Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

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

15 reviews

katenovah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

alienexpert's review

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

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

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Racial slurs

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

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

poirot's review

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

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

CW speciesism, CW vivisection

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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: Murder, Slavery, and Violence

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, and Ableism

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: Antisemitism, Racism, and Alcohol

ogdeno's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

Moderate: Blood and Alcohol