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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i just enjoyed the 1933 film more tbh and wasnt a fan of the writing style
3.5/5
I picked this book because it started the invisibility trope in literature and was fairly short. Reading this over 125 years after it’s initial publication, I knew it wasn’t going to be mind blowing for me. The modern reader obviously knows the strange man covered head to toe is going to be the titular “invisible man”.
I read to appreciate a classic more than to enjoy solving the mystery. I didn’t dislike the reading experience. Today, invisibility is used all the time and is such a common trope but I kept having to remind myself that if it seems lame reading it now, it’s because I have seen it a million times DUE TO THIS BOOK.
The description of the invisible man’s interactions with the world get redundant very quickly but I’m sure this blew the minds of those in 1897. It holds up through time and is still an interesting story but a reader in 2023 will know all the twists and turns. I liked the explanation behind the invisibility and the scenes that weren’t a whole bunch of random characters trying to chase an invisible man but getting hurt like in Tom and Jerry. I also wished there would be more character analysis.
I picked this book because it started the invisibility trope in literature and was fairly short. Reading this over 125 years after it’s initial publication, I knew it wasn’t going to be mind blowing for me. The modern reader obviously knows the strange man covered head to toe is going to be the titular “invisible man”.
I read to appreciate a classic more than to enjoy solving the mystery. I didn’t dislike the reading experience. Today, invisibility is used all the time and is such a common trope but I kept having to remind myself that if it seems lame reading it now, it’s because I have seen it a million times DUE TO THIS BOOK.
The description of the invisible man’s interactions with the world get redundant very quickly but I’m sure this blew the minds of those in 1897. It holds up through time and is still an interesting story but a reader in 2023 will know all the twists and turns. I liked the explanation behind the invisibility and the scenes that weren’t a whole bunch of random characters trying to chase an invisible man but getting hurt like in Tom and Jerry. I also wished there would be more character analysis.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Was the story great? no, but i love the character so whatever
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Men would rather turn themselves invisible and go on a reign of terror than go to therapy 😔
To borrow H.G. Wells own words, this book was strange and terrible... and a little dissappointing. I always thought that being invisible would be one hell of a superpower. However, Wells brought all the gruesome reality of being invisible to the fore. What a horrible protaganist Griffin was...more antagonist really.