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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
¡Vaya velocidad tiene esta historia! El ritmo que tiene es una locura. No me lo esperaba para ser del siglo XIX. Demasiada acción para mí.
Es la historia de un científico que averigua la forma de volverse invisible. El resultado le salió, sin duda, perfecto, salvo por la particularidad que ahora no sabe cómo revertir el efecto. Su nuevo estado le brindará mil y un disgustos y situaciones comprometidas, a la par que sembrará el caos de aquellos con los que se va encontrando en el camino.
Esta es una novela hilarante, cómica, con mucha acción. Es muy efectista, quizás demasiado. Está bien narrada y se cierra correctamente. Publicada en 1897, es una de las novelas precursoras de la ciencia ficción, y en ella, el autor nos muestra la cara no tan progresista de la invención, los peligros que entraña. Es curioso saber lo que implicaría tener un super poder como este, sus ventajas y desventajas. Algunos de sus personajes, aparte del protagonista, resultan bastante carismáticos y los diálogos son muy cómicos.
Creo que es una novela ideal para leerla a cualquier edad, eso sí, sólo si te gusta que vayan describiendo cada detalle de lo que va ocurriendo, como si se tratara de la retransmisión por radio de un partido de fútbol.
Es la historia de un científico que averigua la forma de volverse invisible. El resultado le salió, sin duda, perfecto, salvo por la particularidad que ahora no sabe cómo revertir el efecto. Su nuevo estado le brindará mil y un disgustos y situaciones comprometidas, a la par que sembrará el caos de aquellos con los que se va encontrando en el camino.
Esta es una novela hilarante, cómica, con mucha acción. Es muy efectista, quizás demasiado. Está bien narrada y se cierra correctamente. Publicada en 1897, es una de las novelas precursoras de la ciencia ficción, y en ella, el autor nos muestra la cara no tan progresista de la invención, los peligros que entraña. Es curioso saber lo que implicaría tener un super poder como este, sus ventajas y desventajas. Algunos de sus personajes, aparte del protagonista, resultan bastante carismáticos y los diálogos son muy cómicos.
Creo que es una novela ideal para leerla a cualquier edad, eso sí, sólo si te gusta que vayan describiendo cada detalle de lo que va ocurriendo, como si se tratara de la retransmisión por radio de un partido de fútbol.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
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
This was my 199th book finished in 2025.
Weak, very weak. For such an interesting idea, it doesn't do an awful lot to explore the premise. The invisible man is a bit of a prick, that's obvious from the very start. We're not given any opportunities to like him, so I ended up finding him petty and annoying by the end. Interesting that the protagonist becomes the antagonist.
I found the plot pretty boring to be honest, and it was a thin plot at that. Ahh, anything could have happened, but it was just a constant cycle of the invisible man intimidating people, and then people chasing him. Again and again.
It started off quite strong, but it kind of descended into a pantomime. Not helped by the narrator doing silly voices...
Also, it frustrated me that the story is subtitled "a grotesque romance". Where's the romance? Did I miss something?
Weak, very weak. For such an interesting idea, it doesn't do an awful lot to explore the premise. The invisible man is a bit of a prick, that's obvious from the very start. We're not given any opportunities to like him, so I ended up finding him petty and annoying by the end. Interesting that the protagonist becomes the antagonist.
I found the plot pretty boring to be honest, and it was a thin plot at that. Ahh, anything could have happened, but it was just a constant cycle of the invisible man intimidating people, and then people chasing him. Again and again.
It started off quite strong, but it kind of descended into a pantomime. Not helped by the narrator doing silly voices...
Also, it frustrated me that the story is subtitled "a grotesque romance". Where's the romance? Did I miss something?
challenging
dark
funny
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
It does have good things to take away, but it’s not one of those books I think I will want to read again for a long time.
reflective
I didn't know what to expect from Wells, other than a little racism, as is usual. A lot more action takes place in this book than in any of Verne's, and it reads closer to Conan Doyle in tone, if not in essence.
I am disappointed in the lack of exploration of invisibility beyond "it's hard to be invisible when people are after you because you're committing crimes". There wasn't much point to the story, and about 70% of the book is spent chasing after the invisible man or watching him go about being invisible. It was entertaining, though.
I am disappointed in the lack of exploration of invisibility beyond "it's hard to be invisible when people are after you because you're committing crimes". There wasn't much point to the story, and about 70% of the book is spent chasing after the invisible man or watching him go about being invisible. It was entertaining, though.
challenging
slow-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
adventurous
challenging
funny
tense
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
adventurous
fast-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