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Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

9 reviews

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Rape, Ableism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Violence, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

needlebrook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Dense- so very dense. it'll be helpful to pull up the litcharts summary webpage for some of the chapters. It can get real confusing at times. 

The beginning of the book is intriguing but can get to be a bit of a slog after the first handful of chapters(was considering abandoning this book during the dreamlike narration from Trueblood. Very glad I decided against it.)
But, after the narrator arrives in Harlem and starts to adapt to his surroundings, the book quickly picks up the pace and seemingly goes at break-neck pace for the rest of it.

All in all, I won't be forgetting this book very easily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Hate crime and Slavery

Minor: Classism and Racial slurs

haileyeh's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Incest, Gun violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Racism, Death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape, Hate crime, Alcohol, Blood, and Racial slurs

Minor: Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, and Infidelity

kamilawithak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Hate crime, Drug use, Blood, Murder, Misogyny, Racism, Police brutality, Incest, Violence, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Homophobia

ashley_1206's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

3.5⭐️

guys i actually liked this book but it was so damn long. but the symbolism, message, and everything from a literary standpoint was good. it’s definitely my favorite summer reading book for ap lit! but please classics STOP HAVING LONG CHAPTERS.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, and Cursing

ratthew86's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Police brutality, Cursing, Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, Death, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault

jadenbailey's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Gore, and Police brutality

skitch41's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder last summer, many Americans have begun to reckon with our country’s racist past. While there are plenty of amazing anti-racist books that have been published recently, there is also a great body of literature from black author’s and thinkers of the past that can also address our current moment. Invisible Man is one of those classic novels and though it was published 70 years ago, its message of how racial oppression erases black and brown people hits you in the gut just as powerfully today as it did back in 1952.

For my full review, check out my book blog here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Police brutality and Murder

seanml's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Everyone seems to be a pawn, I’ve never wanted a yam so bad, early 20th century factories are of course terrible. 8/10.

Highlights: How the cast of characters the Narrator meets along the way all navigate the same world dramatically differently.

Recommended for: People who aren’t in a mid-life crisis, and those who know nothing is binary.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Police brutality, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault