Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying an unusual cargo—a menagerie of savage animals. Nursed to recovery by their keeper Montgomery, who gives him dark medicine that tastes of blood, Prendick soon finds himself stranded upon an uncharted island in the Pacific with his rescuer and the beasts. There, he meets the sinister Dr. Moreau—a brilliant scientist whose notorious experiments in vivisection have caused him to abandon the civilized world. It soon becomes clear that he has continued to develop these experiments with truly horrific results.
-Includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, a list of further reading, and detailed notes -Margaret Atwood's introduction explores the social and scientific relevance of this influential work
發表於2024-11-19
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圖書標籤: 科幻 H.G.Wells 小說 English 驚悚 外國文學 英國文學 Novel
Wells的風格很明顯, Soc Gen 5
評分Moreau在今天也就是個生物工程係的變態教授吧,但對於十九世紀末的普通人來說也許很難理解。凡爾納時代的美好科學幻想被對劇烈攪動著生活方式變革的科學發明的恐懼取代,成為瞭Wells的小說裏推動故事發展的motive,他的主角也都是被主流社會排斥的隱形人或者是被驅逐齣境的科學怪人,如同同期的Frankenstein,摺射齣當時人們對於迅速發展的科學力量無法駕馭的恐慌。師從赫胥黎的經曆讓Wells在故事中考慮瞭更多的科學倫理,比凡爾納走的更遠更深入,雖然不見得更美。故事采用瞭有限第一人稱敘事,改善瞭19世紀小說羅裏吧嗦的特質,但是在9個月的時間軸裏並沒有安排太多的衝突,情節走的緩慢,帶瞭一些閃閃發光的細節。過於明確的主題和不夠緊湊的情節不是很符閤現代讀者的閱讀習慣,是一本很有時代特色的小說吧~
評分你可以創造一個軀體,但人性卻不能被創造。Dr Moreau的實驗注定是絕望的。震撼的科幻小說。
評分Wells的風格很明顯, Soc Gen 5
評分intriguing
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