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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
I can respect that this novella was the catalyst to the utopia/dystiopian stories we love today however I just couldn't get into the storytelling and flow. I must say I much preferred the last third to the other bits but it felt like slugging through to get to it. Alas, now I can say I read it.
Read during BookTubeAThon 2016 to fulfill the Read a Book That Is Older Than You challenge.
Read during BookTubeAThon 2016 to fulfill the Read a Book That Is Older Than You challenge.
adventurous
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:
Complicated
An excellent trip. Time Travel as a concept will probably never get old. This book was written more than a century ago and it still evokes that sense of wonder in the reader.
I listened to this while unpacking and working on various things throughout this morning, so my comprehension of the book is not very deep, which probably has impacted my enjoyment of it a bit. Wells definitely had a very unique perspective on life, which was really interesting to see more him detail. The Time Traveler is a great character, and I really like how Wells approached characterizing him through a third party perspective. The futures described are all fascinating as well.
I guess I just don't really feel like there was a lot else to the book besides that. I can't really place whether this problem is due to the novella itself or just it being hard to pay attention when there are 5 unpackers and multiple high power drills next to me, but I felt like the exploration of the futures felt lacking. I wish more had been shown or at least hinted at because these worlds feel shallow.
I guess I just don't really feel like there was a lot else to the book besides that. I can't really place whether this problem is due to the novella itself or just it being hard to pay attention when there are 5 unpackers and multiple high power drills next to me, but I felt like the exploration of the futures felt lacking. I wish more had been shown or at least hinted at because these worlds feel shallow.
I picked up this book today to ease myself back into reading because it’s short and I thought I’d enjoy it. It was very easy to get into, and I ended up finishing it in a couple hours. The story is pretty interesting, and I like how Wells chose to tell it through the narrator’s perspective. I can see myself reading this with my future kid to get them into books and science fiction. This adaptation of the book seems to have been put together really well. There were moments when I could see how more detail was probably included in the original version of the story, but it didn’t take away from the experience that much. The illustrations were good, and I think condensing The Time Machine like this made it a really enjoyable, simple story. Some of Wells’ ideas for the future were funny, but there was never a point when I wanted to stop reading about them. The ending was really engaging, too. I didn’t expect it to go like that, and I enjoy how the book made me think.
Torn between 3 and 4 stars ... As another reviewer did, I bumped it up to 4 stars as it is amazing for the time during which it was written. And, who knows where sci-if/fantasy would be without this?
If only the entire book was as truly enjoyable and engaging as the first few chapters and the last.
Quite remarkable, if only for that it was written in the 19th century. I'm not sure I'd recommended it unless you were just looking to check off a box.
The story is the account of an unidentified narrator relaying what was told to him by The Time Traveller. After having created a machine to travel forward in time, the Traveller returns to tell his friends of the society he encountered.
Man has evolved into two species. The Eloi, described as beautiful, playful, small people, live above ground in what appears to be a utopian society. The Morlocks are an albino, half-man, half-ape species that lives underground. Over his time with the Eloi, the Traveller develops the theory that the Eloi are the noble, ruling class. All goods are made by the Morlocks and the Eloi simply fill their days with play and eating. The Traveller later learns the ugly truth that the Eloi are actually the bred food source for the Morlocks.
This was a super-quick read. However, Wells managed to pack in a lot of detail into a small space. He was very descriptive with an economy of words. The relationship of the two races makes an interesting social commentary about the working class and elites. I'm not familiar with politics of the late 1800s, but it's definitely something for consideration today.
Man has evolved into two species. The Eloi, described as beautiful, playful, small people, live above ground in what appears to be a utopian society. The Morlocks are an albino, half-man, half-ape species that lives underground. Over his time with the Eloi, the Traveller develops the theory that the Eloi are the noble, ruling class. All goods are made by the Morlocks and the Eloi simply fill their days with play and eating. The Traveller later learns the ugly truth that the Eloi are actually the bred food source for the Morlocks.
This was a super-quick read. However, Wells managed to pack in a lot of detail into a small space. He was very descriptive with an economy of words. The relationship of the two races makes an interesting social commentary about the working class and elites. I'm not familiar with politics of the late 1800s, but it's definitely something for consideration today.