When the Sleeper Wakes by H.G. Wells

When the Sleeper Wakes

H.G. Wells with Orson Scott Card (Contributor)

274 pages first pub 1899 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous medium-paced
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Graham, an 1890s radical pamphleteer who is eagerly awaiting the twentieth century and all the advances it will bring, is stricken with insomnia. Finally resorting to medication, he instantly falls into a deep sleep that lasts two hundred years. U...

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Community Reviews

3.15
based on 404 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 66%

challenging: 39%

dark: 30%

mysterious: 27%

reflective: 24%

tense: 21%

hopeful: 6%

informative: 6%

inspiring: 6%

sad: 3%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

53% of readers chose Plot
34% of readers chose A mix
7% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

16% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
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Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

17% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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