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USA creator=H.G. Wells release Date=2020 Ο αόρατος άνθρωπος by H. G. Wells Open Preview See a Problem? Wed love your help. Let us know whats wrong with this preview of Ο αόρατος άνθρωπος by H. Wells. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Read Book* Different edition Popular Answered Questions Mike MacDee If you want the opinion of someone who doesn't type like a text message, it's a pretty cool book with an interesting antihero. sometimes you're not …more If you want the opinion of someone who doesn't type like a text message, it's a pretty cool book with an interesting antihero. sometimes you're not sure whether you're supposed to be rooting for the townspeople who are plagued by the insane Griffin, or for Griffin who is treated poorly by the ignorant townsfolk for being strange. I'm guessing the other answers are probably from people who have no imagination or can't follow any fiction that was written before 1999. (less) Brandon Book Nerd Yes, this book is definitely appropriate for teens! Although some parts may include some allegoric themes, such as the abusive of power, and how it …more Yes, this book is definitely appropriate for teens! Although some parts may include some allegoric themes, such as the abusive of power, and how it might drive you insane. But it was worth a read, although the ending is pretty bleak. (less) 126, 647 ratings 5, 241 reviews Start your review of Ο αόρατος άνθρωπος Jun 11, 2015 Anne rated it really liked it review of another edition Recommends it for: Evil Scientists Recommended to Anne by: Jeff This is the story of how one angry, naked, sneezing albino managed to terrorize the English countryside. To be quite honest, I expected a bit more from the people who fended off the Nazis for years. But Wells seemed to think his fellow countrymen would be a bit too inept to toss a sheet over this shivering bastard and punch him in the throat. Instead? This: Attention: 1) There may be spoilers for this 100+ year old book in the review. 2) Only comment if you have a WORKING sense of humor. 3) This is the story of how one angry, naked, sneezing albino managed to terrorize the English countryside. 3) Seriously. Read # 2 again before you correct my review. When I first started reading, I assumed that The Invisible Man would be about a guy who was slowly driven mad by this unusual condition. Nope. He was a world class douchebag long before embarking on his experiment to become see-through. Although, if I had to point out one major difference between his beginning vs. his end? Well, I'm guessing his dick & balls hadn't permanently retreated into his body before he became the World's Meanest Nudist. Really, dude? Really? Winter is not kind to naked folks. As every Mad Scientist will tell you, you've got to plan ahead. Mother Nature will not bend to your nefarious whims! Turn on the Weather Channel next time, moron. So, Griffin (that's the Invisible Man's name) discovers a magic not magic formula that allows his molecules to have fewer surfaces for light to refract off, and if he combines that with electrocuting not electrocuting himself with some sort of a radio wave contraption, he will become invisible. Pseudo-science, FTW! He tested it out on a cat, and it sorta worked. Except for the cat's eyes. Don't worry, though. The cat is fine! Kidding it's totally dead. One thing I found interesting was that until his body absorbed food, it remained visible. Which led me to spend quite a bit of my afternoon thinking about whether or not you could see his poop moving through his intestines. And if it did remain visible, that meant his Kryptonite could quite literally be cheese! Think about it, people. You could track him if he's constipated! Ha! I'll bet those assholes at MENSA are totally rethinking that rejection letter now. Yeah, so all they had to do was get a big cauldron ( or Fry-Daddy) bubbling with oil, and then cook up a shit ton of mozzarella sticks. If placed strategically around the village, they could have had Griffin backed up and praying for prunes in no time. Between the groaning and visibly distended intestines, it would have been Problem Solved within two days. BOOM! Ok, so Wells does his dead-level best to make invisibility seem like a curse, but the reality was this was an AWESOME power. He's fucking invisible! The only reason Griffin wasn't immediately the richest man in the kingdom was due to his a-hole personality. All he had to do was tell people about his amazing discovery! Instead, he shoots himself in the dick trying to keep it a secret. Sure, the people in that first hillbilly town might not have been receptive. At least, not at first, anyway. Witchcraft! Kill it with fire, Cletus! But show up at a Science Fair ( or wherever smart people hang out) and he would have been carried off on his peers' weak & nerdy shoulders! I mean, his buddy Kemp was thoroughly he started voluntarily boasting about his somewhat ill-thought-out crimes, and revealing his idiotic plans for world domination. Which, by the way, was the least well-planned villain plot. ever... the history of badly planned villain plots! Terror? A reign of terror? That's it? What's the endgame, Griffin? Give me all your money! Or Terror! Make me king of the world! Or Terror! WTF, man? I think you're overestimating yourself a bit there. Sure, it's a bit spooky that you can't be seen, but, eventually, even the stupidest of villagers will band together & figure out that you can be taken down by a dog with a good cheese! Which is pretty much what happens. Except for the part about cheese. If only they had consulted someone with my level of genius intellect, poor Adye would still be alive. Tsk. He stupidly tries to implement his Reign of Terror, and manages to get a few good shots in, but eventually becomes the recipient of the ass beating of a lifetime. Moral of the story: Even if you're a genius, don't be a dick. You will inevitably freeze your balls off, catch a nasty cold, and end up bludgeoned to death by people with half your intellect. Because all us stupid people know how to wield sticks, goddammit! Buddy Read with Jeff, Delee, Evgeny, Tadiana, Stepheny, Will (be gentle it's his first time) Dan (he found a free copy. Dan 2. 0 (if he can remember his password) Alissa, Christopher, Steve, Jess, Licha, MIRIAM (because she can't quit us. Jenna, latecomer) Auntie J, Ginger & Carmen (cutting it a little close there, Carmen. Honorary Buddy-Reader: Karly *The Vampire Ninja & Monster* We gotta do this again, guys... July 2010 In a very old episode of This American Life (listen here) John Hodgman asks the ultimate question: Flight vs. Invisibility? Its an amusing party topic, a fun little game to play, but theres actually more to it than that. As a “Super Rorschach Test, ” the question is difficult to answer because the two choices both tell us very different things about ourselves. Flight is noble, something we aspire to; invisibility is a more primal desire, something hidden and mysterious. Theres even a July 2010 In a very old episode of This American Life (listen here) John Hodgman asks the ultimate question: Flight vs. Theres even a five-stage process to answering: 1) Gut reaction, 2) Practical consideration, 3) Philosophical reconsideration, 4) Self-recrimination, and 5) Acceptance. Or, in short: pick your power, explain why, doubt your answer, doubt yourself, and change your answer. Repeat as necessary. It was hard not to scoff at his findings. Doubt? Self-recrimination? Ha! Of course I would choose flight! Who wouldnt? Get a nice pair of aviators goggles, a proper trenchcoat (capes are sooo white-bread) and Id be set. I could fly to work instead of driving, and on my days off, Id zip out to Portland, Oregon to visit Powells Books. Pretty sweet deal. to work? Days. off? Yeah, I guess I would still need a job, if I could fly. Still need to make money. Of course, if I was invisible, it wouldnt be a problem. Getting out to Portland would be harder, but hey, I could live at Powells. Join the other invisible people who probably haunt the shelves. It would be pretty awesome. Wait. Did I just go through the five stages too? Damn you, John Hodgman! Thing is, there isnt much to do with flight. You cant fight crime without additional superpowers, society still expects you to follow the rules, and you still need to make money- but being That Flying Guy Who Works At The Video Store isnt very cool, so youll probably end up in commercials. "When I'm travelling a thousand miles an hour at five hundred feet, the only thing that gets the bugs out of my teeth is. aaaand hold up that tube of toothpaste, smile for the camera. (Or you can try getting elected to public office, but c'mon, you gotta have some dignity. From both a practical and literary standpoint, invisibility is far more interesting. Maybe not better, or safer, or wiser, but certainly more interesting. More potential for conflict. A story about the invisible man who comes to town makes- well, made- for a better thriller than the fantastical tale about the incredible flying man, and while I doubt H. Wells ever met John Hodgman at a party, or thought about the question, he probably realized the same thing. This is why Mr. Wells didnt create Superman- which, despite all I said earlier, is probably a big fat shame. A Victorian steampunk Super-man, pre-DC, as written by the great H. Wells, wouldve been awesome, The Best Thing Ever, and now I think I'm going to cry. 's your superpower... I have a feeling if I had read this on my own- my rating would have been 3 stars. So I would like to thank the following people for making this such an enjoyable buddy-read. You guys get a whole extra star all of your very own. No fighting when you split it among yourselves please. Jeff, Stepheny, Anne, Tadiana, Dan 2. 0, Jess, Evgeny, Dan, Alissa, Steve, Will, Christopher, Licha, Miriam, Jenna, Auntie J, Ginger, and Carmen "A room and a fire. On a cold blustery day in February- a mysterious I have a feeling if I had read this on my own- my rating would have been 3 stars. 0, Jess, Evgeny, Dan, Alissa, Steve, Will, Christopher, Licha, Miriam, Jenna, Auntie J, Ginger, and Carmen "A room and a fire. On a cold blustery day in February- a mysterious man arrives in Iping, West Sussex- and checks in at The Coach and Horses. He is bundled in a thick coat- wearing a scarf, gloves, and hat- his face entirely bandaged- eyes hidden behind large glasses. Only his nose is visible. he asks to be left alone. "As a rule, I like to be alone and undisturbed. in a place where normally nothing exciting ever happens- The man's presence causes quite a stir- the gossip follows- tongues start wagging. And when a strange robbery occurs- suspicion grows. THE INVISIBLE MAN A fine example that book smart doesn't always = life smart. "TIM" One of the dumbest smart people I have ever read about. At some point in Platos Republic (see II, 359b-360d) Glaucon argues with Socrates that men practice justice only out of fear of punishment and that if they could go unpunished, they would commit theft, rape and murder. Case in point: Gyges, whose legendary ancestor, a poor shepherd, once found a magic ring inside a cave. The man pocketed the golden ring and found out that wearing it made him invisible. Soon enough, he put this superpower to good use indeed, and went to the royal palace to rape At some point in Platos Republic (see II, 359b-360d) Glaucon argues with Socrates that men practice justice only out of fear of punishment and that if they could go unpunished, they would commit theft, rape and murder. Soon enough, he put this superpower to good use indeed, and went to the royal palace to rape the queen, kill the king and take his place (a role model for Oedipus, it seems)… This myth has been a significant inspiration to H. Wells — as well as to J. R. Tolkien, in The Hobbit, before the infamous ring became a sort of extension of the diabolical Sauron. H. Wells turns Platos myth into a science fiction story, where the power of invisibility is not bestowed by a magic ring, but by far-fetched experimentation on optics and light refraction. The protagonist, Griffin, is an avatar both of Frankenstein and his monster: he makes the scientific discovery and applies it to himself, convicted that this will make him virtually invincible and put him above the common law. As it turns out, this self-experiment ends up in utter disaster. The first half of the novel is told as a mystery, as the villagers of Iping (Sussex) try to make sense of the appearance and behaviour of the strange man who arrives at the local inn. The invisible man then kidnaps a tramp, and a big chase with the mob and constables ensues — through which I have been spacing out quite a bit. The biochemical explanation of Griffins invisibility comes right at the middle and is a fascinating part of the novel. At this point, Griffin reveals his plan to terrorise the good people. However, the authorities catch up with him eventually, and another big chase with the mob and constables around Covent Garden ensues again — through which I have been spacing out some more. All in all, The Invisible Man is a novel structured in much the same way as The Island of Dr. Moreau, with a ternary movement: Initial mystery / Central revelation / Final action, and the same obsession about vivisection and experimentation on living things. However, the result is more effective and gripping in Wellss previous novel than in this one. Nonetheless, whereas Platos story has become somewhat obscure, this book is now extremely popular in children literature — if you are looking for a sexy take on it, however, I would recommend Milo Manaras Butterscotch... This was part of a massive buddy read of this title and usually for a buddy read I do something other than a serious review. Jeff, have you ever done a serious review? sigh* I might do a poor rendering of a passage from the book, kind of in the author's style in order to embarrass a few of my Goodreads “friends”, who quite frankly usually have it coming or if Im feeling inspired, Ill do something really creative. Jeff, do you set some sort of bar for “creative”? Is there a sliding scale? Define “ This was part of a massive buddy read of this title and usually for a buddy read I do something other than a serious review. Jeff, do you set some sort of bar for “creative”? Is there a sliding scale? Define “creative. Shaddup! Or Ill just do a list. The poor mans review, right, Jeff? Grrrr! So, the list Ive been toying with would be “Ten Non-Pervy Things You Can Do with the Power of Invisibility. ” Lets face it, the power of invisibility kind of lends itself to the baser sort of thing and it would be too easy to come up with these types of degenerate examples. It would be too “easy” for you, Jeff. Heh! And fellas, men who have shortcomings, being invisible would leave you that much more nondescript. Just sayin. So non-pervy uses of invisibility it is. Top Ten Cool Things You Can Do With This Super-Duper Power of Invisibility. Hold your horses! This poses a problem because, Wells in his fine book points out the inherent issues with this type of ability: 1) Unless you have invisible clothes youre constantly running around naked, which is great if you live in a moderate climate, but not so much if you encounter extremes in weather, e. g. Rain, snow, fog, cold weather. 2) If you eat, you have to stay hidden, because people can see that taco as it is going through your digestive tract. So being invisible involves eating next to nothing. 3) Anything with an acute sense of smell (dogs, Daredevil, Wolverine) will be able to instantly detect you. So get ready to be bitten, have a billy club bounced off your noggin or gutted. 4) People can still hear you, so if youre clumsy or stoned youll lose that sense of surprise. 5) The invisibility process as outlined in the book increases paranoia and enhances mental instability, or was that the fact that Griffin was smoking strychnine. Not sure, but if you want to be invisible, kids, dont do drugs and stay in school. 6) Without the force field power that usually accompanies invisibility in comics, you could end up like Griffin did in the League of Extraordinary Gentleman. So weve gone from having a great super power to being a pest. Top Ten Annoying Things You Can Do If You Are Invisible 1) Strange voices – if you theres someone who doesnt have a firm grasp on reality, you can do the voice of God or evil Jiminey Cricket. Or find out where Kelly lives and become the voice of Mitchell, although you might be too late for that one she probably already converses with him. 2) Smack some annoying kid in the back of the head. This should have been number one. 3) Team up with a ventriloquist, a circus carney, mountebank or a seer. 4) Ring peoples doors late at night and instead of running you can stand there and watch their puzzled expressions (What fun. 5) Drive a car or ride a bike while invisible and post it on the internetz. remember vinyl seats and being nude dont really mix for prolonged periods of time. 6) Freak out tourists at some echoy place by answering them back. 7) Become someones “imaginary” friend. 8) Take public transportation and signal for every stop. 9) Help your favorite sports team win by deflecting a ball or tripping someone– no football or hockey of course – because naked! 10) Haunt a house – scary voices, move things around, write stuff on the walls in blood, walk around at night, rattle chains... In this famous 1897 novel by H. Wells, a reclusive man, swathed in layers of clothing, moves into an English inn. He's unfriendly and angry, and when a burglary occurs, people start to wonder. As well they might! The Invisible Man is a classic read with conflicts galore: Between society and the individual. Between lust for power and wealth, and the collective good of society. Between my literary side that wanted to ruminate on themes of alienation and self-absorption. and my nerdling side In this famous 1897 novel by H. and my nerdling side that just kept wanting to pick apart the scientific underpinnings of invisibility. Why did the invisible man's potions and radiation work, especially on, say, dead body parts like hair and nails? Why would it stop working (view spoiler. when the guy died (hide spoiler. Especially on his hair and nails? I don't require actual science here, just plausibility, so my mind will stop worrying at the logical problems and get back to Deep Themes like identity and isolation. August 2015 buddy read with Jeff, Anne, Delee, Evgeny, Will, Stepheny, the Dans, Alissa, Christopher, Steve, Jess, and more. Aug 10, 2015 Carmen Anyone Recommended to Carmen by: Oh. disillusionment again. I thought my troubles were over. Practically I thought I had impunity to do whatever I chose, everything - save to give away my secret. So I thought. Whatever I did, whatever the consequences might be, was nothing to me. I had merely to fling aside my garments and vanish. No person could hold me. I could take my money where I found it. I decided to treat myself to a sumptuous feast, and then put up at a good hotel, and accumulate a new outfit of property. I felt "Oh. disillusionment again. I felt amazingly confident. it's not particularly pleasant to recall that I was an ass. One day stranger shows up in Iping looking to rent a room. Bizarrely wrapped up in bandages, grumpy and demanding, the stranger is believed by the villagers to be the survivor of some horrific accident. But instead he is a mad scientist who has discovered the secret to invisibility. This book is pretty entertaining. Wells is often funny; and his anecdotes are exciting. You will enjoy reading about how Griffin dealt with his first test subject (a white cat he stole from the lady upstairs) how he tried and failed to recruit henchmen, and hearing Griffin spout his mwa-ha-ha evil schemes with glee. You are against me. For a whole day you have chased me, you have tried to rob me of a night's rest. But I have had food in spite of you, I have slept in spite of you, and the game is only beginning. There is nothing for it, but to start the Terror. This announces the first day of the Terror. Wow, how scary and exciting! Wells is a good author and I enjoyed reading not only about his evil mad scientist MC, but also about science and the method Griffin used to turn himself invisible. For one thing, it is very vivid and striking. Listen to Griffin discuss "processing" a cat: And you processed her. I processed her. But giving drugs to a cat is no joke, Kemp! And the process failed. Failed. In two particulars. These were the claws and the pigment stuff - what is it. at the back of the eye in a cat. You know. Tapetum. Yes, the tapetum. It didn't go. After I'd given the stuff to bleach the blood and done certain other things to her, I gave the beast opium, and put her and the pillow she was sleeping on, on the apparatus. And after all the rest had faded and vanished, there remained two little ghosts of her eyes. There's also great "mad scientist" imagery in this novel, complete with test tubes and strange goings-on at night. He was so odd, standing there, so aggressive and explosive, bottle in one hand and test-tube in the other, that Mrs. Hall was quite alarmed. But she was a resolute woman. The science in here is not real science, so don't break your brain trying to understand how Griffin's "bleaching system" works. Apparently it's difficult to reverse - so you don't want to be mucking around with his science anyway. Okay, my education in disability studies was ringing here. The reason I think this is a spoiler, so I will hide it. (view spoiler) Griffin is an albino. This makes him an ideal test subject because he is already lacking pigment with his white skin and "garnet eyes. But Wells uses Griffin's outward appearance as a manifestation of his insanity, homicidal tendencies and terrible temper. Books and films often use a physical "flaw" as a proof that a person is damaged and defective inside, evil inside. I feel like that is the case here. One could also say that Griffin is objectified no matter if he is visible or not. Invisible, obviously he is a curiosity and a weirdo - bundled up in bandages and gloves and a fake nose, rumored to be horribly scarred or disfigured. But Griffin must have been an oddity when he was visible as well, with the book often commenting on his red eyes and white hair. Perhaps he tried to become invisible in order to escape this constant scrutiny, and was disappointed to find he was under more scrutiny than ever? He must be stopped - his abnormal body and abnormal mind must be policed and he ends up dead and battered on the street. (hide spoiler) Well, looks like my studies on disability in the media didn't go to waste. The only bad thing I'll say about the novel is that Wells has a horrible habit of writing out dialect in a way that was almost incomprehensible to this reader. "This stror, sir, if I might make so bold as to remark. WTF is a stror. I asked myself. It took me a good solid three minutes to figure out that the woman was talking about STRAW. This continues throughout the novel, whenever Wells wants to illustrate an "uneducated" character. Man becomes marn. Arrest becomes rest. It's flipping annoying. Thank heavens I had my Spanish version of this novel handy. The great thing about having a Spanish (or French, or whatever) translation of an (English) novel is that you can be pretty sure they are not going to mess around with the dialect, and instead just say things straightforwardly. I flipped to that section, saw my Spanish edition said "la paja. therefore I knew I was dealing with straw. Everything suddenly became clear to me. I love reading books in two languages for many, many reasons - and this is one of them. Tl;dr - If you want to read a classic, you could do a lot worse than this. Wells is actually funny, he is a strong writer, and he knows how to turn a phrase. So it was that on the twenty-ninth day of February, at the beginning of the thaw, this singular person fell out of infinity into Iping village. Yes, he fell out of infinity. I'm going to use that, that's quite nice. The story holds your interest and is rather short and not hard to understand. I prefer other classics to this (Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Jane Eyre etc. but I understand that those are longer and more complicated. Available in Spanish as El hombre invisible. P. S. The English version of this novel was FREE on Kindle, it should be free on any e-reader... Read for March Reading Sprint-2019 in Buddy Reads. This was the most extraordinary tale. “Its very simple, ” said the voice, “Im an invisible man. ” Would you vanish if you found the secret to invisibility and try to gain all the advantages you could by concealing yourself from the human eyes? Yes? Most of us would. So did our friend in here. I experienced a wild impulse to jest, to startle people, to clap men on the back, fling people's hats astray, and generally revel in my extraordinary Read for March Reading Sprint-2019 in Buddy Reads. I experienced a wild impulse to jest, to startle people, to clap men on the back, fling people's hats astray, and generally revel in my extraordinary advantage. One day, a bandaged man with a very pink nose, wanders to Ipings Coach and Horses and demands a room. His peculiar nature and his very oddly covered head soon becomes the talk of the town. People seem wary of this strange man who has hundreds of bottles stored up in his room and who only comes out at night like some apparition. Of course, we find out that hes rather invisible but most people cant grasp that concept, and we follow the story as everyones curiosity gets the better of them and the invisible man tries to be left alone and we witness the horrors and tortures he leaves in his wake. This was my first book from Wells and I am not disappointed. The writing was very good. The irony was magnificent. The Invisible man came looking for anonymity and became a legend. Wanted to be left alone and got his privacy blown to the winds. Wanted to take advantage of his invisibility and ended up wanting to look human again. Wanted to be appreciated for his work and ended up becoming everyones terror. Where'd you be, if he took a drop over and above, and had a fancy to go for you? Suppose he wants to rob—who can prevent him? He can trespass, he can burgle, he could walk through a cordon of policemen as easy as me or you could give the slip to a blind man! As I said before, the way Wells told this story was very impressive. We dont get to see any humane qualities of the invisible man (We dont even get his name till two-third of the book has passed. We see him not showing any emotions and even his diaries have nothing personal within their pages. People are against him before he has even committed a crime or done any harm. Wells presents him as something alien, something not human and maintains that style throughout most of the book. When we finally get to know his name and his misadventure from his own account, our feelings change drastically and we get to see where his acts come from. So that in the end, we have conflicting thoughts. I went over the heads of the things a man reckons desirable. No doubt invisibility made it possible to get them, but it made it impossible to enjoy them when they are got. The Afterward by Scott Westerfeld was excellent and he truly sumarises all that Wells must be trying to portray through his words. I also read the Introduction by W. Warren Wagar again (read it first time before I started the book) and it has some really good points to ponder over. We see the invisible man going mad with his rage and sensitive temper, but we also notice how the society rejects him before he does any wrong. Is Griffin—the former chemistry student of University College, London, and the terrorist of Iping—a one-dimensional fiend or something more complex—even, strange as it may seem, a fellow human being? Of course, Wells could also be referring to the modern era and the invisibility we all get through social media. We seem to act and portray ourselves differently from who we really are. Our accounts grant us the advantage of being anonymous. We also tend to not think of other online ‘beings as equally human because we do not see them. This tends to create problems too. Cyber bullying is an excellent example. Emoticons and punctuation does help, but again, it cannot be enough. The two lessons I learned: Don't let your temper get the better of you and never try to be invisible! About the Movie: I watched the 1933 movie based on this book after I was done with the book. It was hardly an hour long, but they threw in a love interest which was bearable, and Mr. Marvel was nowhere to be seen (Dr. Kemp took his role too. Mrs. Hall was okay but her tendency to scream really seemed unrealistic at the best of times. I think they took it (the invisible mans rage) a little too far at the end and we really didnt get to see the hidden meanings we noticed in the book. Still, it was fairly enjoyable and even funny. Obviously, the book was way better, not that I regret the movie. My Thoughts as I Read: There are spoiler tags within this tag, so feel free to open it! view spoiler. 1: view spoiler) A strange man indeed. Im guessing all those bandages that baffled Mrs. Hall are to save her from more horror when she sees him. (hide spoiler) 2: view spoiler) Finally something funny. I like how Mr. Henfrey described the stranger. I wanna ask that are his eyes visible through the glasses? Are the glasses semi-transparent or did his eyes not disappear? I think Id cause all kinds of havoc if I were invisible but its sure to lose its charm. (hide spoiler) 3: view spoiler) I kinda feel bad for the stranger. I wonder if hell be able to cure himself of this invisibility. His temper and annoyance sure are growing. (hide spoiler) 4: view spoiler) I would have left this village if this were me. Its not wise to stay here after everything thats happening. (hide spoiler) 5: view spoiler) He shouldnt have done that. Obviously if they tell anyone about this, theyd suspect our stranger. Did he really ran out of money? hide spoiler) 6: view spoiler) Lol, he is an idiot. Hes gonna get caught. He couldve avoided this. P. The chapter headings are awesome. (hide spoiler) 7: view spoiler) First, way to go Mrs. Hall for standing up to him! That was impressive considering how scared she was. I didnt expect him to really show them. He was also so stupid to go for the knife in such a situation. But he did use his wit afterwards. I almost thought hed be caught. Is Jaffers dead or what? P. Loved this chapter. (hide spoiler) 8: view spoiler) Adderdean? Wheres he going? hide spoiler) 9: view spoiler) Should he have threatened Mr. Marvel? I think pleading would have gotten him farther. (hide spoiler) 10: view spoiler) So will Mr. Marvel be caught? I loved the last para. (hide spoiler) 11: view spoiler) Awesome! I quite liked how he handled it here, but I still think hell get caught. (hide spoiler) 12: view spoiler) Honestly, I didnt properly follow what exactly happened but damn! hide spoiler) 13: view spoiler) Poor Mr. Marvel. (hide spoiler) 14: view spoiler) marvel was so close to telling him! How that burst in his face. I feel pity for him. Money fr a ticket? hide spoiler) 15: view spoiler) Lol, I really pity Marvel! hide spoiler) 16: view spoiler) Poor, poor Marvel. The invisible man should let him go. This isnt good. But Marvel shouldnt have brought the books. The invisible man wouldnt go without them. I liked the other men here. They werent so stupid or cowardly. I dont think hes dead. (hide spoiler) 17: view spoiler) First, Im glad to have the name Griffin. “The Invisible Man” was quite a mouthful. I do feel bad for him right now. A lot. But I admit that he didnt do it right all the way. I think Kemp might help. Itd be bad if he betrays Griffin. (hide spoiler) 18: view spoiler) Griffin is so careless! He needs to get a handle on his temper. Hed lose his only hope. (hide spoiler) 19: view spoiler) I loved the logic behind his invisibility. I knew most of this like Kemp did but still very good work! So he robbed his father? Is he haunted by guilt? hide spoiler) 20: view spoiler) This was so good! Poor cat though. That wasnt right. I did not think of him being able to see even when he closed his (transparent) eyes. It must be so unsatisfying. I didnt like what he did to the house. (hide spoiler) 21: view spoiler) Hes always stark naked. I would have made my clothes invisible too! Maybe he would have too if only his apparatus was still intact. The bandages (at the beginning of the book) were a good idea after all hes been through. Yet his temper is so out of control and he is so careless. Its weird that he didnt learn from it. (hide spoiler) 22: view spoiler) Spectacular writing! Im loving this so much! He definitely went through an awful lot. I have this weird feeling that Kemp will betray him. (hide spoiler) 23: view spoiler) Its obvious that Kemp is tired of him. Hes judging him too. I think I would too. After all, Griffin didnt do everything in the most decent way. I wish he had loosen the knots at the very least. He didnt even leave any gold or silver behind. Hes so selfish. I really did not want Kemp betraying him (for reasons I do not understand) but alas. I reckon Kemp is scared. I do despise Griffin but I also want him to get some help. Moreover, If I were Griffin, I wouldnt have told Kemp everything. Guess he was too desperate to spill his secrets to someone wholl listen. (hide spoiler) 24: view spoiler) Griffin, you lost me with your insanity. You indeed belong in an asylum. (hide spoiler) 25: view spoiler) And that is why I wouldnt have told Kemp everything. But its good. He needs to be caught. (hide spoiler) 26: view spoiler) I was so sad about Mr. Wicksteed. He has gone off the rails. I understand where Griffin is coming from but I also know this book will end when he ends up killed. (hide spoiler) 27: view spoiler) Oh God! I wish Adye isnt dead. I think he isnt. By the way, what just happened in the last para? Did Kemp escape with the maid? hide spoiler) 28: view spoiler) Had to happen. I suspected hed become visible when he died. I quite enjoyed Kemp running especially when he always had something ill of speak of others walking/running towards his home. (hide spoiler) Epilogue: view spoiler) Glad Adye is alive. So the landlord is only curious? I feel bad anyway. But this is a fitting end. (hide spoiler. hide spoiler. I have been on a kick to read classic books. Some of them have been hits and others misses, this is definitely a hit. It started off a bit slow but then ended with a bang. Great book! This is the fourth short work of science fiction or fantasy published by H. Wells, and although it is superior to the fantasy you have probably never heard of ( The Wonderful Visit) it is inferior to the two “scientific romances” which you almost certainly know ( The Time Machine and The Island of Dr. Moreau. Still, it shares important characteristics with the others, and together they make up an effective introduction to Wells work. The Wonderful Visit (1895) treats—among other things—with This is the fourth short work of science fiction or fantasy published by H. The Wonderful Visit (1895) treats—among other things—with the reactions of the inhabitants of an average English village when they encounter a real, honest-to-god corporeal angel. When they try to see him for what he is, they are filled with amazement, suspicion and unease, often reacting in a chaotic fashion, but later, when they see him as a problem to be solved, they can band together to do so. The angel is benign and the Invisible Man malevolent, but the reactions of the villagers to their individual strangeness is much the same. Wells uses the people primarily for comic relief, but treats them with respect. One of the fine things about The Time Machine is the Time Travellers lecture to his dinner companions about the fourth dimension, what it is and how it can be manipulated. Griffin, The Invisible Man, is equally eloquent about the problems of invisibility and the way he overcomes—among other things—the effects of light and problems of pigment. (The fact that Griffin is an albino turns out to be a bonus. Whenever The Invisible Man (1897) concentrates on invisibility, it is diverting and surprisingly credible. My favorite of these four books is The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896. It explores the morbid psychology of a “mad” scientist Moreau, but it is even more concerned with his blasphemous and disturbing resemblance to a divine creator, a being who strives to make real men out of the animals he acquires, finding them to be barely educable and—except for his dogman servant—intractable. Although in The Invisible Man Wells concentrates on the morbid psychology of the power-mad sociopath Griffin, consumed by class envy and the lonely lure of invisibility, Dr. Moreau (1895) he cant resist a divine allusion or two. (I particular like the passage where the invisible Griffin singles out the tramp Thomas Marvel as an accomplice in his thefts. “I have chosen you, ” his apparently disembodied voice intones. Although its no Dr. Moreau, and the comic relief goes on a bit too long at times, it is still a solid piece of entertainment, an interesting psychological study with exciting chase at the end. Here is a glimpse into the mind of the lonely—and now invisible Griffin, adjunct faculty member of an obscure college, as he speaks to Dr. Kemp, his old school fellow. It came suddenly, splendid and complete in my mind. I was alone; the laboratory was still, with the tall lights burning brightly and silently. In all my great moments I have been alone. ‘One could make an animal — a tissue — transparent! One could make it invisible! All except the pigments — I could be invisible! I said, suddenly realising what it meant to be an albino with such knowledge. It was overwhelming. I left the filtering I was doing, and went and stared out of the great window at the stars. ‘I could be invisible! I repeated. “To do such a thing would be to transcend magic. And I beheld, unclouded by doubt, a magnificent vision of all that invisibility might mean to a man — the mystery, the power, the freedom. Drawbacks I saw none. You have only to think! And I, a shabby, poverty-struck, hemmed-in demonstrator, teaching fools in a provincial college, might suddenly become — this... A scientist invents a invisibility drug and slowly goes mad. Chaos ensues! I read this as part of a colossal Invisible Man group read. We're all familiar with the basics of the tale. For a story written before R'lyeh sank beneath the waves, it was surprisingly readable. So a scientist named Griffin invents a serum that makes him invisible. What's he do with it? Become an even bigger douche nozzle! Griffin becomes invisible and is suddenly above the law, stealing as he sees fit and cheapshotting A scientist invents a invisibility drug and slowly goes mad. What's he do with it? Become an even bigger douche nozzle! Griffin becomes invisible and is suddenly above the law, stealing as he sees fit and cheapshotting people who can't see him. Sadly, I think a lot of people would let their id take over under similar circumstances. While on the surface, it's the tale of a dickish scientist, it's more about what people do when no one is watching and what they'd do without fear of punishment. The book is pretty slim and Griffin spends most of it being a bullying shit to people when he's not relating his backstory. The concept is still interesting after all these millennia but I like the works inspired by it better than the genuine article. 3 out of 5 stars... This is a buddy read with the following people: Jeff, Stepheny, Anne, Tadiana, Dan 2. 0, Jess, Delee, Dan, Alissa, Steve, Will, Christopher, Licha, Miriam, Jenna, Auntie J, Ginger, and Carmen. Please let me know if I missed anybody. A mysterious man came to an inn of a quiet and quite backward Sussex village. Would it be a spoiler if I reveal his secret right here, considering it is given away in the title? Anyway, the guy is invisible and it causes no ends of grief for him and down-to-earth This is a buddy read with the following people: Jeff, Stepheny, Anne, Tadiana, Dan 2. Would it be a spoiler if I reveal his secret right here, considering it is given away in the title? Anyway, the guy is invisible and it causes no ends of grief for him and down-to-earth inhabitants of the village. Such is the beginning of a classical science fiction tale. This is my reread of it; my first time was during my high school years. During that time I missed some of the humor of the book as well as some satirical depictions of the village I mentioned above. To my complete surprise (or was it a complete lack of thereof. the read was still as fun as back then. The book was originally published in 1897. My observations related to this publication time follow. It touches on surprisingly great number of subjects in less than 200 pages; this brevity is something the majority of modern writers cannot do even if their lives depend on it. The main character is supposed to be a very violent guy. The only signs of his violence are his occasional breaking of china/glass dishes and even more occasional breaking of furniture although I suppose it took more effort to break sturdier furniture those days. I am sure in the modern depiction of violence he would leave a bloodbath in his wake - Victorian definition of the word is very different. There are some very archaic words used which I have never ever seen in modern English. Ugh. This is made worse by author's trying to use accents in dialog. Double ugh. I am very happy this particular technique is almost never used in modern literature. Wells tried to give a scientific explanation for possibility of invisibility. His version does not sound ridiculous and even makes sense, but still there are quite a few problems with his method - including the fact that the invisible man must be completely blind if he accepts Wells' idea of being invisible. On the other hand, the modern version there instead of an invisible object you see what you were supposed to see in its absence is quite possible: My final rating is 4 stars with the main reason for me not giving the book the highest rating being archaic words and accents. Yes, I remember when the book was published. Yes, I also understand it was a commonly used technique in Victorian literature. 4 stars is still a very good rating. I would like to say thanks to all my buddy readers for making this read even more fun... I won't deny the fact that at one point in my childhood, I wanted to become invisible. It wasn't the top priority in my list of "I hope one day I'd suddenly have this super power" but it was still there, probably at number 6 lagging behind Wolverine's Claws, flying, super strength, teleportation, and Johnny Storm's powers. I haven't thought of the consequences of being invisible then because I didn't contemplate on things that much when I was a child. I mean, who would do that? Take note that I I won't deny the fact that at one point in my childhood, I wanted to become invisible. I mean, who would do that? Take note that I read this with a lot of people, and that this is my very first buddy read. Check out Anne's review for the full list. This 160 or so page novel by Wells was a mixture of contemporary, sci-fi, and crime. Some of my favorite genres mixed up to form this not so bad classic. I'm not sure what Wells wanted to portray in this novel other than being invisible has a lot of consequences. Or maybe that doing evil experiments on yourself would only bring harm to oneself. I was expecting to hate this, because I've recently put aside some classics because they were so damn boring. Im sure it's all on the reading slump, but I'm a bit shocked that I didn't have problems with the writing. The Invisible Man was a novel about an invisible man's struggle to live in a world of transparency. It was hard because people weren't open minded then, so anything out of the ordinary would mean extermination. He wanted to become invisible, so he had to live with the consequences. There were a lot of cool things Wells tacked on. Like how the food that he eats are visible unless digested completely, and when he smoked the cigar it was also visible. He could've pulled off a bank heist with only a bit of difficulty, but staying truly invisible was still a pain in the ass. I didn't like much of the characters in the first part of the novel. Mr. Marvel was annoying, and so were the landlord and Halls. Kemp was a lot better though, and the main character himself was not that bad. I would say though that the plot was better than the characters. They were just right, but none amazed me, unfortunately. It would be redundant for me to keep reminding everyone why it took me 5 days to finish this really short novel. I know i'm probably the last one to finish this, but I'm glad it didn't take me a week to do so. I might not be a quick buddy reader for the next few months(another advance notice) but I'm one to finish something that i started. I will be faster in December, but January onwards would mean the second semester, so the turtle shall prevail once again. 3. 5/5 stars. One of the few classics that I enjoyed, but I can suggest better ones. I will be reading more from Wells in the future, but for now let's see what my buddy readers will choose for next month's read... The Invisible Man, H. Wells The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in The Invisible Man, H. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it. An enthusiast of random and irresponsible violence, Griffin has become an iconic character in horror fiction. تاریخ نخستین خوانش: شانزدهم سپتامبر سال 1998 میلادی عنوان: م‍رد ن‍ام‍رئ‍ی‌ اثر: ه‍رب‍رت‌‌ ج‍ورج‌ ول‍ز مترجم: ام‍ی‍رم‍ه‍دی‌ م‍رادح‍اص‍ل‌ ت‍ه‍ران‌‏ خ‍ان‍ه‌ آف‍ت‍اب‌ 1379؛ در 116 ص شابک: 9645963656؛ مترجم: قاسم صنعوی؛ تهران شباویز 1374 در 204 ص؛ شابک: 9645511380؛ مترجم: مهشید میرحیدری؛ تهران نهال نویدان 1374 در 190 ص؛ مترجم: گیورگیس آقاسی؛ تهران عارف 1372 در 128 ص؛ مترجم: خسرو شایسته؛ تهران سپیده 1371 در 158 ص؛ چاپ پنجم 1372؛ شابک: 9645569656؛ مترجم: گروه ترجمه انتشارات؛ تهران آریا نگار 1389 در 64 ص؛ شابک: 9786009214396؛ دکتر گریفین در حرکتی جنون‌ آمیز با آزمایش محلولی شیمیایی روی خود نامرئی می‌شود و پس از آن با ناامیدی نامزدش را ترک می‌کند تا دارویی خنثی کننده بیابد…؛ ا. شربیانی... I thought this story could of been better. So when the guy invents invisibility its like bam! hes invisible and immediately gets in a beef with the landlord whos all are you a mad scientist whats going on and so he gets mad and bags the guy and burns his apartment building down which is not cool and he end up in the street totally naked this is the guy not the landlord because he has no invisible clothes so if he wears clothes then hes visible and there would be no point but all his clothes I thought this story could of been better. So when the guy invents invisibility its like bam! hes invisible and immediately gets in a beef with the landlord whos all are you a mad scientist whats going on and so he gets mad and bags the guy and burns his apartment building down which is not cool and he end up in the street totally naked this is the guy not the landlord because he has no invisible clothes so if he wears clothes then hes visible and there would be no point but all his clothes are burned up and its January. Oops, maybe he should have thought of that one. Also hes in London England which is not anything like Redondo Beach where people do walk round practically naked because its so nice and sunny and nobody minds. So I thought it was not realistic that this guy did not die of hypercoldia which is when your body gets so cold it just dies. But he skips around London in the freezing weather and I guess its because its so cold that it never occurs to him that now hes invisible he could go into girls bedrooms. This never happens in the book, although if I was invisible it would be like the second thing I would think of after I thought whoah dude I am so invisible, check it out. Also this is the main theme in High School Invisible 1 and High School Invisible 2 where the two invisible kids have a whole better plan. This invisible guy gets the idea that hes all powerful like a superhero now hes invisible but its kind of funny because the only time he is invisible is when hes totally naked which is probably when you are least feeling all powerful if you are walking down a street in a capital city and you cant even carry a piece because they people would see it jaunting along in midair which would wreck the whole concept. The way they do it with Sue Storm in the Fantastic Four is probably better although they probly could not have had Kate Mara naked all the time as it was a PG 13 rating. So he gets this bad attitude and starts beating up on guys I guess because of frustration and being so cold so he gets chased a real lot, like they do in a lot of these type stories like The Gingerdead Man and Bikini Bloodbath 2 and Its My party and Ill Die if I Want To. They chase a lot in those movies, I have seen them. The moral of this book is that its bad to be invisible. It will send you doo lally and will freeze your nuts off... 1. 75 i love every interesting and weird books and the title of this book was enough to make me read it and I read it but wasn't interested at all 2. 0 stars. I had not read this book in many years and so I decided to re-read it over the weekend. In retrospect, this might have been a big mistake. Previously, I had very fond memories of the book as one of the best of the “classic” horror stories along with Dracula, Frankenstein and The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Well, it is certainly a classic of the genre, but I no longer feel like it deserves a place among the elite of its peers. If can I may borrow and paraphrase from the 2. If can I may borrow and paraphrase from the late Lloyd Bentsen in his famous Vice Presidential debate with Dan Quayle: So what changed this time around? For me, I just found the characters (including the title character) to be paper thin and pretty uninteresting. I thought the plot was very “vanilla” and had about as much tension as a Brady Bunch marital spat. As for the Invisible Man himself, in addition to being uninteresting, he came across to me as a fairly lame villain. By this I mean he didn't really inspire a lot of fear, loathing or even pity. One thing that didn't help and is not the book's fault is that at one point, I got a picture of Claude Rains (from the original movie version) in my head shaking his fist behind those bandages and all I could think of was him screaming Even without the intrusion of Colonel Klink, the Invisible Man came across as a second rate bad guy. It was like Vincent Price in those Saturday afternoon horror flicks if that gives you an idea of the kind of “menace” the character inspired in me. As Doctor Evil would say, the Invisible Man is “semi-evil, quasi-evil, the margarine of evil. Hes the Diet Coke of evil. Just one calorie, not evil enough. ” I know it sounds like I am really bashing the book and that is not my intention. It is certainly not a bad book. For me, I just don't think I can rate it higher than “okay” (hence the 2 star rating. I think part of my rant may be that I am a little bitter because I feel like one of the “classics” has been pulled out from under me. Oh well, sometimes ignorance is bliss. Do you think the notion of an invisible man was really foreign to the readers during the time Wells wrote? While I found this book moderately entertaining, thought the scientific "theories" were thought-provoking, and felt there were seeds of some really potent themes (however undernourished the seeds turned out to be) I feel like Wells was totally preoccupied with trying to describe to the reader what it would be like to have an invisible man in our midst. This isn't a concept that I (as a Do you think the notion of an invisible man was really foreign to the readers during the time Wells wrote? While I found this book moderately entertaining, thought the scientific "theories" were thought-provoking, and felt there were seeds of some really potent themes (however undernourished the seeds turned out to be) I feel like Wells was totally preoccupied with trying to describe to the reader what it would be like to have an invisible man in our midst. This isn't a concept that I (as a modern reader) have a particularly difficult time grasping, so I guess I found myself a little frustrated with the constant THOROUGH descriptions of similar scenes, in which the invisible man participates in some kind of kerfuffle with someone or with many people, and things float in the air, and people mysteriously trip over something when nothing seems to be there. Over and over again. I *think* if I hadn't seen so many movies where these kinds of scenarios are so handily portrayed, I would have found this story more engaging on the whole. What I WISHED the book did was spend more time exploring the mindset and utter confusion that an albino-turned-invisible man would have as he alternately attempts to be seen and unseen. To be noticed and unnoticed. The utter loneliness one must feel to be constantly around people who are totally unaware of your presence. Instead, there were parlor tricks, an unnecessarily lengthy cast of indiscriminate country bumpkins, and some seriously cold feet. The ending, however, hit the mark well enough. As a side note, the editor in me wished he would pick a narrative perspective and stick to it. Oh Wells... This is my third book by this author and I think I've accepted that this author isn't for me. I always like the concepts but never seem to like the execution [9/10] This is what a supposedly serious review of the popular, bestselling, turn-of-the-century sci-fi novel looks like when written by a dunkin' dunce like me- full of gaping holes and disconnected thoughts and jumbled array of funny ideas. FOR THOSE THAT KNOWS NOT WHAT GRIFFIN IS: As the title suggests, He is invisible. An invisible albino, to be precise. (Makes things easier. If you ever plan on putting this theory to test, you should probably hunt down albinos first. As long as you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️[9/10] This is what a supposedly serious review of the popular, bestselling, turn-of-the-century sci-fi novel looks like when written by a dunkin' dunce like me- full of gaping holes and disconnected thoughts and jumbled array of funny ideas. ⏩ FOR THOSE THAT KNOWS NOT WHAT GRIFFIN IS: As the title suggests, ✅ He is invisible. An invisible albino, to be precise. As long as you don't try it on yourselves like he did, you should be fine. ✅ He is a brilliant scientist. Like, bloody brilliant. He conjured up that invisibility prank all by himself, except that it is not a prank(never mind what the world believes) but pseudoscience. ✅ He is mad. Like, let-the-terror-reign kind of mad and a bit homicidal(I highly doubt that 'bit' does justice to the magnitude of the nefariousness involved. ✅ He is a sorry fellow. Poor poor fellow who could have been salvaged, if only H. Wells had known the concept of a shrink back then. ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ ⏩ GRIFFIN, THE BOGEYMAN: The Invisible Man commanded quite a reputation wherever he went and this was how he was usually bandied and gossiped about! “In the middle of the night she woke up dreaming of huge white heads like turnips, that came trailing after her, at the end of interminable necks, and with vast black eyes. ” “That marn's a piebald, Teddy. Black here and white there—in patches. And he's ashamed of it. He's a kind of half-breed, and the colour's come off patchy instead of mixing. " “Also belated little children would call "Bogey Man. after him, and make off tremulously elated. ” ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ ⏩ THE POPULAR NOTION: ❎ Griffin was a class A nincompoop: My arguments against the notion- ▶️The invisible man didn't appear all of a sudden out of thin air or blast off a distant Krypton as a baby with superpowers to head our way. It was the fruit of years of toil, brain-wracking, failure, frustration, success, mirth and failure again- the vicious cycle that a scientist's life is susceptible to. That pain- a scientist alone can comprehend. ▶️So, what if he didn't plan his life-after-invisibility ahead? He didn't think of running around the streets stark naked in the nippy cold weather. He didn't contemplate on starving to death because the food will trace a visible course through his invisible gut. He didn't start devising vile plans to run amok and terrorise the village until people got overwhelmed by his subdued presence. He didn't come across as an evil-that-need-to-be-banished until the very person he trusted his secrets with, set the police on him. (Dr. Kemp, whose personality is revealed here, the moment Griffin showed up at his door- “All men, however highly educated, retain some superstitious inklings. The feeling that is called "eerie" came upon him. ”) Only if, he ⚫️ wasn't being a D-bag about his father and didn't treat everyone with general apathy, ⚫️ knew a method to rein in his unfettered outburst of antagonism, ⚫️ didn't really come after Dr. Kemp, even after knowing that this would end up a ridiculously executed threat, ⚫️ didn't bludgeon an unsuspecting man to death( I didn't really believe that Griffin was a bad person until that moment - which happens in the almost-penultimate part of the story) this would have been the classic case of 'girl-fell-in-love-with-a-mad-scientist' He is a Genius! A JERK(Just that, yes. But, ❎ Invisibility is pseudoscience: My arguments against the notion: ▶️If fiction is tangible, so is Invisibility. No one would dare say against this, but decolorising blood? You have to contend with the idea, definitely, but don't go about picking at some absurd idea clearly tagged as fiction. “But this was not a method, it was an idea, that might lead to a method by which it would be possible, without changing any other property of matter—except, in some instances colours—to lower the refractive index of a substance, solid or liquid, to that of air—so far as all practical purposes are concerned. ” ▶️ If you can get your head around the concept of hiding human tissues, then why not decolorise them in the process? If Griffin knew something you can't quite put your finger on, then you have absolutely no right to treat him as a despicable creature. More when the mad scientist is not purblind to the fact- “Ambition—what is the good of pride of place when you cannot appear there? What is the good of the love of woman when her name must needs be Delilah? ” VERDICT: ✔️ Many writers embraced the idea that the power that the quality of being invisible bestows on man is MARVEL lously unrivalled to that of flight or webs or lightning-quick sprints or steel body or hulking figure or. you know enough to fill the gaps with) but H. G Wells is the pioneer in the field of super-heroes(or super-villains) whether he knew it or not. So, if 'outrei' and 'outlandish' and 'implausible' science is what tickles your fancy, then why not try this original and ingenious piece of classic once at least in your lifetime? ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ And, if you are willing to give it a try, read Jeff's review first, it definitely tickled my funny bones... Dear Iron Invisible Man, I have recently been informed of your actions in regards to invisibility. Let me just tell you- there are some great advantages to being invisible and with that comes a great responsibility. I am absolutely appalled at your behavior and I intend to dictate some rules and boundaries for you. The Minister for Magic has summoned me and requested that I write you a letter. This letter is intended to set you to rights. Here are your guidelines for you to keep in mind while you Dear Iron Invisible Man, I have recently been informed of your actions in regards to invisibility. Here are your guidelines for you to keep in mind while youre invisible. What you shouldnt do: You should not experiment on animals. Animals are not meant to be treated you realize what happened the last time someone gave Invisibility Potion to a cat? What you should do: We must be kind and nurturing to our Magical Creatures. Try setting free an innocent baby dragon that a certain caretaker has recently come in possession of instead! What you shouldnt do: You should NOT break into peoples houses and then demand things of them and then be disgruntled when they do not react the way you want them to. You should remember that when you are randomly opening doors you dont know what youll find. What you should do: You could try sneaking into a library to find out useful information that could aid you in turning yourself visible again. OR at the very least- use your manners. And lastly, What you shouldnt do: You should not kill people. Thats just rude. What you should do: Embrace your foes. Kill them with kindness. (Dont actually kill them. Yours truly, Harry James Potter A most excellent buddy read with far too many people to list. (Please check out Anne or Delees review for a list of other readers. This book was highly entertaining, much more than I had anticipated. I never know what to expect, when picking up one of the classics, and I knew next to nothing of this one. I didnt bother to read the synopsis, and Ive learned the hard way to never, ever read the introduction prior to the story. Especially on these older works, where its common practice to spoil major plot points assuming everyone already knows the story. Thats so annoying. Anyhow, going into this story with fresh eyes was This book was highly entertaining, much more than I had anticipated. Anyhow, going into this story with fresh eyes was probably beneficial. For example, Ive noticed many people have shelved this as horror, and although Id imagine it may have been quite shocking to those Victorian readers, to the modern reader it really is quite tame. Even the Reign of Terror was fairly light-hearted. To me, the story read more like a great farce, with The Invisible Man bumbling his way from one disaster to the next. So, if I was expecting a horror story, Im sure I would have been disappointed. The Invisible Man is basically a story about a man who loses his humanity. Initially, Griffin assumed invisibly would be a great advantage, but he learned rather quickly what a horrible burden it can become, especially troubling during those late winter months. Oh but for some invisible shoes! Mr. Wells did an admirable job of laying out all the disadvantages, many of which I hadnt considered. The longer Griffin remained invisible, the more it began to wear on his psyche. Since he was an asshole with a superiority complex long before his little experiment, the end result could only ever be a complete disaster. The more he began to lose touch with humanity, the deeper he spiraled into madness. The pseudo-science was well thought out, and several basic concepts were accurately described. There were discussions of light refraction, the physical properties of materials, and even some minor physics. And, except a few short sections where Wells dropped into a nearly incomprehensible rural dialect, the language was easily approachable—which is always a big concern with classics. So, in summary, if you approach this book expecting a horror story, youre bound to be a little disappointed, but if you go in with an open mind, I bet youll enjoy the ride. Sure, Griffin was an asshole with a superiority complex, but those townsfolk were a bunch of nosey morons in need of a good braining! Oh but for a proper Reign of Terror! ♫Instant Karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right on the head You better get yourself together Pretty soon you're gonna be dead♫ Read as part of Non-Crunchy Cool Classic Buddy Read... If Annie Wilkes Stepheny doesn't lock us all up in her vegetable cellar, I will be buddy reading this with an awesome gang of misfits: Anne, Jeff, Stepheny, Delee, Christopher, Tadiana, Will, Licha, Alissa, Steve, and the Dans (both 1. 0 and 2. 0) Miriam, Jenna, Auntie J, Carmen, and Ginger on August 10. Please 't. falls. Read a book you own but haven't read yet. 2. 5 stars Does anyone remember this movie? I was in high school when it came If Annie Wilkes Stepheny doesn't lock us all up in her vegetable cellar, I will be buddy reading this with an awesome gang of misfits: Anne, Jeff, Stepheny, Delee, Christopher, Tadiana, Will, Licha, Alissa, Steve, and the Dans (both 1. 5 stars Does anyone remember this movie? I was in high school when it came out and I thought it looked like the coolest movie ever. It wasn't. And now that I've finally read this great classic work of literature for the first time, I now see that the film is not all that original either. Until I had read this book, the extent of my knowledge of the titular Invisible Man came from this: And after reading this book, I realized that Hollow Man is a 1999 gorier, more violent version of this book and I much preferred The Invisible Man who was in Allan Quartermain's gentleman's league. I really really wish I liked this one more. I don't know if its because I'm jaded or if I read it at the wrong time, but honestly, I just couldn't get that into it. I loathed the titular character not because he's a disgusting specimen of a character who has no respect for human life, but because that's all he is. I just found every single character in this short novel lacking in depth. There didn't seem to be any kind of conflict residing within our Invisible Man. He just wanted power and money and to make people suffer. He wanted to murder for the fun of it and silently relish the idea of his being invisible. Which is so stupid for these reasons: 1. Being invisible is kinda a shitty ass superpower. You have to be naked all the time for it to work, and even then, you still leave footprints and perspiration marks. And you can't eat because your food will show up undigested in your bowels (SOOOO much ew btw, and that's coming from me, the jaded, not-grossed-out-by-anything-RN-to-be. And seriously? Why do you want to be invisible? To be a peeping Tom? To steal from people? To confound the police when you murder someone and they don't have a suspect? All of the above is pretty douchey behavior, and doesn't put me in mind of a superhero. you want to murder people and become rich and powerful and brilliant. Cool. Why? Everyone has to have some kind of motivation for their behavior. And our Invisible Man doesn't. Which makes him flat and boring. And as far as I could tell, he didn't go all Jekyll and Hyde once he became corrupted by the power that his scientific explorations gave him. He was always a douchecanoe, even before the invisibility happened. So that makes him EVEN MORE flat and boring. I hate flat and boring. Invisible Man is an albino. Why? What is the significance of this? Other than it makes it easier to turn invisible because he has no pigmentation. I would have LOVED some backstory on this character maybe fleshing out his struggles with being different or cast aside or alienated by his peers or isolated by his family due to his condition. But no. We get none of that. 4. The Invisible Man tortures a cat. Enough said. 5. The middle of the story is basically one big fat info-dump. I hate info-dumps. They are boring. But I still gave it 2. 5 stars which is not a terrible rating. For one, this novel is quite humorous. I think the humor saved it for me. At least a little bit. Also, I was incredibly fascinated by the science-bits. Being in the medical field myself, I love me some science. And actually, particularly for the time period in which this book was written, the science part of it is extremely well-written and thought out. There are no glaring plot holes, and Wells made the science behind being invisible actually sound quite plausible. (I know it's not ACTUALLY plausible. I am a science person, you know. And I give this author kudos for that. So this book unfortunately was not my cuppa, but I am very interested in reading more of Wells work. This is actually my first Wells novel (save your rotten tomatoes) and I am interested in seeing how this founding father of the science fiction genre writes things other than invisibility... This is a most excellent piece of science fiction wherein a scientist called Griffin, creates a serum which makes him invisible. Then it goes on to explain his decline into total madness. I am generally not a science fiction fan, but this one was masterfully written and kept my interest. I recommend this book to all. Enjoy and Be Blessed. Diamond I was eager to read The Invisible Man (1897) by H. Wells after enjoying my recent reread of Robert Louis Stevensons The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886. Both are science fiction novels that speculate about chemistry. Dr. Jekylls chemical potion transforms him into Mr. Hyde so he can indulge in his debaucheries undetected and unhampered by moral conscience. Griffins potion bleaches his blood so that his technological device can render him invisible and he can do whatever he I was eager to read The Invisible Man (1897) by H. Griffins potion bleaches his blood so that his technological device can render him invisible and he can do whatever he wants. But this is where the similarity ends. Jekylls desire to split one side of his personality off from the rest is not completely incomprehensible. Moreover, Jekyll remains a sympathetic character. In contrast, Griffins desire to be invisible stretches credulity too far. And he is not even slightly sympathetic. I dont mind Wells creating a character with no redeeming traits. I dont need to like a books protagonist to like the book. I dont need to like any character to like a book. So Im fine with the fact that every character in this book is cold and heartless. But I do need the protagonist not to be as unbelievably stupid as Griffin is. Now I admit, my first thought about invisibility was that it could be a lot of fun. I could dance backstage at every Dead & Company show. I could travel the world by boarding any flight I choose. I wouldnt even have to take off my shoes to get through security. But this is where I start to see problems. I wouldnt have to take off my shoes, not just because the security guards couldnt see me, but because I wouldnt be wearing shoes. I wouldnt be wearing anything. Im Sue Budd, not Sue Storm. My invisibility wouldnt be extended to my clothes. So my free vacations would be limited to warm climates. That is, if I could get past the idea of walking through an airport, or any other place in New York City, in my bare feet. Eww. So how is it that Griffin works on his project for three years without once considering the problems that might be posed by invisibility? He invisibilizes himself in January for Petes sake. Then, after running around the streets of London naked in the winter and avoiding food because undigested food is visible in his body (eww again) he still thinks invisibility is a good idea! Griffin says to Kemp: “ Before I made this mad experiment I had dreamt of a thousand advantages ” (138. There are indeed advantages to being invisible if invisibility can be turned on and off at will à la Sue Storm, but Griffin didnt bother to think about how he would become uninvisible. At least Jekyll had a potion to reverse his transformation. True, Jekyll didnt anticipate developing a tolerance, but at least he had enough sense to have an antidote in the first place. When I started reading The Invisible Man, I was prepared to sympathize with Griffin. He was arrogant from the first, but I imagined he had been through a lot and his rude and imperious attitude was the defense mechanism of a man who had been unjustly persecuted. I excused a lot of bad behavior as I patiently awaited his origin story. It was difficult, but the country people among whom he lodged were not exactly paragons of kindness themselves, so I was able to give the invisible man the benefit of a doubt. By the time he reached Kemps house, I was sorely in need of a backstory that would enable me to feel some sympathy for this cruel and violent man. But the more Griffin revealed of himself, the more I grew to despise him. When I had finally written him off as unworthy of my pity, it was his own narrative that condemned him. If this novel has any meaning at all, it can only be as a study in ugliness. Not physical ugliness of course, but moral ugliness. Griffin explains his bandages by claiming his face is disfigured. But his face is not disfigured. It is his soul that is disfigured. As is the soul of everyone else in the story. The clock mender makes a nuisance of himself in the hope of glimpsing Griffins supposed facial disfigurement. What an ugly thing to do! To make a disfigured man the object of ones morbid curiosity. Kemp betrays Griffin before hearing his tale. Once the tale is told, Kemps deception seems justified, but Kemp commits his deception before hearing Griffins tale. He did not even give Griffin a chance. The villagers are ugly. The landlord and landlady are ugly. The proprietor of the Oxford Street house is ugly. Griffins mentor is ugly. The only person in this book who isnt ugly is the cat. If the purpose of The Invisible Man is to showcase human ugliness, all I can say is that Wells does it better in The War of the Worlds. If the purpose is to speculate on how invisibility might be scientifically achieved, the story would have been better as a short story. If the purpose is to explore the consequences of invisibility, its a disappointment because it doesnt take much imagination to see the problems of being naked, barefoot, and hungry. Perhaps the only takeaway from this book is that invisible women are smarter than invisible men... Now I really enjoy classic sci-fi and have always enjoyed H G Wells books as they tend to be set around south western London and Surrey where I grew up, so I have an affinity for them. This however I did not enjoy as much as Id hoped. I have read it before in the dim and distant past but remembered little of the tragedy that was to unfold. Enjoyable, yes (ish) but now I know why I didnt remember much because memorable it isnt, shame. *speaker steps up to podium to give review* Good evening, Invisible Man is one of those rare novels that have changed the shape of American literature. This nightmare journey across the racial divide tells unparalleled truths about the nature of bigotry and its effects on the minds of both victims and perpetrators. Readers are ushered into a parallel universe that throws our own into harsh and even hilarious relief. Suspenseful and sardonic, narrated in a voice that takes in the symphonic range of *speaker steps up to podium to give review* Good evening, Invisible Man is one of those rare novels that have changed the shape of American literature. Suspenseful and sardonic, narrated in a voice that takes in the symphonic range of the American language, black and white, Invisible Man is one of the most audacious and dazzling novels of our century. *intern runs up on stage and whispers* cocks head to the side and listens intently* whipering. Wells. Science Fiction. THE. still whispering. You're telling me Invisible Man and THE Invisible Man are two different books. Which was this buddy read for. huh. intern slips away. Ahem* Well then. And that is Invisible Man. Quite an excellent book and you should all read it. But today we are here to talk about THE. Invisible Man by H. (apparently. The Invisible Man is a science fiction book about. my word. a man who is actually invisible! It is a classic tale of. hold on a minute. *goes to read Anne's review. hmm... well that can't be right. So. uhm. what do you all say to a ten minute break? Great, great. Just... go get a drink or something. *audience shrugs and goes to get coffee. returns shortly* The Invisible Man is about a man trying to conduct some peaceful experiments in an inn in some hick town. The townsfolk constantly pepper him with questions like "What's up with the bandages. and "Why don't you take off your coat. and "Would you like some cheese. The invisible man's typical reply is to sniffle at them. *glances down below podium, flipping through pages* Let's see. right, right After sniffling at the wrong person, the invisible man is eventually found out and chased out of town! At this point we start to see the invisible man for who he really is; an angry and violent man. He threatens a local man into helping him recover his belongings and *book slips and falls to ground* audience eyes stage suspicously* snatches book from floor and opens to a random page* Uh, yes, but that's not important. What is important is when *glances down at pages* he kills a cat! wtf? he does what? well this guy is a right bastard Yes! This is where the reader begins to realize that the invisible man was not slowly driven mad due to his condition, but was crazypants to begin with! He finds an old associate and begins to tell the tale of how he became invisible, revealing that being invisible merely gave him an outlet for his dark desires. huh, this is pretty good *reads* oh, well that's interesting *reads* audience starts to look at each other* reads* oh, it's on now! audience slowly filters out of the room* reads. Buddy Read on 8/10 with Anne, Jeff, Delee, Evgeny, Tadiana, Stepheny, Will, Dan, Dan 2. 0, Alissa, Steve, Jess, Licha, MIRIAM, Jenna, Auntie J. Ginger. I don't even think I'm friends with some of those people. Should be fun. I believe any insanity will be collecting around Anne's review if you want in... While reading this book, I tried to imagine reading it in the late years of the 19th century, having in mind that it was an era of inventions, the invention of the television was shortly afterwards, in 1900 a television was shown in an electricity congress in Paris, and that was the first time it was called a television, the escalator, the radio, the helicopter. and many other inventions of the first years of the 20th century, so those people thought that everything was possible, and While reading this book, I tried to imagine reading it in the late years of the 19th century, having in mind that it was an era of inventions, the invention of the television was shortly afterwards, in 1900 a television was shown in an electricity congress in Paris, and that was the first time it was called a television, the escalator, the radio, the helicopter. and many other inventions of the first years of the 20th century, so those people thought that everything was possible, and especially H. G Wells, the man thought of a time machine for god's sake. Other than that, being someone who's living in the 19th century, I don't think the idea of invisibility has ever crossed their mind, but for us, we saw it everywhere. Remember This movie so do you even imagine what is it like to read a book like this, not having the slightest idea about an invisible man? having a fresh mind that is not corrupted by television and it's ideas? A. M. A. Z. I. N. G! So that's about the idea, let's come to the contents of the book. The book discusses the life of an ordinary man, who happens to be extremely talented, hardworking and smart, he had lost contact with the outside world for the outside world holds no interest to him, he is a loner, he likes being alone and adores being with his work, he was always an invisible man, so actually being like that meant that people would stop bothering him, it was all advantages and no disadvantages, it was the dream of his life. And life gave him everything he wanted, that's why we should always be careful about what we're wishing for. He struggled with a formula and made it happen, He was INVISIBLE at last. But what he never thought about was that he Had to deal with people, no one can live isolated from the world. He felt alone, vulnerable and wounded, and what do animals do when they're wounded? They fight back... So it was his own war against the world, whoever won is not the question, because each situation brings a loss with it, if he wins then we have an enemy ruling us, and if the world wins we lose a brilliant scientific and an amazing thinker. The questions that are waiting to be answered are, what if we gain what we always wanted, is it really what we actually need? what does think the world of an outsider? should he be an outcast? And what are the consequences of what we do? And at last, where does the thin line between genius and insanity really ends... My second H. Wells novel. Honestly, I didn't enjoy The Invisible Man quite as much as I did The War of the Worlds. The storyline and writing were both top notch, but I just found it hard to REALLY enjoy a novel in which I totally despised the main character. In all actuality, I guess my feelings towards the protagonist/antagonist (yes, both are the same character) would be considered a win for the author, as I feel that Wells didn't intend for the reader to truly like this character. What I My second H. What I find interesting is that as I was reading the novel, I did feel a bit of sympathy for the main character's plight from time to time, but then he would do something so over-the-top or horribly nasty that I would immediately lose any sympathetic feelings and replace them with something more akin to loathing. I did enjoy the novel for the most part though and Wells crafts a wonderful story that keeps the reader interested throughout. I found the science behind his explanation of events to be sufficient to carry the story especially considering the time in which it was written and think that this is another fine example of early Science Fiction before Science Fiction was actually defined as a genre... In which it is demonstrated that invisibility, like wealth, looks, talent, etc doesn't count for much if the possessor remains an asshole. For this much-anticipated buddy read with Ann, Jeff, Delee, Tadiana, Stephany, Evgeny, Jess, Auntie J, Licha. sorry, other readers, I've run out of steam on the hyperlinking, maybe later. I used the Modern Library Classics edition subtitled "A Grotesque Romance. To my great disappointment, the library refused to lend me the one subtitled "a fantastic In which it is demonstrated that invisibility, like wealth, looks, talent, etc doesn't count for much if the possessor remains an asshole. To my great disappointment, the library refused to lend me the one subtitled "a fantastic sensation. Herbert George Wells was born to a working class family in Kent, England. Young Wells received a spotty education, interrupted by several illnesses and family difficulties, and became a draper's apprentice as a teenager. The headmaster of Midhurst Grammar School, where he had spent a year, arranged for him to return as an "usher. or student teacher. Wells earned a government scholarship in 1884, Herbert George Wells was born to a working class family in Kent, England. Wells earned a government scholarship in 1884, to study biology under Thomas Henry Huxley at the Normal School of Science. Wells earned his bachelor of science and doctor of science degrees at the University of London. After marrying his cousin, Isabel, Wells began to supplement his teaching salary with short stories and freelance articles, then books, including The Time Machine (1895) The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896) The Invisible Man (1897) and The War of the Worlds (1898. Wells created a mild scandal when he divorced his cousin to marry one of his best students, Amy Catherine Robbins. Although his second marriage was lasting and produced two sons, Wells was an unabashed advocate of free (as opposed to "indiscriminate" love. He continued to openly have extra-marital liaisons, most famously with Margaret Sanger, and a ten-year relationship with the author Rebecca West, who had one of his two out-of-wedlock children. A one-time member of the Fabian Society, Wells sought active change. His 100 books included many novels, as well as nonfiction, such as A Modern Utopia (1905) The Outline of History (1920) A Short History of the World (1922) The Shape of Things to Come (1933) and The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind (1932. One of his booklets was Crux Ansata, An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church. Although Wells toyed briefly with the idea of a "divine will" in his book, God the Invisible King (1917) it was a temporary aberration. Wells used his international fame to promote his favorite causes, including the prevention of war, and was received by government officials around the world. He is best-remembered as an early writer of science fiction and futurism. He was also an outspoken socialist. Wells and Jules Verne are each sometimes referred to as "The Fathers of Science Fiction. D. 1946. More. “All men, however highly educated, retain some superstitious inklings. ” — 96 likes “Alone- it is wonderful how little a man can do alone! 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Εχει περάσει σχεδόν μισός αιώνας από εκείνο το απόγευμα που ένας νέος υπαξιωματικός ξεχνούσε να βγάλει τα άρβυλά του πριν ξεκινήσει για μια, κατά τα φαινόμενα, συνηθισμένη παρακολούθηση. Επρόκειτο να ακολουθήσει μια γυναίκα την οποία, εκείνη την περίοδο, συναντούσε -ως παντρεμένος- κρυφά ένας από τους πλέον φιλόδοξους αξιωματικούς του στρατού. Οταν αυτή γύρισε πίσω στον σύντροφό της, ανέφερε το περίεργο περιστατικό, σημειώνοντας ότι ο άνθρωπος που την παρακολουθούσε ήταν μάλλον στρατιωτικός διότι κάτω από τα πολιτικά φορούσε αρβύλες. Εξοργισμένος, ο σύντροφος της. παθούσας, αντιλαμβάνεται τι είχε συμβεί, καλεί επί τόπου στο τηλέφωνο τον ηθικό αυτουργό και τον βρίζει σκαιότατα. Στη μια γραμμή του τηλεφώνου ήταν ο, τότε ταγματάρχης και μετέπειτα πραξικοπηματίας Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος και στην άλλη το δεξί χέρι του για όλες τις «βρώμικες δουλειές» της χούντας, ο Δημήτρης Ιωαννίδης. Η γυναίκα δεν ήταν άλλη από τη μέλλουσα σύζυγο του Παπαδόπουλου, νεαρή και φιλόδοξη υπάλληλο της Γεωγραφικής Υπηρεσίας Στρατού τότε, τη Δέσποινα Γάσπαρη. Η σύζυγος του πραξικοπηματία είχε παραλληλίσει τη φιλία μεταξύ των δύο ανδρών με εκείνη μεταξύ του Δάμωνος και του Φιντία. Ωστόσο, όπως φαίνεται από τα γεγονότα, η φιλία μεταξύ συνωμοτών είναι περιττή πολυτέλεια. Ο Παπαδόπουλος πέθανε το 1999 και ο βαριά άρρωστος Ιωαννίδης, ένας εκ των δύο τελευταίων κρατουμένων για τα εγκλήματα της Επταετίας (ο άλλος είναι ο Νίκος Ντερτιλής) ζητεί, ύστερα από 34 χρόνια φυλάκισης, να πεθάνει έξω από το κελί του. Με δικό του μηχανισμό Η συνωμοτική φύση του Ιωαννίδη τον ανέδειξε από την 21η Απριλίου 1967 -την ημέρα που ο Παπαδόπουλος με μια ομάδα στρατιωτικών ανέτρεψε τη δημοκρατία εγκαθιδρύοντας δικτατορία- σε δυναμικό πιόνι του καθεστώτος. Ως διοικητής της πανταχού παρούσας στρατιωτικής αστυνομίας ΕΑΤ - ΕΣΑ, ο Ιωαννίδης έστησε και αυτός μεθοδικά τον δικό του μηχανισμό. Το 1973 κίνησε τα νήματα της ανατροπής του Παπαδόπουλου, τροφοδοτώντας παράλληλα και τις παρασκηνιακές διεργασίες πίσω από το πραξικόπημα εναντίον του Αρχιεπισκόπου Μακαρίου, που τον Ιούλιο του 1974 οδήγησε στη στρατιωτική εισβολή και εν συνεχεία κατοχή της βόρειας Κύπρου από τους Τούρκους. Ο Ιωαννίδης, ως κατ' εξοχήν εκπρόσωπος της χουντικής πτέρυγας των σκληροπυρηνικών, σε κάθε ευκαιρία που του δινόταν στον συνωμοτικό μικρόκοσμο στον οποίο ζούσε, κατηγορούσε τον Παπαδόπουλο για έλλειψη αποφασιστικότητας. Ο πραξικοπηματίας βέβαια σπάνια υποψιαζόταν τον Ιωαννίδη, τον οποίο θεωρούσε έμπιστο. Μάλιστα, μια ημέρα ο Μαρκεζίνης και κάποιοι συνεργάτες του Παπαδόπουλου τον προειδοποίησαν ότι ο Ιωαννίδης θα τον ανατρέψει για να λάβουν την αποστομωτική απάντηση: «Ο Μίμης είναι αρσακειάς. Δεν θα έκανε ποτέ κάτι τέτοιο». Την ίδια περίοδο ο Ιωαννίδης καλεί στο γραφείο του μια σειρά από στρατιωτικούς και τους λέει να πουν την άποψή τους για τον Παπαδόπουλο. Εκείνοι, σκληροπυρηνικοί και έμπιστοι του Ιωαννίδη, αρχίζουν να τον υβρίζουν λέγοντας πόσο μαλθακός και ανίκανος είναι. Ο Ιωαννίδης τα κατέγραψε όλα σε κασέτα και στη συνέχεια την έδωσε στον Παπαδόπουλο, ο οποίος πείστηκε πλέον ότι ο άλλοτε έμπιστος φίλος του λογάριαζε χωρίς τον ίδιο. Μετά την επιστροφή του Κωνσταντίνου Καραμανλή στην Ελλάδα και την οριστική αποκατάσταση της δημοκρατίας, ο «αόρατος δικτάτωρ», όπως έμεινε στην Ιστορία, κάθησε και αυτός στο εδώλιο του κατηγορουμένου, αντιμέτωπος με τα φώτα της δημοσιότητας την οποία, εθισμένος στο σκοτάδι του παρασκηνίου, μισούσε όσο λίγα πράγματα. «Ολα τελείωσαν» Η τελευταία σκηνή της παντοδυναμίας του Ιωαννίδη διαδραματίστηκε στις 22 Ιουλίου 1974. Με το στρατιωτικό του τζιπ και συνοδευόμενος από τους υπασπιστές του πηγαίνει στο γραφείο του στρατηγού Φαίδωνα Γκιζίκη. Από εκεί, κατευθύνεται στο σπίτι της αδελφής του στην οδό Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας. Σηκώνει το ακουστικό του τηλεφώνου και μιλάει για λίγα λεπτά. Μόλις κλείνει τη συσκευή, γυρνάει στην αδελφή του και λέει: «Ολα τελείωσαν». Από τον Ιανουάριο του 1975, οπότε φυλακίστηκε, ο Ιωαννίδης υπήρξε ο λιγότερο δημοφιλής από όλους τους καταδικασθέντες για τη δικτατορία. Στα μάτια των εκατομμυρίων δημοκρατών ο Ιωαννίδης είχε προδώσει τη δημοκρατία, ήταν συμμέτοχος στην καταπίεση και τη δολοφονία αθώων. Επίσης ήταν υπεύθυνος για την τραγωδία της Κύπρου, καθώς έδωσε στους Τούρκους αφορμή να εισβάλουν. Στην αντίληψη όμως του περιορισμένου κύκλου των συνωμοτών του πραξικοπήματος είχε κάνει κάτι πολύ χειρότερο: είχε προδώσει τον όρκο που είχε δώσει το καλοκαίρι του 1971 ενώπιον του Παπαδόπουλου και ακόμη 20 πραξικοπηματιών, σύμφωνα με τον οποίο αρχηγός της «Επανάστασης», όπως έλεγαν τη χούντα, παρέμενε ο παλιός φίλος του. Αυτήν την προδοσία δεν μπόρεσαν πολλοί να του τη συγχωρήσουν ποτέ. Ακόμη και σήμερα ο Ιωαννίδης αναθεματίζεται από ακροδεξιά έντυπα για την απόφασή του «να ρίξει τον Παπαδόπουλο». Απομονωμένος από όλους Γι' αυτούς τους λόγους, στη φυλακή ο Ιωαννίδης ήταν απομονωμένος από τους περισσότερους. Την ίδια στιγμή που ο Παπαδόπουλος δεχόταν επισκέψεις στο κελί του, άλλοι όπως ο Στυλιανός Παττακός ακόμη και ο σκληρός και αμετανόητος Νίκος Ντερτιλής έβλεπαν τακτικά φίλους και συγγενείς, λάμβαναν επίσης γράμματα από νοσταλγούς, ο Ιωαννίδης παρέμεινε σε μεγάλο βαθμό περιορισμένος στην επικοινωνία με ελάχιστα πρόσωπα. Ενας από τους τακτικούς επισκέπτες και συνδέσμους του Ιωαννίδη με τον έξω κόσμο ήταν ο γιατρός κ. Ανδρέας Σταθόπουλος. Στενοί και αδιάκοποι συμπαραστάτες του ήταν διαρκώς η αδελφή του Δέσποινα και ο γιατρός Ζακ Αλαζράκης. Ο «αόρατος δικτάτωρ» φρόντιζε όλα τα χρόνια που ήταν στον Κορυδαλλό να καλλιεργεί την εικόνα του ιδεολόγου, που δεν υποκύπτει στις πιέσεις. Αυτός και ο Ντερτιλής δεν ζήτησαν να αποφυλακισθούν ούτε μια φορά. Στα τέλη του 2005 μάλιστα, όταν οι δικηγόροι των δύο ανδρών έκαναν την πρώτη αίτηση αποφυλάκισης, έσπευσε να ενημερώσει, μαζί με τον Ντερτιλή, τον διευθυντή των φυλακών ότι δεν μετανοεί για τίποτε. Αποτέλεσμα ήταν το Συμβούλιο Πλημμελειοδικών Πειραιά να κρίνει ότι δεν έχει έλθει η ώρα της αποφυλάκισής του. Στον αρκετό ελεύθερο χρόνο του, ο Ιωαννίδης φρόντιζε έναν μικρό κήπο που υπήρχε στο προαύλιο των φυλακών. Ελεγε σε όσους γνώριζε ότι εκείνη ήταν η τελευταία πραγματική ευχαρίστησή του. Το καλοκαίρι του 2002, μετά την εξάρθρωση της τρομοκρατικής οργάνωσης «17 Νοέμβρη» οι χωροταξικές αλλαγές για τη μετατροπή σημαντικού τμήματος του Κορυδαλλού σε φυλακή υψίστης ασφαλείας είχαν ως αποτέλεσμα να ξεριζωθεί ο «αγαπημένος» κήπος του πρώην δικτάτορα. Ετσι, ο άλλοτε «εσατζής» έμεινε κλεισμένος στο κελί του, δίχως καν αυτή την καθημερινή βόλτα. Εν τω μεταξύ, σε ηλικία περίπου 80 ετών, διαισθανόμενος ότι το τέλος πλησιάζει, παντρεύτηκε με «λευκό γάμο» τη χήρα ενός παλιού συμμαθητή του, η οποία τον επισκεπτόταν επί χρόνια. Ο Ιωαννίδης, 86 ετών πια, νοσηλεύεται τους τελευταίους τρεις μήνες στο Γενικό Κρατικό Νοσοκομείο Νικαίας για μια σειρά από βαριές ασθένειες. Αν καταφέρει να αποφυλακιστεί, θα ζήσει στο τελευταίο περιουσιακό στοιχείο που του απομένει, ένα διαμέρισμα στο Γαλάτσι.

ΑΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΚΑΤΑ (Short Version) 99 - Ακαντού, ο αόρατος άνθρωπος - video dailymotion. Ημερομηνία προβολής στην Ελλάδα: 5 Μαρτίου 2020 Πρώτη Προβολή: 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2020 Η βραβευμένη με ΕΜΜΥ Ελίζαμπεθ Μος (Εμείς, The Handmaids Tale) πρωταγωνιστεί σε μια τρομακτική και σύγχρονη ιστορία εμμονής, η οποία αντλεί έμπνευση αλλά και ανατρέπει το κλασικό, αρχετυπικό τέρας της Universal, τον Αόρατο Άνθρωπο. TRAILER POSTER.

Άγνωστες ιστορίες για τον Αντώνη Λιβάνη, τον “αόρατο” άνθρωπο του ΠΑΣΟΚ. Γνώριζε τα πάντα, αλλά ποτέ δεν έλεγε τίποτα. Ήταν από τους πιο στενούς συνεργάτες του Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου. Εκείνος έγραψε το κείμενο της παραίτησής του το 1996 στο Ωνάσειο. Η φράση του στον Κώστα Σημίτη όταν του ανακοίνωσε ότι το κόμμα ήθελε να παραιτηθεί ο Ανδρέας. Οι θρυλικές συγκεντρώσεις στο σπίτι του για την ονομαστική του γιορτή ήταν… πολιτικό γεγονός. Ο «αόρατος» άνθρωπος. Μόνο έτσι θα μπορούσε να χαρακτηρίσει κάποιος τον Αντώνη Λιβάνη τον στενό συνεργάτη του Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου. Ο Αντώνης Λιβάνης ήταν ο άνθρωπος των παρασκηνίων, το στέλεχος που καθόρισε την πορεία του ΠΑΣΟΚ και που έφυγε από τη ζωή χθες το βράδυ. Υπήρξε πολιτικός θρύλος αφού γνώριζε τα πάντα αλλά ποτέ δεν έλεγε τίποτα. Διαμόρφωνε πολιτική μέσα από τις στενές σχέσεις που είχε με τους δημοσιογράφους στους οποίους όμως « μόνο πουλούσε, δεν αγόραζε τίποτα ». Δεν έδινε πληροφορίες, δεν έδινε αποκλειστικά, δεν εξέφραζε ποτέ την γνώμη του για τα όσα συνέβαιναν στην κυβέρνηση και στο κόμμα ακόμα και αν ήταν φανερό ότι διαφωνούσε. Ήταν παντού και πουθενά. Τις μέρες που υπήρχε κυβερνητική ένταση κατάφερνε με την προσωπικότητα του να εκτονώνει το κλίμα αν και η παρουσία του ήταν αθόρυβη και διακριτική. Συγκρουόταν και μάλιστα σκληρά όταν θεωρούσε ότι είχε δίκιο αλλά ποτέ δεν χρησιμοποιούσε τον Τύπο για να επηρεάσει τις καταστάσεις. Οι περισσότεροι υπουργοί ζητούσαν πάντα την γνώμη του ενώ οι δημοσιογράφοι στα δύσκολα κυβερνητικά θέματα ρωτήσουν πάντα «τι λέει ο Λιβάνης». Τις περισσότερες αντιπαραθέσεις τις είχε με την Δήμητρα Λιάνη Παπανδρέου με την οποία συγκρούστηκε έντονα όταν αυτή ανέλαβε διευθύντρια του γραφείου του Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου καθώς γνώριζε τα προβλήματα που θα δημιουργούσε μια τέτοια κίνηση στο υπουργικό συμβούλιο. Αλλά και την εποχή του Ωνασείου οι σχέσεις τους δεν ήταν καλύτερες καθώς όπως είναι γνωστό η σύζυγος του τότε πρωθυπουργού διαφωνούσε με τις πρωτοβουλίες που είχε πάρει το ΠΑΣΟΚ για την εκλογή νέου πρωθυπουργού. Ήταν πιστός, μυστικοπαθής, έντιμος και έμπιστος. Αυτά τα χαρακτηριστικά άλλωστε εκτίμησε και ο Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου ο οποίος τον είχε δίπλα του από το 1964 μέχρι την στιγμή που έκλεισε τα μάτια του. Οι συγκεντρώσεις που γίνονταν στο σπίτι του ανήμερα της ονομαστικής του γιορτής είναι γνωστές σε όλους τους δημοσιογράφους καθώς αποτελούσαν πολιτικό γεγονός. Το 1996 μάλιστα ήταν μία από τις σημαντικότερες συγκεντρώσεις καθώς πέντε ημέρες νωρίτερα ο Αντώνης Λιβάνης μαζί με τον Τηλέμαχο Χυτήρη είχαν εξηγήσει στον Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου, ο οποίος βρισκόταν στο Ωνάσειο, ότι το κόμμα αποφάσισε να προχωρήσει τις διαδικασίες προκειμένου να εκλέξει νέο πρωθυπουργό. Μια ιδιαίτερα φορτισμένη στιγμή για όλους αλλά ιδιαίτερα για τον στενό συνεργάτη του ιδρυτή του ΠΑΣΟΚ ήταν όταν ο Αντώνης Λιβάνης επωμίστηκε και το καθήκον να γράψει την επιστολή παραίτησης του Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου. Σύμφωνα με τα ρεπορτάζ της εποχής μία μέρα μετά, δηλαδή στις 14 Ιανουαρίου ο Κώστας Σημίτης συνάντησε τον Αντώνη Λιβάνη και του έδωσε να καταλάβει ότι είναι αποφασισμένος να προχωρήσει. Βουρκωμένος ο στενός συνεργάτης του Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου τού είπε: « Κώστα, συνέχισε. Εγώ θα κάνω ό, τι μου πει ο Α. Παπανδρέου ». Εκείνη η συγκέντρωση, στις 17 Ιανουαρίου του 1996 ήταν προφανώς η σημαντικότερη της πολιτικής του ζωής για τον Αντώνη Λιβάνη καθώς την επομένη εξελέγη νέος πρωθυπουργός ο Κώστας Σημίτης. Αξίζει πάντως να θυμίσουμε ότι οι τότε δημοσιογραφικές πληροφορίες έλεγαν ότι ο Αντώνης Λιβάνης επιθυμούσε στη θέση του πρωθυπουργού να βρεθεί ο Γεράσιμος Αρσένης. Πολλές φορές οι δημοσιογράφοι τον ρωτήσαμε για εκείνη την ιδιαίτερη στιγμή που είχε ζήσει όταν είπε στον Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου ότι πρέπει να παραιτηθεί. Του ζητούσαμε να μας μεταφέρει τα συναισθήματα του ιδίου αλλά και του ιδρυτή του ΠΑΣΟΚ. « Αυτά δεν είναι για δημοσιεύσει μας έλεγε πάντα. Είναι δικά μας ». Πολιτικά πάντως και η τελευταία γιορτή του Αντώνη Λιβάνη είχε το ενδιαφέρον της αφού για πρώτη φορά συναντήθηκαν σε… κλειστό χώρο ο Αλέξης Τσίπρας και η Φώφη Γεννηματά προφανώς σε μια προσπάθεια οι δυο πλευρές να βρεθούν πιο κοντά. Ο Αντώνης Λιβάνης ήταν μια σχολή μόνος. Γνώριζε πολύ καλά ότι η πιο ουσιαστική πολιτική δουλειά γίνεται στο παρασκήνιο με επιχειρήματα και γνώσεις. Γι αυτό άλλωστε έχαιρε εκτίμησης όχι μόνο στο κόμμα του αλλά και τους αντιπάλους του. Εάν ήθελε είχε πάρα πολλά να πει καθώς πρωταγωνίστησε στην πολιτική ζωή του τόπου από τη μεταπολίτευση και μετά. Έζησε από μέσα την άνοδο και την « πτώση » ενός μεγάλου κόμματος όπως το ΠΑΣΟΚ. Όμως επέλεξε τα σημαντικότερα να τα πάρει μαζί του. ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΕΠΙΣΗΣ.

Είναι ο Superman πάνω στον οίστρο το μεγάλο και θέλει να… Εκεί λοιπόν που ψάχνει από ψηλά σαν αετός, βλέπει τον Batman, πάει και του λέει: – Εεεε φίλε μου Batman, πρέπει οπωσδήποτε να βρω ταίρι για σήμερα γιατί έχω τρελαθεί! – Γιατί δεν δοκιμάζεις με την Wonder Woman; Είναι η καλύτερη εδώ στην χώρα των κόμικς. – Όχι λέει ο Superman, η Wonder Woman είναι καλή μου φίλη, δεν θα μπορούσα να κάνω κάτι τέτοιο, και φεύγει. Παρακάτω, βρίσκει τον Spiderman, και του λέει κι αυτού το δράμα του και τον ρωτάει αν έχει καμιά καλή πρόταση. – Θα σου πρότεινα την Wonder Woman. Είναι σίγουρα η καλύτερη. – Η Wonder Woman είναι φίλη μου, δεν μπορώ να κάνω κάτι τέτοιο, λέει και φεύγει πάλι. Τι διάολο σκέφτεται καθώς πετάει, όλους τους έχει πάρει; Τότε ξαφνικά βλέπει την Wonder Woman στο χωράφι από κάτω, με ανοιχτά τα πόδια σε κατάσταση έκστασης. Το θέαμα είναι άκρως προκλητικό για εκείνον που δεν ήξερε τι να κάνει τις ορμές του. Δε βαριέσαι σκέφτεται, φίλοι φίλοι, αλλά και η ανάγκη μεγάλη, θα χρησιμοποιήσω τις υπερδυνάμεις μου, θα κάνω τη δουλειά γρήγορα-γρήγορα και πριν το καταλάβει θα έχω φύγει. Πράγματι, πέφτει σαν σφαίρα πάνω στην Wonder Woman, τελειώνει την δουλειά και πριν πείς κίμινο έχει εξαφανιστεί. – Τι στο καλό ήταν αυτό, λέει η Wonder Woman κοιτώντας με θολό βλέμμα προς τον ουρανό. – Δεν ξέρω, της λέει ο Αόρατος Άνθρωπος, αλλά ο κ@λος μου με πεθαίνει… ανέκδοτο γέλιο.

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Σύνοψη Όταν ο Λουκάς εγκατέλειψε την Ελλάδα για να ξενιτευτεί, άφησε τη γυναίκα του Ελένη μ ένα μωρό στην αγκαλιά και με άλλο ένα στην κοιλιά. Στα δεκαεννέα χρόνια της απουσίας του στο Χαρτούμ, νοσταλγούσε συχνά τον τόπο του και περίμενε με αδημονία τη στιγμή της επιστροφής του. Όταν επιτέλους γυρίζει, συνοδευόμενος από τον μαύρο υπηρέτη του Χουσεΐν, βρίσκεται μπροστά σε μια αναπάντεχη πραγματικότητα, καθώς η οικογένειά του τον αγνοεί και προτιμά να παραβρεθεί στη δεξίωση που δίνεται προς τιμήν του γιου του Ανδρέα ο οποίος είναι δεξιοτέχνης του βιολιού. Όταν δε μαθαίνει ότι η κόρη του Αλίκη αγαπά έναν απλό υπάλληλο, γίνεται έξαλλος έχοντας γι αυτήν άλλα όνειρα. Μέχρι να ξεπεραστούν οι προστριβές ανάμεσα στον Λουκά, που θέλει να το παίξει παραδοσιακός πατέρας, και τα παιδιά του, που έχουν φτιάξει ήδη μια δική τους ζωή, τα παιδιά καταφεύγουν στο σπίτι του θείου Σταμάτη, του αδελφού του Λουκά, ο οποίος όλα αυτά τα χρόνια τούς έχει σταθεί σαν πραγματικός πατέρας.

 

 

 

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