rmichno's review against another edition
3.0
It's difficult reading influential novels like this in 2021. I can appreciate the impact it had on science fiction and other areas when it was published, but I have to judge it based on how it stands up today as a novel.
The story was interesting although it got off to a very dry start. The other characters besides the Time Traveler were forgettable and really didn't serve a purpose except to let him preach his theories. Once the actual time travel started it got more interesting but it was hard to get too invested in the plot because the writing was stiff and un-engaging.
In the end I'm glad I read it so I could see what influence it had on later time travel stories. Luckily it was a quick read.
The story was interesting although it got off to a very dry start. The other characters besides the Time Traveler were forgettable and really didn't serve a purpose except to let him preach his theories. Once the actual time travel started it got more interesting but it was hard to get too invested in the plot because the writing was stiff and un-engaging.
In the end I'm glad I read it so I could see what influence it had on later time travel stories. Luckily it was a quick read.
ostrava's review against another edition
4.0
A strange read. It is a bit longer than I would want it to be (even when it’s already admittedly short), but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The ending in particular was great.
As a cautionary tale it’s inspired and of an astonishing imagination, but fairly hard to take seriously and to picture (the social commentary doesn’t mix all that well with the biological speculation, and this is coming from someone who could probably agree with Wells on a few things). The last two chapters alone were far more interesting than the entire journey with the Eloi and the Morlock, but the rest is not bad enough that you should avoid reading it altogether.
As a cautionary tale it’s inspired and of an astonishing imagination, but fairly hard to take seriously and to picture (the social commentary doesn’t mix all that well with the biological speculation, and this is coming from someone who could probably agree with Wells on a few things). The last two chapters alone were far more interesting than the entire journey with the Eloi and the Morlock, but the rest is not bad enough that you should avoid reading it altogether.
theereader's review against another edition
5.0
Review on YT, link in bio!
Overall though I loved this novel, every since I finished I've been thinking about this book so much. In my vid I said this book is like a time traveller story put on top of a social political essay on equality and social classes.
Overall though I loved this novel, every since I finished I've been thinking about this book so much. In my vid I said this book is like a time traveller story put on top of a social political essay on equality and social classes.
finlaaaay's review against another edition
5.0
I remember picking a very old copy of this off the shelves in my English class back at school and reading bits of it when I had a free moment during classes. I never actually finished it - until this year when I was travelling. Glad to have done so. It's deserving of the praise it gets.
evelynpinacolada's review against another edition
4.0
The ending! Wow! I have so many thoughts on this. Mainly I can’t believe how fascinated I am by an old sci-fi book
scottaguirre's review against another edition
3.0
H.G. Wells does a great job describing how his time machine works. I understand now why Felix J Palmas was inspired to write The Map of Time, a setting in which Wells indeed did have a real time machine. Although I feel Wells’ story was a bit dry, the speculative fiction is fascinating. Although dated quite a bit, I really appreciate the doors this story opened up for science fiction.
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