Reviews

The Island of Dr Moreau by H.G. Wells

luciferase's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

alexandraorou's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

meg_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was a little bit hard to read due to the era that it was written. Still a good book overall with a very interesting premise. 

fordtough's review against another edition

I read this maybe 10 years ago but my recent watch of Sorry to Bother You stirred up the body horror memories of this book. Authority and ethics, survival and circumstance. grody.

juliareadsbooks's review against another edition

5.0

i want to write a paper about this book SO BAD behause it touches upon so many fascinating subjects. You could for example really tell the influence of Darwin‘s Origin of the Species which turned a lot of people‘s perceptions upside down after its publication. It is so prominent here when these animals develop into human like creatures but slowly regress back to their original forms.

sokolov's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

natalie001's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

periodic0's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

pedroantero's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

hamwhig's review against another edition

5.0

Some of the scenes in this book were horrifying, good suspense and action too.