The Invisible Man - Review

    During this past week, I have been reading the book "The Invisible Man". It is a classic, written by the author H. G. Wells. I cannot say that I like the book, but it certainly was very interesting at times. The plot revolves around a scientist, Griffin, who is inspired to do great things in the field of chemistry. Due to being afraid of colleagues stealing his work, Griffin becomes solitary and works alone. During his work, Griffin discovers a way to make any albino man almost completely invisible, which he is himself. In the story, Griffin arrives at a small town, dressed in an oversized black hat, large goggles, and an overcoat, in order to conceal his real appearance. The townspeople start to become suspicious of who Griffin really is, as their imaginations get more creative. It does not help that Griffin has many violent mood swings in the period of of time he stays at the hostel of the town. He is confronted many times about who he really is, but no one can really give a good answer, until he reveals himself to a fellow colleague, Kemp.

    Upon learning of Griffin's true ability, Kemp allows Griffin to rest in his home for one night, but then turns to betrayal the next morning by calling the police. Griffin barely escapes. This is where most of the fighting begins as Griffin's personality turns for the worse and sends Kemp a letter, promising death. The final conflict then begins in which Kemp is killed, but Griffin is also contained. In this part, the fighting wasn't all too good, but I can see where it came from as this book was written in 1952.

     I thought the book was quite interesting at times, because the author adds very small details that you regularly wouldn't think of. For example, Griffin's movement is very limited, after he eats because he food is still digesting. Griffin cannot be caught out in the rain of the snow, because after a while, it is possible to see an impression of his body from the falling precipitation. The story itself is quite interesting as well, even though invisibility may seem unoriginal, on second thought, I have never read anything like this. However I did not like  the fact that the author did not explain why Griffin's intentions were bad. Halfway through the book, Griffin is portrayed as the sole antagonist, an evil character, even though when he is explaining his story, he seems quite like the normal man. I also do not like that sometimes the plot moves quite slowly. Once or twice,  the author gave long explanations and descriptions that didn't really affect how the plot developed. Overall, I would still recommend this books to others, so they can form their own opinion.