La Maquina del Tiempo (The Time Machine) (Abridged) Audiobook

" Nice style, a little iffy on the plot. 3.5/5 "

" It wasn't the best reading but i liked it. A friend of mine recommended it to me. I enjoyed the beginnig very much where the Time Traveler and other scientists had a tight discussion about the forth dimension "Time". But the Time Treveler's adventures in the future seemed to me pretty childish. "

" A classic, what else can be said. "

" Too good and ground-breaking to argue about. "

" The concept of time travel has fascinated man since it was first dreamt. This novel is proof of the degree to which that fascination has endured. Emotional and thought-provoking writing made it quite simple to read this in one sitting. The Morlocks sent shivers down my spine... "

" So, somehow, I managed to live my whole life without reading The Time Machine, or, indeed, any other work by H.G. Wells. It was never required in school, and the movie versions I watched never interested me. But it was free on my Kindle, and looking for a book that wouldn't require too much emotional or temporal investment (aren't you ever in those sorts of moods?) I finally decided to read it. And boy, am I glad I did. No, it's not my favorite book ever. I'll probably never read it again. But it was definitely enjoyable, an adventure in the old-fashioned literary sense of the word. I was surprised by how thoroughly creeped-out I was by Wells' description of the Morlocks, which, I confess, gave me the absolute willies. If you haven't read this book, you might as well. It takes almost no time, is an easy read, and is entertaining. You'll never get caught up by character descriptions or fall in love with someone's personality, but I rather suspect this was Wells' goal. If he'd wanted you to get excited by a character, he probably would've actually named some of them, beyond two servants and one of the Eloi. Anyway, give it a read. What have you got to lose? "

" Rather blah, really. I can imagine how, in its time, this was a remarkable book; however, it's not a very good story. I liked 'Island of Dr. Moreau' better. "

" The ending is what really does it for me, the invitation to create the next adventure on your own. Wonderful book. "

" I was expecting this to be more flying cars and futuristic fantasy, not a sociopolitical commentary but I enjoyed it all the same. This book probably holds up to the tests of time because there's no hypothesis about future technology. "

" I thought it was a bit creepy but so fascinating--Wells, what an imagination. So I'm torn. "

" Great read for a young reader. I think I may have been fifteen or so when I read this. Wells was a great pioneer of science fiction. "

" A very interesting tale of time travel. I think the only negative would be that it has an odd perspective, as being written by the friend who is currently telling the story. It made it difficult to really loose one self in the story. However, I still loved the story. "

" I didn't think much of this. luckily it wasn't super long I found maybe a chapter or two genuinely interesting "

" Really good Victorian era Sci-Fi. "

" Another excellent BBC audiobook. Absolutely loved everything about it. Listened to it all in 1 day (very short). I have already downloaded the Kindle version so I can read the whole text. "

" I had forgotten how cute the details were in this story. Part of me wishes that it was written as a serial and this much longer. "

" Recommended by a student. I'm glad I read it--it's so relevant today. As an added bonus, it's a FREE download. "

" The author had quite an imagination for the time that this book was written in. I really enjoyed it. "

" Interesting ideas about the future of society, technology, power and evolution. Somehow I wish Wells would have dealt on these matters a bit more. However, reading it along with Brave New World and 1984 makes up for it. "

" A great commentary on the inevitable fruitlessness of todays social order. "

" I felt the story was brilliantly written,despite what seemed a slightly hurried denouement, and the ending was just perfect. "

" Very confusing for me. I had a hard time figuring out what the author was trying to say. "

" *contained within Barnes & Noble anthology* "

" Great book. A little short but its always interesting to see how history sees the future. I have read it before but it was a free read on Google's Play books. "

" An interesting read though perhaps Wells' vision of the future is somewhat dated as our society moves farther away from the manufacturing of the Industrial age and more to the service and computers of the Information Age. "

" Enjoyed this one alot, going to have the watch the movie too. "

" Love the constant allegory of the destruction that mankind brought about on itself, and the terrible wrath that it played out on us through the ages. "

" The most unique view into mankind's history I've ever read. "

" I am reading it, I am enjoying it, this is my first HG Wells read. The language is antiquated, it might bother some, but it is interesting enough that I have downloaded War of the Worlds to also read. "

" Where would Sci-Fi be without this book! "

" I read and honestly I was not able to visualise all that he wrote whatever i was able to for that I am happy that i read this one "

" Good, but a little too wordy... still good though! "

" I liked the anthropological tone of the narrator describing the future races. It's definitely a product of the 1800's and was very similar to the ethnologies of the time. "

" Finally got around to this one, and very glad I did. Prompted immediate acquisition of additional works by Wells, I so thoroughly enjoyed it. Fast read. "