" The invisible man by H.G. Wells is a good book from the early days of science fiction writing. As such, it has the distinct feel of that era, namely the very late eighteen-hundreds to the early nineteen-hundreds in England. The story shows one man's decent into madness after not fully appreciating the consequences of his actions. The story begins in a small village, where one day a mysterious stranger appears, heavily bandaged and ill-tempered. He settles in a local inn, and soon many cases of chemicals are brought for him. Many people get suspicious after many strange things happen. Soon they learn the truth: underneath all of his bandages he is really invisible. He had spent all of his time working to find a way to become visible again, but now that his research has been taken and a great stir caused by the invisible man, he loses his already short temper and plans to enact a reign of terror to get what he needs. This is a very good book, but is starts a little slow. After a while, however, it picks up. the story also has a shifting narrative that seems to be told by someone who has documented the case, and other times by the characters themselves. This is a good book, and it shows how no matter how many advantages you see, you should always consider the disadvantages before rushing headlong into something. It also is very believable, for the approach to invisibility is very logical and scientific, and the invisible man's decent into madness is very logical. I am not sure that I would recommend this book to everybody, but it is worth it for those with patience. "
— Noah, 1/20/2014