The story has the same sense of drama and emotion as Moreno-Garcia’s previous novels Eduardo and Carlota’s immediate attraction and subsequent relationship is as steamy as the surrounding jungle, and just as dangerous.
The narration alternates between Carlota and Montgomery Laughton, the overseer who runs Moreau’s compound, and while Carlota is the main focus, Laughton’s voice adds to the tension and drama and helps to illustrate the divides in Mexican society in the late 1800s. But when the son of Moreau’s wealthy patron, Eduardo Lizalde, shows up unexpectedly, the bubble of safety and tranquillity that surrounds Yaxaktun is shattered. She has grown up with the hybrids, and helped her father with his experiments. In Carlota’s mind, Yaxaktun is paradise, and the creatures there are her family. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is the perfect kind of retelling because it doesn’t try to serve the same story dressed up differently it’s a truly inventive reimagining of the original.Ĭarlota has grown up knowing nothing but Yaxaktun, the secluded estate where her father creates his hybrids, and she has little desire to leave. Wells’ classic, they all work to make the story a more compelling, addictive read. While she takes some liberties with her reimagining of H.G. Her books are often love letters to the complex beauty of Mexico, and The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is no exception. Times said back in July: “THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU,’ Moreno-Garcia shapeshifts again, unspooling a slow-burn saga with a macabre shiver of science fiction.With a stack of bestsellers such as Mexican Gothic and Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a powerhouse in modern science fiction and fantasy. Since its release in July, the New York Times best-selling book has received high praise from various trade outlets, including three starred reviews! The L.A. There, we meet Carlota Moreau, the beautiful daughter of a mad scientist who turns animals into half-human hybrids-a strange but static ecosystem that is threatened by the arrival of a charming patron, and Carlota’s own growing questions about her father’s experiments. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico, on a remote island in the Yucatán peninsula. THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU is a vivid re-imagining of H.G.
JABberwocky has a lot to be thankful for heading deeper into November: Silvia Moreno Garcia’s THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU, was just named to Time Magazine’s 100 Must Read Books of 2022! TIME editor Angela Haupt had this to say about Silvia’s latest: “The deeply atmospheric novel blends horror, science fiction, and historical events, successfully whisking readers to the Yucatan peninsula.” THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU Is One of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022!
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