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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
I read this quite a while ago, and always remembered, (wrongly) reading Well's version. I really enjoyed this book, though, and should probably go ahead and read the other!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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
An extremely detailed novel of what it might be like to be invisible (with much more emphasis on the woes of the condition than the joys). Saint goes with a strongly rigorous definition of invisibility (e.g., food consumed is still visible in the stomach for a while), so the story has a thought-experiment feel to it. I would have preferred something with more fancy and less I'm-being-chased-by-the-government, and the intricate prose dialed down the excitement for me.
Read: February 28, 2023; September 29, 2020; September 11, 2017; October 10, 2015.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not a quickie read by any means, but a really good book! It's about a guy who accidentally becomes invisible and then tries to avoid capture by the government. They want to experiment on him, of course.
I loved how resourceful he was. He had to deal with a lot of "side effects" of being invisible that I had never thought about.
I loved how resourceful he was. He had to deal with a lot of "side effects" of being invisible that I had never thought about.
Definitely a different perspective on the classic story of an invisible man. Story line moves quick enough and details definitely are present that make the story read well. Recommend this book for a fun read that is a bit different.
This book has been in my top five favorite list since I first read it when it was published in 1987. I'd read it again a couple years later and now for the third time, nineteen years after that. Time flies. It was just as much fun this time around as well. It is such a well-done story about what would happen if an average guy, in this case a 34-year-old securities analyst, should accidentally become invisible. Not only that, he's also got four determined government agents trying to capture him as he tries to survive in New York City. It's not easy and the author gives a thrilling account of how the narrator, Nick Halloway, does it. It's such an inventive, cool story but unless the author's working under another name, it's the only thing he's written. It was also turned into a mediocre movie about ten years ago. Many things are changed from book to movie as you can imagine. Regardless, this story makes you wonder: what would you do in this situation?