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Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

3.86 AVERAGE

autumnhawkins68's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

gatsby_fangirl5's review

3.0

I get why it's in the literary Canon. It's an important work to study. I enjoyed listening to the book. I just didn't really enjoy the story.

dxtrho's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

bayohazard's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

hanas_library's review against another edition

3.75

Not my favorite classic, but definitely one that is an important read. There were some moments that really hit and some that tbh I could’ve done without, but overall a good novel.

levilov's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

First time reading and I kept thinking to myself “ffffuck, I can’t wait to reread this later down the road”
This book found me at the right time, as I think if it was introduced to me in my younger years many of the complex themes could’ve gone over my head. Buuut damn, I would have loved to have read this in a classroom setting to discuss the interconnection between the narrator’s experiences/worldview and that of today’s.

Quickly has become one of my all time favorites. What a whirlwind.