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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Wanted to give 3 stars because the writing style annoyed me (“if only I knew how wrong I was” showing up ~8 times before we find out how wrong he was) but adjusted because it was written in 1895 lol
Very innovative thought for that time period (published time period). This is the inception of time travel adventure genre, I expected more from this like tight/racy screenplay but writer focused more on philosophical and civilization aspects than story and pacing and it done some bad to the reading experience but it was acceptable as this book was not written considering this gen readers. On the flipside for a novella this took so much time for completion. Go for it to experience the inception of a genre and a legacy......
Very short and absolutely excellent. The Time Machine is a brilliant and entertaining investigation into where human kind's current path might unwittingly lead.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
La máquina del tiempo ha sido un libro interesante de leer la verdad, con sus altibajos y con sentimientos encontrados por el camino. El relato me enganchó, quería saber que pasaría en el futuro, como terminaría su aventura, que mas vería, el futuro de la humanidad, que desembocó ese futuro distópico podríamos decir, etc. Me gustó el tono descriptivo que tiene, da muchísimas descripciones, muy detalladas, aunque si es verdad que podría haber puesto menos y puede llegar a hacerse pesado tanta descripción, a mi personalmente no me molestó, de hecho me ayudó bastante a "ver" lo que estaba leyendo. Además me gustó mucho la crítica social hecha en época victoriana, que hace ese "alegato" a la lucha de clase, e invita a la reflexión de la evolución social humana, la verdad que por esa parte de crítica me atrajo sinceramente. Por otro lado, los personajes son super planos y sin ninguna trascendencia, para empezar no tienen ni nombre los personajes, lo cuál dificulta el empatizar con ellos y sus circunstancias, el personaje de Weena, que aparte del viajero del tiempo, es el personaje que más se nombra y sale, no tiene nada, es plano, vacío, no habla, no interactúa ella misma, no tiene una historia que contar, nada, y eso lo hizo un poco vacío e hizo que no me importase mucho su desenlace. De igual manera, al parecer, esta obra estaba escrita para que fuese una novela larga, pero aparentemente, por presupuesto y algunos problemas, se tuvo que quedar en esta novela corta, y eso se nota porque está todo escrito con la intención, o aparente intención, de seguirlo más adelante, de que su desarrollo sería posterior, pero ahí se quedó, lo cuál lo dejó un poco vacío sinceramente.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism
Minor: Violence
⭐️2.5 stars⭐️
I’m kind of bummed that I didn’t love this. Some parts were interesting but overall I found I was pretty bored. The short audiobook ended up feeling really long because I was bored. It’s not a terrible book though, just not for me.
I’m kind of bummed that I didn’t love this. Some parts were interesting but overall I found I was pretty bored. The short audiobook ended up feeling really long because I was bored. It’s not a terrible book though, just not for me.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Have not tried H G Wells books before and so pleasantly surprised with the ease and fluidity of the writing despite being written 1800s. Challenging vocabulary and form but gripping and vivid.
Confronts your views on the human race, our future, leaving a bleak outlook. Makes you think about what it means to be human, and how we treat each other, the class system, our social structures etc and how it all boils down to survival.
Potentially cut a little short, if you think back not a lot actually happens, but that makes the book more impressive for how intriguing it is for a short story!
Much better than the film!
On to War of the Worlds next which is one of my favourite stories!
Confronts your views on the human race, our future, leaving a bleak outlook. Makes you think about what it means to be human, and how we treat each other, the class system, our social structures etc and how it all boils down to survival.
Potentially cut a little short, if you think back not a lot actually happens, but that makes the book more impressive for how intriguing it is for a short story!
Much better than the film!
On to War of the Worlds next which is one of my favourite stories!
Not a terribly huge fan. I think I just struggle with the writing style of anything written pre-WWI. Too much description, not enough happening.
One of my fave science fiction books so far. Very odd and engaging.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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:
N/A
Content Warnings
Minor: Cannibalism
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
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