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The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
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October 1, 2022
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October 31, 2022
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What Members Thought

Marla
Aug 09, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: adult, science-fiction, challenged, audiobook, young-adult, classics, zz-2011, aliens
I didn't realize this was written in 1898, it is a very modern sci fi story.

Likes:
* descriptions of martians and events
* great ending

Dislikes:
* story was kind of slow as he wandered around and when he was trapped
* human nature in a catastrophic event

With-reservation:
* death and murder ...more
1 like ·   · see review
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
Feb 11, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own-ebook, read-adult-fiction, read-sci-fi-fantasy, read-classics
Read it as a teenager. It was the only book I've ever read that gave me a nightmare. ...more
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Jayme Pendergraft
Feb 20, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2006, 1001, 2012, src-spring-2012
Marta
Feb 21, 2008 rated it liked it
Rora
Mar 08, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: classics, science-fiction
Dana
May 13, 2008 marked it as to-read
Debra Harrison
Jun 27, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Nik
Mar 23, 2009 rated it liked it
Isabel
Jun 16, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: scifi, college
Kathie
Mar 30, 2012 rated it liked it
Betty
Jan 01, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jaci McCon
May 04, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own
Adrianne
Sep 27, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Lea
Jul 27, 2015 rated it liked it
Chelsea Oaks
Feb 03, 2017 rated it liked it
withpins
Feb 05, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Carrie
May 10, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Laurel Bradshaw
Dec 02, 2017 marked it as to-read-owned
Shelves: classics, nook, ebooks-owned, science-fiction
Kai Coates
Apr 13, 2025 rated it it was amazing
Joseph
Mar 20, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: bulk_import
Lauren
Dec 18, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kim
Aug 11, 2019 rated it liked it
Kathy Jo
Apr 11, 2020 marked it as to-read
Julie
Mar 20, 2022 rated it liked it
Kim
Mar 27, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audio-books
Genevieve
Jun 17, 2022 marked it as to-read
Dana Arbelaez
Jul 30, 2022 marked it as to-read
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