The First Men in the Moon
by H. G. Wells
Taste attributes: science fictionadventurecomedyfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedfish out of water/culture clashall consuming questsocial commentary
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, fresh science-fiction novel: expansive and morally murky. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.3 / 5
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About This Book
When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon.
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- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Published
- 1901
- Pages
- 238
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