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lallie91's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
4.0
karenholmes's review against another edition
5.0
I read The Invisible Man for the first time in my teen years, but now I am revisiting it as a part of my Cousera course on Science Fiction and Fantasy.
As I already knew what would happen, the story didn't grab me as much as the first time, and I found Griffin even more disagreeable than the first time (maybe being in my teens helped understand the moody character).
Enjoyed the story, and found the writing as interesting as ever, I loved this mix of first person point of view, Griffin's story, and the nearly journalistic display of what the townspeople think and live, because it showed how nicely Wells handled story telling.
It has helped me think of my own stories from different points of view, some detached and others very close.
As I already knew what would happen, the story didn't grab me as much as the first time, and I found Griffin even more disagreeable than the first time (maybe being in my teens helped understand the moody character).
Enjoyed the story, and found the writing as interesting as ever, I loved this mix of first person point of view, Griffin's story, and the nearly journalistic display of what the townspeople think and live, because it showed how nicely Wells handled story telling.
It has helped me think of my own stories from different points of view, some detached and others very close.
claracafetot1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
pamperswipes's review against another edition
2.0
The invisible narcissist more like x he is so unlikeable💀 no woman’s💔
jficele's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
theatretenor's review against another edition
4.0
I was gonna go three stars up until the end. The end was a little more exciting. And then the afterword by whoever Gregory Benford is really sealed it for me. He basically explained that Wells knew he wrote piece of shit character in Griffin (the invisible man) and talked about how and why. And how Griffin was a megalomaniac and really didn’t get any better throughout the whole book and maybe reasons as to why. And that helped me. Cause GOD Griffin is a world-class asshole and an A+ douche canoe. And yes this book is dry as hell a lot of the time, but that’s to be expected. But overall I find I DID enjoy it, surprisingly. The Time Machine made me want to rip my eyeballs out and I had to DNF, but I’d like to try and soldier through it at some point. Onto War of the Worlds and then a reread of The Island of Dr. Moreau.
ihateprozac's review against another edition
4.0
Took a while to get into the heart of the plot and storyline, but it was interesting enough once it happened. I loved the scientific process behind how the Invisible Man came to be, and the drawbacks to being invisible.
theogspiderman's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
4.5
halleymalley1's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0