Interplanetary war breaks out in Woking, Surrey England. Newsreaders even less sure where that is than countries in the Middle East.The War of the Worlds is about Martians invading Earth using advanced technology, like 21 metre tall tripod machines, heat rays, and toxic smogs. One man is able to rec...
I was expecting this to be very dated and a little boring, but I think it holds its own against the more modern science fiction. Wells' first person telling of the story (and a second hand telling of the brothers experiences) is vivid and realistic. His use of actual locations and historical events...
Absolutely the most likely, least exciting cause of defeat, brought on, in all likelihood, by Mr. Wells's original field of study. If only the radio listeners had known, they would have started hiding in their busy toilets.
"The War of the Worlds" is probably known as Wells' most original and prestigious work. I find that rather odd as I really had to struggle to finish it, even though it is a comparatively short book of only 180 pages. I just kept losing my focus and rereading the same sentences over and over again. T...
Note that Cindy has created a Google map of this book, which is laudably loony. I am SO impressed with that.Wells just doesn't strike out for me: every one of the four books I've read of his so far has its own feel and succeeds in its own way. Here the story is much smaller than I'd thought it would...
A scary, amazingly written classic that is everything you imagine it to be - sheer classic sci-fi - loved it! Read the book there's more in it than you can ever get from a movie (as usual)
It has arisen to my attention that this interesting work of fiction demands from me its own review. In fact I don't believe I have attended to many of Mr Wells' works as of this stage of my existence. This shall have to be amended once I have taken over the world holidays...I appreciate H.G.Wells' w...
I didn't enjoy it as much as The Time Machine, but it certainly has it's own merits--I'm really not a fan of alien invasions, I much prefer going and seeing other planets.It was hard to say whether this was a 3 star or a 4 star, so I rounded up to a 4.
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