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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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
very similar themes to frankenstein, except where you have sympathy for victor frankenstein, eveybody fucking hates griffin
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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
I'm just gonna little review, trying to ease myself back into reading and reviewing.
A man turns himself invisible and struggles to find means of living or purpose. It can be seen as an allegory of how freeing yourself from being perceived by society will push you beyond your morals and turn deadly.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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
Let me start by mentioning that the story was quite a bit different than what I expected. I went into the book quite blind, only being vaguely familiar with the character and I know that the book is quite influential. I did not expect the main character to be manipulative, aggressive, and downright mad.
It is interesting how H.G. Wells played with the science of his time to create his stories, bringing up terms from chemistry and physics that were quite novel at that time. He then used this science to build his science fiction, which I very much appreciated.
I will say that not much actually happens in the book, it's quite random and chaotic. The story mainly takes place in the span of a few days and in this time the main character goes from one random event to another. And most of the plot points don't get a real conclusion, rather the invisible man just escapes and the characters are never heard from again.
Overall, it's an enjoyable book and definitely worth a read for people interested in classics and the legacy the book has left on western media.
It is interesting how H.G. Wells played with the science of his time to create his stories, bringing up terms from chemistry and physics that were quite novel at that time. He then used this science to build his science fiction, which I very much appreciated.
I will say that not much actually happens in the book, it's quite random and chaotic. The story mainly takes place in the span of a few days and in this time the main character goes from one random event to another. And most of the plot points don't get a real conclusion, rather the invisible man just escapes and the characters are never heard from again.
Overall, it's an enjoyable book and definitely worth a read for people interested in classics and the legacy the book has left on western media.
adventurous
funny
medium-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
"The invisible man" by H.G. Wells is a fun romp through the English countryside, adorned with an entertaining villain as the story's protagonist.
I don't have too much to say about this one, it was just a casual read to chip away at before bed, I enjoyed my time with it but that's about it.
There's nothing very exemplary going on in "the invisible man", it does a lot of things decently, but I couldn't pinpoint anything I thought it did exceptionally well. The prose is decent, the idea is fairly creative, the setting is mundane, the dialogue is alright, and the pacing is standard. But it was also fun, and that's important, sometimes all a story needs to do is be fun. Not everything has to be an incredibly dense exploration of human suffering or whatnot, not everything requires the prose skills of Wilde or the dialogue of Dostoyevsky.
If there's one concept I think the story somewhat explores: it's the concept of power without morality. Give someone an exceptional amount of power; and the havoc they'll wreak, or the good they'll do, depends entirely on that person's inner morality.
I don't have too much to say about this one, it was just a casual read to chip away at before bed, I enjoyed my time with it but that's about it.
There's nothing very exemplary going on in "the invisible man", it does a lot of things decently, but I couldn't pinpoint anything I thought it did exceptionally well. The prose is decent, the idea is fairly creative, the setting is mundane, the dialogue is alright, and the pacing is standard. But it was also fun, and that's important, sometimes all a story needs to do is be fun. Not everything has to be an incredibly dense exploration of human suffering or whatnot, not everything requires the prose skills of Wilde or the dialogue of Dostoyevsky.
If there's one concept I think the story somewhat explores: it's the concept of power without morality. Give someone an exceptional amount of power; and the havoc they'll wreak, or the good they'll do, depends entirely on that person's inner morality.
i’m so unnatural about this it’s so mundane i’m obsessed with it
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced