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The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds | H.G. Wells
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of H. G. Wells's famous novel about a Martian invasion. To celebrate, we are reissuing our adaptation of this sci-fi classic with brand-new cover art.
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Murphy
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Re-read this one cause i had only some snippets of the story left in my memory and the second part was erased entirely for some reason, maybe because most of the action happens in the first part. Till this day i am trying to imagine how they actually managed to walk with those weird tripod legs....

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rachaich
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A speedy re read in time for group on Thursday!

Such a timeless classic and so current in its themes and concerns. I have no desire to watch any film or tv adaptations although I hear there are good versions...

mandarchy My son became obsessed with the Tripods when he was 7 (4 years ago). We listened to Jeff Wayne's musical version over and over, (prog rock and super cheez). I read a version of it that was redesigned for low level readers to him and he was unfazed by it. Scared me!. Sometimes he gets the theme song in his head and hums it. Only his mom knows what the H.E double hockey sticks noise he's making. 2y
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rachaich
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Re reading this classic for book club.
It still resonates so much, the story as a whole and the way in which the narrator accounts the war.

Bookwomble I love old Pan Books. That cover's excellent 😊 2y
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freeatlast1137
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Pickpick

An account from an unnamed man‘s encounter with the aggresive martians who invade London.

A quick read that kept my attention.

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Bookwomble
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I'd remembered, of course, that tWotW is stridently anti-imperialism and anti-militarism, but I'd forgotten that Wells also introduces themes of animal welfare and, through the lens of the Artilleryman's fantasies of a Brave New World and the Narrator's disgusted rejection of his ideas, he takes a swipe at racism, eugenics and supremacist ideology. All of which serves his larger anti-imperialist theme. Deservedly a classic book.

Zoes_Human And what a wonderful cover on that edition!!! 3y
DivineDiana Themes of animal welfare and more. 🤔 Never had a desire to read this, and now I do. Stacked. (edited) 3y
Bookwomble @DivineDiana Disclaimer: The animal welfare angle is rather "blink and you'll miss it", but it is definitely, and intentionally, there. ? 3y
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Bookwomble @Zoes_Human Yes! I had to have it despite having another edition, and having it included in a Wells collection! 😄 3y
Zoes_Human @Bookwomble You are totally my kind of book people. 3y
Bookwomble @Zoes_Human Ha! I had to stumble upon my tribe eventually! 😆 3y
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Bookwomble
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"We must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals, such as the vanished bison and dodo, but upon its own inferior races. The Tasmanians, in spite of their human likeness, were entirely swept out of existence in a war of extermination waged by European immigrants, in the space of fifty years. Are we such apostles of mercy as to complain if the Martians warred in the same spirit?"

Bookwomble Well, the language of White supremacy is obviously problematical today, but I wonder what impact Wells' reflections upon European colonialism and genocide might have had upon his original readers? The whole book is a development of this theme of, "If you are horrified at the prospect of England being colonised by 'Superior Beings', what does that tell you about the moral justifications for British genocidal colonialism?" 3y
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Bookwomble
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"At most, terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. Yet, across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us." ???

Bookwomble Although the phrasing is different in the opening monologue of Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds" concept album, I can't not hear this passage in Wells' original prose other than in Richard Burton's richly melifluous Welsh-inflected tones, and then it's the same for the whole book! ???????? 3y
amvee Oh my! He‘s so handsome! Looks like a long lost Murray brother 😍 3y
rwmg The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one but still they come ! Dun de de dun 3y
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Bookwomble @rwmg This is pretty much my internal soundtrack! Wait until I get to the Martian 'Oo-laah" bit! ? 3y
Bookwomble @amvee His eyes are piercing! 👀 Forgive my ignorance, but who are the Murray brothers? 🙂 3y
amvee @Bookwomble Referring to Bill Murray (actor) 🤗 3y
Bookwomble @amvee Ah, I did wonder, and I see the resemblance 😊 3y
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Twainy
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🎧 Martians land on Earth. Cool, right? Nope they‘re here to wipe out humanity!

I still remember the sounds the heat rays made in the old movie!

Told in 1st person so you feel like you‘re on the ground in England when this happens! I did notice that the book contains block by block action so it would be nice if there was a map of “England” with the book.

How apropos that the Earth protects itself with a great twist at the end! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jari-chan I loved how the story ended! 😁 3y
Twainy @Jari-chan agreed!! Even knowing the ending I want to watch the movie again, even the new one. 3y
mandarchy Does the audio book have sounds? Like sound effects or music? When my son was 7 he became obsessed with Jeff Wayne's musical version. I read the junior version to him. 3y
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RamsFan1963
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 356

#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet

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SilverShanica
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 131.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

mandarchy I didn't know that Gorey illustrated this... I may have to invest in this edition. My son loves this story. But he likes to listen to the weird version from the 70s on YouTube. 3y
TheNeverendingTBR Omg, I love this edition! 😍 3y
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DarkPizza
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Honestly I was really impressed with how well this book stands up 123 years later. It's progressive for its time (there are female characters!) and HG Wells seems to be the rare white male anti-imperialist in 19th century England. So I recommend. Not as scary as I'm sure it was when it came out, but pretty gruesome and certainly interesting from a literary perspective as the first alien invasion story.

TheNeverendingTBR Completely agree with you, it's so good 3y
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Kathrin
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Mehso-so

I come to see more and more that I don't care much for sci-fi written by men... especially when they wrote it 100 years ago.

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jb72
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#30daysofgratitude

Nov 29 Prompt Old movies - There are some old movies out there I just love. Let‘s show some old movies our love and gratitude. Many have given me joy and laughs through the years. Old is relative here. Pick whatever suits your fancy.
Gratitude
1. Christmas Vacation
2. African Queen
3. War of the Worlds original
4. White Christmas
5. Miracle on 34th Street original
6. Desk Set
7. Breakfast at Tiffany‘s
8. The Addams Family

TheAromaofBooks Growing up our Friday night movie night was so frequently comprised of old flicks that a friend of mine who used to come regularly thought that our tv was black & white! 😂 3y
jb72 @TheAromaofBooks That is so funny! When I was a kid we had black & white TVs with aluminum foil and rabbit ears. 3y
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ElizaMarie These are some great ones! I really enjoy old Hitchcock movies ;) 3y
Sharpeipup Good selection! 3y
TheAromaofBooks We had a roof-top antenna that you could turn (to get better reception for different channels) but pulling a rope in the upstairs closet, which was very far from the television, so basically you had to have one person watching the TV to see if the reception was improving, one person yelling the “better/worse“ message from the bottom of the stairs, & one person cranking the antenna 😂 3y
jb72 @TheAromaofBooks Yep I remember those too. Or you‘d be the one kid holding the rabbit ears in place so everyone could watch TV. 3y
Crazeedi ❤❤❤❤ 3y
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ShyBookOwl
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A classic and a coffee morning.

Finally getting to The War of the Worlds.

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MeatPiie
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I watched the movie first when I was little (6yo, I think) and now I got to read the book.
Well, first I was shocked at how small it was, but it is a really good thriller ! I was expecting something more on the horror side (since the movie had literally given me nightmares🙃).
It got me questioning my morality at times, since I found the main character too soft sometimes.
A must read, as well!

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DustyPages
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Pickpick

How I went this long with out reading The War of the Worlds I have no idea but I finally did and I really did enjoy it.

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Crazycatperson
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Finished another book! It was a fun listen!
#scarathlon #screamathon #teamharkness

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TheSpineView
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#SciFiSeptember @Klou
24th: Cloverfield

Klou Perfect choice!!! 4y
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TheNeverendingTBR
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#3Books That gave me cover crush! 🥰

1.) My Best Friends Exorcism. Love it, the fact it's designed as a VHS and has an 80s vibe drew me right in; read it recently and enjoyed it - looking forward to my next Grady Hendrix read! 📼

2.) Necroscope. Let's face it the TOR horror covers are simply the best! 🦇

3.) The War of the Worlds. Loved this book so much....and another gorgeous TOR cover! ⚡

@OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

eeclayton It's not the first time War of the Worlds is mentioned this month. I'm stacking it now! 4y
TheNeverendingTBR @eeclayton I've absolutely adored all the H.G. Wells I've read, I recommend. ✅ 4y
OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 4y
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shaz1 I need to read war of the worlds 4y
TheNeverendingTBR @shaz1 Definitely, it's such a satisfying read 4y
TheNeverendingTBR @shaz1 There was a soundtrack made for it entitled 'Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds' you should look it up, it's such a work of genius! 4y
shaz1 I'll have to look into this,as your a big fan of the 80s have you read ready pkayer one? 4y
shaz1 Hate mobile phone small keyboards player* 4y
TheNeverendingTBR @shaz1 I haven't actually but I watched the movie and it wasn't really my kind of thing, was the book better? 4y
TheNeverendingTBR @shaz1 large fingers, I know 🤷‍♂️😂 4y
shaz1 The book still had the gaming part but also went a lot into 80s pop culture. Much father then the film did any anyway the only thing is its still primary about the main video game amd plot the film had just had a lot more 80s vibes 😅,as you said about the book cover bing VHS thought you might have liked it. 4y
shaz1 Yes big thumbs are a pain with small keys 😅🤷🏻‍♂️ 4y
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jb72
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#TBRCrew #buddyread #bookspinbingo (#5)

I forgot to post that I finished the book. I really did enjoy it even with a few yuck moments (the part with the dog). It‘s definitely a timeless alien story. The story makes a person think about what she would do in such a time of crisis. We can only hope the aliens are friendly.

I‘ve fallen way behind on book bingo so maybe next month I can accomplish a bingo!

i.besteph The meme on the right is sooo relatable. I probably had my week‘s worth of snacks at one go 🤷🏽‍♀️😓😂 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
jb72 @AnotherMissBennet For sure! I‘m out of control! 4y
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ElizaMarie I had told my husband I had to work out because there is no way I‘d out run an alien! 4y
jb72 @ElizaMarie all I can hope for is they take me quick or don‘t like the taste of people. 4y
Leftcoastzen 😂👍Too Many cookies 🍪 well , I‘ll just have one more..... (edited) 4y
katy4peas Haha. It was my first day back to work today and they bought me donuts! 😁 I ate 2! 😊 4y
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ElizaMarie
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TheNeverendingTBR Love this adaptation! 💫 4y
ElizaMarie @TheNeverendingTBR ooo it was very very good! I am surprised I had never seen it before! 4y
jb72 That is a good adaptation. 4y
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ElizaMarie @jb72 its on HBO GO .. But yeah it was a great adaptation! 4y
Cortg Oooh! I might have to watch this weekend! 4y
Cortg @ElizaMarie I watched it last night. I liked it! 4y
ElizaMarie @Cortg Had you seen it before? I really enjoyed it. It was my first time! But yeah it was super great adaptation. 4y
Cortg @ElizaMarie Nope, I had no idea it existed before you posted about it 😂 4y
ElizaMarie @Cortg Awe I am glad that you ended up watching it as well. 4y
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TheAromaofBooks
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@ElizaMarie @jb72 - When I saw this post I started laughing, thinking about our comments the other day about extraterrestrial life... maybe THIS is the reason we haven't actually see aliens personally! 😂

ElizaMarie Ha yes!!! 4y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego They certainly do this year. ✌🏼👽 4y
AllisonM89 I don't blame them! 4y
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Minimalgrl 😂😂😂 4y
VeganCleopatra 😆❤️ 4y
KVanRead Lol! Woke up to a sky from a 60s sci-fi film this am due to forest fire smoke mixed with fog, so YUP! This is exactly what I‘m thinking! 😂 4y
Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira 😅🤪🤣 4y
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ElizaMarie
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Another “free“ book for this #BookspinBingo .. I really need to actually read some f the non-free books as I am running out of “free“ spaces! Anyway I am gonna get a bingo soon.. I can feel it!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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ElizaMarie
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So I finished this one yesterday. Wow! Can you say intense!!! I loved it (thank you again for wanting to do this as a buddy read -- I am loving these classic buddy reads !) Anyway I truly enjoyed this book and will recommend for others to read it when they can! Also just listened to the radio version (original 1938 broadcast!) I can see why people blew their minds! https://youtu.be/Xs0K4ApWl4g
#WarOfTheWorlds , #ReadingWithTBRCrew #TBRCrewBingo

Cortg Yay! I‘m glad you enjoyed both the book and the radio broadcast! I watched The Phantom of the Opera, Gerard Butler version last night. I‘ll be humming the songs all weekend! 4y
ElizaMarie @Cortg Where did you see the Gerard one? I ended up seeing the Opera 25th anniversary play which I loved but I haven't seen the movie yet! 4y
Cortg @ElizaMarie I borrowed it from the library. It wasn‘t great IMO but it looks like you can stream it on amazon prime, YouTube, iTunes, Google Play & Vudu all for $3.99. 4y
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ElizaMarie
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Clever Girl vibes!? I mean if you can use doors! There is no stoping you!!!
#WarOfTheWorlds , #ReadingWithTBRCrew
@jb72 , @Cortg , @AkashaVampie, @Katy4peas

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Cortg
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#waroftheworlds This was not what I expected (I thought-radio broadcast,) but I did enjoy it! I listened to an 80‘s version and I think I need to read it because I feel like I missed some detail listening to the audio. I love how influential this book is and I kept thinking how World War Z has similar undertones in it‘s writing style. I‘m looking forward to your thoughts! #ReadingWithTBRCrew
@jb72 @AkashaVampie @ElizaMarie @katy4peas

ElizaMarie I never read/watched World War Z. I was considering to do this audio but also worried that I would miss some of the key parts of it. I will probably listen to the radio broadcast afterwards :) 4y
katy4peas I‘m excited to compare the radio broadcast with the book and see how much they adapted it. 😊 4y
Cortg @elizamarie @katy4peas World War Z book and movie were totally different as is War of the Worlds book and radio broadcast other than the fact that Zombies/Aliens try to take over. I do like that they are different from the books but you can see the some similarities pulled out. 4y
ElizaMarie @Cortg I am listening to the War of the World radio broadcast right now. I can see why it drove everyone nuts! It sounds so “real“ and well if you tuned in late... easily be confused! 4y
Cortg @ElizaMarie Yep! I would have enjoyed being their for the broadcast and seeing or hearing the chaos that ensued. 4y
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ElizaMarie
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So not fully book related but.. When I saw this quote it made me think... What would your last meal be? (presuming that you know this is the last meal). I am thinking street tacos, super spicy, with those boracho beens - lots of lime and a nice ice-y Mexican coke.

#WarOfTheWorlds , #ReadingWithTBRCrew
@jb72 , @Cortg , @AkashaVampie, @Katy4peas

Chrissyreadit I just could not decide, but it would be Asian and involve tofu. Coconut tofu or salt and pepper tofu or tofu korma or sweet potato sushi or palaak chat .... or all of the above. 4y
AkashaVampie Totally can tell ur from Texas 4y
AkashaVampie Probably something chickeny with donuts and oreos! Haha 4y
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aprilpohren I would go with roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, buttered rolls and a warm gooey brownie with ice cream. 4y
jb72 Now I may have to attempt to make borracho beans. I love tacos and taco fries. 4y
TEArificbooks Chicken carbonara with garlic bread 4y
Cortg Sushi! 🍣 I would stuff myself silly with sushi. 4y
ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit Ooo all that sounds great! I had thought I wanted something more cheesy but then yeah tacos was the way to go! 4y
ElizaMarie @AkashaVampie Ha. And then being a travel nurse...I miss miss miss my Mexican food! 4y
ElizaMarie @jb72 post pictures! I can't wait to see what they look like! 4y
ElizaMarie @Cortg Ooo Sushi is great! 4y
Chrissyreadit I think I would like try vegan boracho beans. I bet Texas has some yummy food. I have to admit Texas is an enigma to me. 4y
ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit yes! Just don‘t add the bacon. (Oh and probably has lard in it). I usually eat vegetarian or at most pescatarian but I do love some bistec tacos on occasion! And Mexican coke is not like our coke 4y
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jb72
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#ReadingwithTBRcrew #waroftheworlds #bookspinbingo

Ch 7-12: these next few chapters really pick up the pace. The seriousness of the Martians arrival seems to be ignored partly because of how fast/slow the news travels. In today‘s time, it would be all over the news in a nanosecond of their arrival. The narrator has had several brushes with death. What would you do? Would you want a glimpse? Or would you bunker down and await?

Cortg I‘d get the hell out of town and set up camp far, far away! 4y
ElizaMarie So.. I was gonna post a question about this very thing! So I am glad you did! But yeah. I think I would probably bunker down. I think about how we have had “suggestions“ to flee for hurricanes but never an actual order. I worry about where would I go? Also wouldn't try to catch a glimpse or anything. Maybe hide out in home? Basement? (we don't have basements in my part of the country but yeah) 4y
jb72 @Cortg @ElizaMarie I don‘t think I‘d want to glimpse at it. I‘ve seen too many alien movies where the spectators end up as toast. 4y
ElizaMarie @jb72 exactly!!! 4y
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ElizaMarie
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Question 3: Who is your favorite alien? What did you think of this description?

(Super scary! Like creepy! But Stitch is my fav!!)

#WarOfTheWorlds , #ReadingWithTBRCrew
@jb72 , @Cortg , @AkashaVampie, @katy4peas

wanderinglynn Love Stitch! “Ohana means family” 💜 4y
AkashaVampie Same here... 💜💜💜💜 Stitch!!! 4y
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Cortg Marvin the Martian is a favorite of mine. 4y
jb72 @Cortg I love him too! He was always so angry. 4y
katy4peas Doctor Who ❤️ and ET and actually I love Big Hero 6 as well. 😁 4y
ElizaMarie @katy4peas ooo yes Doctor Who! I love Doctor Who also... That and Alf 4y
ElizaMarie @mollyrotondo Never seen this ever! I clicked the link and it totally didn't ring a bell! :) 4y
mollyrotondo @ElizaMarie haha it was a Nickelodeon show from the 90s lol 4y
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ElizaMarie
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So question #2: let‘s say aliens do land on earth? Who among you‘all are out there inspecting the crash scene???

(When I was younger I would be all for it it, now as I‘m older I‘m all for letting professionals deal with it)

#WarOfTheWorlds , #ReadingWithTBRCrew
@jb72 , @Cortg , @AkashaVampie, @katy4peas

Cortg Nope. I‘ll leave that to the professionals 😳 4y
AkashaVampie I'm not sure... it's like that with ghost hunting. I would love to do it, but I think I would scare the crap out of myself. Haha 4y
katy4peas I would freak myself out. I‘ll skip! 😁 4y
ElizaMarie @Cortg and @Katy4Peas : I agree. I mean we don't know what these “aliens“ are capable of. And people are mean so the chances of the aliens feeling cornered or acting out aggressively is pretty much a high possibility - I don't trust humanity! 4y
ElizaMarie @AkashaVampie I feel like ghost hunting is a whole different thing! Ha I have done that a few times and have no concerns with it! 4y
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jb72
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#TBRcrew #readingwithTBRcrew #TheWaroftheWorlds

Ch 1 - 6: my copy is from 1974 - the original was serialized in 1897 and brought to hardcover in 1898. I watched the original movie in black and white as a kid in the 70s. It scared the 💩 out of me. In high school, I got to listen to the original radio broadcast on a record player. @ElizaMarie posted the question: do you believe in aliens? Short answer: yes I do. ⬇️

jb72 This is also #5 on my #bookspinbingo with @TheAromaofBooks (edited) 4y
TheAromaofBooks (Actually, I'm the host for #BookSpinBingo 😂) 4y
jb72 @TheAromaofBooks 😂 I knew that! My stupid fingers keep hitting the wrong person when it pops up. Argh 😤 thanks for the heads up. I‘ll fix it now. 😝 4y
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TheAromaofBooks Well I'm flattered to be confused with @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks since she's pretty awesome. 😁 4y
jb72 @TheAromaofBooks For sure! You‘re both awesome! I appreciate both of you and all you do for this community. Thank you so very much! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheAromaofBooks awwww you‘re too sweet!! 💗💗 4y
Cortg I believe in the possibility of aliens, absolutely! I listened to the original radio broadcast which was awesome! You can listen to it if you‘re interested https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/War_of_the_Worlds_1938_Radio... 4y
ElizaMarie @Cortg Thanks for posting this! I plan on looking into it after I read the book :) 4y
Cortg @ElizaMarie It's so different from the book. I like the broadcast story better, plus the reactions to those that came late to the show 😂 4y
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ElizaMarie
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So .. mini discussion question :) do you‘all believe in extraterrestrial life forms?

#WarOfTheWorlds , #ReadingWithTBRCrew
@jb72 , @Cortg , @AkashaVampie, @katy4peas

jb72 Yes I do. Personally I think it is narrow minded to think we are the only beings in the entire galaxy or universe. And they may or may not be advanced as we think. 4y
TheAromaofBooks I think yes. They may not be zooming about on spaceships visiting Earth secretly, but I do find it almost impossible to believe that our planet is the only one with life in the entirety of space. 4y
AkashaVampie @jb72 @TheAromaofBooks I agree with u both. 4y
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jb72 @TheAromaofBooks Exactly. They could be as small as ants or as intelligent as dolphins or even much more advanced than humans. 4y
DAB Yes. I believe there is intelligence life outside our space. 4y
katy4peas Yes, I believe in some kind of life beyond Earth. Maybe not little green men in spaceships, but definitely something out there! 4y
Cortg Absolutely! 4y
Revenge4bess @DAB the only intelligent life in outer space is Robin Williams(aka Mork) or Lily Tomlin 4y
ElizaMarie @jb72, @TheAromaofBooks, @AkashaVampie, @DAB, @Katy4peas, @Cortg: Yes yes! I agree with you all. I mean it sounds so “full of ourselves“ to think WE are the only ones out there. But as you all said, definition of life does not necessarily mean human-like life. So I am more in the idea that they is something. just not sure how complex 4y
ElizaMarie @Revenge4bess Alf. I have to say Alf is the most intelligent Alien out there! 4y
DAB 🤣🤣😂😂😋🤣🤣 4y
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ElizaMarie
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jb72 I‘m super excited to start this tomorrow. 4y
ElizaMarie @jb72 Yay me too! I am “ready“ 4y
Cortg I had a mini road trip this weekend and started it already 😂 4y
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ElizaMarie @Cortg yay! Are you doing audio? Ebook? Physical? Or a combo? 4y
katy4peas Ooo which buddy read is doing this one? Can I jump in? 😮🙂😬 @ElizaMarie @Cortg @jb72 4y
jb72 @katy4peas Of course you can join us. Glad to have you aboard. We are reading approximately 6 chapters a day, but feel free to read at your own pace. 4y
katy4peas I‘d love to jump in! I‘ve been eyeballing this one for a while. Thanks! 😁 @jb72 (edited) 4y
AkashaVampie @katy4peas sure u are welcome to join us. It is with #TBRCrew. U are also welcome to join any of our groups. We have 4 all together. This one is obviously for TBRs. We have one for the lovers of paranormal romance which is called #PLC. Another one is #NWC, which is for book to screen (movie/show). And the last one isn't just book related. #NewYear_NewYou, which focuses on yearly goals for ur life. Links to these groups are in my bio on my page. 4y
AkashaVampie @katy4peas and if u join #TBRCrew, please let me know. I need to do something for u in the group. Thanks. 4y
ElizaMarie @katy4peas super glad to have you join! I‘ll add you to my list of who to @ :) 4y
katy4peas @AkashaVampie Please add me to the #TBRCrew ! Thank you! The other groups I will investigate and look into further. 😊 4y
katy4peas Thank you! 😁 @ElizaMarie 4y
Cortg @ElizaMarie I‘m doing the audio version recorded in 1980, I believe. It sounds like I‘m listening to a record player 😄 (edited) 4y
ElizaMarie @Cortg ooo that sounds great! 4y
Cortg @ElizaMarie The audio is kinda boring. I have about 2 hours left and I think I‘m going to read it next month on Serial Reader. My mind tends to roam with some of these older audiobooks. 4y
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August TBR
#TBRCrew
#buddyreads
#NWC
#TheWaroftheWorlds
#ReadingwithTBRCrew

The War of the Worlds is a buddy read with the #TBRCrew but anyone can join in. We will be starting on August 10, and reading approximately six chapters a day (just a suggestion). If you‘d like to join in, just let me know below.

ElizaMarie Yay I am excited about our #BuddyRead !!! 4y
jb72 @ElizaMarie Me too. It has been on my TBR for quite a while. 4y
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Gina
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♡♡♡I splurged on a book alley from Etsy♡♡♡

SamanthaMarie Woah! That is so cool!!! 4y
ChasingOm 😍😍😍 4y
Literary_Siren Who did you buy from!? I want one(or one hundred)! 4y
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Literary_Siren Holy pricey! I wasn‘t expecting that but I will definitely get one at least. Or maybe one per year. When you think about the time and effort that goes into it, the price isn‘t that bad. 😂 4y
SamanthaMarie @Gina It is sold out now 😭 how much was it?! So I can save for when there is more hahaha! 4y
Gina @Literary_Siren Yeah it is but it makes me happy everytime I look at it. 4y
Gina @SamanthaMarie between $100-$200. The one I bought is handmade to order. Here is the direct link... https://www.etsy.com/listing/707491700/japan-old-town-minialley-booknook 4y
SamanthaMarie @Gina It is seriously cool. I can see why it costs a good chunk!!! 4y
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Gina
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The newest acquisition to my personal library. I experience pure joy when browsing through this gorgeous reprint of the ultimate Syfy classic of all time!

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Gina
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That glorious moment when you score a 1964 copy of TWOTW illustated byJoe Mugnaini for $40 cuz it has a teeny dent and an ex libris sticker on it but otherwise is in mint condition. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Pickpick

I read this book years ago and really liked it. The new adaptation on Epix doesn‘t get great reviews on IMDB, but I enjoyed it. One reviewer said that people would love the show if it wasn‘t titled War of the Worlds, and I get that. I‘m hoping for a second season!

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TheNeverendingTBR
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I'd never read any H.G. Wells until that weekend there, I read this, The Invisible Man and The Island of Dr. Moreau; this was the best of the three ~ it was fantastic! 👾

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BarbaraBB
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Thank god I‘m done with all HG Wells‘s books on the list of #1001books to read before you die. I loathed them all, definitely not for me. Of the five books I read by him, this was probably the most annoying.

You were right to bail, @Megabooks 😉
#ClassicsChallenge2020

Hooked_on_books I‘m impressed you made it through all five! I don‘t think I could have persevered. Maybe 2. 😆 4y
BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books They were short at least 😂 4y
Megabooks Lol!! You persevered! I‘d by you a beer/glass of wine if I were in Amsterdam. 😁🍻 4y
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Billypar I've never read any of his: the only one I was curious about was The Invisible Man, but I presume that was one of the five and also loathed 😁 4y
Suet624 Come to think of it, I‘ve never read anything by him. Apparently I‘ve been spared. (edited) 4y
Reviewsbylola Yup definitely skipping HG! Thanks for confirming. 😂 4y
Reviewsbylola Funny though, the book I‘m reading now just had a chapter that talked about this book! 4y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks I‘d love that! 🍻 4y
BarbaraBB @Billypar Absolutely 😂 4y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 No need at all 😀 4y
BarbaraBB @Reviewsbylola What does your book think of this one?! 4y
Reviewsbylola Well it‘s pretty funny actually, the protagonist and her husband turn on the radio and learn that there‘s an alien invasion. They freak out and barricade themselves in their basement only to discover that it was just an excerpt of the book being read over the radio. 🤣 4y
scowler1 That's hilarious, I love Wells, born in the wrong era for certain. My kids do call me Victorian Dad! 4y
BarbaraBB @scowler1 Victorian dad, that is hilarious! But you‘re probably not the only one who loves him. Five (!) books of his on the 1001 to read before you die must mean something 😀 4y
scowler1 Meh, read what you like. I only judge people who don't read 😒 4y
vivastory I'm impressed you stuck with it. I admit, I love HG Wells. 4y
BarbaraBB @vivastory I know you do. I am impressed by that! 4y
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rabbitprincess
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This ended up being really neat. And now I can tell my other half that I've read it! This is one of the few books he had read that I had not 😂😂

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Twainy
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🎧 this is such an old radio play with a cast of characters from Star Trek! It was nice to hear Leonard Nimoy‘s voice. I enjoyed it & could pick out 4 actor‘s voices. There‘s an interview with Dr Crusher (Gates McFadden) at the end. Fun listen. ⭐️⭐️⭐️2/3

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AvidReader25
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Visited Magic City Books in Tulsa and loved it! Such an excellent selection. (My three-year-old took this pic!)

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Marmie7
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Now showing..not a Tom Cruise fan but this movie is so good, these aliens are terrifying!
@TheReadingMermaid #teamstoker #scarathlon

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 4y
jewright I love both the book and the movie. My sister can‘t stand Tom Cruise either! 4y
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Liz_M
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#7days7covers No explanation. #covercrush Day 5

I think @CareBear hasn't posted covers yet. You in? Post 7 covers you love over 7 days, no explanation needed, try to tag a new litten each day.

CareBear I haven‘t! Thanks for the tag 🥰 5y
BarbaraBB Great cover! I have my doubts about the book nevertheless 😉 5y
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