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Hostile invading Martians wreak havoc and destruction in England. This science-fiction classic has terrified generations of readers!
The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells- Amazon Sales Rank: #27222 in Audible
- Published on: 2015-03-23
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 319 minutes
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Classic Sci-Fi Story that is as enjoyable today as it was over 100 years ago when it was first published By Phil (not) in Mågnoliá Most of the time when I return to a book that falls into the "classics" category, I find it necessary to put more effort into the reading of the story than I'm used to. I attribute this to my own natural laziness as well as the fact that most modern novels (not intending any offense to John Grisham, James Patterson, Lee Child, or many many other accomplished current authors) require little heavy lifting on the part of the reader. They also may not endure much beyond our current generations, but who knows? In any event, my point is that H.G. Well's writing is different. His books are as readable and enjoyable today as I expect they were when they were first published (and in the case of War of the Worlds, remarkably, that was 1898).War of the Worlds may be Well's most well-known work today. It has remained in print since its first publication, and for good reason. This is a book that you can pick up and immediately immerse yourself in. It is a compelling read, written in the first person as the narrator - who is not ever identified by name - recounts his experience as flashes on the Martian surface are first detected, followed by "meteor" crashes on the English countryside, which soon disgorge Martian fighting machines that proceed to lay waste to the English countryside, with the English authorities struggling to deal with an attack that was impossible to anticipate.I first read this book along with several of Well's other books many years ago, and it was a pleasure to return to it today and rediscover the story in its original form, because while it is mostly familiar now from the popular film adaptations, there is a purity to the original story that is great to recapture. It is not necessary to employ elaborate special effects on-screen to convey the terror of the martian killing machines - Well's crisp writing brings the story alive in your mind and imagination. As good as modern filmmaking may be, some stories are still better when your own imagination is allowed to develop its own interpretation of the drama and conflict that the author has constructed.Of course, this story has been adapted into movie form at least twice (first in 1953, starring Gene Barry, and most recently in 2005 directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise), but from a historical perspective I think the most notable adaptation was the 1938 CBS radio broadcast that was narrated and directed by Orson Welles. That famous radio show was so convincing - the first two-thirds were delivered as if the story was an actual news bulletin - that many listeners took it to be real, with panic resulting (and later outrage as it was learned that it was in fact a fictional story). If you haven't ever heard that broadcast or portions of it, then it is worth searching out (easily found online, YouTube and elsewhere).The Kindle edition that I have is completely satisfactory and was a pleasure to read (I have the Atria Books version, which is a Simon & Schuster product and omits only the footnotes that are included in their more expensive Kindle edition).A great read and a perfect choice for your beach or vacation relaxation!Some of H.G. Well's other works include:The War of the WorldsThe Time MachineThe Invisible ManThe Island of Dr MoreauThe First Men in the MoonThe Shape of Things to ComeA Modern UtopiaThe War in the AirThe Sleeper AwakesI've linked the Penguin Classics paperback editions of the books above, but each is available in many different editions since they are all now public domain and therefore even available at no cost in various places online (and Kindle editions are frequently available for very low cost as well).Finally, for a quality hardcover edition of Well's three most famous stories, may I suggest investing in The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds (Everyman's Library (Cloth)).
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Classic, but time to retire By William C. Mead The War of the Worlds is a classic, originally published in 1898. When written, it was a groundbreaking work with a number of new SciFi concepts, some of which became work-horse SciFi themes. However, I consider it primitive and seriously flawed by today's science fiction writing standards.The plot is single-threaded and linear. The story is told in first person by the main character, a narrator/reporter, who describes what he has seen and heard when Martians invaded Earth. The narrative is straightforward and almost completely dispassionate, no matter how grisly or significant the event. As a result, the narrator seems to be a robot, telling a story that is of no significance to himself (or affecting to the reader), even though he is reporting the demise of his home, his family, his community, his country, and the whole human race! This leads to some fairly dull reading.The second main "character" is the Martians, treated collectively. The Martian personality is extremely simple: 1) if it shoots at you, kill it and 2) if it doesn't shoot at you, kill it or destroy it, anyway.The cast is rounded out by a few random, human refugees with only slightly more personality than the the Martians, and few admirable qualities. The human race is not well-served by any of the specific characters. Soldiers on the front lines are a cut above the average human, since they follow orders and get annihilated with honor.Wells poses one clear moral issue. What would humanity do if it needed a new planet, and if there were a nearby, feasible candidate with intelligent, but less technologically developed life? In history, there are many precedents suggesting that we would do approximately what the Martians have done in this book. Probably we could do technically better, but morally, would we make a similar crushing mistake?I must give H. G. Wells high credit for describing and conceptually inventing (as nearly as I can find out with a brief search) a "heat ray" weapon that transmits a beam of heat energy over long distances, and can incinerate whatever it hits. This weapon has some properties much like a high-powered carbon dioxide laser, not invented until 1964 and now being weaponized for the US armed services.Contrasting with his amazing prescience with the heat ray, Wells advances some other concepts that (it seems to me) could have been easily debunked, even in 1898. Examples include the method by which the Martians' spacecraft land (too bad for the Martians inside), the Martians' anatomy (no digestive system), and the Martians' communication system, which consists of amplified audio sound signals (even humans of 1898 had better systems than this).By now, you can guess that I don't recommend this book to modern readers, except those with a specific interest in early SciFi. Instead, if you'd like to read an H. G. Wells novel, I'd recommend "The Time Machine", which I think holds up better for modern readers. The Kindle edition of "War of the Worlds" is well done-- and free.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good mixed with some bad By Pax Romana "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; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter . It is possible that the infusoria under the microscope do the same."PROs:* Classic sci-fi story* In many senses created and popularized the sci-fi genre* Vivid descriptions of Martians and the destruction they wrought* Loved the scientific analysis of the Martians* Real sense of dread instilled in a few momentsCONs:* Extremely implausible story today* Very boring when the book switches to the point of view of the writer's brother* Not much character development* Too little focus on the actual aliens for my taste* Anticlimactic ending* Unnecessary and oddly placed superstition"Yet so vain is man, and so blinded by his vanity, that no writer, up to the very end of the nineteenth century, expressed any idea that intelligent life might have developed there far, or indeed at all, beyond its earthly level. Nor was it generally understood that since Mars is older than our earth, with scarcely a quarter of the superficial area and remoter from the sun, it necessarily follows that it is not only more distant from time's beginning but nearer its end."H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds' is, in my estimation, one of the few 'classics' that stands up to the title. It is certainly not the best sci-fi book ever written, in my opinion not even close to the best, but it's still a highly enjoyable read.The book follows an anonymous, well educated writer recalling a recent, almost extinctive an alien invasion from Mars. (Remember, this was written in the 1800s, so intelligent beings on Mars was not nearly as implausible as it would be today.) The descriptions and images portrayed are real and detailed enough to make you feel like this event actually occurred, and at points, particularly in the beginning, the book is quite suspenseful. This feeling is never so strong as it is in the beginning, where it is said that the Martians have been unsympathetically observing us, and, unfortunately, the book never again reaches this point of wonder and suspense.I found the descriptions and scientific analysis of the Martians to be, by far, the best parts of the book, particularly in two places - The beginning of the book, where the Martian environment is described and how this environment shaped their evolution is the first of these great moments. The second great moment is where the writer is in an advantageous spot where he is able to stealthily observe and analyze the Martian anatomy and physiology.For me, the book suffers immensely when it turns from a sci-fi book into a thriller. In my opinion the descriptions of the fleeing citizens and wreckage of cities was quite boring (particularly when the point of emphasis switches from the original writer to his brother) and, regrettably, these descriptions probably took up over half of the book. It seems like the destruction of England itself was more of a focus than the actual alien invasion. The ending also left me very wanting and somewhat disappointed.Overall, the excitement of the best moments are enough to overcome the dullness of the worst, leaving the book to be an enjoyable one."For that moment I touched an emotion beyond the common range of men, yet one that the poor brutes we dominate know only too well. I felt as a rabbit might feel returning to his burrow and suddenly confronted by the work of a dozen busy navvies digging the foundations of a house. I felt the first inkling of a thing that presently grew quite clear in my mind, that oppressed me for many days, a sense of dethronement, a persuasion that I was no longer a master, but an animal among the animals, under the Martian heel. With us it would be as with them , to lurk and watch, to run and hide; the fear and empire of man had passed away."
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