I. DID. IT! I finished with three days to spare! I will post the missing books in the next few days, but I wanted to be sure to mark my accomplishment as soon as I finished it.
So anyway, let's get to the review of The Time Machine. As you will notice, I ended this project on a series of classics that I really had no direct knowledge of. Time machine was published in 1895 and follows what seems to have been a trend in the storytelling of the day in that the author is merely giving us an account of the incidents of the story as they were told to him. It's an interesting style that gives the book a sense of realism, but you lose the more immersive feeling of a traditional third person novel where we are often privy to the innermost thoughts of the characters. The Time Machine is a slight book, but it is big on speculation about the ultimate fate of man. Turns out, we are all doomed. While I actually found the majority of the novel to be a little dull for my taste, it was the descriptions of the end of the solar system, and the one, solitary life form struggling to move as the sun began to die that really struck me. It's a hauntingly lonely image, and it made the whole book worth it for that one little paragraph. I'll leave it there for now, it's a short read, and I really enjoyed reading a very early science fiction novel. The shear faith in man's greatness and ability to conquer the world with science is a little inspiring, and I'm starting to understand why that era is so popular for steam punk stories. I hope you've enjoyed this little journey with me. I will be posting the missing books soon and I am planning at least one wrap up article in the near future. Cheers!
6.5/10
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