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3.42k reviews for:

The Invisible Man

H.G. Wells

3.39 AVERAGE

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.

An honest classic. Perhaps not my favorite among those in the genre from the time period, but still good.

In hindsight, I should have read Emerson's Invisible Man instead
dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I thought the beginning was really strong and *mysterious* but then it just went off the rails
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All men, however highly educated, retain some superstitious inklings. ~ H.G. Wells

3.5