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The Island of Dr. Moreau

Author:
H.G. Wells
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Ratings
Book
171
Narrator
60
Release Date
January 1, 2011
Duration
4 hours 41 minutes
Summary
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, religion, Darwinism, and eugenics.
Reviews
Profile Avatar inette c Oct 2017

book was good. narrators not so much. i do not care for the change of readers.

Profile Avatar Crystal V Jan 2018

I had no idea what this book was about before starting it. I thought this book was very underrated as I ended up liking it more than War of the Worlds and had never heard of this one. I thought the book was inventive and unique even though I love animals. The narration was difficult to listen to, and sometimes I had to rewind to try to figure out what the narrator said.

Profile Avatar Troy A. Sep 2020

Draws you in

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jan 2021

A wonderful story which I enjoyed very much. The narrators were mostly terrible.

Profile Avatar r sylvest Dec 2017

I loved the book I was able to immerse myself on the island but unfortunately was quickly ripped away because of the change of the narrator I would go from a strong young man's voice to an old peaceful soothing voice in all the wrong places

Profile Avatar Rondavooo May 2025

It was so much better than I expected. I finished it in one sitting

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2024

not good no no no

Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2022

This is the first time I had listened to this book. I found the book interesting but some of the readers were very hard to understand.

Profile Avatar Doc S. Apr 2022

This is easily my least favourite book by Wells. Any favour it might have found in my ear was entirely precluded by the truly criminal sound quality. The last straw was the ensemble narration by some terribly incompetent readers. Though some of the narrators were able, their performances were betrayed by the missteps of the rest. Very nearly unlistenable, but, I did persist to the unresolving end. Better to skip this particular reading.

Profile Avatar Lorraine Simpson Sep 2021

well written, draws you in and keeps you interested, narration let's this book down , most is OK but some you just want to skip as it is so hard to understand, which is ashame as it detracts from a good story.

Profile Avatar Charles P. Aug 2020

There are way too many different narrators. The story was good though.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jul 2020

Great story! So glad I continued listening despite the change in narrators, which I found to be somewhat distracting. Not sure why the narrators changed? Some were good and some were not so great. With listening to if you can get past the narration.

Profile Avatar Rebecca C. May 2020

I couldn’t even stand to listen. The voice didn’t match this book well at all and the static was terrible. Such a shame too :(

Profile Avatar Anonymous Mar 2020

A very good book indeed although it would have been nice to have just one narrator.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Feb 2020

I enjoyed the book but the changing of narrators was maddening to me. It almost didn’t allow me to fully immerse myself in it because of the constant change in narrators.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Feb 2020

I don't mind the change or narrators that much if they can each do well, but a few in this one were monotone and monotonous. Takes away from the quality of the book, especially at the climax.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2019

The book itself was fine. The reading of the book was a little confusing because of all the different readers. Some were men and some women. I was four chapters into it before I realized that they were all reading the same characters.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2019

A very good book to listen to it I really enjoyed it. I could’ve done without the lady towards the end I did not joy her voice.

Profile Avatar Chad B. Jan 2019

honestly I thought it was a good book, it would be a great book to listen to with better narrators. I couldn't stand the one woman near the end with the scratchy voice. Definitely a good listen for free!

Profile Avatar Anne B. Sep 2018

The story is great but having over 5 different people narrating the same character of a first person narrative greatly diminishes the enjoyment of the read. At first I thought it was multiple characters and was confused

Profile Avatar Rod M Apr 2018

A fan book. I liked the Reader also.

Profile Avatar Mar 2018

Not a great book made especially tedious by some narrators who shouldn’t narrate.

Profile Avatar Steve Botham Mar 2017

If you don't like scary and are kind-hearted toward animals, you probably won't like this book. I did not enjoy it and the ending was lacking. Multiple volunteer readers. Most readers are decent but a couple are hard to listen to.

Profile Avatar Yekaterina Olshansky Mar 2017

Great book! Some moments are actually quite horrifying. I would highly recommend it.

Profile Avatar Deitra Harris Nov 2015

Very interesting story. Some of the narrations were so boring and monotone that I could not give the story my full attention.

Profile Avatar jaime olsen Aug 2015

Thus was a fascinating story. I definitely recommend it. the narrators however are all over the place in terms of good and bad. that are volunteers however and so not too much bad can be said. It was very distracting however.

Profile Avatar Cameron Mair Jun 2015

Brilliant story, one or Welles' finest. Inconsistently narrated by the good and the incomprehensible.

Profile Avatar Kalolaine Makasini Apr 2015

Do not listen to this. The narration is horrible. They use different peoples' voices and many are obnoxious. I had to stop listening about 5 times from irritation. Especially because of two of the women narrators.

Profile Avatar Ian Martin Apr 2015

The story is fantastic. The sci-fi is outdated, but the ideas are timeless. HG Wells is a master. The quality of readers is inconsistent.

Profile Avatar Christine McDaniel Dec 2014

The book was great however the different narrator nearly every chapter was irritating and a couple narrators had heavy accents and others had some noise in the back ground

Profile Avatar Wendy Mercado Aug 2014

Each chapter is read by a different person. Some read very well, some others barely understandable.

Profile Avatar Dan Baker Apr 2014

As much as I love this story, I find Librivox recordings mostly unbearable. From poor English from non-native speakers to simply low-quality audio or narration skill, I'd recommend another, more cohesive version of this title.

Profile Avatar chris Chung Mar 2014

Omg the narration for 17th chapter is horrible. I know they are volunteers, but I can't comprehend past the grandma's hoarse, disgusting cigarette lungs. That is a big disservice.

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Author: H.G. Wells
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