The Invisible Man

English language

Published Dec. 4, 2021 by Independently Published.

ISBN:
979-8-7447-1280-8
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4 stars (8 reviews)

Griffin, a scientist, has devoted his life to the study of optics. As his work progresses, he invents a method of making a person invisible. After testing the experiment on himself, he comes to realize that while the experiment was a complete success, he has no way of reversing his invisibility.

Written in a time of rapid scientific progress and industrial development, Wells uses Griffin’s struggle with his condition and descent into obsession and madness to reflect on the dangers of unbridled scientific progress untempered by compassion or humanity.

The Invisible Man was initially serialized in Pearson’s Weekly in 1897, after which it was published as a whole novel that same year.

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Review of 'The invisible man' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

There's not much to say about Well's The Invisible Man that would add to Anne's review on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/1720620-anne. I almost died laughing.

I started listening this because Wil Wheaton started performing it as part of his Radio Free Burrito podcast. I enjoyed his unedited raw performance. Unfortunately, as of January 2021, he seems to have stopped on chapter 10 and I grew impatient to finish. Folks can find the first 10 chapters on his site here: www.radiofreeburrito.com/

Review of 'The invisible man' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I have a confession to make, I am not the largest fan of H.G. Wells. I enjoyed "The Time Machine" and "The First Men On The Moon" immensely, but really didn't enjoy "The War of The Worlds", feeling that it just kept running on and on and on... (feeling not unlike Tolkien syndrome). So I came to "The Invisible Man" with a bit of trepidation, knowing that for me the story could go either way. Goodreads reviews are mixed, some people still enjoying the classic tale, and others feeling that the story did not age well.

The outline of the story is well known. A scientist devises a way to make himself invisible, realises it's not quite what he expected, and then goes on a reign of terror. The main story is relatively pedestrian, his arrival at a small village, robbery of the local vicarage and then the escalation of …