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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
So good!! I love this book! It’s timeless (heh heh). It’s also one of those books/one of the only books that my dad read as a kid (born 1955 he has never been a reader- dyslexic) so it was so cool to be able to geek out about it and talk in depth about it with him! I also can’t believe it was written in 1895!!! It’s an exciting read and, like I said, it’s timeless. Easy to read, not easy to put down!
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The first story in my H.G. Wells collection and a pretty good beginning. I forgot how much I love these classic stories, where the science of time travel isn't so important as the adventure. After all of the years, the Morlocks are still scary and the future is still dim. Reading this makes me want to go back and read all of those classics I read as a kid. Fun stuff.
Why 3 stars?
+1 for the original and now iconic premise, it definitely makes you think about where we are headed, even if it isn’t that drastic
+1 for the vocabulary and honoring the reader’s knowledge
+1 for wrapping up the end while leaving appropriate room for wonder
-1 (possible fault lies with me) for requiring the reader to take so much energy to digest the long and drawn out points / thought threads of the traveler... maybe it’s just the way things were communicated in the 1800s. I appreciated the detail but a few less modifiers would have made it more enjoyable.
-1 for structure; I was hoping to see more of the other times that the traveler visits. There is some bookending before the partial resolution, but not much.
Other reasons for rating:
+ MC acknowledging his own behavior and hostility is appreciated for its honesty and therefore builds trust with the reader
+ tiny speck of humanity and compassion for ‘bad guys’ of the time can be implied from forest scene at end
- we never see any signs of love among the m. It doesn’t seem like they would survive without some bond with each other, but we only hear of them as monsters and other negative terms. Imbalance??
+1 for the original and now iconic premise, it definitely makes you think about where we are headed, even if it isn’t that drastic
+1 for the vocabulary and honoring the reader’s knowledge
+1 for wrapping up the end while leaving appropriate room for wonder
-1 (possible fault lies with me) for requiring the reader to take so much energy to digest the long and drawn out points / thought threads of the traveler... maybe it’s just the way things were communicated in the 1800s. I appreciated the detail but a few less modifiers would have made it more enjoyable.
-1 for structure; I was hoping to see more of the other times that the traveler visits. There is some bookending before the partial resolution, but not much.
Other reasons for rating:
+ MC acknowledging his own behavior and hostility is appreciated for its honesty and therefore builds trust with the reader
+ tiny speck of humanity and compassion for ‘bad guys’ of the time can be implied from forest scene at end
- we never see any signs of love among the m. It doesn’t seem like they would survive without some bond with each other, but we only hear of them as monsters and other negative terms. Imbalance??
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
I've read loads of Wells. War of the Worlds is one of my favorite books. I've read it several times. The Time Machine slipped me by. It's a great tight novella. Full of weird ideas. The politics are of the time but I love the mix of ideas and adventure.
fast-paced