The Invisible Man (Unabridged)

By: H. G. Wells
Copyright: 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.

White Night

Author: Jim Butcher
©2008
Pages: 480
Rating: Excellent
Reviewer: Megabob

The book White Night is an exciting novel of the Harry Dresden Files. In the beginning of the book, Harry Dresden, the detective, is hired for a case of women that have apparently been committing suicide. Later on, he finally figures out that the White Court is behind it all. They have been (indirectly) murdering them and making it look like suicide. After a few days, he figures out the reason behind the White Court’s actions. Some of the White Court’s members are trying to gain a higher status within their organization. In order to do that, they have to prove their resources and strength. Harry Dresden travels to the White Court’s HQ and challenges the murderers to a duel. They fight to the death and after much struggle and cheating, Harry Dresden wins the duel and puts an end to the murders.

I chose this book because it was on my bookshelf. I enjoyed it and would recommend it highly to anyone.