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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes
An interesting thought provoking story. I like how it challenges ethics and morality when it comes to science.
Had to update my review to 5 stars because I haven't been able to stop thinking about this book since I finished it. One of the best adventure/horror/classics I've ever read.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m not really sure what else to say expect that I loved it. Early science fiction was always so concerned/focused on man’s desire to play god and try to create
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
A decent book if this is your thing. The Time Machine is still my favorite HG Wells but I did like this more than The War of the Workds.
It starts off in a similar vein as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (MC lost at sea is rescued by someone who does “interesting” science and then held captive for a year.) It gave me vibes of Frankenstein when Dr Moreau did his experiments and set them free when he was done.
Just because you can do something does not mean you should.
P.S. The dogis killed by the hyena-swine.
It starts off in a similar vein as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (MC lost at sea is rescued by someone who does “interesting” science and then held captive for a year.) It gave me vibes of Frankenstein when Dr Moreau did his experiments and set them free when he was done.
Just because you can do something does not mean you should.
P.S. The dog
Una obra considerada important, d'un dels precursors de la ciència-ficció. Té 22 capítols, alguns dels quals són prou bons. Uns altres, en canvi, són repetitius i es fan molt pesats. En conjunt, és una novel·la molt original que val la pena llegir, però amb una vegada n'hi ha prou.
La traducció d'en Josep Miquel Sobrer és de les més estranyes que he llegit mai. Seria una molt bona traducció, amb una riquesa lèxica extraordinària i un català molt genuí, si no fos per diversos defectes molt cridaners que s'hi observen de tant en tant: castellanismes lèxics (camarot, estela, buc, repentí, tonelada, hamaca, brincar), sintàctics (creu vostè que..., a mida que..., qui viu?, estava aquí), i morfològics (el cabell, un olor, figura gris, incisius). El defecte més gran, però, si atenem a la seua freqüència, és l'ús continu, fins a un punt embafador, d'adjectius avantposats als subtantius, habituals en anglès però no en català. En resum, una traducció mediocre que hauria pogut ser una gran traducció si hagués estat més ben corregida.
La traducció d'en Josep Miquel Sobrer és de les més estranyes que he llegit mai. Seria una molt bona traducció, amb una riquesa lèxica extraordinària i un català molt genuí, si no fos per diversos defectes molt cridaners que s'hi observen de tant en tant: castellanismes lèxics (camarot, estela, buc, repentí, tonelada, hamaca, brincar), sintàctics (creu vostè que..., a mida que..., qui viu?, estava aquí), i morfològics (el cabell, un olor, figura gris, incisius). El defecte més gran, però, si atenem a la seua freqüència, és l'ús continu, fins a un punt embafador, d'adjectius avantposats als subtantius, habituals en anglès però no en català. En resum, una traducció mediocre que hauria pogut ser una gran traducció si hagués estat més ben corregida.
adventurous
tense
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
Vivisection is so cruel, and it made it so hard to get through the book. It is a crucial plot and thematic point but it still made me feel sick. The horror and unease were unmatched, and I imagine this has to be a great read to go into totally blind. The adventure kept the pace up in between slower moments, and it was a really interesting exploration of civilization versus the wild and the ethics of science.
The narrator’s performance really elevated it for me, but my rating reflects how I felt about the story itself.
The narrator’s performance really elevated it for me, but my rating reflects how I felt about the story itself.
I really enjoyed this story— a tale that has become a classic such that you feel you know the main beats before actually reading, but the ride itself is well worth taking all the same.
This is the second HG Wells book I’ve read in the box set I bought, and I’m finding I really appreciate the style: direct, fact-reporting language as if a reporting wiring you the chain of events. While if that was done poorly I could see it being drab, Wells somehow uses that style to expertly build tension, make you feel what the reporting narrator feels, and squirm in your seat— not for the grotesque events and the moral discomfort.
On those morals shared, I’m already on board with why Wells has that father of sci fi moniker— he’s not just delivering this story driven by hypothetical science, but he’s using that to make us question all sorts of ethics and supposed truths— are humans distinct from animals really? What is the morality of science experiments that cause pain, torture, death? Even if we can find cause for those experiments, does that make them moral? Are humans a part of nature or above it— what’s our role? What can/should we do to break away from humanity’s inherent animalistic urges? So many times reading you get a flash of modern sci fi that’s clearly been influenced by this little island: Jurassic Park’s “just because we can, does that mean we should?” take, and sort of body horror media, the animal-like humans or human-like animals of Planet of the Apes or the Twilight Zone. The list goes on!
This read, like others from Wells, goes by quickly. So if you like modern sci fi I recommend grabbing this for a weekend to dive in and enjoy!
This is the second HG Wells book I’ve read in the box set I bought, and I’m finding I really appreciate the style: direct, fact-reporting language as if a reporting wiring you the chain of events. While if that was done poorly I could see it being drab, Wells somehow uses that style to expertly build tension, make you feel what the reporting narrator feels, and squirm in your seat— not for the grotesque events and the moral discomfort.
On those morals shared, I’m already on board with why Wells has that father of sci fi moniker— he’s not just delivering this story driven by hypothetical science, but he’s using that to make us question all sorts of ethics and supposed truths— are humans distinct from animals really? What is the morality of science experiments that cause pain, torture, death? Even if we can find cause for those experiments, does that make them moral? Are humans a part of nature or above it— what’s our role? What can/should we do to break away from humanity’s inherent animalistic urges? So many times reading you get a flash of modern sci fi that’s clearly been influenced by this little island: Jurassic Park’s “just because we can, does that mean we should?” take, and sort of body horror media, the animal-like humans or human-like animals of Planet of the Apes or the Twilight Zone. The list goes on!
This read, like others from Wells, goes by quickly. So if you like modern sci fi I recommend grabbing this for a weekend to dive in and enjoy!