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The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr Moreau
Author: H. G. Wells
Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying an unusual cargo?a menagerie of savage animals. Nursed to recovery by their keeper Montgomery, who gives him dark medicine that tastes of blood, Prendick soon finds himself stranded upon an uncharted island in the Pacific with h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780451521910
ISBN-10: 0451521919
Pages: 224
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3.2 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Signet Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed The Island of Dr. Moreau on + 74 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent book. A classic.
reviewed The Island of Dr. Moreau on + 53 more book reviews
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So so so so much better then that ridiculous excuse for a movie that stared Val Kilmer.
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Another excellent science fiction novel by one of my favorite writers. Thought-provoking too!
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TiTo avatar reviewed The Island of Dr. Moreau on + 6 more book reviews
Classic H.G. Wells, if you haven't read this book do so now!
KrayolaKidd avatar reviewed The Island of Dr. Moreau on + 48 more book reviews
This is one of my all time favorite stories. It was reading this story that got me into biology and science as a youth. Splicing human and animal DNA seemed to be a good goal to a 12 year old. Of course that didn't happen and I went on to study art instead of biology, but this is still one of my favorite books
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Spine-tingling and terrifying! Don't let that Brando movie version waste your time - this book is much more scary and thrilling.
hometown avatar reviewed The Island of Dr. Moreau on
Prendrick, a survivor of a shipwreck, is picked up by a schooner bound for Noble's Isle. On the island, Prendrick encounters the Beast People, roughly human but with animalistic traits. It turns out that Dr. Moreau, a scientist who came to the island years before, has been developing animals into humans with the help of his assistant Montgomery.
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great read of a classic sci-fi/horror novel.
buzzby avatar reviewed The Island of Dr. Moreau on + 6062 more book reviews
What a great book! I feel much more connection with this writer of 100 years ago than any of today. He weaves so much politics, ethics, and science into his writing (I suppose that's what all science fiction writers try to do).


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