apurpleyuan's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racism, and Body horror
Moderate: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
moreau's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, and Body horror
Moderate: Blood, Alcoholism, Death, and Violence
Minor: Suicide attempt, Racism, Racial slurs, and Ableism
liamlaurence's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Mental illness, Gore, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood
phantomgecko's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
I love the premise of this story, but I'd've liked to see more horror and action, actually. The existentialism is a fun important part too, of course.
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Violence, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, and Body horror
bookish_bry's review against another edition
- 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
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Prendick starts to see the animal traits in real humansThere'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
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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.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide attempt and Fire/Fire injury
heather_freshparchment's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Animal cruelty, and Body horror
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Antisemitism
jowmy4's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cannibalism, Cursing, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship