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The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book has aged surprisingly well. It's no wonder H.G. Wells is considered one of the "fathers" of science fiction (along with Jules Vernes, Mary Shelley should be given more credit for starting this genre, but I digress)

The setting: 1887, an island somewhere in Pacific Ocean. The main character, is a London-educated scientist named Edward Prendick. The boat he is in gets in a shipwrecked, he gets rescued and finds himself stuck in an island with Dr. Moreu, a mad scientist performing horrible experiments.

I just learned that there was a public outrage when this book came out in 1896. I am not surprised at all. You can see how the state of science in that era influenced the story. It brings up evolution, the role of humans in nature and culture. I'm ngl, there is some racist undertones, but it's subtle enough to ignore. This classic has inspired a bunch of movies and books, but I honestly had not really heard about this book until I learned about The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia so I wanted to get the background before reading that.

Good book, if you are a fan of sci-fi.

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