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The Time Machine

The Time Machine

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  • Author：H.G. Wells
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'He succeeds in placing before the reader a vision of the world in cosmic time' Norman Nicholson

The Time Traveller knew that Time was only a kind of Space。 The fantastic story of his adventures in a machine which could travel in any direction of Space and Time has captured the imagination of millions。

H。 G。 Wells， one of the giants of twentieth-century literature， in this brilliant forerunner of today's SF did something which had never been done before and which has never been done since with the same vitality and bright inventiveness。 With an introduction by Mark Bould。

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Anton_books ，

Davvero molto bello。 Il viaggio nel tempo e l'anno in cui si ritrova il protagonista mi hanno ricordato molto la distopia， cosa che ho follemente adorato。 Avrei voluto saperne di più su molte cose， ma secondo me è giusto lasciare un alone di mistero intorno alla faccenda。 Lo stile di scrittura mi è piaciuto tantissimo， inoltre adoro questo modo di raccontare una storia。 Ci sono dei concetti affascianti e delle similitudini tra la civiltà odierna e quella descritta nel futuro di Wells， che è a tu Davvero molto bello。 Il viaggio nel tempo e l'anno in cui si ritrova il protagonista mi hanno ricordato molto la distopia， cosa che ho follemente adorato。 Avrei voluto saperne di più su molte cose， ma secondo me è giusto lasciare un alone di mistero intorno alla faccenda。 Lo stile di scrittura mi è piaciuto tantissimo， inoltre adoro questo modo di raccontare una storia。 Ci sono dei concetti affascianti e delle similitudini tra la civiltà odierna e quella descritta nel futuro di Wells， che è a tutti gli effetti un involuzione， quindi del tutto diversa。 Lettura consigliatissima 。。。more

Pelin ，

I get confused from time to time but I liked the story in general。 Maybe I read too fast and missed some points。 I like reading sci-fi and I believe Wells is good at it。 I'd like to learn more about Eloi。 I'd like to see the depth of their characters。 See them as humans rather than livestocks， you know？ Anyway， that's a fine book but couldn't made it to my favorites I get confused from time to time but I liked the story in general。 Maybe I read too fast and missed some points。 I like reading sci-fi and I believe Wells is good at it。 I'd like to learn more about Eloi。 I'd like to see the depth of their characters。 See them as humans rather than livestocks， you know？ Anyway， that's a fine book but couldn't made it to my favorites 。。。more

Razan ，

Known as the father of science fiction， HG Wells wrote 'The Time Machine' back in 1895！ He is widely credited for popularising the concept of time travel。 The first half of his story focuses on the invention of the time travelling machine。 The second half delves into the time traveller's adventure to a bleak， dystopian future where the human race has devolved into two separate species。 Known as the father of science fiction， HG Wells wrote 'The Time Machine' back in 1895！ He is widely credited for popularising the concept of time travel。 The first half of his story focuses on the invention of the time travelling machine。 The second half delves into the time traveller's adventure to a bleak， dystopian future where the human race has devolved into two separate species。 。。。more

Luke Newby ，

“Had I been a literary man I might， perhaps， have moralized on the futility of all ambition。”Loved the idea of time as the forth dimension。

meltem ，

2。5⭐

Zofia Wrzałka ，

3，75

Alejandro Brand ，

Esperaba más acción y ficción pero la novela es un monologo， por momentos aburrido e interminable， del "viajero en el tiempo" contando su experiencia。 Rescato algunos aspectos como la visión de la decadencia de la humanidad y la intención de comprender y expresar la preocupación por las transformaciones del mundo a finales del siglo XIX y comienzos del siglo XX。 En todo caso hay que tener en cuenta que esta novela fue escrita en 1895， y si nos tratamos de ubicar en ese momento histórico， seguram Esperaba más acción y ficción pero la novela es un monologo， por momentos aburrido e interminable， del "viajero en el tiempo" contando su experiencia。 Rescato algunos aspectos como la visión de la decadencia de la humanidad y la intención de comprender y expresar la preocupación por las transformaciones del mundo a finales del siglo XIX y comienzos del siglo XX。 En todo caso hay que tener en cuenta que esta novela fue escrita en 1895， y si nos tratamos de ubicar en ese momento histórico， seguramente en aquel entonces figuró como una novela muy llamativa e interesante tanto por la idea de viajar en el tiempo como por la predicción del futuro de la humanidad que muestra。 。。。more

Sarah ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So the only H。G。 Wells book I ever tried to read was war of the worlds and I just cant push my way through the text。 I certainly did not feel that way with Time Machine。 I loved the framework of the time traveler revealing this story if his most recent travels， and with it ending in doubt as to what became of him。 Overall just a real fun read！

Nancy ，

I am happily surprised to like this book。 I have been reading classic books I have never read， and until Time Machine I have been extremely bored with them。 But this was interesting。 I just wish there was more。

Colleen ，

I was surprised how short this was when I stumbled across a copy in a little free library。 How have I not read this before？The Victorian setting/language and writing style definitely made me feel like I was reading a ninth grade English assignment， but doing so at my own will made it far more pleasurable！ I even wished I had class discussions to talk about it because there were so many thought provoking ideas about humans and society。I'm not sure how I feel about the first person narrator NOT be I was surprised how short this was when I stumbled across a copy in a little free library。 How have I not read this before？The Victorian setting/language and writing style definitely made me feel like I was reading a ninth grade English assignment， but doing so at my own will made it far more pleasurable！ I even wished I had class discussions to talk about it because there were so many thought provoking ideas about humans and society。I'm not sure how I feel about the first person narrator NOT being the time traveler。 It made the early chapters work well， but the vast majority of the book then becomes a secondary first person narration as the time traveler tells his story to the original narrator。 I was really tired of seeing quotes at the beginning of every paragraph for 100 pages。。。The story itself is fascinating， if not exactly page-turning。 It's so interesting in what's considered the ORIGINAL time travel story， that the author blows by the near future （where most time travel stories explore） and takes us so far ahead that humanity as we know it is barely a factor。 Does it count as thinking outside the box when you're CREATING the box？Definitely a worthwhile read， and a classic for a reason。 All the questions he poses about the human race are still questions we're asking ourselves 125 years later。 。。。more

Niamh Kelly ，

Supposedly an 'early scifi novel'。A scientist explains his journeys to the future， year 802701， to his dinner party group of friends。 He describes the relationship between the 'Eloi's and the 'Morlock's and their competitive nature。 He also develops a sincere， loving relationship for one of the young Elois， Weena。（Read for EN3DD） Supposedly an 'early scifi novel'。A scientist explains his journeys to the future， year 802701， to his dinner party group of friends。 He describes the relationship between the 'Eloi's and the 'Morlock's and their competitive nature。 He also develops a sincere， loving relationship for one of the young Elois， Weena。（Read for EN3DD） 。。。more

Lydia Sigwarth ，

Time travel is one of my favorite genres but it has certainly improved since the inception。

Katie ，

My first classic read in a very long time， I did enjoy it and Wells did a good job at creating this story of time travel and science fiction。 I recommend doing the audiobook， as it helped me to connect to the story more。

Dan Chancellor ，

If you had a time machine， where is the first place you’d go？ I can think of a lot of times I’d want to check out。 Not sure if 800，000 years into the future would be my first choice。 This is certainly an interesting take on the future。 I’m hoping the sequel dives deeper into the world of the giant crab monsters。

Didarul Islam ，

সহিত্যে সায়েন্স ফিকশনের গোড়াপত্তন ঘটাতে যে ক'জন অসামান্য ভূমিকা রেখেছেন তাদের মাঝে একজন হলেন এইচ জি ওয়েলস। সচারচর তার লেখাগুলোর মাঝে সাইফাইয়ের পাশাপাশি খানিকটা ফ্যাণ্টাসিও থেকে থাকে， ডিরেক্ট কোনো মেসেজ দেয়া হচ্ছে বা রূপক অর্থে ব্যবহার তিনি খুব কম করেছেন। তবে যেগুলোতেই তিনি মেসেজ দিতে চেয়েছেন তাদের মাঝে The Time Machine অনবদ্য।গল্পে আমাদের নায়ক টাইম মেশিনে চড়ে ভবিষ্যতের পৃথিবীতে পাড়ি জমান। ভবিষ্যতে মানব জাতির সম্ভাব্য অবস্থা লেখক বেশ বাস্তবতাসম্পন্নভাবে তুলে ধরেছেন। বিশেষ করে ভবিষ্যতে দু সহিত্যে সায়েন্স ফিকশনের গোড়াপত্তন ঘটাতে যে ক'জন অসামান্য ভূমিকা রেখেছেন তাদের মাঝে একজন হলেন এইচ জি ওয়েলস। সচারচর তার লেখাগুলোর মাঝে সাইফাইয়ের পাশাপাশি খানিকটা ফ্যাণ্টাসিও থেকে থাকে， ডিরেক্ট কোনো মেসেজ দেয়া হচ্ছে বা রূপক অর্থে ব্যবহার তিনি খুব কম করেছেন। তবে যেগুলোতেই তিনি মেসেজ দিতে চেয়েছেন তাদের মাঝে The Time Machine অনবদ্য।গল্পে আমাদের নায়ক টাইম মেশিনে চড়ে ভবিষ্যতের পৃথিবীতে পাড়ি জমান। ভবিষ্যতে মানব জাতির সম্ভাব্য অবস্থা লেখক বেশ বাস্তবতাসম্পন্নভাবে তুলে ধরেছেন। বিশেষ করে ভবিষ্যতে দুটি দলে–ধনী বা স্থলভাগে বসবাসরত শ্রেণি এবং গরীব বা মাটির গহীনে বসবাসরত শ্রেণির কনসেপ্টটা দারুণ ছিল। এভাবেই ধীরে ধীরে বৈষম্যের সিকে ধাবিত হচ্ছে পুরো বিশ্ব। আর সেই সাথে দেখা গেছে নিম্নভাগে বসবাসরত মানব প্রজাতির উগ্র আচরণ–এটা দ্বারা শোষিত ও বঞ্চিতদের এক পর্যায়ে হিংস্র হয়ে ওঠাকেই বোঝানো হচ্ছে। একটি প্রতিবাদ উলটে দিতে পারে পাশার চাল। লেখক আসলে ইউটোপিয়া কনসেপ্টটার বিরুদ্ধাচারণ প্রকাশ করেছেন লেখায়।এক কথায়， বেশ সুন্দর দৃশ্যায়ন ঘটিয়েছেন লেখক। প্রযুক্তি যে সর্বদা শান্তি আনবে তা মেনে নিতে নারাজ তিনি， বরং ভবিষ্যতের পৃথিবী আরও জ্ঞানহীনতা এবং অন্ধকারাচ্ছন্ন হতে পারে। আর আমাদের হাতেই রয়েছে সেই ক্ষমতা–আগামী পৃথিবীকে শান্তিময় বানানোর ক্ষমতা।（লেখক তার সময়ে কোনো বিশ্বযুদ্ধের কথা ঘূর্ণাক্ষরেও ভাবেননি হয়তো， নাহলে যুদ্ধহীন ভবিষ্যৎ লিখতেন না। আজ আমরা যেই ভবিষ্যৎ ভাবছি， আগামীর ভবিষ্যৎ বোধহয় তার চেয়েও অশুভ， অকল্পনীয় হতে চলেছে， কে জানে？） 。。。more

sofia ，

not a novel for me right now。 wish i hadn’t started it with huge expectations。 it was ok， but i think sci-fi is better for me in the screen。。 that was a long star trek poorly written and dry episode lol。 still interesting enough

Book-girl ，

👀🙊👿😵⌛

Davina ，

I didn't understand half of it; I'm not the best at science。 However， the story was interesting and the ending left me curious。 I didn't understand half of it; I'm not the best at science。 However， the story was interesting and the ending left me curious。 。。。more

Abel ，

Una novela corta， como lo poco que conozco de Wells。 De una narrativa rica en vocabulario， lo que a mí me gusta。 Aunque para algunos será mucho texto y poca historia。Me entretuvo， aunque sigo prefiriendo La guerra de los mundos。 Siento que ésta es una historia "más pequeña"， contenida。 Lo que se puede entender， ya que fue su primer libro。 Una novela corta， como lo poco que conozco de Wells。 De una narrativa rica en vocabulario， lo que a mí me gusta。 Aunque para algunos será mucho texto y poca historia。Me entretuvo， aunque sigo prefiriendo La guerra de los mundos。 Siento que ésta es una historia "más pequeña"， contenida。 Lo que se puede entender， ya que fue su primer libro。 。。。more

SoloJairo ，

Es sorprendente que desde su primer libro el destino de la humanidad ya fuese pesimista y nos va mal。 Un libro fantástico que tiene muchos puntos por analizar。

Trung Vinh ，

Hành trình khám phá tương lai lạ lẫm và bất ngờ của một nhà khoa học。 Quyển sách đặt dấu hỏi rằng nếu con người ngừng học hỏi và trau dồi hoặc cứ tiếp tục tàn phá thiên nhiên và giết hại lẫn nhau thì tương lai sẽ tiến lùi thế nào。

Scott Doherty ，

“And I have by me， for my comfort， two strange white flowers - shriveled now， and brown and flat and brittle - to witness that even when mind and strength had gone， gratitude and a mutual tenderness still lived on in the heart of men。”A group of men， including the narrator spend an evening listening to the story of a young scientist who recounts a wondrous adventure over dinner one night。 It seems he has built a machine that allows him to traverse the fourth dimension of time and as you or I wou “And I have by me， for my comfort， two strange white flowers - shriveled now， and brown and flat and brittle - to witness that even when mind and strength had gone， gratitude and a mutual tenderness still lived on in the heart of men。”A group of men， including the narrator spend an evening listening to the story of a young scientist who recounts a wondrous adventure over dinner one night。 It seems he has built a machine that allows him to traverse the fourth dimension of time and as you or I would walk across a room he can skip though eons。 In face the time machine transported him 800，000 years into the future into a strange worlds that sees humanity evolved into two distinct species that of the gentle child like Eloi and the brutal nocturnal Morlocks。 The adventure however has only just begun for our time traveller who will before the end witness the wonders at the farthest reaches of time。 The Tine Machine is another of those stories that I seem to have always known well before picking up the book as with a lot of H。 G。 Wells works。 I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at how fresh it still felt。 There have been so many adaptations all of which I can now see added more to the story than what was in the original book。 What I loved most about it was the imagery of deep time， of a future way beyond the scope of mankind。 The science may have been off but with all that was known back then I think it was fantastically written and thought out。 I also loved how we don’t even get to know his name and that he is referred to only as the time traveller。 I actually think H。 G。 Wells was the first person to coin the term “Time Traveller”。 It has been my favourite so far of what I have read of H。 G。 Wells， it really is quite bitter sweet too for all the fantastical imagery and I’m looking forward to more！ 。。。more

Luc ，

Il est surprenant de voir qu'un des père de la science fiction soit si loin de la science fiction moderne， très intéressant Il est surprenant de voir qu'un des père de la science fiction soit si loin de la science fiction moderne， très intéressant 。。。more

Michael Prendergast ，

I had read this book in my teens and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread but upon reading it again in my fifties I found it a little underwhelming。 It is a good story but I found myself wandering off a little。 Never the less it is a good story about a Victoria time traveller who finds himself in the far future earth and finds that humanity has not evolved as he thought they would。 I would say the piece where he jumps further into the future is the best chapter in the book。 The distr I had read this book in my teens and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread but upon reading it again in my fifties I found it a little underwhelming。 It is a good story but I found myself wandering off a little。 Never the less it is a good story about a Victoria time traveller who finds himself in the far future earth and finds that humanity has not evolved as he thought they would。 I would say the piece where he jumps further into the future is the best chapter in the book。 The distribution of our dying sun filling the sky etc was brilliant。 。。。more

Cemil ，

Via storytel。

Penny D ，

Interesting premise and reflections on how society might evolve in the future。 While Wells certainly deserves credit for popularizing the idea of time travel and his creative approach， the superior attitude of the narrator （Time Traveller） and the undertones of eugenics and misogyny put me off。 Reading this book is， in a sense， also time travel。 We are taken back to 1895 when Wells wrote the story and the prevailing attitudes of that time。 It doesn't make them right， but provides a lens for view Interesting premise and reflections on how society might evolve in the future。 While Wells certainly deserves credit for popularizing the idea of time travel and his creative approach， the superior attitude of the narrator （Time Traveller） and the undertones of eugenics and misogyny put me off。 Reading this book is， in a sense， also time travel。 We are taken back to 1895 when Wells wrote the story and the prevailing attitudes of that time。 It doesn't make them right， but provides a lens for viewing his perspectives。 。。。more

Juan Eron ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 meet tiny people and witness the heat death of the universe

Andy ，

I really underestimated how short this book is， it is basically a short story。 I must say I am not a big fan of sci-fi but Wells has such accessible writing， I was able to glide through this。 There is definitely a great message in this book， which I will not spoil。For a very old sci-fi， it was very dope。

Jasper ，

2。5 stars rounded downim very torn about how i feel about this book。 on the one hand， it has sexist， pedophilic， & racist undertones - & probably others im missing。 which could be argued as being a product of the time but i think that’s bs。 i also can’t tell if the time traveler’s sympathizing with the eloi over the morlocks is a commentary on how we sympathize with the aristocracy over the working class， or a criticism of the working class。 however， the overall message of how capitalism & class 2。5 stars rounded downim very torn about how i feel about this book。 on the one hand， it has sexist， pedophilic， & racist undertones - & probably others im missing。 which could be argued as being a product of the time but i think that’s bs。 i also can’t tell if the time traveler’s sympathizing with the eloi over the morlocks is a commentary on how we sympathize with the aristocracy over the working class， or a criticism of the working class。 however， the overall message of how capitalism & class divisions are gonna destroy us all & how the working class rose up and literally ate the rich is very sexy。 i also really enjoyed the ending - not the ambiguity （i love an ambiguous ending but i don’t think it was done very well here）， but the part about how even without strength and intellect， there was still kindness and beauty。 idk im paraphrasing bc im too lazy to check the quote but yeah 。。。more

Shubhanjali Jaiswal ，

I felt that childhood curiosity rising in my stomach as I read on。 I was more immersed in the details of sociological and cultural part of it。 I would agree that it serves little less for a hard-core science fiction appetite but I gave five stars because it met expectations in whole， which was - to be immersed in a tale that's unbelievable。 I felt that childhood curiosity rising in my stomach as I read on。 I was more immersed in the details of sociological and cultural part of it。 I would agree that it serves little less for a hard-core science fiction appetite but I gave five stars because it met expectations in whole， which was - to be immersed in a tale that's unbelievable。 。。。more

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