My first Wells. Probably not the best place to start.

This was a very silly book. At times it showed a surprisingly effective knack for horror - not that it was scary exactly - but most of the time, things were just cartoonish. Just look at the reviews around here to get a good sense of what I mean. Have you ever seen so many jokes about frozen nuts?

There were things I liked here, but mostly I can see why this is one of the "lesser" Wellses.