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

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Pretty good, my only complaint is that I didn't love Wells' prose. To me Wells' writing was way too formal given the content of the book (he's "fancying" a look at the blood sucking Martians who he's afraid are about to kill him) and he would constantly refer to specific locations that to anyone unfamiliar with England are meaningless abstract markers. But that doesn't detract too much from the plot and I feel like Wells was ahead of his time since the tech he writes about is still futuristic nearly 130yrs later.