Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Invisible Man by Malvina G. Vogel, H.G. Wells

16 reviews

sas_lk's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It was just fine. Took me wayy too long to read even though it's less than 200 pages. I just didn't have as much fun with it as I was hoping to. Might also be the fact that I am still getting out of a reading slump...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

caffinatedslug's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This is a great book for people who enjoy mysteries or classic horrors! This book was published in 1897, the same year horror classic Dracula was published. This book focuses on the invisible man himself, and the main mystery is his motivation - no one understands why he does what he does until the end. It’s a short, fun read for those interested in this type of book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Blood, Cursing, Animal cruelty, and Gore

cleotheo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Police brutality, Blood, Death, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing and Death of parent

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.

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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

theworstpear's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Violence

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicide, Racism, Physical abuse, and Murder

cdt96's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Racism, Child abuse, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Classism, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent

rory_john14's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Blood, Death of parent, and Racial slurs

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Animal death

pigeonpersona's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was overall an enjoyable read, and I'm glad I picked it up. But the plot was a bit basic, as were the characters. The writing style was enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence and Violence