Ep 614 - The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

What if H.G. Well's classic tale of humanimals created by a mad scientist were recontextualized in southeast Mexico? Would you find yourself saying that the Yucatan is less an island and more of a peninsula? Sure, you might say that - but why waste time on pedantry when you can engage with Moreno-Garcia's themes of colonialism, paternalism, and class conflict!

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0:00.0	This is a headgun podcast.
0:06.1	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.5	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.3	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:42.1	Hey, everybody. Welcome to Overdo. It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning
0:46.6	to read. My name is Craig.
0:48.5	My name is Andrew.
0:49.5	And once again, I am looking for a relaxing getaway vacation on a nice island somewhere, Andrew.
0:57.0	Did you?
0:58.0	Okay, so we talked about this last week and did you go to the island that of Dr. Morello
1:02.2	we talked about last week?
1:03.2	Yeah. Everything had been burned down. There was evidence of some science that went
1:10.7	awry. And seemed like some folks had been there for a while, but there wasn't anyone
1:18.5	there when I got there, not anyone who was willing to speak to me.
1:23.3	Okay, so I mean, it sounds like you had a pretty relaxing time at an island where you
1:29.3	could get away from it all.
1:30.7	Most of it.
1:31.7	Yeah, anyway.
1:32.7	I saw some creatures and I, when I looked at the Mandarin, it just didn't make sense.
1:41.7	So I don't want to go back there.
1:42.7	Can I go somewhere else?
1:44.3	Okay, so you did, you'd mention that you wanted to go to an island, but have you considered
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