Reviews - Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales

Robert Louis Stevenson

3.66 AVERAGE

maria_miller's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Me ha sorprendido. Conocía el plot twist pero me imaginaba una historia y redacción mucho más aburrida. Ojalá habérmelo leído sin saber cómo terminaba.

sophie8's review against another edition

4.5

I enjoyed this, I listened to it and it was time well spent!

duckers's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

downtothestars's review against another edition

3.25

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sarahcoller's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad 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 wish that I could have read this without knowing anything about it. I wonder if I would have been surprised by the truth of Jekyll and Hyde like I imagine the first readers were? While I didn't enjoy the way this story was told (the entire story played out and then ended with Jekyll explaining everything) I do understand why it needed to be done that way to maintain suspense. I see this method in other works like Conan Doyle's <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>. I'll be keeping my eyes out for more of this trend in Victorian literature.