Engagement:
Genre:
Science Fiction
Published:
1897
Page Count:
214
Where to Buy:
The Invisible Man
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Content Ratings
Mild Themes
The novel explores the psychological consequences of radical isolation and the moral corruption that follows when social accountability is removed; Griffin's scientific ambition becomes a vehicle for sadism.
Moderate Violence
Griffin attacks, beats, and kills multiple people as his instability grows; the novel climaxes with a violent chase and Griffin's death; violence is present and escalates with the protagonist's madness.
Synopsis
A stranger arrives in a small English village heavily bandaged and increasingly erratic, eventually revealed to be a scientist who has made himself invisible and is slowly losing his mind under the psychological pressure of his condition and his inability to reverse it. As Griffin's behavior escalates to violence and his plans for a reign of terror emerge, the novel becomes a story of scientific hubris and psychological disintegration. A fast-paced and unsettling thriller.