The War of the Worlds (Modern Library Classics)

von H.G. Wells

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Introduction by Arthur C. Clarke
Commentary by Jules Verne and an anonymous reviewer from The Critic

“No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own.” Thus begins one of the most terrifying and morally prescient science fiction novels ever penned. Beginning with a series of strange flashes in the distant night sky, the Martian attack initially causes little concern on Earth. Then the destruction erupts—ten massive aliens roam England and destroy with heat rays everything in their path. Very soon humankind finds itself on the brink of extinction. H. G. Wells raises questions of mortality, man’s place in nature, and the evil lurking in the technological future—questions that remain urgently relevant in the twenty-first century.

Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

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lunarslib•

5. März 2023

The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells 2.5-3/5 Arghhh. Ugh, okay so uhm idk… Haa… this honestly feels so frustrating. I was so so excited to read The War of the Worlds… Right now it feels like a love/hate or more like a love/disappointment relationship. I absolutely love the idea behind this being an alien invasion. But this kind of storytelling was so not what I expected it to be. It reads like a diary but not in the writing style of actual diary entries. Yes, there was a good amount of chaos, respectively. At the same time it felt like there was just so much unnecessary writing which contributed not much to pretty much nothing to the story or, at least, could have been more compact to bring the point across… There’s probably more I could say about this book, but atm I don’t even know if what I wrote makes any sense. I’m just so frustrated and disappointed with this book, compared to what I expected. Makes me sad tbh.