Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Die Insel Des Doktor Moreau by H.G. Wells

23 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs and Suicidal thoughts

marionhoney's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

poirot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

CW speciesism, CW vivisection

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, and Medical content

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

leanneymu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

3.5

An interesting glimpse into the anxieties of late Victorian society - with some of the regressive language of the period (content warning for racism). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

ogdeno's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Alcohol

kalea_02's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Blood, and Alcohol

antmahn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Torture, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide