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It seemed like things were pretty clear in the op, and I really want to be a part of this, even if it is late in the year. I just post a goal for the month of December and that's cool? Or should I just wait for next year?
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Yeah, fair enough. I knew it was a bit silly. Alright then, well I guess I'll set my goal for the month at 6 books and I'm currently one book through it. #1: The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells It was my introduction to H.G. Wells and while that narrative was fairly solid in the beginning, things just sort of unravel towards the end. There's a couple of obvious themes strewn throughout the book, but the one that was particularly interesting to figure out was that of the primitive nature of man. Pendrick (the protagonist), despite the guilt and sympathy he feels when it comes to Dr. Moreau's experiments, does some pretty questionable things that seemed to contradict those feelings through a good chunk of the story. You're given a strong sense that what separates men from the "beasts" is morality. Through the perspective of the novel it would seem, that in some ways, Pendrick is absolved of his actions, but then Moreau is not, and Montgomery commits no crime at all when it comes to the "animals." It's a bit confusing and somewhat inconsistent, but it is punctuated by the fact that animals are shown not to be moral creatures (at least from what I read). Next up Embassytown by China Mieville.
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