Friday, June 4, 2021

The Friday 56 (201) & Book Beginnings: The Album of Dr. Moreau by Daryl Gregory

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence or a few, as long as it's not a spoiler. For the full rules, visit the the page HERE


Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading.


Synopsis from Goodreads...
Daryl Gregory's The Album of Dr. Moreau combines the science fiction premise of the famous novel by H. G. Wells with the panache of a classic murder mystery and the spectacle of a beloved boy band. 
It’s 2001, and the WyldBoyZ are the world’s hottest boy band, and definitely the world’s only genetically engineered human-animal hybrid vocal group. When their producer, Dr. M, is found murdered in his hotel room, the “boyz” become the prime suspects. Was it Bobby the ocelot (“the cute one”), Matt the megabat (“the funny one”), Tim the Pangolin (“the shy one”), Devin the bonobo (“the romantic one”), or Tusk the elephant (“the smart one”)? Las Vegas Detective Luce Delgado has only twenty-four hours to solve a case that goes all the way back to the secret science barge where the WyldBoyZ’ journey first began—a place they used to call home....


Beginning: "The penthouse rooms were decorated in a midwestern car salesman's idea of how rich people live: glass, chrome, mirrors, enough marble to bury a small village, track lights bouncing off every surface. Call it Modern American Lens Flare." 

56: "Luce reached the landing at the penthouse level—and nearly bumped into a man in cargo shorts."


Comments: The Album of Dr. Moreau was pretty good. I liked a lot of the elements of the story. What are you reading this week?

12 comments:

  1. Love the tone of the excerpts and this sounds like a great take on a great classic! Am also still absolutely in love with your blog design, it's simply stunning! I hope you have a lovely start to the weekend and do drop by my Friday post if you have the time! - Juli @ A Universe in Words

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    1. Thank you!
      The Album of Dr. Moreau was a good retelling. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

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  2. Now I want to know more! Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.

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    1. It was, and I did enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

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  4. What a mash up! I guess I was expecting the author to choose animals known for their beautiful vocalizations, but that doesn't seem to be the case. As far as I know pangolins don't make much noise at all. Makes me curious, though. Enjoy!

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    1. You have a good point. I didn't think about it when I started reading the book. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

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  5. Great excerpts and an interesting premise. I'll have to check this one out.

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  6. Oh, now this sounds fascinating!!! Happy weekend!

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