You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Scan barcode
amyrtlewis's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
steelydanfan's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
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? No
3.25
juller's review against another edition
4.0
I read The Island of Doctor Moreau back to back with The time Machine; both of which are by H. G. Wells. I liked Island better. I couldn't help but think of how improbable the creatures in the story were, but that was 100+ years ago. Modern thoughts aside, it was horiffic what the animals had to endure.
It was fitting that the animals reverted to their former natures - that spoke volumes to me about how man can mess try to mess with nature, but it really is futile.
The ending was so appropriate- Pendrick having PTSD. Very fitting given what he went through.
Challenge category - 19th Century classic
It was fitting that the animals reverted to their former natures - that spoke volumes to me about how man can mess try to mess with nature, but it really is futile.
The ending was so appropriate- Pendrick having PTSD. Very fitting given what he went through.
Challenge category - 19th Century classic
nukibah's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
saturn_rage's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-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? It's complicated
3.0
I like the ideas swirling around this book much more than the book itself. Not a fan of the racism interlaced through all of it, or the gendered dynamics present (there are no women but Moreau is building one, love that it ends him). In this end, this is a classic, I get why it’s a classic, but onwards we move. I’ve never before seen any of the film adaptations, nor did I know many of the plot points. Anyhow, make a Muppets version of this, but invert the rule and have Pendrick, Montgomery, and Moreau be the only humans.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
zxcvbnmackie's review against another edition
4.0
The main character is a shipwrecked man named Edward Prendick (let’s call him Eddie). Eddie finds himself in a dinghy after the sinking of the ship called the “Lady Vain”. - 8 days later on that dinghy and things aren’t looking good for Eddie. Starving and weak, it looks like he’s about to punch his ticket. However, he wakes up on a schooner having been saved by a chap called Montgomery. The schooner they’re on is heading for an island.
Eddie and Montgomery find themselves at said island and are met by the strange scientist called Moreau (who creates human/beast hybrids by means of vivisection). From that moment on, madness progressively ensues. What happens throughout this story I found to be intense, gasp-worthy, and rather chaotic.
Overall, a well told story concerning a conglomeration of themes. Chiefly, the difficulty of survival, the outcomes of physical and social suffering and the fragile correlation that exists within the triad of moral insight, intelligence and insanity. Primarily, it is an example of the consequences aligned with playing god and tampering with Mother Nature.
Eddie and Montgomery find themselves at said island and are met by the strange scientist called Moreau (who creates human/beast hybrids by means of vivisection). From that moment on, madness progressively ensues. What happens throughout this story I found to be intense, gasp-worthy, and rather chaotic.
Overall, a well told story concerning a conglomeration of themes. Chiefly, the difficulty of survival, the outcomes of physical and social suffering and the fragile correlation that exists within the triad of moral insight, intelligence and insanity. Primarily, it is an example of the consequences aligned with playing god and tampering with Mother Nature.
kevina's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.5
NEVER READ INTRODUCTIONS TO CLASSIC NOVELS IF YOU WANT TO AVOID SPOILERS
thankfully I didn't read this intro and didn't remember much of the film.
The book was ok, but I don't think I'd read it again. Might have liked it more had I been able to read it when it was first published.
thankfully I didn't read this intro and didn't remember much of the film.
The book was ok, but I don't think I'd read it again. Might have liked it more had I been able to read it when it was first published.
Content Warnings
Spoilers in the introduction of the version I read. As is disgracefully common.
henyouise's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Medical trauma