Although I have read this book before when I was about eight, I found myself in the position to dive into its story once again for English class. I am happy to give this book another shot now that I'm older, because I never gave it the justice it deserved in the written world.
I'm sure you all have heard the story of how this book was broadcast over the radio and it was so realistic, people actually thought that there was an alien invasion in progress. Although that version is tweaked to sound as if it were an actual real-time news report, it was devised from this book, and I cannot tell you how incredible it is.
Beginning with the un-named main character and narrator, we find a still, calm world in the immediate London area, until it is shattered by the arrival of pods from Mars. Being the only advanced species on Earth, everyone believed that the Martians would pose no immediate threat to the human race, and as we cocky humans are, we sorely underestimated the visitors. Not only did they wipe out much of Great Britain, they were impervious to modern technology of the time (well, I guess you will have to read the book for that explanation). Can they be stopped, or will the human species have to answer to a new leader?
This book gets a 9.5/10. I know, you are probably thinking, "Come on, seriously? Just give it a 9 or a 10, NO DECIMALS!!!" Unfortunately, loving math as I do, this book really is better than a 9 but does not quite deserve a 10 (honestly the only reason it does not get a 9 is out of respect for a classic novel). I would recommend this book to anyone, really, over the age of 12. I myself read this at eight, as I previously mentioned, but most people will find the book more comprehensible as a teenager, as I myself found out. Make sure to check out this book, especially for you sophomores that have to read at least one classic book for your book reports. I'll see you guys next week, and make sure to continually check out RayPecNow, and its content. Next year, we will have a new shipment of Freshman to train, and I'm sure that you guys will be pleasantly surprised to find our new system of doing things at the journalism department (no spoilers :)
Beginning with the un-named main character and narrator, we find a still, calm world in the immediate London area, until it is shattered by the arrival of pods from Mars. Being the only advanced species on Earth, everyone believed that the Martians would pose no immediate threat to the human race, and as we cocky humans are, we sorely underestimated the visitors. Not only did they wipe out much of Great Britain, they were impervious to modern technology of the time (well, I guess you will have to read the book for that explanation). Can they be stopped, or will the human species have to answer to a new leader?
This book gets a 9.5/10. I know, you are probably thinking, "Come on, seriously? Just give it a 9 or a 10, NO DECIMALS!!!" Unfortunately, loving math as I do, this book really is better than a 9 but does not quite deserve a 10 (honestly the only reason it does not get a 9 is out of respect for a classic novel). I would recommend this book to anyone, really, over the age of 12. I myself read this at eight, as I previously mentioned, but most people will find the book more comprehensible as a teenager, as I myself found out. Make sure to check out this book, especially for you sophomores that have to read at least one classic book for your book reports. I'll see you guys next week, and make sure to continually check out RayPecNow, and its content. Next year, we will have a new shipment of Freshman to train, and I'm sure that you guys will be pleasantly surprised to find our new system of doing things at the journalism department (no spoilers :)