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

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holthmsn's review against another edition

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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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itskayleighlove's review against another edition

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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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lilabounce's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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madelnguttorms1's review against another edition

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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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waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

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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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wordwilderness's review against another edition

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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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ggcd1981's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.5

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde é terror/ficção científica gótico. Cada vez mais me convenço de que terror gótico é um dos meus sub-generos preferidos. Tive um pouco de dificuldade com o inglês da obra original, porém não foi empecilho para desfrutar essa obra. Durante toda a história a atmosfera é sombria e intrigante. Todo o tempo se percebe que a história caminha para um final sombrio, as perguntas são "qual" e "como". Gostaria de ter lido sem saber nada sobre a história, infelizmente já era familiar com a resposta ao "grande" mistério da obra. Mesmo assim a atmosfera sombria e a história em si me mantiveram interessada, mesmo sabendo a resposta. Sem dúvida, até este momento, uma das melhores novelas que li. Daria 4.5 estrelas, mas como goodreads no momento não me permite terei que dar 4 estrelas, pois 5 reservo para obras que tem um significado mais profundo para mim.
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