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Summary: blinding horror
Review: What would you do if you were invisible? That's exactly what the main character thinks in this book.Prepare for another
sci-fi thriller written by none other than H.G. Wells. In this book the main character turns himself invisible thinking he can get away with anything. But he soon finds out ther's more than meets the eye.
This book was very interesting but wasn't a book I could't put down.The diffucult and old-style wording does get in the way but this is a great sci-fi book and for .85 cents, what have you got to lose,huh?
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Summary: A rousing good story!
Review: When a strange man, wearing bandages and dark glasses comes into town, the city of Iping, tongues begin to wag. But, when strange things begin to happen, the town soon finds itself facing a nightmare in the form of an invisible man. Mr. Griffin was never filled with the milk of human kindness, and when a scientific experiment leaves him invisible, he decides that the mores of the common people no longer apply to him. And now, now that he feels threatened by the entire world, he decides that the entire world will feel his wrath.This book is one of the crowning examples of nineteenth century fantastic fiction. It is an early work of science fiction, but it is much more than that. Mr. Wells wrote this story as something of a lesson about scientists playing God, and placing themselves above normal people. So, if you are interested in early science fiction, or in a rousing good story with a thoughtful lesson, then I highly recommend this book to you!
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Summary: Dark Side of the (Invisible)Man
Review: While "The Invisible Man" is considered one of the classics of early sci-fi, it has more in common with the existential writers of the 20th century (Camus, Satre) then with his contemporary authors (Verne, Conana Doyle, Stephenson). There is a pervading angst and cynicism running through the story that makes the science aspect of it mere backround. Hawley Griffin rivals Camus' 'Mersault' (from 'The Stranger')in indiference to his fellow man. He carries a sociopathic anger that explodes at random, casuing as much damage to himself as to others. The villagers that Griffin initially encounters are universally petty, suspicious, vindictive buffoons filled with fear and ignorance. Even the heroes (the cop at the end who fails at his John Wayne act) are not all that admirable. In fact, one tends to side with Griffin because of this fact. This is not of the same caliber as "Dr. Jeckyl" - the story is not as clever, but it is every bit as bleak. Well's vision of the future is dire: even as man stumbles upon incredible new sciences, he will simply end up destroying tohers as he does himself. As a whole, the novel does keep one's attention, though I found the ending anti-climactic. The science seems to follow a logic that could make it plausible when it was written. This inexpensive Dover Thrift edition is worth the time. Recommended.
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