Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

14 reviews

ruffian23's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Medical trauma, Gore, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Racism and Ableism

poirot's review

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

---

Content Warnings

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

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

CW speciesism, CW vivisection

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.0

---

Content Warnings

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

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

apurpleyuan's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racism, and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

liamlaurence's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Mental illness, Gore, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

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. 

---

Content Warnings

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

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

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

---

Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Cannibalism and Fire/Fire injury

rydwyn's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexism, and Gore

anastasiamakes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Racism, Torture, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Stalking

crufts's review

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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

3.25

In The Island of Dr Moreau, HG Wells asks us: where is the line drawn between human and beast? And what would happen if that narrow line began to fray?

The tale is told by Londoner Edward Prendick, a man from London who has the misfortune to be shipwrecked, eventually coming ashore the titular island. Here he finds the amoral Dr Moreau, a once-renowned London surgeon who was chased out of town after his bizarre and cruel animal experiments were publicized. Sure enough, the island is crawling with the strange half-human, half-beast results of his experiments...

At a slim 133 pages, the book can't help but run at a good pace. Similarly, the locations and characters used are condensed to a minimal few, maintaining a strong sense of unity and cohesion. The story also ends on a strong note that ties together everything the protagonist has seen over the course of the book.

While vivid horror themes like these are not my favourite, The Island of Dr Moreau is nonetheless a strong example of the genre.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Medical content, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Racism