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thequeenreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
rjf's review against another edition
2.0
My god does Wells like to yap. Far too many characters for a book where so little happens
smaandeekens's review against another edition
3.0
It's a short story but it felt pretty long to me. The end was exciting and nice to read. Everything before not that much.
veni_vidi_legi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Highly reminiscent of Frankenstein, the Picture of Dorian Gray, and the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Although the essence of the plot is similar, it has a markedly more comedic air as opposed to Frankenstein’s tragedy, Dorian Gray’s wittily twisted morality, and Jekyll & Hyde’s murder mystery feel. Even if it followed the standard “person (usually a scientist) comes across something contrary to the laws of nature and carnage ensues” plot formula, I always enjoy seeing new interpretations by different authors
lucede's review against another edition
La semana pasada suspendí algunas lecturas que tenía entre manos para colar El hombre invisible porque ha sido el libro de este trimestre en la tertulia literaria de mi instituto. Me arrepiento por dos motivos. El primero es que ha contribuido a una sensación que tengo (sensación, no idea, contra la que lucho) y es la de que las obras de ciencia ficción son, en general, obras de valor literario menor. No creo que esto sea cierto, sólo que he tenido mala suerte al elegir mis lecturas de este género. (Acepto sugerencias que me hagan cambiar de idea). El segundo motivo es que he perdido una semana de lecturas que sí me interesan.
El hombre invisible me ha parecido una novela plana. El planteamiento es interesante pero ahí se queda: creo que no hay ningún trabajo en la prosa o en el desarrollo de los personajes. El protagonista es malvado porque sí, su única motivación es "sembrar el Terror". No hay arco: sólo un señor muy cruel, como si fuera el malo de una película infantil. El resumen el libro me ha resultado aburrido y monótono. Me alegro de haberlo acabado.
El hombre invisible me ha parecido una novela plana. El planteamiento es interesante pero ahí se queda: creo que no hay ningún trabajo en la prosa o en el desarrollo de los personajes. El protagonista es malvado porque sí, su única motivación es "sembrar el Terror". No hay arco: sólo un señor muy cruel, como si fuera el malo de una película infantil. El resumen el libro me ha resultado aburrido y monótono. Me alegro de haberlo acabado.
seanko44's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
m_delaney's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mewaribaba's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦-- 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦! 𝘛𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘣 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗛. 𝗚. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀
This book presents that lust for power, immortality, and in this case invisibility, is a dangerous thing. One has to wonder, what if a genuinely good person gained the power of invisibility? Would they retreat from the world, or attempt to blend in, concealing themselves under layers of bandages? Would the knowledge of being unseen tempt even the best of us into wrongdoing? Would we all eventually reveal the monsters within?
At first glance, it’s a straightforward thriller, but I was captivated by the deeper moral questions it raised.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗛. 𝗚. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀
This book presents that lust for power, immortality, and in this case invisibility, is a dangerous thing. One has to wonder, what if a genuinely good person gained the power of invisibility? Would they retreat from the world, or attempt to blend in, concealing themselves under layers of bandages? Would the knowledge of being unseen tempt even the best of us into wrongdoing? Would we all eventually reveal the monsters within?
At first glance, it’s a straightforward thriller, but I was captivated by the deeper moral questions it raised.
rocio_monbb's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty