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etherealskyes 's review for:
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
What a book ! The fact that this was written SO SO long ago feels incomprehensible to me bc its so deeply scientific for its time. The first half was a bit slow and very exposition heavy especially when talking about places and locations which as a person not from the UK it just has me like ???? but it really really comes into it's own in the second half.
The narrator does such a good job of showing the human condition and Wells really showcases the strength of humanity in general. The imagery in the writing is so fantastic and there's so many moments where I felt just as unmoored and terrified because what the fuck how do you even survive the absolute horror of the unknown like this. It's such a testament to the human spirit and I enjoyed the little info-dumps he did about the Martians and their habits. It's also this kinda shocking feeling of thinking wow these Martians are evil for the sake of it and they're so senselessly cruel but Wells literally points out that it's exactly what humans have done to other species for ages and I already knew it but it's still jarring to put in perspective. Also some crazy metaphors for capitalism that I don't think the author intended but i felt it atleast.
Overall, book left me with a feeling of unshakable horror and also hope ? And a tremendous feeling of personally I would just give up and die
The narrator does such a good job of showing the human condition and Wells really showcases the strength of humanity in general. The imagery in the writing is so fantastic and there's so many moments where I felt just as unmoored and terrified because what the fuck how do you even survive the absolute horror of the unknown like this. It's such a testament to the human spirit and I enjoyed the little info-dumps he did about the Martians and their habits. It's also this kinda shocking feeling of thinking wow these Martians are evil for the sake of it and they're so senselessly cruel but Wells literally points out that it's exactly what humans have done to other species for ages and I already knew it but it's still jarring to put in perspective. Also some crazy metaphors for capitalism that I don't think the author intended but i felt it atleast.
Overall, book left me with a feeling of unshakable horror and also hope ? And a tremendous feeling of personally I would just give up and die