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The War of the Worlds

By H.G. Wells

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H.G.(Herbert George) Wells (1866-1946), born of lower middle class parents, was largely self-educated. A government scholarship allowed him to attended the Royal College of Science where he studied with Thomas Henry Huxley.

Although he wrote a number of different types of fiction as well as non-fContinue

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The War of the Worlds By H.G. Wells

Atrue hallmark of summer is the arrival of a blockbuster disaster movie; this time around director Steven Spielberg, who's got a pretty good track record, delivers the goods on June 29. Spielberg is bringing the much-adapted H.G. Wells sci-fi classic ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

Fresh Perspectives on the H.G. Wells Classic The War of the Worlds

Fresh Perspectives on the H.G. Wells Classic includes the complete text of the original War Of The Worlds, which is a definite help, even though it means only half of the 292 pages are actual fresh perspectives on Wells' novel. First off, the academi ... (read full critics)

sfsite published on Fri, 3 Sep 2010

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I preferred The Time Machine and The Invisible Man.

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baftaboo said on Apr 19, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

The War of the Worlds

Well, I think Wells really deserves his fame.
The War of the Worlds is novel first published in 1898, but it could even been published after decades, losing nothing of its literary and moral strenght.
I really like writers who use science fictions to analyse and criticise both faults and the good ... (continue)

Well, I think Wells really deserves his fame.
The War of the Worlds is novel first published in 1898, but it could even been published after decades, losing nothing of its literary and moral strenght.
I really like writers who use science fictions to analyse and criticise both faults and the good action of Mankind.
Perhaps I could not agree totally with his thought and his fears, but eventually there's no doubt he was an avant-guarde minded.

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Giuseppe said on Feb 25, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Something everyone knows and talks about but hasnt' actually listened.</p><p>It was one of my "must to listen" and I'm really happy of having accomplished my task. </p><p>Now I can understand as for the time it went on people believed in a real invasion.

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Barbara ABP said on Nov 15, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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The War of the Worlds is one of those unparalleled classic books that exceed the quality of their movie adaptations.
Not that I didn't like Spielberg's version of this literary masterpiece (in fact I loved it), but it certainly falls somewhat more than short when compared to its inspiring cou ... (continue)

The War of the Worlds is one of those unparalleled classic books that exceed the quality of their movie adaptations.
Not that I didn't like Spielberg's version of this literary masterpiece (in fact I loved it), but it certainly falls somewhat more than short when compared to its inspiring counterpart.
The book greatly succeds at giving the precise amount of details needed to fancy both: characters and sceneries where the action takes place without spoiling the overall suspense of the environment that envelopes the story.
It is truly satisfaying for those of us who liked the 2005 movie to be more acquainted with many facts that happen swiftly in the film.
So, nevermind whether or not you loved the 2005 film adaptation, this book is a must.

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Marcovni said on Sep 15, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

One of my all-time favorite books. I've read it like four times.

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Stubob72556 said on Feb 26, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback