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

102 reviews

maryry's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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221bpinkst's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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insideunder's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A perfectly accurate adaption of the original novella. A good read to introduce the source material to younger readers who may be put off by the 'antiquated' language of the original. A fast read, and I enjoyed the art of Daniel Ferren. A bit simple and perhaps too fast for a tense mystery, but still fun.

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ccoral's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Read for class. Interesting book, dealing with the thought that there are two sides to all of us and the desire to be one. We fight against are destructive side, but in the end it seems to be what prevails, as suggested by the book. What I liked most was how it highlights the destructive effect of expectations and how that plays into reputation, which is essential for being set in the Victorian period.

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theoretically_reading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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grimmdark's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

i feel like

ending the book on that final sentence of Jekyll's letter and not pulling back out to Utterson's POV to see his reaction or what people said of the case after is a really effective choice. it makes the darkness of Jekyll ending his life after that whole ordeal land really well.

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aseel_reads's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

I liked the actual story and the next two short stories but the third one wasn't great and the last one was so awful and boring to read, I truly don't understand what I read, was it incomplete?? It was just so annoying to read and I can't believe it was longer than the main story

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