Weekly Book Wrap Up
Last and First Men by Olaf StapledonMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
Dry, tedious, and very, very repetitive. The book isn't really a story, its more of a philosophical argument/discussion which isn't the problem I had with it. A lot of science fiction is full of philosophical arguments, some of it good, some of it bad. This book was in need of an editor. It drove me insane when he would spend ages describing a "human" race but then he would write in various ways, I don't have time to explain this to you. Well, you just spent 50 plus pages talking about one subject, what is stopping you now? :p
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The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-LyttonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Def a book that is of its time, based solely on the language used but its an interesting take on the hollow earth theory and finding a sort of utopia underground. Technology is advanced in this underground civilization, and everyone is equal, but this does have its own set of problems that are hinted at in the book. Is it really a utopian civilization if people don't experience certain feelings?
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War of the Worlds is another classic.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Thanks for the warning re: Last and First Men!
ReplyDeleteThe Coming Race sounds more appealing, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Interesting reviews - The Coming Race does sound more appealing.
ReplyDeleteChristine, yep :) a lot of the books I am reading for one of my modules is full of classic books :)
ReplyDeleteChris, First and Last Men is def a book to only read if you really love sci fi lol
Serena, it is def the better of the 2 books :)