This was overall an enjoyable read, and I'm glad I picked it up. But the plot was a bit basic, as were the characters. The writing style was enjoyable.

One thing I always really enjoy about H G Wells is that he tries really hard to explain the science in his science fiction novels. It's like you can see where the idea came from after he learned some scientific fact.

Also as a kid sometimes you would be asked "if you could have any superpower what would it be?" And I often chose invisibility but not bc I wanted to terrorize ppl like this guy, I just wanted to be left alone 😂

Most of the characters in The Invisible Man is unlikeable, and I really enjoyed reading a book with that quality. From Mrs. Hall and her morbid curiosity about what's under Griffin's bandages when she thinks he's disfigured, to Griffin's descent from general asshole willing to rob a priest to villainous murderer, few of the characters in the novel have redeeming qualities. Reading a novel where the large majority of the cast of characters are inherently flawed was a different from what I normally read. Modern novels often try to appeal to the reader's empathy, but H G Wells actively wrote a main character that is easy to hate and who is the antagonist of everyone else's stories. The Invisible Man was a fun and easy read, and it's a good book to recommend to readers who are trying to get into the classics or older literature. It has some of the issues most older books have, along the lines of racism, antisemitism, sexism, etc., but not to the extent where it cannot be edited out. I switched back and forth between an old and new edition of the book, and the new one lacked a lot of the bigotry the original copy had.

Fun story but I had to force myself to read it

As another here also said; I didn't expect so much of this book to involve a naked man running around beating people up and getting beaten up. I hate to admit it, but it did make me ponder--which might not be the right word--about his privates a lot; so much is fist-fighting in the nude and nobody mentions it at any point; rightly so... just couldn't help myself thinking of the poor man being hit in the face. 

I adore the part of this book and many others that simply involves someone telling there life story; where it went wrong and how it all changed. 

I had never realized just how short of a story this is. It's told in a style that isn't linear, so you don't hear the "beginning" of the story until later on. I found the psychological impacts of being invisible interesting, but the voice was a tad boring at times. The Invisible Man's interactions with others is by far the best part of the story, and is just the right amount of ridiculousness.