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Summary: Cut off from Humanity!
Review: Several rural villages in England are stalked by a new evil--an invisible man with no morals, who claims he has been forced by circumstances to institute his personal reign of terror.
Cloaked in a costume of sorts to hide his self-inflicted invisible status (when it suits him), this "lone wolf genius" creates fear and havoc in his depredations of the unsuspecting countryside. Nasty pranks, then theft culminate in murder and egomaniacal threats--dark traces of his personal journey to depravity, in this classic cautionary tale of genius run amock. The author presents this absurd hypothesis in such scientific terms that it Almost seems within the realm of possibility. Thirty-year-old Griffin, an albino, spent his post graduate years working secretly on a formula which would render living organisms invisible to the eye. Prematurely forced out into the world which he schemes to dominate without well-laid plans or adequate resources, he turns viciously bitter. Trusting no one--until he reveals the sordid details of his social and chemical
trials to a former university colleague, Dr. Kemp--the Invisible Man suffers the pangs of hell as he finds himself cursed and conspired against. Yet he brought it all on himself, by his callous disregard for human feelings and customs. Griffin ultimately becomes the object of an intense manhunt by the people he scored as naive and helpless sheep. HG Wells moves us to both despise and pity the wretch, as all humanity is ill at ease at this mockery of creation. A man needs a body, a shadow and a reflection in order not to arouse suspicion in a
relatively balanced world. Fantasy or Sci Fi, this novel continues to catch the attention of readers who speculate on the role of the individual in society. A fast-paced, quick read with serious undertones for all ages.
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Summary: 2 Thumbs Up!
Review: The Invisible Man is one of my all time favorite books. The best part is when everybody discovered he's invisible. I highly recommend this book to people who like action. There are many chase scenes full of action. Nobody ever knows when the invisible man is going to strike!
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Summary: The Invisible man, being one of the classics, is well..
Review: The Invisible man, being one of H.G Wells finest books, is well portrayed in audio form by the most incredible actors. John DeLancie as The Invisible Man is wonderful, his voice well fitting to the character, and makes it easy for one to imagine what goes on through his characters mind. Kate Mulgrew as Mrs. Hall does an amazing job with the voice, well convincing you that she is, indeed a nosy irish wife. I'd advise anyone who enjoys the voices of Leonard Nemoy, Kate Mulgrew, and John DeLancie (among others) to read this. It truly is one of the best among the ranks of Alien Voices.
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Summary: A suspenceful and gripping book
Review: This book is full of suspence, it is always making you think, and wonder. It is also one of those books that you just can't seem to put down, I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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Summary: A chilling classic.
Review: This book teaches us that all man kind has a monster deep inside. Hatred, anger, and greed are true destoyers.
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Summary: jmal book review
Review: This book was a very interesting . It had you suspenced and at the edge of your seat. It had you thinkiing what would you do if you were really invisible .What kind of chaos would ypu stir up. This book was good but it started to get a little boring . That's why I gave it only 3 stars. the movies was much better .
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Summary: The Invisible Man
Review: This is a good book thou it is hard to folow. You don't care if you put it down or not, it doesn't hold your attention. Maybe if it had more action it would hold your attention, but since it quickly goes by days with little action it is no fun to read. When there is some action it really isn't that long so it doesn't hook you on to the book.
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Summary: The Invisible Man
Review: This is a good book thou it is hard to folow. You don't care if you put it down or not, it doesn't hold your attention. Maybe if it had more action it would hold your attention, but since it quickly goes by days with little action it is no fun to read. When there is some action it really isn't that long so it doesn't hook you on to the book.
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Summary: How would you respond to being invisible?
Review: This is a tale about a researcher who, while he was the equivalent of a graduate student in physics, discovers a treatment for making himself invisible (using chemicals and mathematical expressions containing four dimensions). He quickly discovers how dependent he is on others and that he doesn't have the power he thought he would. I had always thought, based on what I had heard about the film based on this book, that the invisibility process made the researcher (Griffin) mad. However, upon reading the novel, I find that Griffin is morally and ethically bankrupt long before he takes the treatment. His initial reasons for becoming invisible is to avoid paying his rent (as he sneaks out of the building, he sets it on fire as a "lesson" for his landlord). All he thinks about is himself and to have power over others. He steals from his father who, since it wasn't his money, commits suicide. Griffin goes to the funeral simply because it is expected of him; but, he feels no remorse. He is a man who feels that the end (his power) justifies the means. Wells clearly has Griffin as the villian.
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Summary: Classics last forever
Review: This is the classic story of a scientist who is obcessed with working with optical stuff, and develops a way to make things invisible. His life gets complicated when he makes himself invisible, thinking he can do almost anything he wants, since nobody can see him. The problem is, he's a little bit crazy, and gets very angry when he can't get his wishes done. Wells created a very interesting character in Griffin. If he was a nice guy, the story simply couldn't exist. Griffin is a complete selfish person, revolted by the fact that he is an albino, and through invisibility he wants the world at his feet. But he's such a disastrous person that he does everything wrong, and has everyone he has contact with against him. Although the story is over a century old, it still grips the reader. It's a simple story, but one of the pillars of the modern science fiction. There would be no Asimov, no Heinlein, no Scott Card, no Stanley Robinson without existing Wells before them.
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