A review by _jpmh_
A Modern Utopia by H.G. Wells

2.0

I was supposed to read this for my university course 20 years ago, but gave up after a couple of pages. Thought I'd give it another go now with a bit more maturity behind me, but I fear my first instinct was correct. Calling this a novel is seriously stretching the definition of the term – it's more a philosophical musing on what a utopian world would look like, with occasional bits of narrative thrown in for reasons not readily apparent. The frustrating thing is those bits of narrative are so nicely written it leaves you wishing he'd just gone for a straight-up novel instead of this weird hybrid thing. Interesting aims and ideas I guess, but just not an enjoyable read.