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The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man
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A dazzling mind and driving ambition has carried Griffin into territory never before explored: he has discovered how to make himself invisible. What sacrifice now can be too great? Yet even as Griffin attains his dream, his nightmare begins. This edition contains an introduction, notes, selected... show more
A dazzling mind and driving ambition has carried Griffin into territory never before explored: he has discovered how to make himself invisible. What sacrifice now can be too great? Yet even as Griffin attains his dream, his nightmare begins. This edition contains an introduction, notes, selected criticism and chronology of Well's life and times.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780460876285 (0460876287)
Publisher: Everyman Paperbacks
Pages no: 181
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction, Literature, European Literature, British Literature, 19th Century, Horror, Fiction
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Mae's Library
Mae's Library rated it
4.0 The Invisible Man
text The Invisible Man
Good book, though not my favourite. But that's just my dislike for thoroughly unlovable protagonists coming through.
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The better to see you, my dear
The better to see you, my dear rated it
3.0 Not as great a state as you'd think
text Not as great a state as you'd think
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...
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mollysmommyreads
mollysmommyreads rated it
2.0 The Invisible Man
text The Invisible Man
Not as interesting as I expected it to be but another "classic" checked off the list.
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A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it
4.0 The Invisible Man
text The Invisible Man
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...
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Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it
3.5 The Dark Side of Science-Fiction
text The Dark Side of Science-Fiction
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...
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