Book Review: The War of the Worlds (Wells)


Have I read this before: Yes! I think I read this in junior high.

Review: I don’t remember this being as absolutely creepy as it was, haha. I don’t know if “creepy” is even the right word. Ominous? Menacing? Wells does a great job in making the reader feel as if they’re being stalked (or at least watched) by the Martians alongside the narrator, which is wonderfully unnerving.   

Favorite Part: When the narrator gets trapped under the house with that other guy, the curate. The narrator’s description of the Martians is – again – unnerving, and the increasing tension between the narrator and the curate is pretty suspenseful. 

Rating: 5/10

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