The Time Machine and the War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

The Time Machine and the War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells

276 pages • first pub 1961 (editions) user-added

fiction classics science fiction challenging informative slow-paced
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Although they are valued for sheer narrative excitement and suspense in the tradition of Poe, and for astonishing prophecy and realistic fantasy as inventive as Verne's, the stories of H. G. Wells are emphatically and frighteningly underscored by ...

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Moods

adventurous 84%
mysterious 50%
reflective 42%
dark 34%
challenging 30%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%
lighthearted 7%
funny 3%
informative 3%
sad 3%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 26%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 77% | A mix: 22%

Strong character development?

No: 70% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 5%

Loveable characters?

No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%

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