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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.