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obviousthings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
The main character just isn't very interesting aside from his invisibility. I understand why it's a classic, but I didn't enjoy reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, and Suicide
Minor: Body horror and Misogyny
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
2.75
I am glad I read this knowing it was published in serialized form. It reads like the 19th century book version of Jack Bauer's "24" - intro, climax, cliffhanger - repeated over and over again with zero character development. Some reviewers have compared it to Jekyll & Hyde but I have not read that one. To me it gave Frankenstein vibes, except Griffin (THE invisible man) was both Dr. Frankenstein and "the monster." Unfortunately, the lack of character development meant that as a reader I had zero empathy for Griffin as "monster" because his motivations as scientist were never really explained. One thing I did enjoy in this book that Frankenstein did not have was the bits of humor.
We still had an interesting discussion at book club but everyone agreed that overall this book was just ok.
We still had an interesting discussion at book club but everyone agreed that overall this book was just ok.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Classism, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death of parent
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