Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

16 reviews

lorraine19's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I wasn't overly thrilled with this story - it wasn't awful, but kinda boring to me. 

If you're not a fan of HG Wells then you may be turned off by the writing style because this is definitely in his usual, somewhat dry, style. It also covers a dark aspect of humanity, like most of his work, so don't expect a happy read. As someone who has read some Wells stories before, I found War of the Worlds (which I recommend to anyone reading Wells for the first time) much more entertaining. It just kinda felt like this one was trying too hard to be deep but didn't really go anywhere or state anything that hasn't been said a hundred times before. 

That being said, this may be more appealing to those with a strong interest in biology or philosophy that examines what it means to be human vs animal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Violence, and Alcohol

Animal vivisection, some outdated language/slurs

katenovah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

alienexpert's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

A decent classic read, but left me wanting a bit more substance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Alcohol

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs and Suicidal thoughts

marionhoney's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

poirot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

CW speciesism, CW vivisection

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, and Medical content

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book did not age well at all. Some of the attitudes presented are appalling by today’s standards. It’s also brutal and very dark. If you are very attached to animals you may have a very hard time with this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

leanneymu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

An interesting glimpse into the anxieties of late Victorian society - with some of the regressive language of the period (content warning for racism). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism, and Alcohol