Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

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

74 reviews

holthmsn's review against another edition

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

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a perfect short science-fiction based story. The novel was a perfectly fine read which I enjoyed, but nothing jumps out to make it an amazing read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

chrisljm's review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.25

ending was fantastic 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Suicide

hot_water's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Violence

Minor: Ableism and Suicide

margztgz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

michayla13's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

grayscale08's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Gore, and Suicide

itskayleighlove's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

madelnguttorms1's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, and Self harm

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

It's interesting to read this through a modern lens when everyone already knows the twist. I can see how shaken the audience of the day would have felt! The book is spookier and creepier than I thought it would be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Suicide, and Violence

wordwilderness's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-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

3.5

 At this point, I think everyone has heard of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde so it was only a matter of time before I picked it up. I was intrigued by the idea of a man creating an alternate, corrupt persona to contrast his kind nature. There are so many potential messages you can pull from a story like this so I was excited to see how it turned out.

At first I felt pretty disappointed by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I know it's gothic horror so I wasn't expecting it to be too exciting, but I found the investigation of Mr. Hyde and his connection to Dr. Jekyll dry. There was little suspense, and while this is partly due to the fact that I already knew how the story would end, I didn't find Mr. Hyde as repulsive as he was supposed to be. A lot of emphasis was put of Mr. Hyde’s appearance and ornery nature as indicators of his moral depravity, but little evidence was given. 

The second part of the book was told from the perspective of Dr. Jekyll, which I found much more interesting. I loved seeing Jekyll’s decline from an upstanding man exploring a different side of his identity to losing control over who he was. 

I’m glad I finally got around to reading this novella. While the first part of the story was a bit tedious, I think the last part made up for it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Death

Minor: Addiction and Drug use