Reviews

The Time Machine and the War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

perax_01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Cannibalism

theseboltz's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

lancastergainesville's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

leslie_r_k's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

17priya's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

jaydeereading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

juggernaut's review against another edition

5.0

Two of the bests of H G Wells. So original and interesting.

raaahella's review against another edition

4.0

The Time Machine is another one of those books I have always meant to read, but never made time for. I am so glad I did over the weekend. Quick listen to this audio book and I want to re-watch the movie now!

lexlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

dorcsyful's review against another edition

3.5

The story itself was interesting, however the writing style literally made me fall asleep. I'm not sure what exactly the problem was, I just couldn't enjoy, needed to finish it as an audiobook.
An issue I had with the storyline (which appears in many other books too), is that everyone besides the main character was an idiot. The curate was unstable, the artilleryman simply crazy, and many people either over- or underreacted.