Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

10 reviews

neolx's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.5

This was a really thoughtful and creepy horror sci-fi story that explored the fuzzy line between human nature and animals that was written, I think, in the wake of the publication of Darwin’s ideas. The author really excelled at creating an eerie atmosphere full of tension and beautiful, terrifying imagery. I can’t wait to read more H.G. Wells!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Medical trauma

ruffian23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Medical trauma, Gore, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Racism and Ableism

apurpleyuan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racism, and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

dustspectre's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism

moreau's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

my favorite book ever. the language is hilarious, the characters are fucking amazing which is a first for hg wells, hell most of them even have names. he never names his characters or gives them any depth but these characters are actual people. still not fleshed out or anything but theyre there. prendick is boring and an average wells mc, has no opinions on anything. and Montgomery is kind of confusing, if you watch all the movie adaptations of this he's completely different in all of them yet all are somehow accurate to his book counterpart, but moreau is a solid character. hes just chill like that. love the pink sloth. this book completely changed the way i see the world, every biology class i have i mention it, everywhere i go theres a reference to it that goes over most people's heads and I'm like "oohh ohh i know that!!" (totally ruined the mighty boosh and the simpsons for me.) this book basically made me a furry because im so obsessed with if it could actually happen or not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Alcoholism, Death, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Racism, Racial slurs, and Ableism

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book did not age well at all. Some of the attitudes presented are appalling by today’s standards. It’s also brutal and very dark. If you are very attached to animals you may have a very hard time with this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Gore, Blood, Cursing, Death, Alcoholism, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Torture, and Racism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism

rory_john14's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Medical content, and Medical trauma

jbabbm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was better than I expected, and it's an easy to read classic. Wells decided to use the Island and its Beast Folk as a literary device to tackle various moral topics. I truly consider this a must read.

Also, this is classified as a children's book apparently but I honestly wouldn't read it to children below the age of 10 at least. It's not scary or gory, but I do think that it deals with complicated subjects that may prove too heavy/upsetting for a kid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, 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

charlottekm's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Antisemitism