Title: The First Men in the Moon

Author: H.G. Wells

Genre: Science Fiction, Classic Literature

Publisher: Orion Books Classic Collection

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 150

Rating: 3/5 stars

Synopsis (Goodreads):

When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition. But neither are prepared for what they find – a world of freezing nights, boiling days and sinister alien life, on which they may be trapped forever

Review:

I finished this book over the weekend and while it was a well written read, I just couldn’t get into the story! I couldn’t connect with the characters, and I found the plot to be a bit of a roller coaster. The beginning took a while to get going, then I was hooked when they got to the moon, and then nothing happened, and then crazy things happened, and then it continued to flip flop!

I did love the imagination mixed with science that it took to explain how they got to the moon! Wells did a great job of explaining the science behind how they could maneuver around space, and how they could land their ship on the Moon. That is one aspect I’m really enjoying about Wells works! It was also interesting to read Well’s perception on what life would be like on the moon, and how he perceived humans would react to being on the moon. But this story I found hard to connect with!

Only one book left in my classic collection of HG Wells!

Happy reading bookworms!