Island of Doctor Moreau

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H. G. Wells: Island of Doctor Moreau (2012, Penguin Books, Limited)

152 pages

English language

Published Nov. 22, 2012 by Penguin Books, Limited.

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978-0-14-138939-4
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Review of 'The Island of Dr. Moreau - The Classic Tale by H. G. Wells' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Je poursuis ma découverte ou redécouverte des grands classiques de H.G. Wells, qui sont autant de prémisses du genre qu'on appellera plus tard la science-fiction.

Ce roman m'a globalement bien plu, même s'il m'a manqué un petit quelque chose pour être totalement emballé. L'intrigue est plutôt intéressante et permet surtout de réfléchir aux excès de la science et aux frontières entre l'humain et l'animal. C'est à ce titre que le roman m'a le plus intéressé.

Review of 'Island of Doctor Moreau' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I'll admit to being reminded, if not prompted, to read this by Orphan Black. It's interesting how a biological science fiction story written before the role of DNA in such things was known holds up. While it feels vaguely wrong in one sense for this reason, it still asks many disturbing questions that are relevant regardless of the details. It definitely got under my skin more than I expected.

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