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anotherbooklady's review against another edition
4.0
A First Time For Me
I’ve heard of this book my whole life. I’ve referred to myself and others as having Jekyll/Hyde personalities, but I’ve never really known the context. I’ve never seen any of the adaptations done for television or the movies, and I wasn’t even sure of the story’s plot. Given that it’s a short read, and I’m delving into the creepy books for October, I decided it was time to finally add this book to my “finished” shelf.
While Kindle Unlimited currently offers this book and the audible narration (performed by Matthew Lloyd Davies), I opted to follow along with the Richard Armitage reading. Given that this story was writing by a Scottish author in the 1880’s, I was incredibly grateful for the Kindle dictionary!
Once I was able to get past the language of the Victorian era (which can be dry, but be patient), the story was a chilling and creepy tale. Stevenson was in ill health when he wrote this book and you can’t help but feel his own struggle of mortality reflected in his characters.
I’m glad I have finally read this story, and while it’s not a book I can call a personal favorite, I do appreciate the popularity of the book. I am looking forward to watching an adaptation to hopefully deepen my understanding of the story-I know there are levels I’m not considering upon this first-time read.
I’ve heard of this book my whole life. I’ve referred to myself and others as having Jekyll/Hyde personalities, but I’ve never really known the context. I’ve never seen any of the adaptations done for television or the movies, and I wasn’t even sure of the story’s plot. Given that it’s a short read, and I’m delving into the creepy books for October, I decided it was time to finally add this book to my “finished” shelf.
While Kindle Unlimited currently offers this book and the audible narration (performed by Matthew Lloyd Davies), I opted to follow along with the Richard Armitage reading. Given that this story was writing by a Scottish author in the 1880’s, I was incredibly grateful for the Kindle dictionary!
Once I was able to get past the language of the Victorian era (which can be dry, but be patient), the story was a chilling and creepy tale. Stevenson was in ill health when he wrote this book and you can’t help but feel his own struggle of mortality reflected in his characters.
I’m glad I have finally read this story, and while it’s not a book I can call a personal favorite, I do appreciate the popularity of the book. I am looking forward to watching an adaptation to hopefully deepen my understanding of the story-I know there are levels I’m not considering upon this first-time read.
annaclaire's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
4.0
kartyna's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
georgia_lou's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
dtnorby's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
broken_shady's review
dark
mysterious
medium-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
3.5
nehalbhatia's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a classic for a reason and i think it's very iconic. I read it because our school will be performing a play on it soon and some of my friends will be in it so best to know a little about the story? anyways i think they story flows very smoothly and keeps you engaged and it's pretty short! would strongly recommend it's super mysterious and rlly engaging. Also discusses morality. Would also like to add that the language is easy to understand and so this book is quite accessible. Robert Louis Stevenson's descriptions about everything are so on point it's almost as if he paints a picture of the character or setting he describes!
ed673's review against another edition
3.0
Great concept for a good classic. Less boring than many of the other classics I've read. I audiobooked it right before audiobooking The Three Musketeers. It is boring at points but good as a background on a road trip. I don't recall much, but I remember it being enjoyable
sephx14's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0