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by H. G. Wells

1981•Science fiction•320 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurefresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossybig & variedall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original science-fiction novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

In the first of these two science fiction stories a scientist invents a machine that transports him into the future. In the second story a man watches his body slowly become invisible.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seemsSocial commentary

Subjects

English Science fictionTime travelScience fictionSpace warfareSelf-experimentation in medicineScientistsMentally illVoyages dans le temps

Details

Author
H. G. Wells
Published
1981
Pages
320
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