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A review by anastasiarozova
The Time Machine by Dobbs, Mathieu Moreau, H.G. Wells
4.0
4.25/5
*Read for class.
Oh. My. God. Okay, see, I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I used to hate classics and this is definitely a classic in it's genre. But this book, guys, blew me away. I mean, not plot vise, although it was great as well, but with the feeling it left.
I got hooked from the start, from the very first pages I was gripped and never let go. The story didn't get boring with time like I feared it might. So, yeah, the pacing was great. Plus, it's a fairly short book, reads fast.
It explored such themes like what is it like to be a human being, how can that change, what might happen to Earth, is it good or bad or just different... And the book wasn't predictable. I expected advanced people and technologies, just like our Time Traveller did, but I certainly didn't expect what really happened.
And I liked how we didn't get all the answers cause we were told this story by the Time Traveller, who himself had only theories. So we are left wondering what really happened and theorizing.
Of course, there were some moments that were a little bit ridiculous, like matches in the far future. I mean, c'mon, we all know they're not commonly used even now. But the book was published in 1895, so we can't blame it.
Overall, I'm in love with Wells and I hope to continue with his other books as soon as I can.
*Read for class.
Oh. My. God. Okay, see, I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I used to hate classics and this is definitely a classic in it's genre. But this book, guys, blew me away. I mean, not plot vise, although it was great as well, but with the feeling it left.
I got hooked from the start, from the very first pages I was gripped and never let go. The story didn't get boring with time like I feared it might. So, yeah, the pacing was great. Plus, it's a fairly short book, reads fast.
It explored such themes like what is it like to be a human being, how can that change, what might happen to Earth, is it good or bad or just different... And the book wasn't predictable. I expected advanced people and technologies, just like our Time Traveller did, but I certainly didn't expect what really happened.
And I liked how we didn't get all the answers cause we were told this story by the Time Traveller, who himself had only theories. So we are left wondering what really happened and theorizing.
Of course, there were some moments that were a little bit ridiculous, like matches in the far future. I mean, c'mon, we all know they're not commonly used even now. But the book was published in 1895, so we can't blame it.
Overall, I'm in love with Wells and I hope to continue with his other books as soon as I can.