The Time Machine by Herbert George Wells exhausted me with its constant movement, in distance and in time, but maintained my interest as the Time Traveler unfolds discoveries in unusual worlds. The book was compelling however it was too consistent as there was a lack of new additions.
The Time Traveler, his real name is not mentioned, had invented a machine that enabled him to travel through time. Even after a small demonstration many men, such as the Journalist, didn't believe him. "the Journalist,to, would not believe at any price, and joined the Editor in the easy work of ridicule on the whole thing". The time traveler travels to the year 802,701 where the people, called the Eloi, seemed to be on the same academic level as a 5 year old. "They would come to me with eager cries of astonishment like children, but like children they would soon stop examining me and wonder away after some another to." The traveler would soon save one of the citizens from a river and later learned that her name was Weena. He went back to his machine but it was gone! Where is his machine? Who took it? Were will he travel next? The answers lie in the book.
The Time Traveler explores a few different areas. The first is a communistic community filled the Eloi, and the second is one carpeted with Morlocks, spider like creatures with human heads and colored white. The Morlocks land was covered in well shaped tunnels, these were used as a transportation system. After this community the traveler travels to a place with giant craps, he is unhurt by the crabs however he decided to go even farther ahead and discovers an iceland.
The Time Machine was a very pleasing book however it failed to maintain my interest as it was too challenging to keep up with the speed of the book. If you where given a choice, don't read The Time Machine.
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