The Island of Dr. Moreau
by:
H.G. Wells (author)
Peter Straub (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781417656882 (1417656883)
Publish date: May 1st 2002
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 206
Edition language: English
by H.G. Wells This is one of those classic science fiction stories that makes a great film. However, as with several well known HG Wells stories, the book doesn't hold up quite as well. The premise of the story is fascinating. A mad doctor has set himself up on an island to conduct experiments i...
A little heads-up: there’s a long review following. As a big fan of H. G. Wells, I was planning on reading The Island of Doctor Moreau for quite some time and I am glad that I finally got around to do it.The beginning of this novel was really great, but then I fount it to get a bit messy. There ar...
This went places I did not expect it to go. For so short pages, I though it'd make a straight story of what we know would be the subject matter, with a tension building, a reveal and a violent resolution. Those elements where there, after a fashion, but not in the order or at the page number a rea...
My second read for the halloween bingo that has wacky science in it and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoy wacky science. The story of Edward Prendick, who gets shipwrecked and ends up on the island of the mysterious Dr. Moreau, is a gripping and fastpaced and slightly disturbing read. I would put ...
If you can make an animal into a person, how long do you think it will be before someone can make a person decent?Edward Prendick survives a shipwreck and is rescued by a supply ship headed for The Island of Dr Moreau. Prendick is cast overboard by the supply ship and is thus stranded on the island ...
5 years ago
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