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The Island of Dr. Moreau

H.G. Wells,

Alan Lightman (Introduction)

Start date: November 1, 2018

Finish date: November 30, 2018

Discussion: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Mar 27, 2014 Anna Kļaviņa rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, british-irish, classic, science-fiction, rakstnieks, made-into-a-film, 1001books, read-in-2017

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The Island of Dr Moreau is good old science fic with a mad scientist & philosophical fic asking what it takes to be a human, questioning existence of God/religion, and ethics of animal experimentation. At least that's my take on it.

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Mar 17, 2014 Laura (Reading is a Doing Word) rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics-trad-and-modern, fantasy-and-science-fiction-course, science-fiction

This is a clever and disturbing story. I found it reminiscent of Lord of the Flies but almost in reverse. The description of the hybrid beast-men is graphic enough to be unpleasant, yet the creatures still retain enough humanity to be sympathetic. A thought provoking read.

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Jan 02, 2016 Lynn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Despite being one of Wells's lesser known works, The Island of Doctor Moreau has been adapted for the big screen multiple times. And for good reason: it's suspenseful and chilling while asking some big questions about human nature and the ethics of experimentation. Granted, the horror is quite tame by modern standards. However, it was groundbreaking for its time, and it still has some relevant things to say about scientists playing God. Readers will find some dated language and ideas, but nothin ...more

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