The War of the Worlds: Chapter 5

H.G. Wells knows how to write suspensefully and I gotta say, his writing style reads like it really is a first-hand account of an alien invasion. I love it!

"It was a battleground of fear and curiosity." p. 21, The War of the Worlds

Sheesh! I can imagine so! Earlier I mentioned that I would feel insanely curious to stay and witness it all firsthand, but that I would also battle every fear inside me that would prompt me to R-U-N! The above sentence says it all & is the PERFECT summation of those thoughts! I mean, spot on!

Regarding the spectators not talking, I loved this...

"It was scarcely a time for articulate conversation."

Ha! What an understatement!

And then that little white flag...

I mean, that's an Earth thing, so...

What if the alien(s) saw that as an aggressive move? I've got to give them credit for wanting to make peaceful first contact and honestly, IDK how *I* would go about it (especially since I'd be hiding in the trees at a distance, waiting and watching on the sly). It would take massive kahunas, I think.

EGADS with the white flames annihilating everyone! (Good thing I am tucked safely in my hidey-hole in the treeline is all I can say to that!)

"The hissing and humming ceased, and the black, dome-like object sand slowly out of sight into the pit." p. 23

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗮𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸-𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗽𝗶𝘁-𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗼𝗳-𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?!

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