Time Machine by H.G. Wells
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Time Machine by H.G. Wells
I left off right at the very few last chapters where the story takes its hold. I am always fond of science fiction novels, so this particular tale had kept me engaged. It was quite fascinating the "future" Wells had imagined in his novel. The book almost plays with the reader's imagination about his own future and the outcome of our world. A horrific utopian society told through the mouth of the time traveller himself feels as though you are part of the enigma. I am only saddened that the journey of the time traveller ends with the novel.
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For a similar story but with lots of atmosphere try 'A Crystal Age by William Henry Hudson'. It will leave you frustrated but it will leave a mark, which is more than i can say about the Time Machine.
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I place this as the second worst of the Wells stories i've read, only being beaten for the low point by the Island of Doctor Moreau.
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Yeah. I agree The Time Machine is a bit of a bore for today's readers, though. Let's face it, he may have launched the time travel sub-genre, but there's been a ton of better work in that genre since then.
Most of his copyrights are due to expire in about eight years. (He died in 1946) and I'll bet the Wells folks just hate that. They viciously guard those rights. Within months after expiration, everything he's ever written (and it's a lot more than you think) will end up as Public Domain books at Amazon.
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The idea that every book must have romance is a new one. Wells' story has no romance, because it's not about romance. It's a commentary on the dangers of a class-based society, and also on the dangers of becoming so dependent upon technology that we can no longer function without it. I think it's even more relevant now than it was when he wrote it. Teens and young adults -- and even some older adults have no clue how to function when they're not attached to electronics. My sister, who teaches psychology finds that her students are unable (or unwilling) to do anything for themselves. They even ask her to type notes for her lectures and email them to them, because they think it's unreasonable that they should have to take notes in class. This is exactly the world Wells was warning us about.Wreade1872 wrote:The missing romance element is a real let down compared with the film (1960's version obviously) but even ignoring that there just isn't much of an atmosphere to any of it, and it seems quite short, not all that much happens.
--Vol. Bobby Sands
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I don't know. His Gilded Age style of writing doesn't transfer very well to today's readers, at least in his sci-fi mode. I would just watch the films, or read something else he did in non-fiction. If you want to check out nineteenth-century sci-fi I would go with Jules Verne.shanet wrote:I have not read Wells at all and based on the reviews it seems that I should bypass him. He is considered a classic read and the premises have been made into movies. So, should I put forth the time to read Wells?
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