The War of the Worlds

Paperback, 220 pages

English language

Published Dec. 26, 2008 by Barnes & Noble.

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978-1-59308-362-5
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4 stars (12 reviews)

OCLC 244449521

65 editions

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5 stars

I loved War of the Worlds. It's been on my shelf my whole life and somehow I never got round to it. It's the exact kind of speculative mundane science fiction that gets me really excited, and Wells' Victorian perspective adds another fascinating layer to that. It's fun to dream of a time where we still had no idea what the Martian surface could look like. Of course, if that's not your boat, then the progressive social commentary that Wells - writing at the height of empire - provides on British (settler-)colonialism through the lens of the Martian invaders is enough to make it worth reading.

The style of writing really sells the authenticity. The book is presented as one man's account of his experience during the invasion. Events are written largely as matter of fact, presented to inform the reader rather than sensationalise. Geographical locations are name dropped as …

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2 stars

Być może kogoś to porywało w XIX wieku, ale na pewno nie w XXI. Tym bardziej, jeśli wcześniej widziało się już kilka hollywoodzkich produkcji tego typu. Pierwsza połowa to flaki z olejem. W części drugiej, akcja nabiera nieco tempa, jednak jest to wszystko napisane tak topornie, że po prostu się odechciewa.

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5 stars

Edit (Second reading): The opening page of this book is one of the best ever written, so chilling...you can see how people could have got confused by the radio version. The copy I read this time was one of the beautiful Penguin Clothbound books, it doesn't matter how many times I pick up one of these books and feel it in my hands my first thought is always "Why use a kindle when there is always this option?" This copy has a brilliant introduction, explaining the scientific discoveries of the time the book was written and how they influenced the outcome of the story, the science in the book was less made up that I first thought. Finally, this copy has maps! :-) an added little bonus to allow you to follow the route the narrator takes when fleeing the Martians.

Still a blooming brilliant read.

(First reading): Top book …

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