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A short book but not so quick read
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This book is part of books I view as classics I have to read at some point. It is not very long and follows a young man when strange objects land on earth and release its extraterrestrial owners into the world. The storytelling is very slow and confusing, the character didn't make me feel for/with him and even though it's quit... This book is part of books I view as classics I have to read at some point. It is not very long and follows a young man when strange objects land on earth and release its extraterrestrial owners into the world. The storytelling is very slow and confusing, the character didn't make me feel for/with him and even though it's quite a short story I had problems with finishing it due to the writing and incidents that were all over the place.
The War of the Worlds
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Buch (Taschenbuch, Englisch)
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Beschreibung
The Penguin English Library Edition of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
'Death!' I shouted. 'Death is coming! Death!'
In this pioneering, shocking and nightmarish tale, naïve suburban Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space, but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey are threatening the whole of humanity. A pioneering work of alien invasion fiction, The War of the World's journalistic style contrasts disturbingly with its horrifying visions of the human race under siege.
The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world's oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wells' controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.
Produktdetails
Einband | Taschenbuch |
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Seitenzahl | 208 |
Erscheinungsdatum | 26.04.2012 |
Sprache | Englisch |
ISBN | 978-0-14-119904-7 |
Reihe | Penguin English Library |
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Verlag | Penguin Books Ltd |
Maße (L/B/H) | 19.8/12.8/1.7 cm |
Gewicht | 156 g |