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The Invisible Man

H.G. Wells

Start date: November 1, 2018

Finish date: November 30, 2018

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Jul 15, 2011 Juergen John Roscher rated it liked it

Shelves: read_2011

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I listened to this book on CD.

I needed a book on CD to listen to on a long drive. I found “The Invisible Man” by HG Wells at the library and decided to give it try. I was only briefly aware of the story theme but have a great respect for the author. I was a little disappointed in this horror story.

This story is about scientist/physician who through his research finds the secret to make an individual invisible. He makes himself invisible and finds that the effect is permanent. After the initial t ...more

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Feb 01, 2013 Ben rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, stories-short, science-fiction

Summary: In a small english village an invisible man causes havoc when he (view spoiler)

Things I liked:

Style: The author used a sort of epistological style as if he was recreating the story based on the hearsay and reports of people that
had been around at the time.

Short: I always appreciate a book that manages to deliver something in less than 300 pages that other take 900 to do.

Things I thought could be improved:

Number of characters: In some ...more

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Oct 31, 2015 Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson rated it liked it

Shelves: male-lead, read-it-again, 2016, under-revision, 1001-books-to-read-before-i-die, 3-stars, not-manga, title-i, science-fiction

This was completely different from what I was expecting. For some reason I didn't think that the invisible man would be an anti-hero. That didn't take away from Wells' excellent writing structure, and I was delighted reading this. ...more

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