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Experiment In Autobiography Volume 1 (v. 1) (Hardcover)

~ H.G. Wells (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 414 pages
  • Publisher: Faber Faber Inc (September 24, 1984)
  • ISBN-10: 0571133304
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571133307
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,551,998 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Comedy & prose with a dose of real life, May 19, 2005
This review is from: Experiment in Autobiography: Discoveries and Conclusions of a Very Ordinary Brain (Since 1866) (Hardcover)
I looked up this book initially to sell the copy I have, then upon seeing how many for sale there were coupled with the sales rank, I wondered what would the book be like? H.G. Wells is known to be a great storyteller, although I am not personally fond of his works. And an autobiography? I am not fond of these either; but I felt drawn to open the book.

Once there, I was sucked in, compelled to read the next paragraph, and then the next page, flowing into the next chapter. When I cought a breath of air I was through the introduction, and two more chapters in. Wells draws the reader in with his smooth use of the language, and through the ability to relate to everyone around him. Page 7 "We all compromise. We all fall short. The life story to be told of any creative worker is therefore by its very nature, by its diversions of purpose and its qualified success, by its grotesque transitions from sublimation to base necessity and its pervasive stress towards flight, a comedy."

While telling his life story, he questions and laughs at his mistakes. He includes sketches, photos, letters, & illustrations throughout to show you himself. His use of the language though is so smooth that you forget to notice when you turn the page. Beautiful in its simplicity, talking to you as if it was yesterday, H. G. Wells has managed to turn his life into an entertaining story, rather than a serious withdrawn recolection of life.
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