soaudreyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
max_solo's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
magicsheep's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
na_books's review against another edition
I just could not get into this. I was forcing myself to read and just couldn’t pick it back up after a while. Maybe I’ll try again some day but for now I can’t imagine wanting to read this book.
nexpixel's review against another edition
4.0
I was afraid this book wouldn't hold up and was surprised by how captivated I was by it especially considering it was written in 1898. I could just imagine what it was like to be living around London and reading this book around the time it was released. The way the great city of London and all of the areas around it are transfigured and destroyed, sometimes in some surprisingly gruesome detail. I read one person's comment that this is not scientific fiction but a parable of how Wells views colonizing empires like England's colonization of countries. I find that most of the early science fiction I have read, and some of my favorites, to be based on either allegories or extrapolations of our current society. This is not a modern day big budget movie with scary but pleasing looking aliens, cool spacecrafts and laser weapons. Where after almost being destroyed humans are able to bounce back and destroy the enemy alien force with ingenuity, bravery or some innate human spirit. Well's aliens are the giants to our ants and we are powerless to stop them. Nature on the other hand, is not something to mess with lightly.
robthelobster's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
4.25
If you love scifi, this book is perfect for you. Find out the origin of the archetypal scifi features like the martians, the exoskeleton and war between different planets.
lannon364's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kalfy's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0