Reviews

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

jenhurst's review against another edition

3.0

I think this book was a cool concept and worth the read. I personally didn't love the writing, as it felt too outdated to me. I know it's a classic, but I've read a decent amount of classics and that's usually not a complaint for me.
The book isn't life changing, but certainly worth reading.
3/5 stars.
If you like classics it's worth checking out.

squaternutbosch's review against another edition

4.0

Scary and heavy going! But worth the shock.

serco_books's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

cosmicsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

ajsilver's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

krehh5's review against another edition

dark 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

rancidslopshop's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

sofia_santana's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

ethant's review against another edition

dark

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Body horror

postcordillera's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

I didn't know anything about the book before going in. I had no idea that the experiments were

animal to human instead of the reverse

and somehow that makes it worse. The disturbing conclusion is that

humanity vs beast aren't binary categories but rather the ends of a spectrum that individuals move between

, and it's unsettling to not know who or what they are at that point in time.