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Bezig met laden... The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (editie 2022)door Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The story of the daughter of H. G. Wells's Dr. Moreau, who creates human-animal combinations on a secret island. Here the island is the Yucatan, so the animals can be from there and so can the politics. Although the beginning slumped after the introduction of Moreau's project, leaning toward a coming-of-age female love story, most of the novel was redeemed by the cinematic detail of the battles in the last third of the book. Considering it was written in contemporary times (even if set in the 1870s) I had hoped for more science and scientific explanations about the "hybrids", and there were some strange scenes where important things happened (like the death of a hybrid) but meant nothing to the story. A good book, just not as evocative of the moral horror that was so evident in Wells's original story. The story of the daughter of H. G. Wells's Dr. Moreau, who creates human-animal combinations on a secret island. Here the island is the Yucatan, so the animals can be from there and so can the politics. Although the beginning slumped after the introduction of Moreau's project, leaning toward a coming-of-age female love story, most of the novel was redeemed by the cinematic detail of the battles in the last third of the book. Considering it was written in contemporary times (even if set in the 1870s) I had hoped for more science and scientific explanations about the "hybrids", and there were some strange scenes where important things happened (like the death of a hybrid) but meant nothing to the story. A good book, just not as evocative of the moral horror that was so evident in Wells's original story. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Carlota Moreau: A young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatan peninsula, the only daughter of a genius - or a madman.Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol, an outcast who assists Dr Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas with plentiful coffers. The hybrids: The fruits of the Doctor's labour, destined to blindly obey their creator while they remain in the shadows, are a motley group of part-human, part-animal monstrosities. All of them are living in a perfectly balanced and static world which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau's patron - who will, unwittingly, begin a dangerous chain-reaction.For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle passions may ignite. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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