The Island Of Dr. Moreau | H. G. Wells | H.G. Wells and his exploration of the human mind.

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	The Island Of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells Filiquarian, 2007 - 184 pages average customer review:based on 77 reviews view larger image
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H.G. Wells and his exploration of the human mind.

The lone survivor of an oceanliner is thrown into a series of events beyond his control. He finds himself saved by a resident of a strange island and has no other choice but to live on the island until another ship sails near, unfortunatly ships don't come by often. Upon his arrival he discovers that Dr. Moreau, an unorthodox scientist, is conducting "experiments" on live animals, experiments which change them into pseudo-humans. Upon this horrible discovery Prendick is thrown into a fight for his life against the beasts of the island and Dr. Moreau...

-The Island of Doctor Moreau- is one of the most fantastic science fiction novels I have ever read. If applied in a real context, the probabilty of the events of this novel seem unreal, yet the portrayal of Edward Prendick's inner thoughts as he sees Dr. Moreau's attempt to take nature and transform it to his image is a powerful social criticism of the tainted human desire to shape our world in our own image.

H.G. Wells is not a horror writer but he sends a chilling message about the darkness of the human heart, and clearly shows what truly seperates men from animals.

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Wells' best book

The island of Dr.Moreau is, in my opinion, the best in all of the classics by H.G. Wells. This many has hidden messages in it, which greatly remind me of The Little Prince by Antoine De-Saint Exupery. There is more to this book than vivisecting animals as a horror science story. Definitely a classic. Better than more than half of the books I have read so far. Wells is the best author in my opinion, next to J.R.R. Tolkien of course. This book is a must-have if you are into Science Fiction/Horror.

Scary Science

This is a haunting book about the effects of science and human attempts to alter nature. As with most horror stories, the narrator survives which everything around him crumbles, but the meat of this novel is riveting. There is great action, the main characters are interesting (though not fully developed) and the story moves quickly without a lot of pause. The message of this book becomes more pertinent every day and while the science underlying Dr. Moreau's experiment is iffy at best, that does not detract at all from the effect of the novel. I would recommend this book to all science, science fiction, or horror fans.

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Good, but not Wells' best

I read all of H.G. Wells' most famous works, "The Time Machine," "The War of the Worlds," "Invisible Man," and "The Island of Dr. Moreau" in a row. Of these, I would say that "Moreau" is the worst.

The book, like many of Wells' other works, is very innovative. Wells was probably the first to conceive of the possibility of surgically creating human-animal hybrids. As another reviewer said, there is also some of Wells' trademark social commentary. The mutants are very creepy, and the description of their society and gradual degradation back into animals is fascinating.

"The Island," however, lacks the compelling vision of "War of the Worlds" and "The Time Machine." Unlike those books, which presented human society in interesting conditions, I felt that "The Island" was more of an adventure story. The characters didn't really interest me, not even bitter, rejected Dr. Moreau.

"The Island of Dr. Moreau" is worth reading, but doesn't represent Wells at the top of his game.

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Power is a stick with a nail in it.

The Island of Dr. Moreau has influenced many movies, books and television shows. Think Sliders, The Simpsons, MST3K, South Park, the Uplife novels, the anime Blue Submarine 6 and comic book The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume II.
Yet the story seems bland and boring. The main character is a young naturalist, Edward Prendick, is shipwrecked and ends up on a island where Dr. Moreau is testing the limits of creation. The Doctor is trying to uplife animals into the sphere of man - giving them the power of thought and speak, changing their bodies so they can walk on two legs and grab with two hands. He rules them like a God, promisng them pain and fire if they disobey. He acts without pity or mercy, more like a beast than a human scientist.
But what happens when God dies and there is nobody to punish them?
Edward Prendick seems somewhat stupid and sometimes spineless. Only in the end does he try to take command of the events flowing past him and he still fails in the end to tame the uplifted animals.

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