2.73k reviews for:

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

3.86 AVERAGE

kzty's review against another edition

4.5

challenging funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

gassyhaggis's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mark_riv1's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mintyvalentine's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5*

evanshreffler's review against another edition

5.0

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Started off very slow… the last 100 pages though? Whew, loved the ending.

valgomezgar's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jaysho1's review against another edition

2.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

glowlove's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Surrealism and realism intertwined to tell the story of a simple man in a complex word that treat him as a tool for disposal. It also shows that ignorance is not an excuse. 

aguattery's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective

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Very difficult to get through but in a way that a classic should be - it requires thinking and reflective. I like how the plot tries to balance surrealism and reality. 

nguyenht22's review against another edition

5.0

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I have read only one other book where the author's use of language has amazed me--Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The work is truly a masterpiece where every word, bit of punctuation, metaphor, simile, symbol, motif, and allusion can be thoroughly analyzed and digested. The words have a poetic, musical quality. While the bildungsroman has gotten a little old for me and the tale of The Invisible Man a tad dry, the effective use of language and fictional elements drew me in and kept me going for the length of a Harry Potter installment. I recommend this for language fanatics who drool or just simply concerned about writing the perfect sentence or paragraph. I know I will revisit this book as I continue to learn to write fiction.