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I really like H.G. Wells writing and I'm not even a sci-fi fan. I guess I mean I'm not into modern sci-fi. This kind of reminds me a bit of steampunk.
Anyway, this book is a fore-runner of a lot of horror tales. It was first published in book form in 1897.
I like his writing style, it's not very flouncy, it gets straight into the story and the action. I find him a very atmospheric writer, he makes me feel I'm in the book.
A book like this could seem very dated but to me it's not.
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Anyway, this book is a fore-runner of a lot of horror tales. It was first published in book form in 1897.
I like his writing style, it's not very flouncy, it gets straight into the story and the action. I find him a very atmospheric writer, he makes me feel I'm in the book.
A book like this could seem very dated but to me it's not.
It's a ghost st ...more
I must admit I was pleasantly surprised with this book. I was expecting the story to be bogged down in the details of the science behind his invisibility rather than on how it changed his personality and behaviour but it wasn't. Wells describes the science during a conversation between the Invisible Man and an old friend of his and in doing so it doesn't get overly complicated and is easy for the reader to follow. A very well written story this didn't have the usual feel of sci-fi as on the whol
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Μέτριο και είναι κρίμα γιατί περίμενα τόσα πολλά από αυτό το βιβλίο... Ίσως την εποχή που γράφτηκε να ήταν πρωτοποριακό αλλά μέχρι εκεί.
Overall not a bad read. Moved a little slower then i thought it would. I had a hard time getting used to the style of writing, it could just be that the writing was older and thus i was unfamiliar to it. I would however would like to read some of H. G Wells other books just as a understanding of the ground breaking moment he had put in place and his role as the oldest science fiction writer of his time.
One of Wells' classic tales that is as relevant today as it was in 1897. What unknown horrors lurk when knowledge is unlocked? If, as Griffen says towards the end of the book, he had thought it through more carefully, marvellous things could have been achieved. A cautionary tale for scientists at any time in history, and an entertaining and well written story to boot.
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Oct 20, 2009
Angela Randall
marked it as to-read
This is another classic that has everything in it. Really stands the test of time
Apr 14, 2010
Melissa
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Gretchen
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Katoushka
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