Reviews - The Island of Dr Moreau

La visible influencia de Wells de los textos de Julio Vernes y Robinson Crusoe de Defoe es notable en “La isla del doctor Moreau”, pero porque no agregar “Los viajes de Gulliver de Swift entre otros textos que dieron lugar a esta novela de ciencia ficción publicada en 1896. Un texto cobijado en los experimentos científicos de un “loco” que involucran la vivisección para abordar cuestiones como la evolución y la ética.

La historia, narrada a través de un manuscrito encontrado por el sobrino del protagonista, Edward Prendick, comienza con el rescate de Prendick, un náufrago, a bordo del barco Ipecacuanha. En el barco, conoce a Montgomery, un ex estudiante de medicina con comportamientos animales, y al borracho capitán Davies. Durante el viaje, Prendick nota la presencia de animales extraños. Al llegar a una isla remota, Montgomery y los animales desembarcan, pero Davies obliga a Prendick a abandonar el barco, dejándolo a la deriva en un bote.

Personalmente, el estilo de escritura de Wells en este texto es claro y evocador, permitiendo que los horrores: criaturas hibridas, el comportamiento de Montgomery de la isla, la apariencia y conducta de los habitantes, las acciones en la Estación biológica, el hombre-bestia, el constante sufrimiento y la violencia se manifiesten en la mente del lector. La novela es una advertencia sobre los peligros de la deshumanización y el uso irresponsable del conocimiento científico. Aunque fue escrita a finales del siglo XIX, sus temas siguen siendo relevantes, especialmente en debates modernos sobre bioética y la manipulación genética.

luciferase's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

alexandraorou's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

meg_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

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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.

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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

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

natalie001's review against another edition

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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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periodic0's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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