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by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
On a luxuriant Yucatán estate, Carlota Moreau grows up sheltered from the peninsula's violence, surrounded by her father's mysterious hybrid creations. This lush reimagining of H.G. Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau transplants the tale to 19th-century Mexico, infusing it with questions of colonialism, scientific hubris, and forbidden desire. Moreno-Garcia crafts a feminist gothic that interrogates monstrosity and humanity.
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