The Invisible Man vs Who Goes There?: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Invisible Man The Invisible Man H. G. Wells ★★★★☆ 3.6 124 pages · ≈ 2 h 18 m · Challenging

This book is the story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.

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Cover of Who Goes There? Who Goes There? John W. Campbell, Jr. · 1948 ★★★★☆ 3.7 230 pages · ≈ 4 h 16 m · Challenging

A remote scientific research expedition at the North Pole is invaded by a monstrous alien, reawakened after lying frozen for centuries after a crash-landing. The alien is intelligent, cunning and a shape-changer who…

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The Invisible ManWho Goes There?
Goodreads 3.6 (224148) —
Hardcover 4.0 (1) 3.5 (71)
Google Books 5.0 (1) 4.0 (2)
Apple Books 4.0 (3777) 4.0 (52)

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The Invisible ManWho Goes There?
Ratings 224148 71
Editions 563 14
Citations 9 —
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 238136 —
Pages 124 230

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