A review by esther_greenwood
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

2.0

H. G. Wells somehow managed to introduce the most interesting concept in Science Fiction in the most boring way possible. My favorite part of the story was the scientific explanation of how the time machine worked. That chapter made me understand why time is considered to be the fourth dimension, a concept I thought I understood but actually didn't. I also found Wells' idea of what the future could be like for humanity very interesting and eerily accurate. The time traveler's adventures in the future were, however, told in a very tedious way, and I found myself wishing this short story was even shorter.