Old SciFi

[sweh]

In my hunting around for free eBooks I came across a few golden oldies. It struck me that I've never actually read "The War Of The Worlds". It's a short book (the ebook size is something like 1/5 of the size of "Shadow Of Saganami"; 251Kbyte vs 1306Kbyte). And, wow, have writing styles changed! It took a while to get used to the pace of the book. In writing style it reminded me a lot of "The Day Of The Triffids" (John Wyndham). But that could just be my memory playing tricks. A lot of first person narrative and exposition. The action feels a step removed as a result. And, wow, does the book show its age. A fascinating look into the attitudes and standards of people 100 years ago.

Next up; 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. I know I had this on my bookshelf as a kid, but I'm not sure I ever read it.