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A review by ostrava
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
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.