New Bodies for Old
Gelesen von Ben Tucker
Maurice Renard
(4,186 Sterne; 43 Bewertungen)
Maurice Renard's little known but delightfully bizarre tale of mad science run amok owes much to H. G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau while also forging its own path by taking Wells' plot as a starting point and pushing it to ridiculous extremes. When a young man named Nicholas goes to visit his beloved scientist uncle Dr. Lerne in a remote French chateau, he is immediately put on his guard by his uncle's strange behavior, the mysterious Germans who now work with his uncle in a secret laboratory on the premises, on the strange noises he hears in the night... But Nicholas' desire to discover what his uncle's secret experiments are truly all about coupled with his strong desire for the young woman Emma who is staying with his uncle may soon find Nicholas in a greater peril that he ever possibly could have dreamed. - Summary by Ben Tucker (6 hr 20 min)
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Not for the faint of heart
Lui Wallentin Gøttler
(5 Sterne)
Great sci-fi horror. And a very good narrator. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
ManyRoads
(1 Sterne)
The narrator is magnificent. The novel, however, is too simplistic and built upon a grotesque premise.
A fun homage to Dr Moreau.
Chubber
(5 Sterne)
A masterpiece of narration, beautifully read.
Timeless sci-fi
Stella McQueen
(5 Sterne)
Really fantastic book, well read! Great story with lots of tension and twists. Vividly described, well written (it is a translation from French) and read with emotion. I spent much listening-time wanting to shake the main character for not realising what was happening. As well as it prompting much discussion with my partner (we listen together) trying to figure out what was next or after the end of the book. It stands the test of time - it could easily be made into a movie set today with very little updating. Definitely one to read again.
Not enough non-binary sex
Bill Cosby
(5 Sterne)
All tall tales need to revolve around the oppression of nonbinary BIPOCs by cissy white old males. The fact the story entirely ignored the problem of capitalism and old white males, makes this story RAYCYST
too disturbing
Sandyjeans
(2 Sterne)
too disturbing for me. i had to stop about chapter 5.
Bit of a strange story, but narrator is fantastic!
Dahlia
(5 Sterne)
Grace
(3 Sterne)
great narrator.... an easy listening with a few surprises