The Invisible Man Paperback – 1 January 2012

“It’s very simple,” said the voice, “I’m an invisible man.”Would you vanish if you found the secret to invisibility and try to gain all the advantages you could by concealing yourself from the human eyes?Yes?Most of us would.So too did our friend here.One day, a bandaged man with a very pink nose, wanders into Iping’s Coach and Horses pub and demands a room.His peculiar nature and his very oddly covered head soon become the talk of the town.This was the first book I had read by H G Wells and I was not disappointed. The writing was very good. The irony was magnificent.

HG Wells, author of THE TIME MACHINE, the first novel to mention time travel, and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, the first story of alien invasion, and father of science fiction, delivers an extremely entertaining novel.I personally see it in two parts - the first being from the perspective of working class people, and the second from the perspective of the invisible man himself.The first half consists of much insanity such as moving furniture, burglary, and an unveiling of a mysterious character.One event follows another which follows another and it never slows down. You'll read chapter after chapter, refusing to put it down. Not to mention, it's actually really funny.In the second half, however, things become much more serious, as back story is developed. Readers are taken on a journey, from being an outsider to understanding the invisible man. Some may even find poignance in the climactic ending. But that's for you to decide.Overall it's a fantastic piece of literature containing many qualities ranging from humour to drama.

As someone who is not much of a sci-fi fan I was a bit sceptical at first, as I started reading it I found myself really enjoying the book.It is a story which seems to me as ahead of it's time, it's about a man who after an experiment turns invisible, at first he uses it to play pranks on the townsfolk but then it turns sinister. The story has a very good pace in terms of, it is not slow or too quickly paced.I felt it was a very thought provoking read and could hardly put it down, if it was written by someone else, maybe it would not have had such a great influence on media because of how such a talented writer H.G Wells was.

Great book. It's a book that everyone knows yet a lot of people seem to not have read. Finally having gotten around to reading it I can say the book was very enjoyable. It's a nice short read that keeps you gripped until the end. At the price it is you can't really go wrong....Unless you would prefer a long read that is.

Was bigger than I thought and lovely quality book. It was for my sons accelerated reading lesson at school ,bje enjoyed it.