The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 2022 novel. I think I read Island of Doctor Moreau about 30 years ago, but I have no recollection now of what I thought about it at the time. Moreno-Garcia did some good work putting the whole concept into a historical context and considering how it interacts with racism and colonialism, but in the end I felt like there wasn't quite enough here. Spoilers: ( Read more... )

(I suppose Carlota is a pretty common name, but I spent some of the first part of the book trying to remember whether that was the Scott O'Dell Gothic on the island. It wasn't, that was Spanish Smile, while Carlota is the historical about the girl in the battle of San Pasqual. If anyone else was going to be trying to remember that.)

Also I have apparently now finished with Hugo novels, so, another cut, some space, and then a ranking. ( Read more... )