H.G. Wells discussion

Please share with your fellow Group members which of Wells's science fiction is your favorite and the reasons for your choice.

Having only read The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The Invisible Man so far, I would say that my favorite is The Time Machine. Although "Dr. Moreau" has more of a political message and I would say is a more important novel in terms of substance, I enjoyed The Time Machine more. Wells' story telling is always strong, and The Time Machine really enraptured me; I was also quite fond of the main character. I obviously have a lot more reading to do before my opinion on Wells matters, I still have yet to read War of the Worlds, among other things.

Either 'The Time Machine' or 'The Invisible Man' would be my favorite.

I just read both of those for the first time (both GREAT) and am now in the middle of "The Island of Dr. Moreau" and am enthralled. I've already got "The War of the Worlds" on the nightstand.

I read both The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds in the same week, way back in the 1970s. During the summer between my sophomore and junior years in college, I was working construction during the day, and at a convenience store on nights and weekends. Late at night, returning from the convenience store, I read a few chapters. Both books were riveting! Wells masterly built the tension and suspense from chapter to chapter, captivating and absorbing me. Thanks to Mr. Wells, I had little sleep in July 1976 because I could not mentally calm down after reading a few pages.

Ergo, for me, The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man are the best of H.G. Wells's science fiction.

Douglas in South Carolina

For me, now having read the four I mentioned, I would say The War of the Worlds is my favorite - I felt like I'd entered into a Merchant/Ivory film that had suddenly taken a disasterous turn - "Freddy Honeychurch and the Martians." All four held me spellbound, riveted to the page. Wells had a great sense of dread and suspense. I'm looking forward to The First Men in the Moon.