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The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H.G. Wells
I feel like I'm betraying mad scientists, whom I love, but this one just didn't do a whole lot for me.
There are some truly creepy moments, and the vision of Moreau's Island is tightly drawn and appropriately nightmarish, but it's not a very layered story. There's exactly one point to be made and once it's delivered, everything else is window-dressing.
A bit like a quality haunted house around Halloween. You go because of the season, not because it's in actuality haunted, and remember the chills because it's what you want out of the experience. So with Moreau--it's essential mad scientist reading, but it doesn't hold up very well outside that universe.
There are some truly creepy moments, and the vision of Moreau's Island is tightly drawn and appropriately nightmarish, but it's not a very layered story. There's exactly one point to be made and once it's delivered, everything else is window-dressing.
A bit like a quality haunted house around Halloween. You go because of the season, not because it's in actuality haunted, and remember the chills because it's what you want out of the experience. So with Moreau--it's essential mad scientist reading, but it doesn't hold up very well outside that universe.