to find a copy of the original text now...
adventurous
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