Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

15 reviews

anastasiamakes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Racism, Torture, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Stalking

crufts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

In The Island of Dr Moreau, HG Wells asks us: where is the line drawn between human and beast? And what would happen if that narrow line began to fray?

The tale is told by Londoner Edward Prendick, a man from London who has the misfortune to be shipwrecked, eventually coming ashore the titular island. Here he finds the amoral Dr Moreau, a once-renowned London surgeon who was chased out of town after his bizarre and cruel animal experiments were publicized. Sure enough, the island is crawling with the strange half-human, half-beast results of his experiments...

At a slim 133 pages, the book can't help but run at a good pace. Similarly, the locations and characters used are condensed to a minimal few, maintaining a strong sense of unity and cohesion. The story also ends on a strong note that ties together everything the protagonist has seen over the course of the book.

While vivid horror themes like these are not my favourite, The Island of Dr Moreau is nonetheless a strong example of the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Medical content, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Racism

rachelditty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

RIP Dog-man

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

jowmy4's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism, Cursing, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Violence, Death, Animal death, Body horror, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, and Gun violence