The Food of the Gods
by H. G. Wells
Taste attributes: science fictioncomedymonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplesocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashunlikely connections
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that was first published in 1904. Wells called it "a fantasia on the change of scale in human affairs. . . . I had hit upon [the idea] while working out the possibilities of the near future in a book of speculations called Anticipations (1901)".
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- H. G. Wells
- Published
- 1904
- Pages
- 300
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