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sas_lk's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
obviousthings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Classism, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, and Suicide
Minor: Body horror and Misogyny
kelisabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicide, Racism, Physical abuse, and Murder
cdt96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Drug use, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Racism, Child abuse, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
We still had an interesting discussion at book club but everyone agreed that overall this book was just ok.
Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Classism, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death of parent
librarymouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Racism
michayla13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism
tea_tamai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racial slurs
angel_kiiss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I find it funny how the afterword poses The Invisible Man as a commentary on how power can currupt “good” people, when really the whole story is about how bad it would if already morally bad people were given absolute power and what kind of damage they could do with it. It’s the whole, “absolute power corrupts absolutely,” but I think that argument would stand better in a story where the person was morally “good” and then given the corrupting power of invisibility.
The 2020 Invisible Man would actually be a better commentary on this if, for example, a sequel followed Elizabeth Moss’s character post coming into possession of the invisibility suit, and followed her as she either did “good” things or “bad” things with it.
Absolute power has the chance to corrupt, but it only corrupts absolutely if the person were already corruptible to being with.
Moderate: Blood and Body horror
Minor: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Racial slurs