Ahead of its time in 1895, The Time Machine touches on ideas like time travel and futuristic vehicles.The novella starts with the "Time Traveller" sitting around his dinner table with guests. He discusses the idea of time being the fourth dimension, and he announces that he has built a machine that can travel to the future. After his hesitant guests leave, the Time Traveller embarks on a test journey.
I wanted to read this book because I have never read much science fiction and thought I should give it a chance. Usually, I think of science fiction books as being the kind of cheap and poorly written pocket books you'd find in the drugstore, but this was nothing of that sort.
The descriptions of the action and the future are imaginative and vivid. From the buildings that seem to appear out of nowhere to the giant murderous crabs, Wells entertains the reader with memorable images.
What I enjoyed so much about The Time Machine was its exploration of modern ideas in a Victorian writing style. It was refreshing and interesting to have that pairing of chronological opposites and it elevated the quality of the book.
This was a great first exposure to science fiction and I'm happy to give The Time Machine five out of five stars.
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