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“I personally consider the greatest of English living writers [to be] H. G. Wells.” —Upton Sinclair
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The classic story of a young scientist who finds a way to become invisible and attempts to fulfill his evil desires.
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THE STRANGER came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking as it seemed from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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THE STRANGER came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking as it seemed from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Wer dieses Buch aufgrund des Filmes "The leage of extraordinary gentlemen" (2003) liest, wird erstaunt sein wie sehr die Geschichte und der Charakter der Hauptperson für den Film verändert wurde.
Das Buch liest sich leicht, ist nicht besonders lang, aber spannend, wenn auch einige Wendungen der Geschichte absehbar sind.
Übrigens war dieses Buch auch die Grundlage für die Filme "The Invisible Man" (1933) und dessen Remake "Hollow Man" (2000) mit Kevin Bacon.
Kurzzusammenfassung: ein Wissenschaftler macht sich unsichtbar. Anfangs geniesst er die damit einhergehenden Vorteile, doch mit der Zeit überwiegen die Nachteile und er sucht verzweifelt ein Gegenmittel um die Wirkung umzukehren. Die Formel treibt ihn fast in den Wahnsinn und er terrorisiert mordend eine ländliche Region.
Das Buch liest sich leicht, ist nicht besonders lang, aber spannend, wenn auch einige Wendungen der Geschichte absehbar sind.
Übrigens war dieses Buch auch die Grundlage für die Filme "The Invisible Man" (1933) und dessen Remake "Hollow Man" (2000) mit Kevin Bacon.
Kurzzusammenfassung: ein Wissenschaftler macht sich unsichtbar. Anfangs geniesst er die damit einhergehenden Vorteile, doch mit der Zeit überwiegen die Nachteile und er sucht verzweifelt ein Gegenmittel um die Wirkung umzukehren. Die Formel treibt ihn fast in den Wahnsinn und er terrorisiert mordend eine ländliche Region.
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This is a very good book, and as another reviewer has stated, Wells gets the most out of his words, an astonishing amount of detail and plot is put into what is really a rather short story. One of the great things about this book is that Wells takes a seemingly impossible task (making humans invisible) and makes it seem possible. After we find out a lot about Griffin we learn about his adventures and difficulties as the invisible man. The main themes of the book seem to be the horrors that would abound if a major discovery was found by an evil person before a person who would use it for good causes. Also, it is a definite attack on egos and narcissism, as most of Griffin's terrible acts were spurred on by his needs and his disregard for others.
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Von Sean Ares Hirsch
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Well, this is not the drum I march to. Nevertheless, this is an interesting piece of literature. H.G. Wells does a very good job of creating images. He also manages to offer us suspense, comedy, drama, and chills. One thing he does very well is that he grabs our attention in the 2nd half by revealing the identity of the invisible man along with his background. Perhaps the worst I can say about this book is that I enjoyed the movie with Claude Rains better.
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The I.M.by H.G.Wells isn't a standar sci/fihorror book.He wrote in a different era of time,and used a different style that what youmigth noexpect. This book has benn wrote in the 18's,for this time wells does a masterful job by presenting each characters with their own style.The story begins on England.The I.M.man appears in a small village in England,called Iping.The I.M.present himself wearing bandages around all of his features to hide his invisibility.After he stays at a local inn,the I.M.begins to star his experiments all over againg,trying to found the way back to be visible.The people of the town were curius about what could be the reason,that griffin wears all those bandages.Mrs.hall who rented a room to griffin begins to senn odd situacions where him was envolp.Soon the man's secret us uncovered by the suspicious towns peolpe After a wild getaway sequencce,the I.M.must escape the angry people of iping.This novel take more atencion when the i.m.met his oldfriend dr.kemp After he told kemp how he got invisible heasked for help.Kemp promes to help him and try to found the way back to be invisible.But,kemp betrayed griffin for his own good,because he realize that griffin is a dangerous person who has benn killed several persons.finnaly,one element that caught my my attention was care should be taken so that valuable informationshouldn't be used for evil.
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Imagine an insane lunatic wandering around your town. Sounds creepy, eh? On top of that, say the man is invisible! That is the basic plot behind The Invisible Man. This story is an excellent piece of science fiction literature by one of the world's most reknown sci-fi authors-H.G. Wells. At the beginning of the story, the invisible man appears (or not!) in a small village in England called Iping. He presents himself wearing bandages around all of his features to hide his invisibility. After an extended stay at a local inn, the man begins to draw suspicion from the citizens of Iping. Soon the man's secret us uncovered by the suspicious townspeople. After a wild getaway sequence, the invisible man must escape the angry people of Iping. In the story, there are many different twists and turns. There are plenty of exciting details that make the magnificent ending even more unpredictable. Another plus for the story is the outstanding web of characters. Some of the characters are people such as Dr. Kemp or Thomas Marvel. Each character has a unique personality. All of the characters strongly influence the outcome of the story. One final element of the story that caught my attention was the theme. The story emphasizes that care should be taken so that valuable information should not be used for evil. I would definetely strongly recommend this book. The Invisible Man is a great sci-fi-mystery-thriller combination. It contains interestin characters and a surprising outcome. If you are a sci-fi nut like myself and seeking a mysterious thriller, you'll be sure to enjoy The Invisible Man.
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A stranger arrives in Iping, where he books a private room in the pub. His behaviour intrigues the locals. He is foul-tempered and rude, and never removes the bandages covering his face. He remains confined to his room, working on mysterious experiments. We gradually discover that he is a scientist called Griffin who has made himself invisible, and is now desperately trying to regain visibility. He fails, goes on the rampage, and terrorises the surrounding countryside. He kills, and in the end is killed.
Like in other stories by H.G. Wells, there is only one impossible hypothesis: that of invisibility which is then thrown into the ordinary world and the created fantasy becomes as real and vivid as a dream and inhabits the reader's mind. What matters to the author is probably the impact that a scientific invention would have on the world and the way in which people would react to it. In "The Invisible Man" he shows the unforgiving cruelty of the mob to the unusual, to the hunchback, the cross-eyed, the disfigured or the simpleton. The invisible man is just a powerful allegory for such people and that is why the novel has remained so powerful through time. It is also a clever study of character because Griffin strives to make himself unusual by becoming invisible and thereby placing himself above his fellow men and he becomes a man who sees in himself and in his uniqueness a power over others, a man possessed with the element that dictatorship is made of.
Edward Hardwicke's fantastic reading of the novel for BBC Audiobooks is highly recommended.
Like in other stories by H.G. Wells, there is only one impossible hypothesis: that of invisibility which is then thrown into the ordinary world and the created fantasy becomes as real and vivid as a dream and inhabits the reader's mind. What matters to the author is probably the impact that a scientific invention would have on the world and the way in which people would react to it. In "The Invisible Man" he shows the unforgiving cruelty of the mob to the unusual, to the hunchback, the cross-eyed, the disfigured or the simpleton. The invisible man is just a powerful allegory for such people and that is why the novel has remained so powerful through time. It is also a clever study of character because Griffin strives to make himself unusual by becoming invisible and thereby placing himself above his fellow men and he becomes a man who sees in himself and in his uniqueness a power over others, a man possessed with the element that dictatorship is made of.
Edward Hardwicke's fantastic reading of the novel for BBC Audiobooks is highly recommended.
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The scientist who went mad
The story about a scientist who made himself invisible is still today a great work of fiction.
„I cannot of course believe in this absurd invisibility story-“ Nowadays... Lesen Sie weiter...
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Sehr interessant einmal das Original von 1897 zu lesen. H.G. Wells ist mit Stanislav Lem einer meiner Lieblings Science Fiction Autoren. Lesen Sie weiter...
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You can't see me
I grew up on all the invisible man movies and still think of him as Claude Rains. I was surprised in the similarities and differences the book has to the movie. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. Dezember 2009 von bernie
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Auch heute noch spannende Schauergeschichte
Die Ankunft eines merkwürdigen, fast vollständig vermummten Fremden in der Dorfkneipe im englischen Dörfchen Iping erregt schnell Misstrauen bei den Bewohnern und... Lesen Sie weiter...
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Terror Unseen !
This book had me on the side of the Invisible Man for most of the book. Its hard not to root for something that more than once in our lives we have all imagined. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. Mai 2000 von MARK J GARCIA
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I can't believe I read the whole thing
It moves so slow. And I mean slow. It'd take a page for a modern author to write what it took Wells ten to do. It's not so much scary as it is eerie. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. April 2000 von cary fritz
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Gothic horror in the Industrial Age
I first read this in the 8th grade & have read countless times since then. The Invisible Man has to kill just to show how powerful he is. Lesen Sie weiter...
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A chilling classic.
This book teaches us that all man kind has a monster deep inside. Hatred, anger, and greed are true destoyers.
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