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The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr Moreau
Author: H.G. Wells
Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, The Time Mac...  more »not its potential for misuse and terror. In The Island of Dr. Moreau a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life.

While this riveting tale was intended to be a commentary on evolution, divine creation, and the tension between human nature and culture, modern readers familiar with genetic engineering will marvel at Wells’s prediction of the ethical issues raised by producing “smarter” human beings or bringing back extinct species. These levels of interpretation add a richness to Prendick’s adventures on Dr. Moreau’s island of lost souls without distracting from what is still a rip-roaring good read.
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ISBN-13: 9780553214321
ISBN-10: 0553214322
Publication Date: 5/1/1994
Pages: 160
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 42 ratings
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Excellent book. A classic.
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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.
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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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