The Invisible Man

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Summary: all engrossing novel dense with ideas
Review: this text, which i believe is widely overlooked, encompassed many ideologies ranging from nietzsche's ubermensch to marx's socilist policies. subtle hints ranging from griffin (the invisible man) who is not of average intelligence stating he is above the common man, using an axe as a weapon (see Dostoevsky's C & P), to griffin stealing using the alibi that society is shunning him and he has no other means. this is just the tip of the iceberg. read it again.

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Summary: So you'd like to be invisible...
Review: Those looking for character development, etc. might be missing the point. The book is 110 to 150 pgs long (depending on print size); there's not really a whole lot of room for such. The premise of the book is really very simple: what would happen if one were to become invisible, which raises several other questions such as why would one want to become invisible and what sort of person would go to the trouble. What are the perks of invisibilty and what are the drawbacks? These are the ideas the the book is concerned with.

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Summary: So you'd like to be invisible...
Review: Those looking for character development, etc. might be missing the point. The book is 110 to 150 pgs long (depending on print size); there's not really a whole lot of room for such. The premise of the book is really very simple: what would happen if one were to become invisible, which raises several other questions such as why would one want to become invisible and what sort of person would go to the trouble. What are the perks of invisibilty and what are the drawbacks? These are the ideas the the book is concerned with.

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Summary: Quite enchanting invisible man.
Review: Though I read this book during school days, more than 20 years ago, the story still haunts me, but what makes me write this note is, though it's fiction, there's really an invisible man upon earth now - he's Sri Sathya Sai Baba, living in Puttaparthi, India. He appears at random to people all over the world, in America, Africa, Australia anywhere, though his physical form is in India. Hard to believe but this's non fiction, beyond the realms of science. My wife, a medical doctor saw him a number of times in this country where I live, also my brother, a medical doctor too, quite frequently sees him and even converses with him, but not all can see the omnipresent Sathya Sai Baba; but the book The Invisible Man by H.G Wells is really worth reading.

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Summary: Will Always Be a Classic Horror
Review: Well, this is not the drum I march to. Nevertheless, this is an interesting piece of literature. H.G. Wells does a very good job of creating images. He also manages to offer us suspense, comedy, drama, and chills. One thing he does very well is that he grabs our attention in the 2nd half by revealing the identity of the invisible man along with his background. Perhaps the worst I can say about this book is that I enjoyed the movie with Claude Rains better.

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Summary: Interesting Idea But Slow
Review: What a great concept! A man turns invisible and finds that the invisible life is horrible. I loved the concept, but I felt the story was slow and boring. The details were not drawn out enough, and the story ended abruptly. I love science fiction like this, but the story was not great. While reading the story I felt like I was getting the condensed version. Though slow and not achieving its full potential, it was interesting and easy to read.

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Summary: Interesting Idea But Slow
Review: What a great concept! A man turns invisible and finds that the invisible life is horrible. I loved the concept, but I felt the story was slow and boring. The details were not drawn out enough, and the story ended abruptly. I love science fiction like this, but the story was not great. While reading the story I felt like I was getting the condensed version. Though slow and not achieving its full potential, it was interesting and easy to read.