A review by sohxpie
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Whilst I appreciate the quality of writing and the story itself, if I read The Time Machine before The Invisible Man, I don't think I would have tried any other H G Wells novels. It's obviously a well-written novel but personally, this is more sci-fi than I'd like in a book. I can still appreciate and acknowledge the impact this novel has had on the genre. Unfortunately, I'm not the biggest sci-fi fan so I struggled a little to get into this novel. I liked the framing of the novel, a story within a story is always fun to read when it's done right and I think H G Wells does a good job of it. I found this novel more descriptive than The Invisible Man, events and people stuck out for me in that novel but in The Time Machine, it was the descriptions of the surroundings. Overall, not my cup of tea story wise but I still managed to enjoy the novel.