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I only read The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, so that's all this review will be for.

Personally, I thought this was very intriguing, but what got me in the end was the formatting. First off, my copy had the bottom of the pages cut off, so sometimes I didn't get to read the entire paragraph. At other points, the entire page was a single paragraph, and I'd find myself falling asleep. Especially in the last chapter of Jekyll and Hyde.

The story itself was interesting. I wasn't expecting it to come in the point of view of a character I've never heard of before, and I really wasn't expecting the reasoning behind Hyde.

Overall, decent story, crappy formatting and somewhat okay writing.

cliobemuzedbookworm's review against another edition

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1.0

I'm a huge supporter of the idea that once you start a book you have to finish it. However, I think exceptions should be made where short story collections are involved. I finished The Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, though it took me forever, and even started reading the second story hoping that would prove more entertaining, but finally I decided that the only reason I started reading this volume was for the famous jekyll and hyde story so there was no point in dragging myself through the rest of the volume when I didn't even enjoy the main story. I somehow never got into the story, the narrative was slow and somewat boring and I found myself reading it on automatic pilot. So, I decided to hand in the gauntlet and decided not to read te rest of the stories in this volume.

outi's review against another edition

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3.0

Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde 4, other stories 3-3,5.

ohbookisme's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

3.0

fyodoralekseyev's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I liked Jekyll and Hyde, even though we all know the ending. I also liked the Bottle Imp. The other stories were very forgettable, and Weir of Hermiston was honestly just awfully unreadable. I had to look up too many words in a dictionary and they often just didn't come up. The dialogue was difficult too (I'm not Scottish!).

_nandika_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

kiwipeel's review against another edition

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4.0

Only read this for Jekyll & Hyde but Will O' The Mill was surprisingly sweet

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