Reviews

The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables: Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

onemorebook_tbr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

ari86's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

kayleem93's review against another edition

2.0

Just read Jekyll and Hyde then put the books down trust me you will not be missing anything. Dull.

athenas_archives's review against another edition

4.0

A wonderful book. I’ve always liked gothic fiction, which fits [b:Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde|232300|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with the Merry Men & Other Stories|Robert Louis Stevenson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1407244689l/232300._SY75_.jpg|55660851] perfectly. The other stories this book contains are also fun to read, however some are difficult and it took me an awful lot longer to get through than a normal set of short stories.

Still, definitely worth a read.

molly21634's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

valeefree_'s review against another edition

4.0

The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde -> 4,5
The Merry Men -> 3
Will o' the Mill -> 3,5
Marheim -> 4
Thrawn Janet -> 3
Olalla -> 4,5
The treasure of Franchard -> 3,5

lux_klara's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

beffo's review against another edition

2.0

Maybe I just went from contemporary to classic too fast and the change of writing style and language put me off, but this was hard work. Also I thought there would be more to the Jekyll and Hyde story than the rough outline I had in my head but it doesn't seem so. I got half way through the next short story and, after finding two words I've never heard in 23 years of being a native English speaker, and way too much general grim description of graverobbing creeps I gave up.

achilleanshelves's review against another edition

5.0

The audio-book that I listened to only had the Jekyll and Hyde story so this is just a review for that!

4.5 stars - I loved this story a lot. Gothic literature is just so melodramatic and grimly whimsical that I fall in love right away. I loved how Stevenson explored the duality and non-mutual-exclusivity of good and evil.

rachelkp's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

If chapter 10 didn't exist, the rating would be higher.