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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-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:
N/A
The pacing, the prose, the suspense - this book made me happy.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
This was a fascinating read, and I found it super interesting to see how timeless the themes. The recurring idea in media of splitting oneself into different personas to conceal certain aspects of identity is truly intriguing. I think this short story did a fantastic job of illustrating the horrifying implications of that concept.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
tense
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
I had to re-listen to it to get the full story, but they added a third person to Jekyll/Hyde’s personality switch. Strange take but interesting idea.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Full review and analysis here: The Young Eye: Jekyll and Hyde
The duality of man is a concept that has crossed generations, a longstanding explanation for the possibility that sin and God's image could dwell simultaneously in one being. While Neitzche and Stevenson’s ideas of man’s two halves differ slightly, they have the same general idea: man is at once both degenerate and glorious. It is a very humanistic idea, in the sense that it suggests man has the capacity to reach a heightened state, yet the concept of man’s duality also manages to romanticize man’s animalistic faults.
"And yet when I looked upon that ugly idol in the glass, I was conscious of no repugnance, rather of a leap of welcome. This, too, was myself. It seemed natural and human."
The duality of man is a concept that has crossed generations, a longstanding explanation for the possibility that sin and God's image could dwell simultaneously in one being. While Neitzche and Stevenson’s ideas of man’s two halves differ slightly, they have the same general idea: man is at once both degenerate and glorious. It is a very humanistic idea, in the sense that it suggests man has the capacity to reach a heightened state, yet the concept of man’s duality also manages to romanticize man’s animalistic faults.
"And yet when I looked upon that ugly idol in the glass, I was conscious of no repugnance, rather of a leap of welcome. This, too, was myself. It seemed natural and human."
Ohhhhhhh so THATS what the story is. I always thought it was some kind of jack the ripper thing. I was incorrect. Instead it's a story about anger issues. It reminds me of the "Why Does He Do That" book.
*insert pic of gordon ramsay* Finally a good fucking book
*insert pic of gordon ramsay* Finally a good fucking book