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The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Time Machine bu H.G. Wells had been on my Libby app TBR for quite some time. (Fun Fact: I named my Libby app TBR pile The Blob because "Nothing can stop it Doctor!" and it's out of control)
I've seen this movie a couple of times since I'm always into a good (or bad) sci-fi or fantasy movie. It was pretty close to the source generally.
The Time Traveler has had a dinner with some of his colleagues at the college, including The Narrator. He shows them his time machine prototype and how he has already built a real time machine. Of course, there is a great discussion of how it's impossible to travel time. Alas, The Time Traveler tells them to meet him here in several days and he will have a great time adventure to share.
Several days later an even larger party of dinner guests arrives and waits for their host who shows up late, bedraggled, and missing his shoes. He tells them a tale of a future races, the Eloi who are a peaceful race lacking all curiosity and intelligence and the Morlocks a violent and hungry species. The Time Traveler has to navigate the delicate balance of the future of Earth, and not get killed in the meantime.
Honestly I wasn't expecting to enjoy the book as much as the movie, but I think I enjoyed both of them equally. The book doesn't have the holographic librarian or the original love interest at the intro. Weena is still around though she is definately a different type of character.
I've seen this movie a couple of times since I'm always into a good (or bad) sci-fi or fantasy movie. It was pretty close to the source generally.
The Time Traveler has had a dinner with some of his colleagues at the college, including The Narrator. He shows them his time machine prototype and how he has already built a real time machine. Of course, there is a great discussion of how it's impossible to travel time. Alas, The Time Traveler tells them to meet him here in several days and he will have a great time adventure to share.
Several days later an even larger party of dinner guests arrives and waits for their host who shows up late, bedraggled, and missing his shoes. He tells them a tale of a future races, the Eloi who are a peaceful race lacking all curiosity and intelligence and the Morlocks a violent and hungry species. The Time Traveler has to navigate the delicate balance of the future of Earth, and not get killed in the meantime.
Honestly I wasn't expecting to enjoy the book as much as the movie, but I think I enjoyed both of them equally. The book doesn't have the holographic librarian or the original love interest at the intro. Weena is still around though she is definately a different type of character.