Vesela's review
The Island of Dr. Moreau (Bantam Classics) by H.G. Wells
Vesela's review
rating:
bookshelves: recentreads
recommended for: animal lovers
status: Read in November, 2007
rating:
bookshelves: recentreads
recommended for: animal lovers
status: Read in November, 2007
Something I'll never forget--Wells' favorite adverb in this book is "presently." He makes good use of this word as his character Edward Prendick vividly retells his experience of being stranded on an island with the "mad scientist" Dr. Moreau and his sot of an assistant Montgomery, who's favorite quip is to call everyone "a silly ass." No wonder this one is not frequently taught in most high schools.
Moreau has a gift for surgery, vivisection is the period terminology employed; he grafts various types of animal parts together to create new creatures with humanoid characteristics. He attempts to humanize them with restrictive laws and fear of punishment in "the house of pain" where the surgeries take place to prevent them from yeilding to their innate animal instincts. Despite his efforts, the "beast flesh" has a way of overtaking the hybrid humaniod creatures, and an uprising ensues.
This is a fascinating and entertaining means...more
Moreau has a gift for surgery, vivisection is the period terminology employed; he grafts various types of animal parts together to create new creatures with humanoid characteristics. He attempts to humanize them with restrictive laws and fear of punishment in "the house of pain" where the surgeries take place to prevent them from yeilding to their innate animal instincts. Despite his efforts, the "beast flesh" has a way of overtaking the hybrid humaniod creatures, and an uprising ensues.
This is a fascinating and entertaining means...more
