The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
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10/25/21 • 6 min
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"It was as if all the pain in the world had found a voice."
Aurelien took a short trip to "The Island of Doctor Moreau" (1896) by H.G. Wells. It's an unfortunately readable classic about brutality, ego, torture, and humanity.
To paraphrase Hobbes: it was nasty, brutal, and not short enough.
Add "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" by Frans de Waal to your tbr: https://wwnorton.com/books/Are-We-Smart-Enough-to-Know-How-Smart-Animals-Are/
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"It was as if all the pain in the world had found a voice."
Aurelien took a short trip to "The Island of Doctor Moreau" (1896) by H.G. Wells. It's an unfortunately readable classic about brutality, ego, torture, and humanity.
To paraphrase Hobbes: it was nasty, brutal, and not short enough.
Add "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" by Frans de Waal to your tbr: https://wwnorton.com/books/Are-We-Smart-Enough-to-Know-How-Smart-Animals-Are/
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Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod * Additional music and sound effects from zapsplat.com
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City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
"A little special. A little strange. Not quite alive but definitely not ..."
It's that time of year, spooky friends! The spookiest season of all. Let's tell ghost stories!
Gather round the fire for "City of Ghosts" (2018) by Victoria Schwab, the story of a strange girl with a dead best friend, the ability to see ghosts, and, ironically, ghost-hunting parents!
Part Lydia Deetz, part Lyra Belacqua, and all her excellent spooky self, Cassidy Blake is your next weird best friend.
No spoilers in this one!
Find more from Victoria Schwab at https://www.veschwab.com/books/
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We start books with the best of intentions, but sometimes the timing isn't right.
Aurelien introduces five strange, mysterious, intriguing, and eerie recently started books. No spoilers!
Secretive Scottish boarding schools, cosmic crime scenes, ghosts (of course), seances, and more questions than a crossword.
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- Department Zero by Paul Crilley (2017)
- Small Town Monsters by Diana Rodriguez Wallach (2021)
- Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson (2018)
- The 39 Steps by John Buchan (1915)
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