H.G. Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau Book Review

H.G. Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau Book Review

I read this book last week. It is fresh in my mind. Its been ages since I read a good book. You may already be familiar with the book. I seen hundreds of parodies and movies of this book. However, the pop versions are a mere caricature of the real thing. Just like the Phantom of the Opera, the media has ruined the true vision of the book. Thus, if you want to read something creepy this is the book for you. The thing about H.G. Wells is that he writes well when he is inside his element. His books starts getting cheapo when his imagination runs amok.



This book is based on true events. When it was written, the Great Scientists of Europe where arguing about the morality of vivisection. Vivisection is like dissection, but you are still alive. This was used to study the components of all living beings. Obviously, the debate did not concerned Vivisection of humans. This was obviously illegal. The matter concerned the vivisection of animals. In any case, H.G. Wells's Dr. Moreau is a talented vivisector. The main character ends up on his Island, after Dr. Moreau's assistant Montgomery saves him from a shipwreck. Montgomery was transporting new animals for Dr. Moreau.

His latest experiment involved the vivisection of a Puma. The rest is history. I really do recommend this book. It will change the way you look at humans, science and the Law of men. It is the work of a sick and twisted mind. My favorite scene is the recitation of the law by Dr. Moreau's chimeras. Plus, the hunt of the Leopard man who had taste human blood. H.G. Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau is a must read book. The Penguin classic version is roughly about 150 pages long. It also available for free in the audiobook section of archive.org. The book is license free. That is why there are so many versions of this book. In any case, this book deserves 5 star rating.