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Recuerdo que el amor era una blanda furia
no expresable en palabras.
Fragmento de Recuerdo que el amor era una blanda furia, Eduardo Lizalde
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Il tempo breve per consuetudine
e, per consuetudine, fragile
non è abbastanza per l’amore
ed è troppo per il sesso.
Eduardo Lizalde, Amore
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(...) Que nada quede, amigos,
de esos mares de amor,
de estas verduras pobres de las eras
que las vacas devoran
lamiendo el otro lado del césped,
lanzando a nuestros pastos
las manadas de hidras y langostas
de sus lenguas calientes.
Eduardo Lizalde
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EL TIGRE
Hay un tigre en la casa
que desgarra por dentro al que lo mira.
Y sólo tiene zarpas para el que lo espía,
y sólo puede herir por dentro,
y es enorme:
más largo y más pesado
que otros gatos gordos
y carniceros pestíferos
de su especie,
y pierde la cabeza con facilidad,
huele la sangre aun a través del vidrio,
percibe el miedo desde la cocina
y a pesar de las puertas más robustas.
Suele crecer de noche:
coloca su cabeza de tiranosaurio
en una cama
y el hocico le cuelga
más allá de las colchas.
Su lomo, entonces, se aprieta en el pasillo,
de muro a muro,
y sólo alcanzo el baño a rastras, contra el techo,
como a través de un túnel
de lodo y miel.
No miro nunca la colmena solar,
los renegridos panales del crimen
de sus ojos,
los crisoles de saliva emponzoñada
de sus fauces.
Ni siquiera lo huelo,
para que no me mate.
Pero sé claramente
que hay un inmenso tigre encerrado
en todo esto.
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While Silvia Moreno-Garcia's The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is unsurprisingly inspired by Wells's The Island of Doctor familiarity with the inspiration - beyond knowing that it's about a Doctor that modified animals to make them more like humans - isn't necessary to appreciate it.
The general concept, Montgomery and Doctor Moreau are all recognisable if you have read the original but that's where the similarities end. It isn't a retelling or sequel. It's just borrowing the framework to tell a very different story.
It moves the location from an island in the pacific to Yucatán in Mexico (which is actually a peninsula rather than an island). Prendick the main character of Wells's book does not appear. Most significantly Moreau has a daughter who is the primary focus of the book.
The prose is solid. There are a handful of awkward sentences and it is occasionally corny but are the most part it's an enjoyable read.
At times the book overexplains things. If it was about scientific aspects I'd complain about infodumping but it's about mundane aspects of the setting that I can't see anyone needing explained. Relatedly the book occasionally has Montgomery condemn things that everyone reading already knows are wrong in a way that felt shoehorned in.
The plot, such as it is, is predictable. There are two twists which can be seen coming from the beginning of the book. I could even imagine someone guessing one of them just going off the title. Beyond that nothing unexpected happens. If you make the obvious guess for what will happen next you'll usually be right. The lack of twists isn't a problem in and of it self but the plot just feels uninspired.
One of the more interesting parts of the novel was that almost everyone stifles under the control of others. From the hybrids under Moreau's chemical leash, Montgomery under the debt and addiction that leaves him with little choice but to keep working his job and Carlota - the titular daughter - under her father's power.
Even a character in a position of power like Eduardo Lizalde considers himself, like Carlota, to be trapped by his father dictating his life. Moreau himself feels that his position is precarious and at the whims of his financial backer.
In some cases these feelings of powerlessness have more to do with perception than reality. It gradually becomes clear that if Moreau set his pride aside he has options. For Carlota and Montgomery while they are to a large extent bound by others they are also have a position of significant power over the hybrids. The book acknowledges all of this but never really goes anywhere with it. It's a shame because there's a lot of really interesting dynamics to dig into there but it's left unexplored.
I was also disappointed that it didn't show more of the hybrids. The story is told between alternating POVs of Carlota and Montgomery and while we hybrids appear they don't get the same development of the protagonists or even (with the exception of Lupe) the other human characters like Eduardo or Doctor Moreau. Not showing more of their perspective was a missed opportunity.
In general the book introduces a lot of interesting ideas, characters and themes but fails to do anything with them. They're introduced or sometimes just gestured at but never fully developed. All the building blocks for a fascinating construction are there but they aren't used to build anything.
Reading back over this it sounds more negative than I am about the book. I enjoyed it! It's genuinely good! This was the first book I've read by Moreno-Garcia and reading it left me wanting to read more by her. If I'm critical it's because it had the potential to be great but falls short.
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Women’s History Month: Fiction Recommendations
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son - but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper - a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour.
Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC - until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila's past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life.
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she hopes to help women shape their destinies, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies.
But when her first week on the job takes her along a dusty country road to a worn-down one-room cabin, Civil is shocked to learn that her new patients, Erica and India, are children - just eleven and thirteen years old. Neither of the Williams sisters has even kissed a boy, but they are poor and Black, and for those handling the family’s welfare benefits, that’s reason enough to have the girls on birth control. As Civil grapples with her role, she takes India, Erica, and their family into her heart. Until one day she arrives at their door to learn the unthinkable has happened, and nothing will ever be the same for any of them.
Decades later, with her daughter grown and a long career in her wake, Dr. Civil Townsend is ready to retire, to find her peace, and to leave the past behind. But there are people and stories that refuse to be forgotten. That must not be forgotten. Because history repeats what we don’t remember.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silva Moreno-Garcia
Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman.
Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: The fruits of the doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.
All of them live in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Dr. Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction. For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and, in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection.
But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle’s complexion isn’t dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white - her complexion is dark because she is African American.
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Carlota Moreau: A young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula, the only daughter of a genius – or a madman.
Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol, an outcast who assists Dr Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas with plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: The fruits of the Doctor’s labour, destined to blindly obey their creator while they remain in the shadows, are a motley group of part-human, part-animal monstrosities.
All of them are living in a perfectly balanced and static world which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau’s patron – who will, unwittingly, begin a dangerous chain-reaction.
For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle passions may ignite.
My Review (4.5*/5)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia excels at genre-hopping and I can’t remember one of her book as “bad” or “not valid”.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is a slow burning book inspired by H.G. Wells’ “The Island of Doctor Moreau”.
It’s not a follow up or a spin-off, Ms Moreno-Garcia is inspired by the original book and deliver a plot that mixes horror with historical facts, feminism, romance, and interesting social and political remarks.
Carlota is a well developed and interesting character: a 14 years old girl who’s becoming a woman and is questioning what she sees around her. A well read and clever girl and an interesting human being.
The characters are fleshed out and interesting: you can love or hate them but they are never flat.
The tension in the book builds slowly and takes you to the last part keeping the attention alive and making you turn pages.
My only note is the repetition at the beginning of the chapter that makes it a bit too slow in the first chapters.
I liked the story as it’s riveting and gripping.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to Jo Fletcher Books and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
Book page: https://www.jofletcherbooks.com/titles/silvia-moreno-garcia/the-daughter-of-doctor-moreau/9781529417999/
The Author:
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the multi-award-winning author of Mexican Gothic (a New York Times bestseller), Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of Time magazine’s top 100 fantasy novels of all time), among others, The Beautiful Ones, Certain Dark Things, the noir thrillers Untamed Shore and Velvet was the Night, and the forthcoming The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. She has also edited several anthologies, including the World Fantasy Award-winning She Walks in Shadows (a.k.a. Cthulhu’s Daughters). Born and brought up in Mexico, she now lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Website: https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smorenogarcia/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/silviamg
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silviamg
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Rating: 3/5
Book Blurb: Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman.Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers.The hybrids: The fruits of the doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.All of them live in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Dr. Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and, in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.
Review:
Carlota Moreau is the daughter of a researcher, a researcher who is part genius part madman... who has been experimenting on creating hybrids between animal and human genes. In the beautiful estate in the Yucatan peninsula lives Carlota, her father, and his experiments... and then comes along Montgomery, an english researcher with a tragic past of his own. But everything changes when the son of her father’s sponsor and his cousin arrive at the estate.. and soon Carlota finds herself falling for the beautiful eyes of Eduardo Lizalde, an impulsive, careless, and charming man. Moreau does not discover his daughter in her infatuation, instead he encourages it because it would then give him more funding for his research..., yet Montgomery and Eduardo’s cousin Isidor are against it because they both know that Carlota and Eduardo will only ruin each other. Things only spiral further as Carlota begins to discover her father’s secrets, secrets that pertain to her... and when things reach a peak and Eduardo’s father comes to stop the engagement and seize all his property, i.e. the hybrids, it is now up to Carlota and Montgomery to save them before it is too late. This is a story based off of The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.gG. Wells. The story really builds on how childish, naive, and young Carlota is. The vast majority of it occurs when she is 20 years old, as a sheltered obedient daughter who gets her first taste of rebellion and romance things definitely begin to spiral for her. Overall a happy ending, yet something felt like it was missing for me. I generally really enjoy this author’s work but this one fell a little flat for me and I guess I was just a bit annoyed by Carlota as a character, but I can understand why she acted the way she did and why she made certain decisions. This is a coming of age story, with magic. This is a story about a young woman who takes her first step into being an adult, who realizes there are consequences, who has responsibilities, and who learns to speak up for herself and to have the strength to stand up for those she cares about. It’s a story about a girl falling in love for the first time, experiencing heart break for the first time, and finally growing out of her younger self. Though it wasn’t perfect for me, definitely give it a go. I will definitely be reading the author’s future works and can’t wait to see what she writes next.
*Thanks Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Del Rey for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. By Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Del Rey, 2022.
Rating: 4/5 stars
Genre: science fiction
Series: N/A
Summary: Carlota Moreau: a young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of either a genius, or a madman.
Montgomery Laughton: a melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: the fruits of the Doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.
All of them living in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.
For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.
***Full review below.***
CONTENT WARNINGS: references to abuse/suicide, violence, blood, alcoholism
OVERVIEW: I'm a simple girl. I see a book by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, I read the book by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. This book in particular intrigued me because it took inspiration from The Island of Doctor Moreau, and I was curious to see how Moreno-Garcia would play with it. Overall, I was pleased by my reading experience; I loved the setting and the relationship between our protagonists, and I thought Moreno-Garcia did a good job blending elements from the original story with the new Mexican backdrop. The only things preventing me from giving this book a full 5 stars include some issues I have with the writing, but otherwise, this was an enjoyable story and I look forward to reading more from this author.
WRITING: Moreno-Garcia's prose is generally very clear and easy to follow. I love the ease with which se writes and the way my eyes can glide over the page without feeling like I need to go back over and over. I also like the lush descriptions of the edenic estate and the blending of many different elements, from the Christian/pagan to the Latin/Mayan. It made for a richly textured world that felt alive with complexity.
The only things I didn't quite like were Moreno-Garcia's tendency to tell over show at certain times and the fact that some scenes are told to us twice (just from different perspectives). In my opinion, not all of these scenes needed to be shown in multiple perspectives, and there were some moments when I thought the author could have put in more effort to show us character emotions (rather than bluntly telling us what was going on).
PLOT: The plot of this book follows Carlota and Montgomery: two residents of a remote estate run by the elusive Dr. Moreau. Moreau uses the estate to experiment with hybridity, blending human and animal traits at the behest of his patron, who wants cheap labor for his land. However, after years of failure, his funding is being cut off. Desperate, Moreau turns to his daughter, Carlota, and persuades her to seek marriage with his patron's son, Eduardo. Montgomery, the mayordomo, is skeptical and sees the match as a threat to Carlota's happiness.
This story is less concerned with the scientific implications of animal-human hybridity and more focused on things like the courtship between Carlota and Eduardo. Since I'm a romance reader, I appreciated the stakes and the focus on the treatment of Carlota, and I felt invested in the outcome.
A subtler focus is placed on the fate of the hybrids, and Moreno-Garcia gestures towards topics such as race, slavery, scientific ethics, labor, and so on. I liked that there was effort put into questioning the ethics of Moreau's experiments and teasing out the worth of the hybrids themselves, and the compassionate stance that both the author and Carlota take is heartwarming.
I also really enjoyed the relationships between the characters and how they shaped the plot. Carlota's devotion to her father felt complicated while Mongomery's affection felt redemptive. I also liked the sisterhood that blossomed between Carlota and Lupe, one of the hybrids. These relationships made the story all the more enriching, and all of them felt more complex than straightforward love or hate.
CHARACTERS: Carlota, our first protagonist, is interesting in that she is docile and devoted to a fault. She idolizes her father to the point where she cannot properly see his faults, and part of her arc involves letting that go and standing up for herself.
Montgomery, our other protagonist, is that gruff loner archetype but was ultimately more endearing because of his affection for Carlota and the hybrids. His alcoholism and traumatic past made him feel jaded but Moreno-Garcia doesn't revel in it the way some authors do; instead, it felt like Mongomery was stumbling through life, trying to find his soul and his purpose, and I think the author did a good job showing that.
Eduardo, the patron's son, was an appropriate rival/antagonist and wasn't cartoonishly evil. He actually seemed to be a stand up guy most of the time, but his attitude towards the hybrids and towards the political landscape clues us in to his ulterior motives.
Moreau is also an interesting character in that he was self-absorbed, single-minded, research-driven, and yet seemed to genuinely care for Carlota. It was easy to see why she was attached to him even if he had rather obvious flaws.
The hybrids were all very easy to love since they formed a little family. I loved Lupe's ferocity and Cachito's warmth, and the rest of the hybrids had attributes that endeared them to me. I only wished they had been more fleshed out.
TL;DR: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau drops a courtship story in the middle of a hybrid setting, one that blends sci-fi/historical fiction, science/humanism, myth/religion, and European/Mexican. Despite some writing features that I personally didn't like, the relationships between the characters made this book compelling, and the gesture towards the loss of am Eden was a smart one.
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Bolero del Risentito di Eduardo Lizalde
Eduardo Lizalde Chávez (1929 – 2022) è stato un poeta e accademico messicano. Lizalde era conosciuta come “El Tigre” per i temi ricorrenti nel suo lavoro che derivano dalla sua predilezione infantile per le storie di Salgari e Kipling.
Simmons, arrivederci
Oggi, letto Simmons,
oggi, puledro di tortura per lei,
ti saluto, sogno i tuoi seni
e mi scaldi le cosce di cotone
come le spiagge di…
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Y mismamente recuerdo
que el amor era una fiera lentísima:
mordía con sus colmillos de azúcar
y endulzaba el muñón al desprender el brazo.
Eso sí lo recuerdo.
Fragmento de Recuerdo que el amor era una blanda furia, Eduardo Lizalde
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L’amore è un’altra cosa, signori
Ci si abitua all’idea
fin dall’infanzia,
che l’amore è una cosa favorevole
messa in endecasillabi, signori.
Però l’amore è tutto l’opposto dell’amore
con i seni di rana
e ali di porco.
Si misuri l’amore solo attraverso l’odio.
Tra le righe è leggibile.
Si misuri dalle banalità,
si misuri l’amore con il metro d’ordinaria follia.
Tutto l’amore è sogno
‒ il miglior aureo sogno dell’argento ‒.
Sogno di uno che muore,
è un albero l’amore che dà frutti
dorati solamente quando dorme.
Eduardo Lizalde, da Tutto l’amore è sogno, La Vita Felice, 2021
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HOMENAJE A EDUARDO LIZALDE EN EL INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE BELLAS ARTES
HOMENAJE A EDUARDO LIZALDE EN EL INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE BELLAS ARTES● La velada literario musical “Un año sin el tigre se llevará a cabo este jueves 25 de mayo 2 a las 18:30 horas en el IPBALa Secretaría de Cultura de San Luis Potosí invita al público en general a la velada literario musical Un año sin el tigre, que se realizará en el marco del primer aniversario luctuoso de Eduardo Lizalde,…
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Luz II
La luz
no muere sola
arrastra en su desastre
todo lo que ilumina.
Así el amor.
- Eduardo Lizalde
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