This was an okay read for me—solid concept, but it didn’t quite hit the mark. The idea of how invisibility works is neat - I like how Wells thought it through, how with the book's logic it would be mostly inconvenient. I enjoyed when characters began to uncover the mystery of it at the inn in the beginning, and how they chose to deal with his poor personality. 

There was plenty of tension throughout the book between understanding that the Invisible Man is a bad person and almost feeling sorry for him, but for me, he never quite crossed into being pitiable. That being said, the townspeople were just as frustrating as the Invisible Man at times, so it wasn't a satisfying balance. Even when they ganged up on him, it was more annoying than cathartic. The build-up action toward the end had some good moments, but the ending itself left me a bit underwhelmed. 

I’m glad I read it—it’s interesting and has its highlights, and I appreciate it. I understand that it's meant to be a story about isolation, power, and how society reacts to outsiders. I feel it achieved this, but it wasn't delivered in a way that was particularly enjoyable to me, or as impactful as The Time Machine.