DaveNash3 reviewed The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Invisible Man is the story of a young black man from the South who does …
Review of 'The Invisible Man' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
A wonderful performance, what a novel should be. The narrator, the invisible man, travels from the deep south to Harlem and meets a cast of stock characters along the way. Each character gives a different speech that exemplifies their stock or caricatures them. The narration gets a little bogged down in dealing with the brotherhood. The early scenes jumping from Trueblood's farm to the Golden Day to Beldsoe's office to Liberty Paints are the best. A lot symbology. More Reinhardt and less Brother Jack and the girls would have been better. Does the invisible man speak for you?