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Jan 29, 2024Nursebob rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Truly a classic from one of the grandfathers of science fiction, but one which hasn't aged entirely well. It is an exciting premise delivered with a frankness (death and destruction) I usually associate with more contemporary writing.…
Jan 09, 2024emmapruitt rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Read on December 9, 2021 While I understand that this was probably much more interesting and even terrifying for the original audience, it doesn’t do much for me. The most interesting parts of course had to do with the Martians, especially…
Dec 08, 2022DUVIDL rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The reason for the invasion? Exploration by a 'superior civilization'. No, I NOT talking about Imperialism. H. G. Wells was a virulent Anti-Vivisectionist (a theme that also runs through The Island Of Dr. Moreau and The Invisible Man.) In…
Feb 02, 2022MICHAEL JAMES rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Previous generations of authors are often critiqued with antipathy toward Imperialism, particularly if they are British. That is how the Library Journal describes this title, but it seems to me that the novel's true theme is that the…
Jan 25, 2022InnisfilTeenReads rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells is about the brutal alien invasion of London, England. The aliens are deadly and carry dangerous weapons, using them on everyone they come across. This story follows one man across London in his fight to…
Apr 13, 2021atrex2015 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells, is an interesting book. Full of allegory on imperialization, colonialism, and racism, it shows the consequences of foreign invaders landing on Earth to commit genocide on the local population that is…
Nov 07, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A gripping novel with one intriguing moment after another. (3/5) Regarded as one of the most popular and influential sci-fi novels of our time, The War Of The Worlds documents a fictional invasion by Martians, and how it impacts the…
Aug 08, 2019StrangelyExuberant rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Reading the classic "War of the Worlds," by H.G. Wells is a must read at least once in your lifetime. But the story is one that is impressive for 1898. The Martians arrive and humans discover quickly how unprepared the humans would be. The…
May 19, 2019CurlyWhirly rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
H. G. Wells wrote this alien invasion novel back in 1898. It's really amazing to read Wells' perspective on the future and man being seriously harassed by beings from another world.
Apr 20, 2018
To get the real meaning of this work of Wells, read the short "Critics" comment up on this page, a quote from the Guardian. That's the meaning. Otherwise, Wells was working on orders, he was a Gov. propagandist, whose role was to show in…
Apr 19, 2018Funnyman331 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Great read! 4/5
Jan 31, 2018CosmicEnergy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A classic science fiction piece, Wells' tale of a martian invasion of Earth is without a doubt the best known of the author's several outstanding books. Gigantic cylinders housing the martian colonists smash into Victorian England,…
Dec 11, 2017
This book is interesting. The plot keep you turning the pages. The part that gets at you is that, if martians did attack, would we be helpless?
Sep 20, 2017Dragonrat703 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book was interesting to read because it is one of the first "alien invasion" stories ever. H.G. Wells had a huge influence on science fiction. I find it amazing that Wells was able to understand so much of science, and that he…
Jan 16, 2016amalyndb rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A classic of science fiction, The War of the Worlds works on many layers. Most people take it as merely a fantasical fiction of invasion by otherworldly Martians set on subjugating and killing off large swathes of the human…
Sep 05, 2013
Decided to read a classic although most people have the movie. If you're not from England or not familiar with the cities and towns you are going to find it hard to follow because the Well's uses street names and towns alot in the book. It…
Mar 14, 2013WarOfGears3 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic book. Unfathomable that this was written in the late 18th century. The vivid details and descriptions are fantastic. You could just as easily replace late Victorian elements with modern society. Disregard any review that puts…
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Jul 07, 2012itsallieex3 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Hated the first hundred pages or so, but it got interesting in the second half. Descriptive and I learned a lot of new vocab :)
Dec 18, 2011skywalker13 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Okay but slow and sort of weird way of writing. Although it was written in the late 1890s so I can't really judge... An okay book but definitely not one of my favorites.
moto21
Apr 10, 2011moto21 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Regular people reacting to not so regular events in their own ways. Details, romance, horror, science fiction, name it, the book got it.