Die Zeitmaschine

Eine Erfindung

by H. G. Wells

taschenbuch, 106 pages

German language

Published Jan. 5, 1979 by Diogenes.

ISBN:: 978-3-257-20172-7

(12 reviews)

Der Zeitreisende, ein Träumer besessen von Reisen durch die Zeit, baut sich selbst eine Zeitmaschine und reist, sehr zu seiner eigenen Überraschung, über 800.000 Jahre in die Zukunft. Er landet im Jahr 802701: die Welt wurde von einer Gesellschaft neu geformt, die offenbar in Harmonie und Glückseeligkeit lebt. Doch als der Reisende in der Zukunft bleibt, entdeckt er eine barbarische und verderbte unterirdisches Volk.

Wells transparenter Kommentar über die kapitalistische Gesellschaft war ein sofortiger Bestseller und hat das Genre "Zeitreisen" ins Leben gerufen.

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Paul reviewed TIME MACHINE; ED. BY PATRICK PARRINDER. by H. G. Wells (PENGUIN CLASSICS)

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2 stars

Like most of Wells' books, this hasn't aged well. Other than travelling forwards in time once - which is pretty much all the Time Machine does (the other trips are so fleeting as to be largely forgettable) - there isn't a great deal going on. There don't seem to be any female characters with agency, and the only one we really hear anything about spends the entire time clinging to a male character. Yes it's a product of its time, but that doesn't make it any less jarring. The end is unsatisfying - what happens to the Time Traveller?

Worth reading once to get a feel for how science fiction used to be, and how far the genre has come. Not one I'll be returning to anytime soon, unless I want to try it in another language (the low page count and less advanced vocabulary make it a reasonable choice …

crabbygirl reviewed The Time Machine: H.G. Wells' Groundbreaking Time Travel Tale, Classic Science Fiction by H. G. Wells

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3 stars

this is supposedly the beginning of science fiction and - after you get used to the archaic language and his use of the main character postulating theories before the reader has a chance to formulate his own - it's actually quite a gripping story. i was on the edge of my seat at times.
i read this alongside ds as we did this novel as a literature study. there were many times that ds was supposed to create his own sci-fi situations, but his scenarios always seem to involve the rich gaining control of the army and moving to a deserted island. this may just be a reflection of how little sci-fi he's read in the past.