A review by roz1ta
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5


I found this book difficult to immerse myself in. I felt there was a lot of extraneous detail and somehow, simultaneously, too little exploration of anything interesting.
The future didn't feel as vivid as I would have liked (I enjoyed the allusions to class warfare, but that was all they were) time, as a concept, felt barely explored, and the protagonist had essentially no characterisation.
There was a part, near the end, where the writing finally struck me because we were looking at something strange and wondering about something interesting, but that was (literally) a blip in time.
Whilst revolutionary, by today's standards, this barely even felt ambitious.