Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul [Hardcover]

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: House of Stratus
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755104099
• ISBN-13: 978-0755104093
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,236,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not the scifi Mr. Wells is better known for, August 27, 1997

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This review is from: Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul (Everyman Paperback Classics) (Paperback)

H. G. Wells is best known for "War of the Worlds" and "The Time Machine", 2 groundbreaking, classic science fiction titles. But "Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul" is a heart-warming account of a young man suddenly thrown into a higher class and managing to eventually marry his childhood sweetheart and live out a dream.

I really enjoyed this book, and the main characters stayed with me, and the events became my own experiences. I can vividly remember sipping a cappucino when Kipps met Chitterlow. I remember the song playing on the radio when Kipps heard what Walshingham had done. And I remember the rain outside when it was clarified why the story had a narrator that was not involved in the story itself.

Yes, this is truly a 'feel-good' novel that will stay with me for a long time, and I recommend it to anyone who likes to just sit down and read, and meet likeable characters, without a lot of tech talk, gory action and confusing subplots. Don't pass this one up