Reviews

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Strange Tales by Robert Louis Stevenson

livvvvh777's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

vvatson's review

3.0

Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hyde - an interesting read, its fun to read the story after knowing so much about it via cultural osmosis.

The Body Snatcher - not gonna lie thought it was gonna be the other kind of body snatchers, the steal and inhabit your skin type, interesting to see the story and how much historical context it providea

The Bottle Imp - fun concept, I think I might have seen it before or an iteration of it, ending was a little too convenient but hey what can you do

Markheim - short and sweet and lol at someone saying fuck you to Satan

Weir of Hermiston - stopped reading after chapter 4 and finding out it was an incomplete work and just read wiki summary instead, couldnt get into it and the accented dialogue made it really hard to follow.

kaylee_kdc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

lulleaby_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Did not like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde much, really enjoyed the Merry Men, adored Olalla

mayanalight's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

5.0

meron06's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

elliecatmorgan's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.25

ellaamelia's review against another edition

4.0

Undoubtedly this is a compelling and interesting novella that I read in one sitting. I wish it was fleshed out more heavily to allow me to stay in the story for longer.

sophia5's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

milooo's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-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? No

2.0

I usually love gothic fiction, but these short stories just did not do it for me. The concepts themselves are really interesting, but the actual execution is overly verbose and littered with random racist or sexist remarks that come out of nowhere (and yes, I know it's a product of its time, but I personally don't enjoy reading that kind of stuff in any context, especially when it brings nothing to the plot itself). Overall, it was just slightly below 'fine' in terms of rating. Some stories were better than others, but overall this collection averages out to 'meh'.