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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

mycat_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

ingridluver's review against another edition

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3.0

"Think of me sometimes as one to whom the lesson of life was very harshly told, but who heard it with courage; as one who loved you indeed, but who hated herself so deeply that her love was hateful to her; as one who sent you away and yet would have longed to keep you for ever; who had no dearer hope than to forget you, and no greater fear than to be forgotten."

kludasch's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

ettieluva4eva's review against another edition

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

4.0

clare2772's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

rrrawr768's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bblanco_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hungryrye's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

viryr's review against another edition

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5.0

Sin palabras un libro increíble, Robert Louis Stevenson es un genio, hizo arte en su obras. Historias sencillas que son adictivas me encanta su forma de redacción hace que todo encajé, sin duda imaginas y las descripciones son tan esquistas.
Dr jekyll y Mr Hyde una lectura que disfrute muchísimo es un ir y venir del misterio, preocupación, terror, del sin sentido a algo oscuro, su forma de describir la depresión y al mismo tiempo el amor propio aunque su versión de Mr Hyde sea pura maldad es increíble, Dr Jekyll no sentía aberración, odio, miedo sino todo lo contrario, al final era él mismo ¡chapeau!. Y muy sutil plasma que los humanos somo buenos y malos y que al separarse no estamos completos del todo. Es genial que pudiera hacer cosas con Mr Hyde que no podía hacer como Dr Jekyll y que aunque fueran malignas les daba una justificación asumiendo que son dos personas diferentes y que al final parece que se corrompió o le gano la forma malvada.

“Una cosa es mortificar la curiosidad y otra conquistarla”

“Todos los seres humanos, tal como los conocemos, están mezclados con el bien y el mal: y Edward Hyde, solo, en las filas de la humanidad, era pura maldad”

“Llega el fin de todas las cosas; la medida más espaciosa se llena por fin; y esta breve condescendencia al mal finalmente destruyó el equilibrio de mi alma”

“Empiezas una pregunta y es como lanzar una piedra. Te sientas tranquilamente en la cima de una colina; y la piedra se va, iniciando otras...”

jowclark's review against another edition

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

4.75