The Original Time Traveler

 


I believe everyone should read the "Time Machine," not because of any narrative reasons (even though it was a decent book) but because it was one of the first Science Fiction books to ever be written. Being written in the 1800's it was extremely interesting to see where he though the future would lead, and while the the "Time Machine" takes place several hundred years in the future even now; I can confidently say it won't be accurate.
We only know the main character by the name The Time Traveler. He builds a time machine in his workshop, using all sorts of Victorian era materials like ivory and gems. After a lengthy talk trying to convince his friends that he really did create a time machine. He travels to the year 2800 and finds no humans as we recognize them. Instead he finds a bunch of short and dumb people with no one doing any work in sight. 
The structure of the time machine is surprisingly easy to understand for a book as old as it is, and with it being so short (took me about an hour and half to read) it's definitely worth what little of your time it will take up.
    



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  1. Kelby SvendsenFebruary 4, 2021 at 9:09 PM

    This book sounds extremely fascinating! The fact that this book was written in the 1800s makes me want to read it even more to see what the author thought the future would look like. Also, it being one of the first ever science fiction books, I will definitely check this out!

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  2. Daniel TFebruary 17, 2021 at 8:59 PM

    This seems like a great read. I remember reading I Robot, A book kind of like this predicting a future where robots were much more advanced and had laws to control them and make sure they obeyed humans. I really liked that book and I'm sure ill like this one too.

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