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The Time Machine and Other Works

The Time Machine and Other Works

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Contains: The Time Machine， When the Sleeper Awakes and The Chronic Argonauts。

With an Introduction and Notes by Laurence Davies， Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow

In these 'scientific romances' H。 G。 Wells sees the present reflected in the future and the future in the present。 His aim is to provoke rather than predict。 The Sleeper falls into a trance， waking up two centuries later as the richest man in a world of new technologies， power-greedy leaders， sensual elites， and brutalised industrial slaves。 Arriving in the year 802，701， the Time-Traveller finds that humanity has evolved into two drastically different species; going farther still， he witnesses the ultimate fate of the solar system。 The Chronic Argonauts， the original version of The Time Machine， pits a scientist with daring views of time and space against superstitious villagers。 In all three works Wells laces vivid adventure stories with the latest ideas in biology and physics。

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Abie ，

I can appreciate that these are well-written and the stories are good， but I found it all a bit of a drag to read at times。

Lina ，

3。5/5

Tara ，

Having already read The Time Machine （via an Audible narration by Derek Jacobi）， I purchased this book primarily to read the "other stories" included in this edition。 Since I already rated and reviewed The Time Machine as a stand alone work， I will focus on the 3 short stories， which include:The Empire of the Ants: Weaponized and poisonous ants on a quest to take over the world？ Say no more！ Terrifying stuff。The Country of the Blind: A new perspective on what it means to be sighted and what it m Having already read The Time Machine （via an Audible narration by Derek Jacobi）， I purchased this book primarily to read the "other stories" included in this edition。 Since I already rated and reviewed The Time Machine as a stand alone work， I will focus on the 3 short stories， which include:The Empire of the Ants: Weaponized and poisonous ants on a quest to take over the world？ Say no more！ Terrifying stuff。The Country of the Blind: A new perspective on what it means to be sighted and what it means to be blind， when the majority condition is flipped within a society。 One might think that being the only sighted person would give them immense power and control， but is that true？The Man Who Could Work Miracles: An ordinary man suddenly possesses the ability to make all of his wishes come true。 What could go wrong？ It reminded me of several Twilight Zone episodes， although of course， this came first。 It is the epitome of no good deed going unpunished， and the nature unintended consequences。Overall H。G。 Wells was a powerful and insightful writer， whose work has stood the test of time。 。。。more

Andrés Álvarez Iglesias ，

Es una novela cortita y muy entretenida。 Es más de aventuras que de ciencia ficción， pero tomándola en perspectiva con el año en que fue escrita， está adelantada a su tiempo。 La evolución humana que plantea es muy interesante y un poco macabra。 Es definitiva， una aventura totalmente recomendable que se lee en un suspiro y engancha。

Mollie ，

Some parts were great but mostly it was not the one

Mark ，

Audio book while running， one of the first great classics of sci fi from the master （only listened to the time machine）

Adele ，

Science fiction done right， to this reader's predilection。 Science fiction done right， to this reader's predilection。 。。。more

Lauren ，

'There are really four dimensions， three which we call the three planes of Space， and a fourth， Time。' - The Time MachineThe Time Machine （3）Intriguing with brilliant world building and a clear strong basis for the Sci-Fi genre to have grown from。 When The Sleeper Awakes （3）Interesting premise of a man awakening after 200 years to a very changed society。 Thought-provoking and action-based。 The Chronic Argonaut （2。5）A clear precessor to 'The Time Machine'。 Exciting to see where the idea for t 'There are really four dimensions， three which we call the three planes of Space， and a fourth， Time。' - The Time MachineThe Time Machine （3）Intriguing with brilliant world building and a clear strong basis for the Sci-Fi genre to have grown from。 When The Sleeper Awakes （3）Interesting premise of a man awakening after 200 years to a very changed society。 Thought-provoking and action-based。 The Chronic Argonaut （2。5）A clear precessor to 'The Time Machine'。 Exciting to see where the idea for the story may have stemmed from。 Overall a nice collection of stories for lovers of Sci-Fi。 。。。more

René Ramos ，

Me encantó。 Releería la máquina del tiempo una y otra vez。 Retrata muy bien lo que será de la especie humana en el futuro， y es un tanto perturbador la descripción del último aliento de la Tierra。

Adam ，

A great trio of stories from Wells。 Individual ratings:The Time Machine - 8/10When the Sleeper Wakes - 9/10The Chronic Argonauts - 7/10If you picked this up purely for The Time Machine， two great stories are there waiting for you once you've finished。 A great trio of stories from Wells。 Individual ratings:The Time Machine - 8/10When the Sleeper Wakes - 9/10The Chronic Argonauts - 7/10If you picked this up purely for The Time Machine， two great stories are there waiting for you once you've finished。 。。。more

Will Johnson ，

Much like the Time Traveller’s Time Machine， this book nearly drove me insane。 The Time Machine is a good story but The Sleeper Wakes was very dragged out。

Garrett DeVoe ，

The Time Machine and Other Stories is a collection of short stories from H。G。 Wells。 These stories are classic science fiction stories that should be read if you are a fan of that genre。 H。G。 Wells delivers each story with unique characters， plots， and settings that will keep you interested throughout。 Some stories such as the Time Machine， and the Cone offer twists and turns that will change the foundation of the story。 Also other stories such as the Empire of the Ants and the Sea Raiders show The Time Machine and Other Stories is a collection of short stories from H。G。 Wells。 These stories are classic science fiction stories that should be read if you are a fan of that genre。 H。G。 Wells delivers each story with unique characters， plots， and settings that will keep you interested throughout。 Some stories such as the Time Machine， and the Cone offer twists and turns that will change the foundation of the story。 Also other stories such as the Empire of the Ants and the Sea Raiders show that humans are not the only intelligent beings on the planet。 Each story has their fair share of hidden meanings that correspond with the time in which they were written which to me makes it even more interesting。 It is important to read these classics because of how they have inspired the culture beyond them。 These stories are very interesting and are timeless， I strongly recommend that they should be read。 。。。more

Jess ，

10/10 world building but i usually prefer when books have an actual plot

Lily Bearwolf ，

Credo che il suicida， quando appoggia alla tempia la canna della pistola， provi per quello che succederà l'attimo seguente ciò che in quel momento provai io: curiosità。Conservo a mia consolazione due strani fiori bianchi - avvizziti， scuri， senza più spessore e fragili - a testimoniare che， anche quando l'intelligenza e la forza saranno scomparse， la gratitudine e il reciproco affetto vivranno ancora nel cuore dell'uomo。 Credo che il suicida， quando appoggia alla tempia la canna della pistola， provi per quello che succederà l'attimo seguente ciò che in quel momento provai io: curiosità。Conservo a mia consolazione due strani fiori bianchi - avvizziti， scuri， senza più spessore e fragili - a testimoniare che， anche quando l'intelligenza e la forza saranno scomparse， la gratitudine e il reciproco affetto vivranno ancora nel cuore dell'uomo。 。。。more

Harmen Janssen ，

De Tijdmachine is een goed verhaal， maar veel van de andere verhalen in deze bundel vallen tegen。 Het bloemige， omslachtige taalgebruik werd me bijna te veel。 Veel van de verhalen hebben geen duidelijke clou， of zijn afgezaagd in de huidige tijd。Jammer！Ik ben wel benieuwd hoe het boek in de originele taal bevalt。 Meestal lees ik in het Engels， maar mijn 7-jarige zoon kwam op een dag thuis met dit boekje， meegenomen van een buurt bieb。 Mijn allergische reactie op het taalgebruik zou heel goed aan De Tijdmachine is een goed verhaal， maar veel van de andere verhalen in deze bundel vallen tegen。 Het bloemige， omslachtige taalgebruik werd me bijna te veel。 Veel van de verhalen hebben geen duidelijke clou， of zijn afgezaagd in de huidige tijd。Jammer！Ik ben wel benieuwd hoe het boek in de originele taal bevalt。 Meestal lees ik in het Engels， maar mijn 7-jarige zoon kwam op een dag thuis met dit boekje， meegenomen van een buurt bieb。 Mijn allergische reactie op het taalgebruik zou heel goed aan de vertaling kunnen liggen。 。。。more

John Bleasdale ，

Brilliant。 Already read this but listened to the wonderful audio book。

Myles ，

WOW！ Was this book extremely hard to read！ The way it worded things throughout the entire book， made my head spin。 It was like trying to read a book upside down in a different language， of course， it wasn't that hard but it was to an extreme， hard。 The first 112 pages explain in a way， the time machine that The Time Traveller had made。 The Time Traveller had beforehand made a tiny replica of the quite larger model。 He tested it out before the eyes of The Editor， The Silent Man， The Medical Man， WOW！ Was this book extremely hard to read！ The way it worded things throughout the entire book， made my head spin。 It was like trying to read a book upside down in a different language， of course， it wasn't that hard but it was to an extreme， hard。 The first 112 pages explain in a way， the time machine that The Time Traveller had made。 The Time Traveller had beforehand made a tiny replica of the quite larger model。 He tested it out before the eyes of The Editor， The Silent Man， The Medical Man， the Unknown， the Doctor， and the Journalist。 （Weird names don't ask me why） The tiny time machine vanished from there eyes and conspiracy theories rushed into their minds instead。 Like， where did it go？ Or when？ To the future or to the past？ Or is this all a magic trick？ The Time Traveller assured them that he had not tricked them but that it was really true that the tiny time machine went to the past or future。 After the first 112 pages， it just got harder to follow where the stories were going。 One story was about and man in war another about sea raiders， it got weirder from there on。 But overall I enjoyed this book。 Never thought I would pick this book up in my lifetime。 But I enjoyed it and it raised my lexile to 1010L so that's a plus。 。。。more

Rick ，

2。5/5

Ben ，

I only read the Time Machine and was mildly disappointed by it。 While the mathematical curiosity of a fourth dimension might have sparked interested at that time， the novelty of the novel is outdated by now。 The future vision is incredulous and very， very England-centered; the whole future world can be described from a few-day observation on a hill near the Thames。

Phil Giunta ，

Four tales comprise this collection， the first of which is the story for which H。 G。 Wells is most known， The Time Machine。 The adventures of a time traveller who builds a machine that propels him 800，000 years into a future that appears utopian only—and quite literally—on the surface has been reprinted thousands of times and adapted into at least a half dozen films that I know of。However， the other three stories in the collection were new to me: "The Empire of the Ants"， "The Country of the Bli Four tales comprise this collection， the first of which is the story for which H。 G。 Wells is most known， The Time Machine。 The adventures of a time traveller who builds a machine that propels him 800，000 years into a future that appears utopian only—and quite literally—on the surface has been reprinted thousands of times and adapted into at least a half dozen films that I know of。However， the other three stories in the collection were new to me: "The Empire of the Ants"， "The Country of the Blind"， and "The Man Who Could Work Miracles。"Of these， the first is forgettable， the second compelling， and the third entertaining。 In "The Country of the Blind，" we join professional mountain climber， Núñez， as he survives a fall from Parascotopetl in Ecuador only to discovers a hidden land occupied by a population of blind natives。 Núñez learns that these people have been without sight for generations and somewhere along the way， lost all knowledge and belief in the world beyond their own village。 Núñez recalls the old adage， "In the country of the blind， the one-eyed man is king。" He quickly learns just how wrong he is。。。In "The Man Who Could Work Miracles，" a nebbish clerk with the unlikely name of George McWhirter Fotheringay does not believe in miracles and is all too happily debating their impossibility in the Long Dragon pub when， to his utter astonishment， he performs a miracle by ordering an oil lamp to turn upside down and continue burning。 This leads Fotheringay on a journey of escalating marvels that eventually leads to global consequences。。。 。。。more

JPCMarques ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Time Machine and Other Works contains three of the most emblematic Wells stories: The Time Machine （so unexpected）， that even today is a hallmark of the science fiction genre， The Sleeper Wakes， which was a very pleasant surprise， as I did not expect to like it as much as I did （more than The Time Machine）， and the short story The Chronic Argonauts， a predecessor to the The Time Machine。The Time MachineThis was the title that brought me to this book， as it is perhaps the most famous work fro The Time Machine and Other Works contains three of the most emblematic Wells stories: The Time Machine （so unexpected）， that even today is a hallmark of the science fiction genre， The Sleeper Wakes， which was a very pleasant surprise， as I did not expect to like it as much as I did （more than The Time Machine）， and the short story The Chronic Argonauts， a predecessor to the The Time Machine。The Time MachineThis was the title that brought me to this book， as it is perhaps the most famous work from Wells。 The story （as are the next two） is meant to provoke discussion about the natural evolution of society and the evolution of Humanity as a whole。 That， it does marvelously: it is told by a witness， that met the Time Traveler before he went on his journey to the future， and after he returned from it。The story itself isn't so much about time travel， as it is about criticizing the gap between the working class and the aristocracy that ruled at the time。 It shows the way that Wells sees society will evolve， if the class gap kept widening as time passed， creating two starkly contrasted species of human beings: the Eloi， whimsical， weak and pointless creatures that represent that natural evolution of the aristocrats， and the Morlock， predatorial albino creatures， that cannot bear the sunlight， the future of the working class。Both have "devolved" into witless creatures， as a consequence of the evolution of the confort of high class， at the cost of disconfort of the working class。Nature retook the earth， as humanity became stagnant， and the Time Traveler tells his account of what he saw， going even further into the future， and seeing the death， or the dying， of the Earth， with gigantic beings inhabiting the dying planet。Wells tells this story， his vivid imagination clearly shown in this work， most of it in the direct account of the Time Traveler， keeping me enthralled in his work。 However， the presence of Deus ex Machina is the only thing I can point out as wrong with the work。Despite that， the work is meant to awaken the reader to the consequence of the socitety they live in， and what can happen should the class gap continue to grow， and it does that splendidly。9/10The Sleeper WakesTo me， this was the best story of the three。 It tells the story of a man that goes into an almost supernatural "hibernation"， and awakes more than 200 years later， and owns more than half the Earth， being the Master。 He is directly faced with the Council， a tyrannical group of people that ruled in his stead， crushing the working class to keep its wealth and lifestyle， that attempted to kill him to hold its power。He is liberated at moment of his assassination attempt， joining a Revolution to attempt to overthrow the government， with Ostrog， the boss， as its leader。 This phase of the story shows how the masses became a single being， and compared the city itself as a living being， using the working class as its lifeblood， and the confusion of the Revolution， where he was lost in the maze that was the city。It then goes on to criticize the greediness and falsehood of most human beings， as Ostrog himself quickly shows his tyrannical ideals and is now a new version of the Council， attempting to imprison the Master to maintain his power， who escapes and joins a second revolution to retake the Earth from Ostrog and restore equality to the society， culminating in his ultimate sacrifice， simultaneously saving the city from Ostrog and releasing his hold on the world， through is death。This was a beatiful story， keeping me enthralled in it from start to its amazing ending。9。5/10The Chronic ArgonautsThere is not much to be said of this short story， beyond being the initial presentation of the ideas that led to the Time Machine。 Still， it is aesthetically a good story， and is a good read if you want to see how it evolved into better story that is more generally known from Wells。7/10 。。。more

Taylor Gillies ，

Read: 'the time machine' Read: 'the time machine' 。。。more

Risto Pakarinen ，

Not the easiest book I've ever read， thanks to both language and style， but a fascinating read。 Wells's prophesies are timeless -- but also a snapshot of the early 20th century outlook on the world and its social issues。 Two very different time travelers here。 Not the easiest book I've ever read， thanks to both language and style， but a fascinating read。 Wells's prophesies are timeless -- but also a snapshot of the early 20th century outlook on the world and its social issues。 Two very different time travelers here。 。。。more

Rachel ，

The Time Machine - 4/5 stars， When the Sleeper Wakes - 4。5/5 stars and The Chronic Argonauts - 3/5 stars。

SheriC （PM） ，

I haven’t read HG Wells since I received a collection of his stories for my 16th birthday。 Of course， what I mostly remembered was The Time Machine， and being fascinated by the Eloi and Morlocks but bored by the rest of it。 This particular edition is an audio collection of 10 stories of various quality， including The Time Machine。 I expected that my experience with TTM would be entirely different as an adult， but was surprised to find that once again， the section following the encounter with the I haven’t read HG Wells since I received a collection of his stories for my 16th birthday。 Of course， what I mostly remembered was The Time Machine， and being fascinated by the Eloi and Morlocks but bored by the rest of it。 This particular edition is an audio collection of 10 stories of various quality， including The Time Machine。 I expected that my experience with TTM would be entirely different as an adult， but was surprised to find that once again， the section following the encounter with the Eloi and Morlocks was a snoozefest， this time with a little eyeroll over the giant crab things。 The difference is that I felt a little sorry for the Morlocks this time around， rather than sharing the narrator’s visceral disgust。 I was much more interested in the author’s theories regarding the evolutionary outcome of the current （late 1800s Britain） political， social， and economic climate。 I wonder why it never occurred to him that the oppressed industrial workers would revolt and take over as the balance of power shifted with the ruling class becoming increasingly weak and ineffectual with indolence and soft living？ The remainder of the short stories were mostly entertaining。 Standouts were The Country of the Blind， The Man Who Could Work Miracles， and The Flowering of the Strange Orchid。 The Cone was satisfactorily gory。 Stories in this collection:1。 The Time Machine2。 The Country of the Blind3。 The Diamond Maker4。 The Man Who Could Work Miracles5。 Aepyornis Island6。 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid7。 The Cone8。 The Purple Pileus9。 The Truth About Pyecraft10。 The Door in the WallAudiobook， borrowed from my public library。 This is the first time I’ve borrowed a book in the playaway format， and I didn’t like it。 For one thing， I had to supply my own battery。 For another， the rudimentary playing controls made navigating through the short stories somewhat difficult。 And lastly， I’m just plain old spoiled by reading apps on my phone， and appalled by how quickly technology becomes obsolete。 It wasn’t that long ago that we would have been delighted by an audio coming already loaded in a （sort of） portable digital format， rather than having to keep inserting the CDs into our heavy Sony Walkman/Discman。 Ralph Cosham provides a very good performance。 His somehow old-fashioned stylings really fit the stories。 。。。more

Κεσκίνης Χρήστος ，

Αριστούργημα。。。Οι πρώτες μου σκέψεις για το βιβλίο ήταν πόσα είχαν να μου δώσουν κάποιες ιστορίες που έχουν γραφτεί κατα τα πρώτα χρόνιατου 1900。。。Η απάντηση: ΠΑΡΑ ΠΟΛΛΑ。 Επιστημονική φαντασία στα καλύτερά της από έναν συγγραφέα που αν και καταγράφει με τεράστια επιτυχία το παρόν του， κρυφοκοιτά στο μέλλον。 Ίσως όχι τόσο πετυχημένα όσο ο Ιούλιος Βερν， σε επιστημονικά θέματα， αλλά σίγουρα σε ανθρωπιστικά。 Ενοιωθα σαν να διάβαζα βιβλίο γραμμένο στην εποχή μας κάποιες φορές。

Tim ，

I'd give it a 3。5 if I could。 It isn't as mediocre as a three but isn't quite good enough to be a four。 I'd give it a 3。5 if I could。 It isn't as mediocre as a three but isn't quite good enough to be a four。 。。。more

Kostas ，

*Review for ‘The Time Machine & Other Works’ by Wordsworth EditionsOne of the most important books of H。G。 Wells’s， young then， writing career is definitely ‘The Time Machine’; a book that not only managed to win its readers and remain， even today， famous for more than a century， but also changed the genre of what is today known as Science Fiction。Along with ‘The Time Machine’ this collection， published by Wordsworth Editions， contains also: ‘When the Sleeper Wakes’， a quite different story that *Review for ‘The Time Machine & Other Works’ by Wordsworth EditionsOne of the most important books of H。G。 Wells’s， young then， writing career is definitely ‘The Time Machine’; a book that not only managed to win its readers and remain， even today， famous for more than a century， but also changed the genre of what is today known as Science Fiction。Along with ‘The Time Machine’ this collection， published by Wordsworth Editions， contains also: ‘When the Sleeper Wakes’， a quite different story that takes us to a distant， though not completely impossible， dystopian future; and， lastly， ‘The Chronic Argonauts’， a short story that shows Wells’s first ideas of the “Time Machine”。The Time MachineThe much famed， and not unfairly， story of this novel follows the adventures of the Time Traveler as， we watch the events through an， unnamed， narrator， he shares through a dinner for friends and fellow scientists his ideas， and his desires for traveling into the unknown future。However， the Time Traveler’s desires， as they will soon discover， are much closer to the reality than they would have ever believed as they're， not only is very plausible， but they have already become a fact as he has managed to build such a machine， and travel to the distant future。 Only that the Time Traveler’s adventures， as he will recount them later， are something that they certainly did not expect as it will reveal to them of a future much different from what they would have imagined and could also change humankind’s fate forever。It’s a simple and fast story though yet， despite its age， it still manages even today to win you with Wells showing his strong， and vivid imagination and his， wonderfully， enchanting writing as he describes us， and especially in the last chapters， of a truly unbelievable future。It’s a book that could easily be characterized as a “landmark” for the genre of Science Fiction as it has affected not only future writers， but all the readers who managed to travel to these magical adventures of this story and love them。 8。5/10When the Sleeper WakesThe second novel follows Graham， a simple man that lives in London in the late 19th century that has been cursed with a disorder that no other human would have wanted: that of insomnia。But， with the help of Isbister， a young artist who will meet him and invite him to his home， he will perhaps manage to find a solution and help him sleep。 Only that this will come in the most bizarre way and when he finally wakes up， he will discover that this sleep has kept him under for much longer than he would have ever believed and - with his life now changed forever - he will find himself in a distant future， and in a different， and completely unknown world that he wouldn’t have dreamed even in his wildest dreams。However， when the awakening of the mythical “Sleeper” gets released he will find himself against a new system that wants the world's power and it will put him in a great adventure that may well bring chaos and destruction to the entire humankind。It’s a quite large story that takes a lot of elements that Wells created in ‘The Time Machine’。 But nevertheless， this story， I believe， manages to stand out on its own way as， having now taken some experience in the late 19th century， Wells’s writing becomes even more beautiful and quite significantly stronger， that shows also and a much more matured， and even more loveable Wells。On the other hand in this story also stands out and his incredible， and very prophetic， ideas that give， too， their own flavour in this world as he brings his first creations of the airplanes， and of his aeropiles; some - extremely - fantastic “insect-like” flying machines （as he develops also some other similarly imaginations later in ‘The War in the Air’）。Last but not least， it is worth to mention that the story was revised later by Wells in 1910， and changed its title to ‘The Sleeper Awakes’， however I believe that its original form is not only very good， but also shows the true H。G。 Wells; the one we all love。 8。5/10The Chronic ArgonautsThe last story of this collection follows the adventures of Dr。 Nebogipfel， an unusual inventor that after an “unfortunate” incident in a small Welsh town he reveals to Reverend Cook his， mysterious， creation of the “Time Machine”。This story is split into two parts: the first two chapters follow an， unnamed， author as he tries to find out the events of Dr。 Nebogipfel’s adventures that took place; while in the next two we see the events through flashbacks from Reverend Cook’s side as he is faced with the laboratory of this， unusual， scientist。It's a pretty short story without giving a very considerable time to the development of the plot， or even to the characters themselves; but despite that the main idea - that led to the much loved “Time Machine” - is pretty good。 It certainly doesn’t reach the same level with the other two stories， but I think it is worth a look for anyone who wants a glimpse of Wells’s first ideas of the “Time Machine”。 6。5/10Overall， these three stories share the same theme but they’re， in the end， much more as they share the ideas that brought Wells much higher than anyone would have ever imagined and made all of us to love him。 。。。more

Adam ，

The Time Machine is a classic that is as enjoyable as ever。 I was inspired to re-read this one after recently watching the less-than-faithful 2002 film adaptation with my son。 It's bizarre that this tale inspires so much other media， but to the best of my knowledge， a faithful film version has never been made。 The other stories are filler that play out like weak episodes of The Outer Limits。 The phonetic accents in Empire of the Ants are especially painful to read。 The Time Machine is a classic that is as enjoyable as ever。 I was inspired to re-read this one after recently watching the less-than-faithful 2002 film adaptation with my son。 It's bizarre that this tale inspires so much other media， but to the best of my knowledge， a faithful film version has never been made。 The other stories are filler that play out like weak episodes of The Outer Limits。 The phonetic accents in Empire of the Ants are especially painful to read。 。。。more

Mariana ，

Los únicos cuentos que valen la pena son: La máquina del tiempo， La perla del amor y El país de los ciegos。 Los acorazados terrestres es el cuento más insufrible， no pude ni acabar de leerlo。

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