A review by lilifane
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Considering the time this was written in, I appreciate the author's imagination. And I generally like stories in which a character goes on a journey and witnesses things/meets people along the way. Especially if it's tied in with a catastrophic event everyone is experiencing. And this would have been terrifying and emotional ... if I liked the writing. I just didn't. So I really loved the idea but the reading experience wasn't great. I'm glad I finally read it, though. 
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