lynxpardinus's review against another edition
2.0
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
tungstenmouse's review against another edition
- 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
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
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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
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
jbabbm's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
anastasiamakes's review against another edition
- 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
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