The Island of Dr. Moreau
The crying sounded even louder out of doors. It was as if all the pain in the world had found a voice.
Shipwrecked in the south Pacific Ocean, Englishman Edward Prendick awakens aboard a ship where a man named Montgomery and his beastly looking servant were transporting animal cargo. Soon, they arrive on an island and more and more of these bizarre humanlike creatures appear. Prendick senses a sinister secret to the island after he meets with the owner, a one Dr. Moreau...
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I picked this up for bookclub. We are working on the classics. This one definitely is a classic, but it has definitely not held up over the years. The theme of the story is good, but details are old, understandably.
It was worth reading, anyway. It does have a message that holds up. The reader just needs to remember that it is an old book.
It was worth reading, anyway. It does have a message that holds up. The reader just needs to remember that it is an old book.
I am giving this book five stars because I will never forget it.
Don't argue with me. My mind is made up.
(ok, so I have other star reasons, too)
I will also add that below is the photo that was on my awesome day calendar today.
(This is a leopard for all those that have been living in a dark cave)
Coincidence? I THINK NOT.
If you don't know anything about this book and don't want to know anything about it, stop reading now.
Years ago I had an animal science class taught by one of those "cool" teachers that showed us the Dog Breed Info website for a whole semester and then topped it off with a movie. This movie was The Island of Doctor Moreau (Marlon Brando version). Unfortunately, this was a one day rental, and we were only able to watch 35 minutes of it.
Yet I couldn't forget it. I rented it about ten years later and watched the whole movie. Was it a little cheesy? Yeah, sort of. But the STORY. What a great STORY.
The book is short at less than 130 pages. It is the way I prefer my books to be - well written and to the point with minimal clutter. Wells gives you free range to use your own imagination to create the creatures and the surroundings by using very short yet very effective descriptions and/or names. You can draw your own ideas of what a Leopard Man would look like or a Hyena-Swine based on the names. You can imagine how they would act if they were to regress back into their former instincts after attempting (and failing?) to make them more humanlike in their appearance, speech, actions, etc. Imagine what these creatures would look like in the experimental stage - keep in mind that the transformation hasn't been perfected. Now imagine being on an island with these experiments.
I don't know about you, but it SCARES THE CRAP OUTTA ME.
This is a little sci-fi and a little horror and a little classic and a littleromance. Ok, scratch the romance. There is violence and indecision. You may question your current beliefs or find beliefs that you never even knew you had.
FIVE STARS FROM BEGINNING TO END.
Don't argue with me. My mind is made up.
(ok, so I have other star reasons, too)
I will also add that below is the photo that was on my awesome day calendar today.
(This is a leopard for all those that have been living in a dark cave)
Coincidence? I THINK NOT.
If you don't know anything about this book and don't want to know anything about it, stop reading now.
Years ago I had an animal science class taught by one of those "cool" teachers that showed us the Dog Breed Info website for a whole semester and then topped it off with a movie. This movie was The Island of Doctor Moreau (Marlon Brando version). Unfortunately, this was a one day rental, and we were only able to watch 35 minutes of it.
Yet I couldn't forget it. I rented it about ten years later and watched the whole movie. Was it a little cheesy? Yeah, sort of. But the STORY. What a great STORY.
The book is short at less than 130 pages. It is the way I prefer my books to be - well written and to the point with minimal clutter. Wells gives you free range to use your own imagination to create the creatures and the surroundings by using very short yet very effective descriptions and/or names. You can draw your own ideas of what a Leopard Man would look like or a Hyena-Swine based on the names. You can imagine how they would act if they were to regress back into their former instincts after attempting (and failing?) to make them more humanlike in their appearance, speech, actions, etc. Imagine what these creatures would look like in the experimental stage - keep in mind that the transformation hasn't been perfected. Now imagine being on an island with these experiments.
I don't know about you, but it SCARES THE CRAP OUTTA ME.
This is a little sci-fi and a little horror and a little classic and a little
FIVE STARS FROM BEGINNING TO END.
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