By: H. G. WellsCopyright: 1897
Pages: 192 Pgs.
My Rating: 2 out of 5
Genre: Science Fiction
Reviewer: Spanky McFinnegan
SPOILER ALERT
The book The Invisible Man, by H. G. Wells, begins in a small town called Iping. A completely covered stranger arrives at the local inn, his face bandaged. As soon as he is settled in he starts to conduct strange experiments in his room. After being watched for many days, Griffin (the invisible man's real name) reveals his identity and flees the town. He then meets a man named Thomas Marvel. Thomas reluctantly agrees to help Griffin. Seeing that Griffin is a madman, he tries to give him “the slip”. The invisible man chases Thomas and is wounded by a policeman that Thomas has run to. Griffin retreats to his college friend, Dr. Kemp's, house. Kemp hears his story and also thinks he’s insane. Griffin is fed up and threatens to kill Dr. Kemp. Kemp runs to hide in the village, and is obviously followed by Griffin. At the village, however, a mob jumps Griffin and kills him.
Overall, this book was pretty bad. Despite the enticing title and cover, it had a very boring plot and only a tiny bit of short-lived action. There are about 170 pgs in this book but they are only get unexciting, wasted pages. Innocent trees have been cut down to give the readers of this book dissatisfaction. Most of the book is mindless talk. Two good responses to this book are “yawn” and “who cares?” I have not read any other of H. G. Wells books but if they are like this one, than I know one thing, reading his books are probably a waste of my time.
No comments:
Post a Comment