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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
I'm glad I read this. It is nothing like the popular depictions of the characters in film and culture.
Read for ATS2200 - Victorian Literature
"If he be Mr. Hyde," he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek"
"about as emotional as a bagpipe"
These are just a couple of the iconic lines at the start of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde - they really made up for how dry the story was for the rest of it.
Keyifli bir gotik örneği. Bilim açısından sınırlı bir yaklaşıma sahip ve bu bir problem yaratmıyor. Esas güzelliği bir gizem barındırmasında yatıyor. Yalnız eski tür bilim kurgu ve gotik örnekleri için değinilmesi gerekilen önemli bir nokta var. Özellikle de ünlü bir eser ise alakalı diğer çalışmaların içinde bulunuyorlar ve konu hakkında bilginizin olmaması zorlaşıyor. Bu yüzden bu romanı olduğundan iyi kılan, kitap hakkında hiçbir fikrinizin olmayışı olacaktır. Aksi takdirde, -günümüzdeki diğer anlatılarla kıyaslarsak- gündelik bir okumadan farksız hale geliyor. Bu da, kitapları döneminin kafa yapısına göre değerlendirmemizin tutarlı ve makul olacağını konusunu hatırlatmış oluyor. Romanı, hakkında hiçbir şey duymamış birine tavsiye ederdim. Biliyorsanız ve merak da ediyorsanız, daha az beklentiyle okuyun. Kitap dolu dolu olmasa da doyuruculuğunu taşıyor.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Because of the notoriety of this novel, I was shocked at how short it was. Like, only a third of the pages was the novel, and the rest was introduction and afterword. (But I was also glad, because there are so many books I have to read.)
The story is legendary, so I was expecting more suspense and horror, but you know... the writing is amazing...I remember being awestruck at this one sentence about time passing. I'm very glad I read it, and I plant to read more Robert Louis Stevenson, not just to get "cultured and learned" (my pathetic, original plan), but to really enjoy his use of words.
The story is legendary, so I was expecting more suspense and horror, but you know... the writing is amazing...I remember being awestruck at this one sentence about time passing. I'm very glad I read it, and I plant to read more Robert Louis Stevenson, not just to get "cultured and learned" (my pathetic, original plan), but to really enjoy his use of words.
The ‘duality of man’ is basically a meme at this point, but I imagine this novella must have been shocking in Victorian England, they were famously quite repressed as a society.
I initially wondered what could have possessed Dr Jekyll to do what he did (yes, the book is 139 years old and has influenced pop culture, but I’ll avoid spoilers), and when he explains himself in the end… the man just wanted to let loose, I get it.
I initially wondered what could have possessed Dr Jekyll to do what he did (yes, the book is 139 years old and has influenced pop culture, but I’ll avoid spoilers), and when he explains himself in the end… the man just wanted to let loose, I get it.
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes