morgann_ashh 's review for:

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

2.0

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Assigned reading for class. Tough time coming to a review on this one because I think my experience was definitely effected by the fact I have seen the movie a couple times. I sped through the book partially because I’m behind in class and wanted to get it done with, and also I remember the movie pretty well. I think this book is pretty revolutionary in the time it was written… Although end of the world and alien stories are more common today, I don’t believe they were at the time this novel was realized. My favorite aspect of this book is how the martians were taken down by Earthly bacteria and diseases that humans have built immunity too!! That aspect of the book makes you think far beyond a majority of the plot. I wish I felt a stronger attachment to the character’s and the narrator in the book. I love the concept of the novel I just wish the plot narrative was more engaging.