The Invisible Man: Wells H.G. (Vintage Classics)

I loved the book but I thought the ending was rushed as if H G Wells did not know who to finish it.

Just finished reading this for the first time, and the 1930's film is one of my favourites. The book is fantastic, difficult to grasp that it was written 130 yrs ago. It's not a big one so I'd recommend this to anyone as a filler.

A man arrives at The Coach and Horses during a hard winter. He wears dark glasses and a hat, while onlookers look on with concern as it is revealed his hands and face are all covered with bandages. Most believe him to be the victim of a horrific accident, unaware that he has succeeded in making himself invisible and is now desperately looking for a cure. Due to the stranger's unsettling and volatile behaviour he is eventually forced from the village which leads to murder. On the run with a desperate and fragile state of mind he seeks out an old friend who refuses to help for fear of what he has become. Left with nowhere to go and his mind almost lost to madness, the Invisible Man plots his vengeance.I have seen many versions of The Invisible Man but had never read the original story. The films have passed through noir, horror, comedy, light hearted adventure and back to horrors again. The original story is firmly stuck in a crossover between noir mystery and horror. The central character is not a particularly likeable character, he is a humourless man consumed by madness, hell bent on terrorising those around him and this is one of the main issues of the story in that there is no 'hero' in this book, no one to root for. The language and writing style might take some getting used to for some, despite it being a fairly short book it did take me longer to read than I expected, However, despite this it still has a decent pace and the ending is chaotic and tense and is worth a read.