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dustcauldron741 's review for:
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
I will truly eternally be laughing about Jeff Wayne’s musical version of this book. I really liked the book itself though!!! I can see how it inspired like every science fiction ever. Can’t believe this guy was the first one to do an alien invasion narrative. It occurs to me that the Daleks are totally a ripoff of the Martians: a weak species, devoid of empathy, who rely on technology to conquer other species. Wow.
Also the fact that it’s philosophizing about Darwinian theory, which was contemporary at the time, is so cool. Is technology a part of evolution or a way to transcend evolution? As we evolve, will we become more or less moral? Which is more instrumental to survival? And ultimately, however we try to conquer it, natural selection will always be more powerful, and we will be killed by bacteria 🥰
I also thought it was vaguely Crichton-ish, in that humans are stupid and their hubris leads to their doom. Love that shit. Everyone was so dumb. We’re so fucked.
Also the fact that it’s philosophizing about Darwinian theory, which was contemporary at the time, is so cool. Is technology a part of evolution or a way to transcend evolution? As we evolve, will we become more or less moral? Which is more instrumental to survival? And ultimately, however we try to conquer it, natural selection will always be more powerful, and we will be killed by bacteria 🥰
I also thought it was vaguely Crichton-ish, in that humans are stupid and their hubris leads to their doom. Love that shit. Everyone was so dumb. We’re so fucked.