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The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

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  • Author：H.G. Wells
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Summary

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series， designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith， these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality， colourful， tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design。

From the planet of war they came to conquer the Earth 。。。

The night after a shooting star is seen streaking across the sky， a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common。 Fascinated and exhilarated， the local people approach the mysterious object armed with nothing more than a white flag。 But when gruesome alien creatures emerge armed with all-destroying heat-rays， their rashness turns rapidly to fear。 As the rays blaze towards them， it soon becomes clear they have no choice but to flee - or die。

The forces of the Earth， however， may prove harder to beat than they at first appear 。。。

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Reviews

Justyna ，

Drugi raz bym nie przeczytała。

Lia ，

foundational to scifi as a genre but a very boring read for me personally

WhoMadeMeAWeeb ，

My friend， who I love， recommended this book to me。 It was a good break from reading YA and romance all the time and it got me out of a book slump。 It reminds of Ray Bradbury's books and reading it was pretty interesting。 Makes me want to read more sci fi classics because they're a genre of book I already knew I loved。 It was an interesting take on an Earth invasion， but it wasn't really an amazing book。 I like it though。 My friend， who I love， recommended this book to me。 It was a good break from reading YA and romance all the time and it got me out of a book slump。 It reminds of Ray Bradbury's books and reading it was pretty interesting。 Makes me want to read more sci fi classics because they're a genre of book I already knew I loved。 It was an interesting take on an Earth invasion， but it wasn't really an amazing book。 I like it though。 。。。more

Daeny ，

More philosophical than science fiction-y

Zoë ，

Listened to this as an audiobookI read this for my summer book to film adaptation class。 I found the book more interesting then I expected。 I enjoyed how it was written especially given the when it was written。

Xerxia ，

This is one of those books that I read because it's a classic and you're supposed to have read the classics。 But my heavens it was hard to get through。 Not even because of the language （though that required multiple google searches for words no longer in common use 125 years later）， but because of the utter lack of imagination our great-grandfathers had。 Fantastical images back then are just。。。 mundane now。 Flying machines！ Well that's not possible！ Uhmmmm。。。。 yeah。 But anyway， I finished it。 This is one of those books that I read because it's a classic and you're supposed to have read the classics。 But my heavens it was hard to get through。 Not even because of the language （though that required multiple google searches for words no longer in common use 125 years later）， but because of the utter lack of imagination our great-grandfathers had。 Fantastical images back then are just。。。 mundane now。 Flying machines！ Well that's not possible！ Uhmmmm。。。。 yeah。 But anyway， I finished it。 。。。more

D。 Parker Samelson ，

A masterpiece of science fiction。 The fact that this is horrifying today means it must have been even more wild in the 1890s when it was written。

lindyfren ，

One of my favorite science fiction novels of all time。 Super interesting concept and amazing storytelling。 Have re-read it multiple times and will probably re-read it again soon。 Shame the movie wasn't as good :/If you haven't read it， read it One of my favorite science fiction novels of all time。 Super interesting concept and amazing storytelling。 Have re-read it multiple times and will probably re-read it again soon。 Shame the movie wasn't as good :/If you haven't read it， read it 。。。more

Ashley ，

Please rake into consideration that this was written in 1898。 If you keep that in mind you should thoroughly enjoy this book。 I even did a little digging， apparently when the released the radio version of this story in the 1930s in America it caused quite a panic。

Alaurielle ，

This book does a good job of drawing you in and holding on to your attention。 The storyline is easy to follow and well written。

Cheryl ，

Much more engaging than I expected。 And richer。 Well worth reading。 I am so glad that I found a large print copy; squinting at cheap editions never worked for me， and I dreaded trying to read it digitally。A map would be nice though。 It's not necessary， but there are a *lot* of place names thrown out， a lot of travelling， and it would be fun to follow along。I appreciate the comparison of Martian::Man to Man::ant， but even more so the recognition that we don't just wipe out ants， but we commit atr Much more engaging than I expected。 And richer。 Well worth reading。 I am so glad that I found a large print copy; squinting at cheap editions never worked for me， and I dreaded trying to read it digitally。A map would be nice though。 It's not necessary， but there are a *lot* of place names thrown out， a lot of travelling， and it would be fun to follow along。I appreciate the comparison of Martian::Man to Man::ant， but even more so the recognition that we don't just wipe out ants， but we commit atrocities on mass scale against fellow humans。I'm especially impressed by， and find myself enjoying， the chapter near the end with the artilleryman。 The least interesting thing he says is "Dying's none so dreadful; it's the funking makes it bad。"And the descriptions of spectral， quiet London。 And the sort of PTSD the author admits to in the epilogue。 Etc。 Just a wonderful novel， worthy of its reputation。 。。。more

PJ CASSADA ，

The most interesting plot。 Written in the most boring way。

Books_and_waistcoats ，

This was actually more enjoyable than I was expecting

Snade Snapper ，

H。G Fails

Nathaniel ，

The theme of the stupidity of the human race was quite funny to me and you can see how this book has heavily influenced modern sci-fi。

cliff thew ，

To this day， one of my favorite science fiction stories。

Paula ，

Es un libro para leer con los ojos de la época en la que fue escrito。

Camila Bombal ，

2。5⭐️

Kelly Ulmer ，

Good， short story。 Interesting story about Martians invading us。

Hyrum Sutton ，

This is obviously an incredibly pioneering and influential work， but it's also pretty boring。 The ideas and themes in it kept me generally interested， but nothing really happened plotwise。 Which I get is part of the point， but it doesn't make for a terribly exciting read。 A lot of it reads more like a Wikipedia recital of events than a novel。 I recently read Brave New World， and they're both similar in that the worlds are really interesting， but the plots are kind of boring。 This is obviously an incredibly pioneering and influential work， but it's also pretty boring。 The ideas and themes in it kept me generally interested， but nothing really happened plotwise。 Which I get is part of the point， but it doesn't make for a terribly exciting read。 A lot of it reads more like a Wikipedia recital of events than a novel。 I recently read Brave New World， and they're both similar in that the worlds are really interesting， but the plots are kind of boring。 。。。more

Lindsay Kiley ，

Started off really well but the ending was quite boring。 Much preferred the movie 🤣

Haylee Jalyn ，

I was going to rate it 4 stars， but then the Epilogue upped it to 5 for me。 It was good all around， and I enjoyed it。 I loved the introspection of the narrator throughout the whole thing， but the overwhelming sense of strangeness and surrealness that permeates that last scene really was the icing on the tasty science-fiction cake。 How fun that after all that heat-ray， violent show， it's bacteria and disease that obliterate the Martian invaders。 Through it all， the narrator had such a level head。 I was going to rate it 4 stars， but then the Epilogue upped it to 5 for me。 It was good all around， and I enjoyed it。 I loved the introspection of the narrator throughout the whole thing， but the overwhelming sense of strangeness and surrealness that permeates that last scene really was the icing on the tasty science-fiction cake。 How fun that after all that heat-ray， violent show， it's bacteria and disease that obliterate the Martian invaders。 Through it all， the narrator had such a level head。 It almost felt like disassociation the whole way through。 And I totally loved that， honestly。 。。。more

Phil Della ，

I read this with a student。 While often dramatic， it dragged on interminably， and I longed for it to end。

NormalCat ，

Read the book and watched the movie （the 2005 version）。 Doesn't have any character development， but great description。 Read the book and watched the movie （the 2005 version）。 Doesn't have any character development， but great description。 。。。more

Michael ，

I have to admit， though this was decent enough， it was a bit of a let down given the amount of praise it gets。 I enjoyed the Time Machine a lot so was expecting great things from this， but it just felt a bit flat。 It really really reminded me of Day of the Triffids， so， even though it was written first， it didn't seem very original to me at all。 I have to admit， though this was decent enough， it was a bit of a let down given the amount of praise it gets。 I enjoyed the Time Machine a lot so was expecting great things from this， but it just felt a bit flat。 It really really reminded me of Day of the Triffids， so， even though it was written first， it didn't seem very original to me at all。 。。。more

Rodrigo Flores ，

"Pero el hombre es tan vano， tanto le ciega su vanidad， que hasta el fin del siglo XIX ningún escritor expresó el pensamiento de que， allá lejos， la vida intelectual， en caso de existir， se habría desarrollado muy por encima del nivel humano"H。 G。 Wells， fue sin duda un visionario。 Uno de esos pocos hombres con un pensamiento y accionar que iban más allá de la de sus contemporáneos。 Sin bien el tema de la vida en otros planetas， y específicamente en Marte， era ya tratado por pensadores y cie "Pero el hombre es tan vano， tanto le ciega su vanidad， que hasta el fin del siglo XIX ningún escritor expresó el pensamiento de que， allá lejos， la vida intelectual， en caso de existir， se habría desarrollado muy por encima del nivel humano"H。 G。 Wells， fue sin duda un visionario。 Uno de esos pocos hombres con un pensamiento y accionar que iban más allá de la de sus contemporáneos。 Sin bien el tema de la vida en otros planetas， y específicamente en Marte， era ya tratado por pensadores y científicos; fue él quien logró contagiar esa inquietud -y desde luego， miedo- al común de los citadinos。 La idea para esta novela， surgió de lo que antiguamente se conocían como los "canales de marte"， una serie de líneas que podían observarse mediante telescopios， y que los astrónomos de entonces creían que eran ductos que transportaban agua entre las ciudades marcianas。 Claro está， que luego esta idea fue descartada， y que dichas observaciones fueron atribuidas a la poca resolución de los aparatos de aquella época。La Guerra de los Mundos， es por más， la historia más ambiciosa de Wells; tanto así， que una adaptación radial puesta al aire en 1938， fue tomada como una verdadera invasión marciana por muchos estadounidenses， los cuales irrumpieron en caos y desorden。 Este libro， a modo de memorias， nos irá relatando las aventuras de su protagonista， antes， durante e inmediatamente después a una invasión proveniente desde el planeta rojo ¡Algo impensable por aquellos días！ Pero no solamente es una historia de hombres contra marcianos; sino también una donde el predominio humano revela su fragilidad y verdadera condición: en el universo no somo más que lo que son las hormigas para nosotros。 "Esta no es una guerra。。。 No la ha sido nunca， como no puede haber guerra entre los hombres y las hormigas"Debo ser sincero， empecé la lectura con muy altas expectativas -quizá las más altas hasta ahora-， pero salí decepcionado。 No digo que sea una mala novela， pero considero que luego de haber leído libros más modernos sobre marte y sus habitantes， pensé de forma herrada que la lectura sería igual de reconfortante。 No hay dudas de que en su época fue toda una revelación， de que fue la base e inspiración para muchas otras novelas y películas， y de que incluso muchos， hoy en día， la consideran dentro de sus lecturas favoritas; lamento que no llegase a ser mi caso。 Más de la mitad del libro me pareció tedioso， aburrido， sentía que la historia no avanzaba。 Quizá el inicio de la novela -momento en que la Tierra es invadida por una serie de objetos lanzados desde Marte- y las últimas páginas， hayan sido mis favoritas。 Si tienes gusto por la ciencia ficción， no deberías de perderte de La Guerra los Mundos， quien sin duda， es el padre -o abuelo- de las invasiones marcianas。 。。。more

Callum Laing ，

Lit

MC Read ，

Yeah I get it's about colonialism but the idea that British people are so nasty they killed all the aliens by just existing is a much better conclusion。 Yeah I get it's about colonialism but the idea that British people are so nasty they killed all the aliens by just existing is a much better conclusion。 。。。more

Lena ，

Wells invented cliches for a Hollywood blockbuster before Hollywood had any。 He was truly a visionary: predicted all possible plot twist for the post-apocalyptic stories。 Except one - in his book aliens attacked Britain not the USA。

Cilie （Bobos Bøger） ，

Selv om man ikke skulle tro det， når nu bogen omhandler en invasion fra Mars， men den var faktisk lidt kedelig。 Fortælleren bruger det meste af tiden på at løbe væk eller gemme sig。 Han fortæller også en del om Marsboerne og det røde ukrudt de har medbragt til jorden， men det føles aldrig rigtig som om der er noget på spil。I forhold til sin tid kan man godt være imponeret over Wells， tanker omkring botanik， teknik og microbiologi， men der er selvfølgelig også ting der ganske enkelt ikke holder。 Selv om man ikke skulle tro det， når nu bogen omhandler en invasion fra Mars， men den var faktisk lidt kedelig。 Fortælleren bruger det meste af tiden på at løbe væk eller gemme sig。 Han fortæller også en del om Marsboerne og det røde ukrudt de har medbragt til jorden， men det føles aldrig rigtig som om der er noget på spil。I forhold til sin tid kan man godt være imponeret over Wells， tanker omkring botanik， teknik og microbiologi， men der er selvfølgelig også ting der ganske enkelt ikke holder。 Hvis man kan lide Jules Vernes historier， kan jeg forestille mig at man vil kunne lide denne， der er noget Jules Vernesk over den og der er da næsten også samtidige （Verne er ca。 20 år ældre end Wells）。 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The War of the Worlds&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The War of the Worlds&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0