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The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
Yet so vain is man, and so blinded by his vanity, that no writer, up to the very end of the nineteenth century, expressed any idea that intelligent life might have developed there far, or indeed at all, beyond its earthly level.
First published in one volume 122 years ago, this is my 122nd book finished this year. Pretty neat.
Synopsis: After a canister from Mars crash-lands in Surrey, an invasion of Earth begins that humans are completely powerless to defend against. As Surrey and its surrounding areas are subject to destruction, our unnamed protagonist struggles to survive this harsh new reality.
Thoughts: This is the second Wells book that I've read and I'm definitely looking to read more of his work after reading this. This is a great story of alien invasion and the fact that it was written so long ago and was actually one of the first alien invasion stories written makes it quite impressive that it has held up as well as it has.
While Wells' writing style is quite clearly of the time-period the content of the book didn't feel dated to me. The protagonist's struggle to survive is compelling and this fictional account strikes a good balance between larger set-pieces and elements of the everyday struggle to find food, shelter, etc. The martians that Wells created were believable and even 122 years later they still feel like a scary force, even compared to more modern evil aliens.
Overall, this was a great read and I'm looking forward to reading more of Wells' work soon.
First published in one volume 122 years ago, this is my 122nd book finished this year. Pretty neat.
Synopsis: After a canister from Mars crash-lands in Surrey, an invasion of Earth begins that humans are completely powerless to defend against. As Surrey and its surrounding areas are subject to destruction, our unnamed protagonist struggles to survive this harsh new reality.
Thoughts: This is the second Wells book that I've read and I'm definitely looking to read more of his work after reading this. This is a great story of alien invasion and the fact that it was written so long ago and was actually one of the first alien invasion stories written makes it quite impressive that it has held up as well as it has.
While Wells' writing style is quite clearly of the time-period the content of the book didn't feel dated to me. The protagonist's struggle to survive is compelling and this fictional account strikes a good balance between larger set-pieces and elements of the everyday struggle to find food, shelter, etc. The martians that Wells created were believable and even 122 years later they still feel like a scary force, even compared to more modern evil aliens.
Overall, this was a great read and I'm looking forward to reading more of Wells' work soon.