Yet another book in which H.G. Wells proves he isn't considered one of the fathers of the science fiction genre for nothing. 
 If you're hoping for a sympathetic character to connect with and cheer on, you may be disappointed. (Well, unless you're a sociopath...) Wells didn't seem to have much use for such sentiments in this particular narrative. Our main character is an obsessive, overly ambitious medical student named Griffin, who was willing to go to any lengths for notoriety. In experimenting on himself, he's had groundbreaking success... but he also doesn't seem to have any grasp on reversing said success. 
 Great follow-through--poor forethought. (Let's just be glad this wasn't a story about cloning dinosaurs. >.>) 
 We meet Griffin as he's working on reversing what he's done to himself, all while living in isolation and trying to pass himself off as some sort of horrific accident victim who has need of head-to-toe bandaging. This is one of the rare exceptions in which an author can get away with a certain lack of vivid physical description: 
 What does the invisible man look like? Well, seeing as he's invisible already at the start of the story, it's kind of a moot point. Not until we get to the vaguely plausible sounding reflections on Griffin's experiments does that fact that he has albinism come into play. (His natural lack of pigmentation providing the ultimate basis for his experimental "success.") 
 As it turns out, being invisible has a wide range of drawbacks. Not the least of these being the fact that it requires total nudity (regardless of inclement weather), and the inconvenience of being untenable if the subject hasn't fully digested their most recent meal. That's right... wait at least two hours after eating before swimming attempting to traipse about invisible. 
 "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 pacing starts off rapid and littered with intrigue, but seems to slow after the first 25% of the story. The lack of endearing traits in any characters leaves this work more plot-driven than some readers may prefer, but that's nothing unusual to the time period in which it was written. The buildup toward the end did become a bit tiring, as the response to the invisible man rampage seemed altogether incompetent on numerous occasions. (Really... nobody thought to throw a bag of flour in his general direction? Didn't these people watch cartoons?! Oh, wait... >.>) 
 Minor Spoiler: It is a lack of revenue which ultimately leads to Griffin's desperation and undoing. 
 (Sadly, this tactic never seemed to occur to him:) 
 For a more thorough (and thoroughly hilarious) review, I highly recommend Anne's delightful write up: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...