2.73k reviews for:

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

3.86 AVERAGE

maddie_vavra's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

trevornagy's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

belalucy's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 6%

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I will come back to this book, I have a lot of library loans at the moment and would prefer to restart this when I have more time.

ethantw00's review

5.0

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Book #1 for Contemporary Literature course.

Off to a really great start

shrimpea's review against another edition

4.0

reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

fetterov's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A stone-cold classic of American literature for good reason. The text offers so much for the reader to unpack: explorations on the effects of individual and societal racism on personal identity; rich symbolism and metaphor; surrealist passages that feel almost dreamlike; and a fascinating cast of characters around which the book’s themes are built. I am going to think about this book for a long time. 

nattyro's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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I think I was experiencing too much job and personal stress and I wasn’t able to focus on this book. I kept feeling lost and needing to reread. 

yossarian_xxi's review

5.0

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What an incredible book.

s_l_na's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark 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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A challenge to get through but with layers of meaning that only really set in once you’ve finished. 

niergigi's review

3.0

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3.5 stars

a timeless book that still remains relevant to this day. i gained a lot of insights from the narrator’s musings.