Reviews

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

marieeh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Fell a little flat for me in the final third - which is where you'd normally expect a climax, so it was a little odd.  I loved the first two parts, very atmospheric, gothic-esque.  The final part just had a little too much action all at once.  It also went very differently than what I had been expecting.  Liked the epilogue quite a lot though.
Still a good, mysterious read, with high tensions and emotion.  I could imagine this as a movie by del Toro, which made me realize I would love to see one of Moreno-Garcia's books adapted for film.  I really enjoyed it!

monicagrace94's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Miscarriage

akhudson's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

hannicherri's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

rcbalter's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

torisunshine's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

clint's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

nouvellevogue's review against another edition

rote, boring writing and flat characters

vanlaw's review against another edition

2.0

Quite mediocre, and slow going. It never delves far enough into the sci fi elements that are yearning to be released