tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post7445265429770420818..comments2024-03-17T18:05:23.453-07:00Comments on Worthwhile Books : The Time Machine by H.G. Wellshopeinbrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05842290165385823751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post-48474059390760474322009-03-14T17:56:00.000-07:002009-03-14T17:56:00.000-07:00I'll take Wells's socialist vision of the future t...I'll take Wells's socialist vision of the future to Lewis's religious dogma any day. :)pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post-15447090026866863632009-03-14T16:03:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:03:00.000-07:00I loved The Time Machine. And generally like most ...I loved The Time Machine. And generally like most of the Wells I've read. Have you read War of the Worlds?Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post-44876976724310967242009-03-14T12:24:00.000-07:002009-03-14T12:24:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment - looks like you and I both...Thanks for the comment - looks like you and I both come to literature from a Christian perspective. And we both love classic lit, which is hard to find these days. I'm subscribing to your site in bloglines. <BR/><BR/>You're from Brazil or you live there now? I grew up in Papua, IndonesiaKaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374573594800663980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post-5771474406310863362009-03-14T09:46:00.000-07:002009-03-14T09:46:00.000-07:00Thanks for the honest review. I'll have to conside...Thanks for the honest review. I'll have to consider reading. I have That Hideous Strength on my TBR list this year, so maybe Time Machine would go well with it. B.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969587263030261179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post-25655347888606947652009-03-14T09:08:00.000-07:002009-03-14T09:08:00.000-07:00Thanks for visiting my blog. I've never read this ...Thanks for visiting my blog. I've never read this Well's novel...and not sure that I will. But great review! Love the CS Lewis tie-in.Sarah at SmallWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post-17976645572599680292009-03-14T04:09:00.000-07:002009-03-14T04:09:00.000-07:00I've read the Time Machine, but it's been a while....I've read the Time Machine, but it's been a while. I had forgotten how beautiful the language of the book was--thanks for the reminder!<BR/><BR/>I think it's interesting to note that this book has been adapted as a movie many times, but I've never seen a version that captures the spirit and message of the book. I think the best version I've seen took the theme to be you can't change the past, because it's made you who you are. That at least can feel purposeful, in a way, and hopeful for the future.<BR/><BR/>Wells, as you point out, basically says we can strive for perfection, but once we get there and stagnate, we'll be headed right back down hill again. In other words, progress is useless. The faster we achieve perfection, the faster we ensure our own doom.<BR/><BR/>Not exactly light, fun reading, but good nonetheless, and very thought-provoking review!Meg89https://www.blogger.com/profile/01282005279847135382noreply@blogger.com