Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
H.G. Wells's hugely influential book tracks the exploits of a writer who struggles to survive an alien invasion of Victorian England. After seeing the monstrous Martians firsthand, the narrator attempts to evade their destructive mechanized vehicles and must stay on the run to avoid detection. As he meets other desperate humans, he becomes increasingly pessimistic about any chance of survival. The novel stands as a major milestone in science-fiction literature, inspiring legions of subsequent writers and an endless array of hostile-alien scenarios.
LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
SoapboxEdits
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image
Pickpick

How do you rate a classic? This was great to read aloud to my son. There were words we both had to look up and it was fun explaining some things to him. Nobody writes like that anymore!

blurb
SoapboxEdits
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

My son saw a picture of an alien ship that resembled the one in this book. I told him about it, and how I would listen to the record (yes, actual vinyl!) every Halloween. He begged me to read it to him. We just started and I‘m having to explain some of the language to him, because let‘s face it, people don‘t write like this anymore! Plus, he‘s nine, so…he loves classics and I‘m so excited to experience this with him.

wanderinglynn How fun! This is one of my faves too. 3y
SoapboxEdits @wanderinglynn Hopefully he enjoys it just as much. 3y
12 likes2 comments
blurb
Kimberlone
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

Painting of the alien invaders from War of the Worlds.

29 likes1 stack add
blurb
Librarybelle
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

Using this again for an otherworldly prompt, this time for #aliensexist. Probably the only book I own that contains aliens (not my particular go to reading genre). #90sinjuly

Cinfhen It's a solid choice 👽👍🏻❣️ 7y
35 likes1 comment
blurb
AmandaL
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

I may have treated myself to a few new literary t-shirts on Mother's Day - they were on sale. The Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet tees are new! #OutofPrint

britt_brooke Love them! 7y
AmandaL @britt_brooke Thank you! 7y
54 likes2 comments
blurb
JessClark78
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

#AwesomeAudiobooks I recently started listening to audiobooks, only these five so far. All were good. #marchintoreading @RealLifeReading

Donna_sBookMinute I enjoyed The Dispatcher. 8y
RealLifeReading Vincent Price??? Say no more 8y
JessClark78 @Donna_sBookMinute I did too. I really enjoyed Zachary Quinto as the narrator. He has a pleasant reading voice. 8y
45 likes2 stack adds3 comments
blurb
MrsMalaprop
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

#Marchintoreading #Awesomeaudiobooks Day 22

I don't generally do audiobooks. Today I tried listening to an old favourite, The War of the Worlds while I cooked dinner and the kids were busy outdoors.

I do have fond memories of long car journeys in the Australian countryside as a kid, listening to this and many other audiobooks with the family.

Sue I love the book, but have a rough relationship with the musical version, which was in regular repeat in my house when I was about 7. Hearing the opening bars of the main theme is enough to give me nightmares again! 8y
21 likes1 comment
blurb
mariejoechahine
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

Thinking about starting this next. I'm afraid that since it's a very old book (1897) i might not enjoy it enough. Anyone read it? What's your opinion?

the_hibernator I loved it. I'd say give it a try and if you don't like the style scupper it. 8y
Gina The radio play 30s/40's (not sure) from this book where people tuned in on the middle of the show and thought it was really happening. Riots broke out (not kiddin) WAS/IS amazing!!! I would suggest finding it if you don't enjoy the book. 8y
See All 15 Comments
BookBelle84 This is one of his best. You won't be bored. 8y
ChasingOm I'm reading it on the Serial Reader app right now, but the pauses b/n issues jar the suspense a bit. I think I need to read ahead when I'm into it, so I'm going to pay for the "read ahead" option. ? 8y
mrsh62010 I tried when I was much younger and found it boring, but I may have been at that stage where *everything* is boring. Now, oppositely, many things are too shocking for me. I hope you enjoy it! It's certainly a fantastic story. 8y
jpmcwisemorgan It might be good as an audio. 8y
mjdowens I loved hearing a recording of it as a kid. I can understand why people freaked out when it was on originally. It really does sound like a real happening event 8y
PomegranateMuse You will LOVE it, it's a classic no matter how old 8y
valeriegeary I really enjoyed it when I read it! Thought it was better than the Tom Cruise movie by a mile. 8y
Leniverse I actually haven't read this yet. My partner has. And heard the recording. When we watched the Tom Cruise movie he kept shaking his head and exclaiming, "What? No! Rubbish! That's not right! Why did they DO that!?", which are normally my lines when we watch the film adaptation of a book. ? 8y
WhatDeeReads I just read Wells' Island of Dr. Moreau and I enjoyed it very much. 8y
bookwrm526 I read it for the first time recently, and I really enjoyed it! 8y
Lwsmith I finally read it last year and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. It is most definitely NOT the Cruise movie. 8y
Gina @ocdIrene Sweet, thanks! 8y
89 likes5 stack adds15 comments
quote
mayusteapot
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

"Few people realize the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims."

1 stack add
blurb
mariejoechahine
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

My To-Read shelf. Hope i'll finish half of them by the end of the year 😅
(The first on the left is Walden, the smallest is H.G Wells' The War Of The Worlds)

ehewett88 Ooo all those jd robb books makes me happy 😺 8y
Libby1 Sophie's World is mind-blowing. 8y
mariejoechahine @ehewett88 Eve Dallas Rocks 😍😍 8y
See All 12 Comments
mariejoechahine @Libby1 That's what i heard! Looking forward to it. 8y
Donna_sBookMinute Great stack. Welcome to Litsy! 8y
slhbooks Loved The Kite Runner! 8y
mariejoechahine @slhbooks Looking forward to reading it 😊 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Sophie's World is really fun 8y
Dianna I'd not heard of Sophie's World. I'll have to check it out. 8y
merelybookish Oh someone else who still hasn't read The Kite Runner. :) I thought I was the only one. 8y
Bookish.Heart The Kite Runner is one of my all-time favorites! So beautiful! Hope you enjoy it! 8y
108 likes2 stack adds12 comments
review
utterKATEness
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image
Mehso-so

I'm a fan of vintage sci-fi, don't get me wrong. I grew up on the stuff and I love it. For some reason, though, reading this one again for class just killed it for me. It's certainly a better read when you allow yourself to get swept away in the fantasy of it. I think, once I let myself cool off from this sluggish reading, I'll pick it up again and actually enjoy it like I did when I was little.

silverlocusts I felt the same way when I read The Time Machine for my Science Fiction course, but Golden Age sci fi is my wheelhouse and I find a lot of the very old stuff a little boring. 8y
utterKATEness @silverlocusts That's true. It is, after all, from a time when literature was particularly dense. Even so, I have a lot of love and respect for sci-fi classics. 8y
13 likes1 stack add2 comments
blurb
outofprint
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

Happy Birthday, H.G. Wells, born on this day, Sept 21, in 1866. #OOPquote

Anabnieto So true. 8y
kelroby Agreed 8y
169 likes22 stack adds2 comments
review
stylizedreading
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image
Pickpick

Amazing read. Gruesome but enough description to leave much to the imagination. I finished it in two days and neglected many responsibilities to do so. #litsyfeature

Maike What an amazing picture! 😳 8y
Simona Wow‼️😨😰😱 8y
stylizedreading @Maike @Simona thanks! Made the fake blood myself 8y
See All 16 Comments
Cinfhen That picture is awesome🙌🏻 8y
Simona @stylizedreading Really amazing picture‼️💯❤️ ....happy cleaning 😉 8y
Angeles My husband and I read this little gem together and loved it! You can pass by some of the train stations/ towns he mentions if you use the London train to Visit Hampton Court. We went visit Henry VIII ' s palace last year and had a lot of fun figuring out where we were relative to the Martian attackers😎 8y
britt_brooke Awesome photo! 📷 8y
Bookzombie Wow! Great photo! 8y
DreesReads I don't watch much tv to avoid gore. Real or fake, it's just gross. 8y
TheLondonBookworm That copy 😍 I want!! 8y
CaitlinSiem This picture is awesome!!! 8y
Aczimprich 🏆 winner of the best Litsy photo! 8y
stylizedreading @TheLondonBookworm unfortunately I got it at a used bookstore. It's a collection of HG Wells's works 8y
DebinHawaii Love the photo! 👍😱😀 8y
DeeLew Awesome photo! 8y
stylizedreading Thanks everyone! 8y
115 likes6 stack adds16 comments
blurb
stylizedreading
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells

Finished today but I got to take the picture. This one was a good one so it deserves a great picture

Mcoun One of my favorites! 8y
72 likes5 stack adds1 comment
blurb
utterKATEness
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

A break from the daily grind finally! My job training has taken up all my free time but I managed to sneak an hour this morning to sit outside of my favorite cafe (the one right next to the library of course!) and read!

blurb
stylizedreading
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

I forgot my current reading at home, but thankfully I have backup books at the boyfriend's apartment.

YvonneES Great back up😊 8y
Dragon I have backup books in the car because you never know when you may get a chance to read .📚 8y
See All 11 Comments
stylizedreading @Dragon essential for the reader on the go 8y
readinginthedark Exactly why I keep books in my purse and on my phone! 8y
Bookzombie I always have a book in my purse and available on phone, but maybe I will put a few in the car. 😋 8y
DreesReads Backup books!!! I now use serial reader for this purpose--I paid (like $2.99--one time!) just do I can read ahead and keep the all-important "to read" list!! 8y
erzascarletbookgasm I love books with illustrations in them! 8y
stylizedreading @erzascarletbookgasm I found this edition in a vintage shop and it's peppered with original illustrations 😊 8y
tpixie I like bat name- back up books! Have on on my phone!! 8y
tessaurus Sigh, that's just gorgeous! 😍 the art, the font, everything! 8y
125 likes7 stack adds11 comments
review
Estherhasredhair
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
This post contains spoilers
show me
post image
Pickpick

Wonderful book! It was fast paced and kept me coming back for more. The ending left me ferclumpt. I was so happy when he found his wife! Overall, 9.5/10.

blurb
Estherhasredhair
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

Enjoying some #hottea with a #goodbook on a #beautifulday

5 likes2 stack adds
quote
Estherhasredhair
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

"I paced the rooms and cried aloud when I thought of how I was cut off from her [the narrators wife], of all that might happen to her in my absence."

quote
Estherhasredhair
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

"'What good is religion if it collapses under calamity?'" (p. 81 of the Barbes and Nobles Classics Edition)

quote
Estherhasredhair
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
This post contains spoilers
show me
post image

"No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely..."

blurb
Chelliesaurus
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells

One of my all time favorite books.

review
tanged
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image
Pickpick

Great sci-fi classic!!

jeff Love those jackets! 9y
11 likes2 stack adds1 comment
quote
gracetopia
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

"The flickering light was blinding and confusing, and a thin hail smote gustily at my face as I drove down the slope."

blurb
gracetopia
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

It's a War of the Worlds inception up in here.

blurb
gracetopia
The War of the Worlds | Herbert George Wells
post image

Up next! I 100% bought this book for the Edward Gorey illustrations and have never actually read it. 👽👽👽