The book starts with an intellectual parlor conversation which reminds me of several books from the same time period in a positive way. Wells speaks through the narrator, positing his own thoughts about time travel; it's a little more like reading nonfiction in that early part of the book but the ideas presented are exciting. Just before the aided monologue gets boring, Wells switches focus to more action oriented storytelling that persists through the rest of the book. All in all, it has great balance.

There's so much you can glean from analyzing even the smallest of actions so it's a great book for a book club or group discussion.