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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
reflective
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:
No
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
I like the ideas swirling around this book much more than the book itself. Not a fan of the racism interlaced through all of it, or the gendered dynamics present (there are no women but Moreau is building one, love that it ends him). In this end, this is a classic, I get why it’s a classic, but onwards we move. I’ve never before seen any of the film adaptations, nor did I know many of the plot points. Anyhow, make a Muppets version of this, but invert the rule and have Pendrick, Montgomery, and Moreau be the only humans.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
medium-paced
NEVER READ INTRODUCTIONS TO CLASSIC NOVELS IF YOU WANT TO AVOID SPOILERS
thankfully I didn't read this intro and didn't remember much of the film.
The book was ok, but I don't think I'd read it again. Might have liked it more had I been able to read it when it was first published.
thankfully I didn't read this intro and didn't remember much of the film.
The book was ok, but I don't think I'd read it again. Might have liked it more had I been able to read it when it was first published.
Content Warnings
Spoilers in the introduction of the version I read. As is disgracefully common.
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Medical trauma
It was interesting and nice with the added music, but too many ‘mouth sounds’ to be able to keep listening.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Published in 1896, Island of Dr. Moreau, was well ahead of its time. Written about a concept that most would find despicable, even today, H.G. Wells goes above and beyond in creating a world where humans no longer over power animals due communication skills. And even more eerily, he makes us realize the beast that lives within all of us, which becomes more apparent today and every day with all the evil that is being done in or society.
Definitely a book that should be read if you've not got a weak stomach or a closed mind, but reader be ware, Wells threw caution to the wind when writing this masterpiece.
Definitely a book that should be read if you've not got a weak stomach or a closed mind, but reader be ware, Wells threw caution to the wind when writing this masterpiece.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced