A review by ed_moore
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

informative tense slow-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

2.0

(In beginning ‘The Time Machine’, opportunity arises to backlog ‘War of the Worlds’: read pre-downloading storygraph) 

 

For a book about the martian invasion of earth, H.G Wells couldn’t make it more dull. I read this very young in my experience with classics and as a text that I studied in high school so need to give it the benefit of the doubt that a negative opinion would’ve been encouraged by the circumstance, however I do recall absolutely hating it and have revisited sections of the book more recently and such haven’t encouraged much of an opinion shift. The narrator character lacked so much personality and was such a dull protagonist and the ending was so anticlimactic it was extremely disappointing. The role of the Artilleryman was a redeeming beacon of light however. I don’t have loads to say as this was a book I read so long ago but am hoping revisiting Wells may amend my opinion a little.