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A review by corvy707
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
3.0
Ira Levin has been described as writing for screen, and it rather feels like H.G. Wells is his predecessor in that regard. The Invisible Man is a slip of a book and rolls along at a steady pace. It's a bit of a double edged sword - on one hand, this is a very pulpy story and the brisk pace does quite a bit to cover up the obviously fantastic nature of the titular science. On the other, there's not nearly enough time spent digging into the protagonist's ideology and slip into villainy. It's fun, but I really do struggle to think of much to say on it.
In that regard, I suspect this is the rare book where I wholly prefer the film adaptations. Sherriff and Whale developed on the nuggets of subtext that Wells provides greatly, and Claude Rains does a great deal towards making Griffin a sympathetic character. In the book - he's mostly a bit of a wanker!
In that regard, I suspect this is the rare book where I wholly prefer the film adaptations. Sherriff and Whale developed on the nuggets of subtext that Wells provides greatly, and Claude Rains does a great deal towards making Griffin a sympathetic character. In the book - he's mostly a bit of a wanker!