
The Island of Doctor Moreau
- Author H. G. Wells
- Narrator Jonathan Keeble
- Publisher Naxos AudioBooks
- Run Time 4 hours and 41 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Classic fiction.
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Critics Review
Narrator Jonathan Keeble’s deep, strong voice sets an ominous tone for this short, dark novel about perverted ambition and the bestiality of men. It’s set on a small island, where the tortured creations of misguided science lurk. Some of Keeble’s vocal characterisations make for uncomfortable listening – a pronounced lisp, for instance – but they are true to Wells’s descriptions. At times, Keeble’s delivery is close to overwrought, nearly a shout, but it’s always true to the melodrama and violence of this science-fiction fable. Most impressively, Keeble’s voice sustains and builds the mood of threat and dread. More than a reading, this is a fine version of a powerful classic.
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