Classic cautionary tale of what genius without morals can bring about. I found interesting that the same disregard for consequences or others was Griffin's doom itself, going beyond the whole typical "evil does not pay", because it tied to an inability to think long term, see down-sides, and plan. H...
Universal Studios and Claude Rains' 'Invisible Man' will always be the Invisible Man to me, but I enjoyed finally reading the original story. In the novel Griffin is a brilliant scientist obsessed with the nature of color, optics to be exact. As an albino he's faced a lot of discrimination, which pe...
I was going to open by saying that this was a lot darker than some of Wells' other books that I have read, but when I consider The Time Machine and War of the Worlds I somehow feel that it was a part of his style. Despite that, I do actually consider that this book is somewhat darker and in a way fe...
“A method by which it would be possible, without changing any other property of matter—except, in some instances colours—to lower the refractive index of a substance, solid or liquid, to that of air—so far as all practical purposes are concerned.”“You make the glass invisible by putting it into a li...
A scientist invents a invisibility drug and slowly goes mad. Chaos ensues!I read this as part of a colossal Invisible Man group read. We're all familiar with the basics of the tale. For a story written before R'lyeh sank beneath the waves, it was surprisingly readable.So a scientist named Griffin in...
This story is tragic. Somehow, I can relate to Griffin: He just has a dream, to make an formula for invisibility. He wants to publish his works but afraid it's going to be stolen. He's all there, alone with no one, against the whole word, and finally beaten to death by a crowd. I feel sad reading th...
Much more entertaining than I expected; I must read more HG Wells! This one is well-constructed and scary and thoughtful, but for me it had a bit of a tone problem.I loved the first third, when he is incognito at the "Coach and Horses" in bucolic Iping. We see into everyone's thoughts but his, and t...
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