The Invisible Man

BOOK NAME: The Invisible Man
AUTHOR: H. G. Wells

Invisible, twisted, and evil, that’s the Invisible Man! Once a physicist named Griffin, he is now an invisible terror! The problems started when Griffin turned himself invisible during one of his physics experiments, and it was no accident! Once he was invisible, he burned down a house, ransacked, and robbed from several homes and stores. However, major issues did not begin until he arrived in a village known as Iping. During his stay in Iping, he revealed himself to the citizens as an invisible man and mass hysteria began. The Invisible Man physically beat people in Iping and in surrounding villages and towns. He also broke into houses and banks and stole money. That’s not all! The Invisible man hopes to establish a reign of terror! Can he possibly be stopped?

This book was one of the most spine chilling novels I’ve ever read. This book is different from other horror novels because it is believable. Griffin’s explanation of the anatomy of human beings and their potential for transparency seemed possible! It made the idea of an invisible criminal seem achievable! This book was packed with suspense, and I just had to find out what happened on the next page. For example, the Invisible Man mailed a letter to a man named Dr. Kemp that stated that Kemp was to be the first victim of the reign of terror…It really makes you want to find out what happens next, doesn’t it? I also liked the way that the book ended because it left you with questions, but I won’t spoil it for you. Read the book yourself!

Comments

PurpleDragonWarrior
March 7, 2011, 12:09 pm

That book sounds awesome! I really must read it because I like science books. Hopefully it won’t be too scary though! Does Griffin start out as just a quizzical scientist or as a mad scientist? (sis loves mad scientist books) Anyway I’m adding this to my book list!

~PDW

Question: Who here always goes to the library every week and gets 20 books each time? *raises hand*
madelynn
March 7, 2011, 12:28 pm

cool
victoria9339
March 7, 2011, 3:29 pm

Never read it before. Maybe I will.
creative-girl
March 7, 2011, 6:23 pm

That book sounds sooooooo cool!I’ll have to read it.
Phink
March 7, 2011, 8:00 pm

Sounds spooky! I’ll add it to my tipping-stack-of-books-that-I-really-want-to-read-but-I-never-have-the-time-to. Oh, and adding to the first comment. *raises hand!*

P.S.!: Isn’t H.G. Wells the dude who wrote “War Of The Worlds”? Ya know, the guy who did the radio broadcast and made all of the people of the town go crazy because they thought aliens were attacking? It’s the same person. I love his books.
Anonymous
March 8, 2011, 6:07 pm

hey this isnt about the book i just want to ask you if you can do one on a book called Lunch Money by Andrew Clements

p.s: i will have to read the invisible man
WiseDemonofBubbles
March 9, 2011, 1:06 pm

I’ve heard of this. It sounds pretty good! I’ll probably get it.
@PurpleDragonWarrior: Oh, heck yeah! Make that 25!
2whitie
March 16, 2011, 11:54 am

i wanna try it?? is it RERALLY scary, or just majorly suspenseful?
231Girl
March 16, 2011, 3:50 pm

NICE! I have a question but not about the book. How do you post a book?
Man of the world
March 19, 2011, 2:42 am

I love the author of this book, H. G. Wells (though I have yet to start reading this one)! I’ve read his The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds! Those were really great! I’ve seen the movies too, but I didn’t like the much.
SadieKane
March 26, 2011, 9:58 pm

Sounds interesting…
-So totally true PDW (sometimes more than 20:)
Starburst
June 5, 2011, 12:01 pm

This book is interesting, but it gets kinda boring. I had to read it for school, and I really didn’t enjoy it. Griffin explains how he became invisible, and it is confusing. Also, it has a really bad ending.