El hombre invisible

Escrito por H G Wells

Narrado por Enrique Aparicio

Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.

Érase una vez el relato de un hombre con una vida muy particular, pero hombre al fin, esa es la única condición que lo dejaría vivir, de no ser por un error “humano” que lo hace extraño y temible. Sin embargo lo que para el fue una gran ventaja se torna en un tormento, la posibilidad de ver todo sin ser visto, ¿hasta donde? En apariencia no hay limites, y con todo esto el relato no parece sino el deseo de redimir aquello que hizo mal, eso que posee, para su época es un mal (no se como seria para este), porque es diferente. El hombre invisible representa todo sentimiento e inquietud por ver, escuchar, juzgar, y salir ilesos de cualquier reacción contraria a estos actos, decir que se trata algo fuera de lo normal sonaría absurdo, el curiosear se torna casi natural y necesario, se convierte en un motivo y razón para muchos. Pero la invisibilidad es algo poco “razonable” y descabellado, pero el hombre se caracteriza por adaptarse, no obstante también los problemas parecen adaptarse.

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), fue un escritor, historiador, novelista y filósofo británico. Es conocido por sus obras de ciencia ficción como La guerra de los mundos o La máquina del tiempo.

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: SAGA Egmont
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 15 abr 2020
• ISBN: 9788415384083

H G Wells

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) wrote the science fiction classics The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds, and has often been heralded as a father of modern science fiction.

Comentarios para El hombre invisible

[jgoerzen-777395 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This is one of those books you can read two ways. You can read it for fun as a great story, or you can get all English Major on it and beat every last drop of fun out of it analyzing the hidden meanings, subtexts, and philosophy of the thing.

I read it mostly as a a fun story, and it is that. It had my attention throughout the whole of it. Here's something about Wells: he writes the best pandemonium scenes. Ever. There's one in here that makes you feel for the people that don't know what to do, and at the same time you can't help laughing at the whole thing.

If you want to get a little deeper, the main character comes off as rather endearing at first -- and maybe not so much later on. I think we all might wonder what we'd do in his shoes, and hope not the same things.

It's a good read and well worth the time.

[dbsovereign · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Power corrupts. Wells shows us that we crave that corruption. A wonderful adventure into which Wells sews a warning and entertains us along the way.

[bohemima · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I don’t know how I missed H G Wells when I was young. His work is fun but I would have appreciated it more back then.This one shows that Wells has a sense of humor, and yet it’s a dark story. A brilliant physicist concocts a set of devices that enable him to become invisible. Then he loses his notebooks and equipment, so he’s stuck in a condition that isn’t quite what he had hoped it would be. While the story is entertaining and, in the last few pages, exciting, the character’s motivations are obscure. His rage seems to be an inherent part of his character.Recommended for late childhood and early teens, or if you want an easy but distracting read.

[maxernst11 · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

Het gegeven is natuurlijk fascinerend, maar de uitwerking valt tegen: traag en gebroken ritme. Lectuur opgegeven na 120 blz

[virago77 · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

The Invisible Man was a jerk who was mean to people and tortured a cat. This pissed me off and has left my mentally incapable of leaving a more detailed review. I expected better.

[wildcatjf · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A very good story that I wish was a little reversed in its order; the latter half with its personal retelling of the Invisible Man's origins was most excellent, and I sort of wish the whole tale was told by its invisible participant. The ending was also splendidly vivid. Definitely worth a look if you are interested in the early goings of science fiction, or just want a solid tale with some tension.

[joe73-1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Great read. Man.........this guy is a jerk. But I guess karma comes full circle.

[msaucier818 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

*Spoilerish type reivew* This was a decent book by Wells, but my least favorite of the books I have read by him. This one obviously is a short novel about a man who is invisible. I thought the idea had a great deal of potential, but I never felt like the story ever took off for me. The Invisible Man is simply grumpy and perhaps a lunatic and the story turns into more of a chase down the bad guy plot. Not a bad read, but certainly not one to remember.

[shanaqui_1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I read The War of the Worlds a long time ago and I don't think I've really read any of Wells' other books until now, despite my intentions. I'm glad I finally got round to it. The Invisible Man isn't so much a story in some ways as an exploration of an idea -- not much happens, really: a man finds out how to make himself invisible but finds it much less convenient than expected, goes on a crime rampage, and is eventually killed. The main character is despicable and thoroughly unlikeable, which does the book no favours as a leisure read, but it's an interesting exploration of the idea. Though, of course, the 'scientific' explanation is laughable from a modern reader's perspective.

For the little that happens it's quite long and unrewarding, but considering Wells' influence on the genre, it's interesting in that way, too.

[helena11-369096 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

‘You don’t mean to say there’s an Invisible Cat at large in the world?’ said Kemp.
‘If it hasn’t been killed,’ said the Invisible Man. ‘Why not?’
‘Why not?’ said Kemp.

This book was looking camp right in the eye. If you took a shot every time you read the phrase "the Invisible Man" you'd have alcohol poisoning. If it had been longer I think the book could've achieved something Serious and Thought-Provoking, but as it stands it's not much more than a comedy of errors with a sci-fi twist.

[muumuumousie · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I enjoyed this book and found it frustrating at the same time. It was hard for me to get into it at first, since so much of the initial “mystery” will be obvious to the modern reader. (I mean, he’s invisible. That’s not a spoiler: it’s in the title. So why the big buildup?) It was also hard for me to enjoy a book without (at first) any really likeable characters. A little after the halfway point, one of the more peripheral characters steps into the leading role, and that’s when things really start to pick up. The last third of the book is the big confrontation between this new hero and the invisible man. It’s murderer vs. prey in an action-packed chase scene and memorable finale, but getting to that point was a bit rough at times. I’d give it 3.5 stars.

[bookconcierge · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Book on CD read by Scott Brick


This is a classic of science fiction / horror. It begins when a man appears at a small English village and takes a room. His face is bandaged, and he always wears a hat, a coat with turned-up collar and gloves. He demands privacy and takes his meals in his room. Once his boxes / crates of belongings arrive he takes over a parlor, unpacks multitudes of bottles and equipment, and begins working in what appears to be a laboratory. Once his secret is revealed, however, he goes on a rampage through multiple villages trying desperately to find a way to fix the self-imposed condition.

Griffin (the reader learns him name about 70% through the book) had a promising career as a physician, but became fascinated by physics and chose to abandon medicine for the study of this pure science, particularly the properties of light. Of course, he saw the advantages of being invisible, but never reckoned on the disadvantages. There are a few rather humorous scenes caused by his predicament but on the whole the atmosphere is one of anger and frustration and madness.

Scott Brick does a great job of narrating the audiobook. He has a deeply sonorous voice that lends itself to this type of gothic horror / science fiction.

[benkaboo-51322 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Summary: In a small english village an invisible man causes havoc when he starts to terrorise the locals

Things I liked:

Style: The author used a sort of epistological style as if he was recreating the story based on the hearsay and reports of people that
had been around at the time.

Short: I always appreciate a book that manages to deliver something in less than 300 pages that other take 900 to do.

Things I thought could be improved:

Number of characters: In some scenes, especially involving physical conflict, the author throws in a bunch of bystanders which makes the scene hard to follow in text. More work could have been put into differentiating or developing the characters; or it might have been better to just remake the
scene and leave them out.


Highlight:

Funnily enough I think I most enjoyed the 'tell me the whole plan' section where the invisible man reveals the events that occured beforehe arrived. I found them the most tense and scary. Maybe the story should have been that one.

[sriddell_8 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I wanted to like it. I try not to judge classics by modern reading and entertainment tastes. But this book was super slow and boring.

It had a lot of atmosphere. For a book originally published long before radio or movies or TV, I can see the value in long passages full of description.

The premise of the story was pretty straight-forward, in a science fiction sort of way. The main character turns himself invisible with somewhat nefarious intentions. He learns that being invisible isn't very easy and gets mad at the world.

I bumped up to 3 stars since it's a classic and one of the first ever modern works of science fiction.

[juva_3 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

A strange man comes to stay at an inn in a small rural town. He is oddly dressed, grumpy and self-obsessed. The locals quickly realize that he's got some sort of deformity he's trying to hide, but his brusque and cruel manners do not endear him to them. Eventually, someone stumbles into his rooms without sufficient leave and they realize that he's actually invisible - that is to say completely transparent.

Despite the seeming impossibility of it, the townsfolk begin to notice strange goings on and realize that this man is sneaking about their homes stealing things so he can maintain his room at the inn. Before long, the man is ousted from the inn and travels about looking for someone who will help him. He takes up briefly with a tramp before confessing everything to a local doctor in hopes that the man will realize his genius and help him enact crimes against the world.

The man has delusions of grandeur and believes that being invisible has made him superior to all other humans. He plans to use his power to his own personal advantage, but he needs a partner in crime. The doctor agrees in order to keep him talking and calls the police to subdue him. The man escapes but is later captured and accidentally killed because his captors couldn't tell how injured he is. Meanwhile, the mad genius' research is still in the hands of his landlord where it can be of no use to anyone.

This book was not what I expected. I'm not sure what I expected exactly, but a raving narcissist creeping around naked all about an English village is definitely not it. He seemed to think that being invisible would make him capable of complete domination of his race, but it really didn't. He basically had to go around completely naked all the time and couldn't eat anything or else his location would be revealed. Rather than publish his findings and begin touring as a sideshow, he develops some extremely sketchy designs on world domination.

His immediate capture and death were the extremely obvious outcome. The book itself was dry, long winded, and prone to protracted info dumps rather than clever plot development and story telling.

[yarb_1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I wasn't expecting the first third of this to be a slapstick comedy, but that's how Wells plays it, with Mr Invisible tripping, slapping and pilfering from a variety of gormless villagers. It's tedious, and the action scenes are flat and one-paced.

There's an intermezzo where we get to the backstory and Wells explores, though insufficiently, the interesting practical and philosophical ramifications of invisibility. Then it's back to the narrative as the title character decisively rejects an offer of rehabilitation and goes on one last rampage as the dragnet of solid Victorian citizens closes in on him.

A decent enough mad scientist tale but not as deep as The Time Machine or as lurid as Dr Moreau. My favourite Wells is still Mr Polly.

[leslie398 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Scott Brick does a very good narration of this science fiction classic. The Tantor audiobook had some split second pauses in places (mostly at the beginning of a chapter) which I assume are left from editing. They were no problem but I mention them because they were noticeable and also I think they may contribute to the fact that this audio edition runs a little longer than most of the others I looked at on the Hoopla website (~6½ hours total).

See my Kindle edition for thoughts about the book itself.

[dzejncrvena · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

If you are looking for stories with mad scientists, this is your go-to. The narration captured my attention from the first chapter to the last one. For a book written in the old times, it is not too boring for me. (The number of words is enough to keep me going.) I finished it in one sitting.
A classic worth recommending.

[stahl2ricco · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

“An invisible man is a man of power.”

A curious, and somewhat rude, stranger arrives in the village of Iping, covered up from head to toe. Turns out, he has turned himself invisible! And it's not all as wonderful as he thought it would be! In fact, when he tells his backstory, it seems he has made a grave mistake. And he quickly descends into madness...

A classic that actually was better than I'd thought it would be! I used to think it would be awesome to be invisible, but as this book plainly illustrates, it's not. For one thing, food shows after he eats, so he has to hide after a meal! I hadn't thought of that! It's a good read, even though I didn't understand the science parts at all. Good ending too! I'm glad I finally read this!

[merlucito · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Very funny and easy to read classic!

[niquetteb · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This story is from so long ago, yet it remains a compelling and interesting read. The violence is rather stark and not something I care for. I enjoyed looking up words with which I was unfamiliar.

[mstrust · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A man takes a room at an inn and proceeds to make life hell for the innkeepers. He's rude and demanding and also tends to smash their things when he goes into a rage, which is often. They have no idea who he is as he has refused to give a name and keeps himself bundled up to the eyeballs. When the innkeeper has finally had enough, the man literally disappears, but not before doing as much bodily injury as possible to everyone in the vicinity.

Funny that I'd missed this cornerstone of horror until now. First published in 1897, it has a modern feel to it, probably because the main character displays a schizophrenic level of violence, attacking old men and women and trampling children. It must have been terrifying to an audience of 120 years ago and still plays well today as the invisible man lacks any conscience.

[matke-261098 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I don’t know how I missed H G Wells when I was young. His work is fun but I would have appreciated it more back then.
This one shows that Wells has a sense of humor, and yet it’s a dark story. A brilliant physicist concocts a set of devices that enable him to become invisible. Then he loses his notebooks and equipment, so he’s stuck in a condition that isn’t quite what he had hoped it would be.
While the story is entertaining and, in the last few pages, exciting, the character’s motivations are obscure. His rage seems to be an inherent part of his character.
Recommended for late childhood and early teens, or if you want an easy but distracting read.

[deusxmachina-1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Seriously, this novel would've been far more enjoyable if the protagonist hadn't been such a jerk. Of course, the question what happens if someone who considers himself the peak of brilliance has the opportunity to remove himself from all social conventions, but the answer given here - that social conventions are the only thing that keeps a conscience in place, and that without it and the power to act on one's whims, a person nearly inevitably becomes a monster - is too simple for my tastes.

I would like to read the same story from Griffin's perspective.

[p_s_patrick · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Probably one of HG Well’s more well-known novels, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as the Time Machine as it was not as clever scientifically, or as convincing a story. It stooped to mediocre slapstick comedy for quite a stretch in the middle, and just did not feel compelling. However, it did get better towards the end when it was more serious.

[reemaayana · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

What about calling it a classic funny fiction with a poignant touch. 'Invisible Man' all starts with something like this, at the beginning he barges into a house for shelter, then things starts to become eerie for others due to his unusual behaviour followed by a shocking disclosure of him being 'invisible'. Eventually, he is on escape in the country with his theory of invisibility being revealed during the climax to someone' with a sad ending.
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This book is the revised edition of the original one. Thus, the language was simple and story was worth comprehensive and enjoyable. Unlike 'Thirty Nine Steps' the grip of the plot was missing– the suspense and narrative could have been made more crispy or maybe this occurred due to the abridgement.
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Overall an amazing and heart touching read. 4.2/5 .

[lynnb_64 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

As far as I can recall, this is my first reading of this story. I enjoyed Mr. Wells' attention to the daily challenges (as well as the broader implications) of being invisible. I enjoyed his ability to blend humour with tragedy. A short, enjoyable read.

[viragoreads · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

The Invisible Man was a jerk who was mean to people and tortured a cat. This pissed me off and has left my mentally incapable of leaving a more detailed review. I expected better.

[danielstj · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

A disappointing read. H.G Wells has much better tales. I would not recommend wasting your time on this one.

[jonfaith · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

Misanthropic and bereft of philosophy, it begins as farce and concludes in a homicidal froth. Pity.