H.G. Wells is a rather interesting person. Why? Well, if you've ever read The Time Machine or The Invisible Man or even War Of the Worlds, you would know why. To me, his novels are some of the best science fiction that I've ever read. They have different ways of envisioning future times and things, such as how an invisible man would go about life. While I found The Invisible Man to be rather dull compared to his other works, The Time Machine is most likely his best (at least in my opinion). It was an interesting novel because it gave the opposite of what we perceive to be the world of the future. Instead of all of the large buildings with advanced technology and hover cars, he decided to make it so the world more of downgraded in intellect and advancements. Instead of the perfect utopia, he created a world where the peaceful people on the surface were terrified of those below. Interesting side fact: H.G. Wells was actually the one who created the phrase "time machine."
Other reasons why he's amazing are some quotes by him. His last words were "Go away, I feel fine." The suggestion he gave for his epitaph was "I told you so, you damned fools." How can you argue that he's not great if he's said things like that?
I had no clue he created that phrase. Pretty awesome. In my opinion, H.G. Wells' writing is interesting because he writes about what probably would happen, not what we want to happen. Although I have never read them, I suppose The Time Machine and The Invisible Man are perfect examples.
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