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The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

19 reviews

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

auroraspectre's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

0.5

Honestly only finished this because it's so short; it was fast paced yet felt like it took a lifetime to read. I already had some knowledge of what happened due to Wells being such a staple in the sci-fi genre, but I found it to be pretty boring. The use of racist/ableist descriptors being used for Moreau's creations was not unexpected, given the year it was originally published, but it certainly didn't make it any less of a drag to read. I understand the message the author was going for, but it felt a bit too forced to me in this day and age despite it probably eliciting a different reaction upon release.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism and Fire/Fire injury

bookish_bry's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was an interesting short read. It has a plot that keeps you engaged, but at the same time that plot isn't really the point of the story. This book is really just one big metaphor reflecting on humanity and what being human means. It's about what separates us from animals and what doesn't. I think the end where

  Prendick starts to see the animal traits in real humans

really drives this home. 

There's a lot of interesting things this book calls into question. I find myself thinking of the humanity of Doctor Moreau and  Montgomery verses the

beast people and wonder which actually express more humanity. I think on that island everyone slipped back to their natural beastly ways at least a bit even the humans and especially Moreau with his horrible cruelty. Montgomery as well seemed to show this with the way he just laid down and accepted Moreau's actions, seeming to slip a bit into obedience. You could even compare the way he bent to Moreau to the way his companion M'Ling bent to him.

Overall, I'd probably give the story about a 3 star rating, but if you view it as an extended metaphor, I'd give it a more than 4 star rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide attempt and Fire/Fire injury

kryten4k's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Racial slurs, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

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

tking250's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

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, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

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

robynsimpson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts