Loved itof course, the goat of alien invasion stories and still, I think, incredibly effective. I think it's really stood the test of time, which do me well.
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The War of the Worlds (1898)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive The ultimate science fiction classic: for more than one hundred years, this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today. The style is revolutionary for its era, employing a sophisticated first and third person account of the events which is both personal and focused on the holistic downfall of Earth's society. The Martians, as evil, mechanical and unknown a threat they are, remain daunting in today's society, where, despite technology's mammoth advances, humanity's hegemony over Earth is yet to be called into question. In Well's introduction to the book, where the character discusses with the later deceased Ogilvy about astronomy and the possibility of alien life defeating the 'savage' (to them) nineteenth-century Britain, is he insinuating that this is the truth and fate of humanity? It's up to you to decide…
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MixedI'm going to put it in good because I think at the time it came out, this would have blown people's minds. And I think it's so cool how influential it was, how ahead of ahead of its time it was, but reading it now, it just kind of feels like, okay, it's a little simple.
Loved itI really like Wells everything that I've read from him ... my read of War of the Worlds is this is a portrayal of England receiving the treatment that Colonial subjects did
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Loved iti really love this one the beginning was absolutely terrifying and haunting and even more so i thought the ending really left an impact on me
Loved itthat's probably even more disturbing I think than the Invisible Man and again when I read it I did not expect at all such a no from such an historical period to be so vividly horrifying it's truly a terrifying novel to this day