War of the Worlds

This was a fun read, very eerie. I had watched the movie before reading this, so it was a little spoiled but still enjoyable. Something I like about books like these are that it makes you appreciate what we have. The world may be a little topsy-turvy, but it’s not ‘alien invasion’ level chaos, which we don’t often consider. There’s nothing to say that we won’t ever be invaded by aliens; maybe not Martians, granted, but the book is still a creepy reminder to appreciate our uncontested Earth soil.

Another aspect I appreciated was how little action there was. It was more suspenseful than action. It’s not exactly what you could call a war, the humans have very little impact against the Martians, which I think added to the realism. And to avoid spoilers that’s all I’ll say. I can see why H.G. Wells is one of the classic sci-fi authors.