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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Much more thoughtful and less pulpy than I’d expected!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Made me sad
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation
Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this short little book. Very fascinating plot. Sci-fi horror, with questions about morality. At what point do animals become human, worthy of compassion. Since they’re animals was what Moreau was doing fine, even if he was torturing and flaying them for weeks on end? No animal abuse laws during this time. Poor Prendick, traumatized, seeing humans as animals when he comes back - we all have the same instincts, hunger, rage. I liked that the book was short and to the point, not dragged out. The most amount of dialogue was Moreau’s explanation of his work.
3 Stars
The main story was interesting, but the overly descriptive plot was mind-numbing. I swear, the same entities/oddities were described in detail, more than once and twice as long.
The main story was interesting, but the overly descriptive plot was mind-numbing. I swear, the same entities/oddities were described in detail, more than once and twice as long.
fast-paced