In the wet vs The War Of The Worlds/The Time Machine: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Science fiction, British and irish fiction, Science Fiction

Cover of In the wet

In the wet Nevil Shute · 1953 ★★★★☆ 3.9 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The War Of The Worlds/The Time Machine

The War Of The Worlds/The Time Machine H. G. Wells · 1946 ★★★★☆ 4.5 269 pages · ≈ 4 h 59 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The War Of The Worlds/The Time Machine higher: 4.5 vs 3.9 from 502 votes.
In the wet is the easier read (Moderate), The War Of The Worlds/The Time Machine more demanding (Challenging).

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