Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

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

65 reviews

kaanda's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Murder

Minor: Body horror

riverofhorton's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 This was a very interesting and in places somewhat unexpected read. I knew the basic premise

that Jekyll and Hyde share the same body with Jekyll being the 'good' side and Hyde being the 'bad' side

, but I hadn't anticipated the subtext of repressed homosexuality contained within the Hyde character. I also hadn't expected one of the characters to be accepting of this,

but questioning of the perceived choice of partner

. I also went into this expecting some discussion of substance use based on other media, but I wasn't expecting

the suicide towards the end, I did find this to have been well done within the context of the story however.

Overall, I enjoyed this story and will likely re-read it in the future 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

orchidlilly's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious reflective tense slow-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

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Well narrated, I liked the prose. points docked for being a generally ablest mess. I can condemn the past, and you know what? I think I will.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, Classism

kananineko's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Violence

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Suicide, Blood

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence

Minor: Body horror

lovelynovellas's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide attempt

david_slack110507's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Religious bigotry, Alcohol

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was written a long time ago. I can tell because I almost had a nosebleed. The English way of writing was old, but I truly enjoyed it. DID in the good old days. I of course found the murders by  Edward Hyde problematic, but I guess, he was made like that in contrast with Dr. Henry Jekyll. I liked that they were distinct in appearance, morality, and tone of voice. The audiobook companion made the story a hundred times better. Great narrator✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Murder

meganpbennett's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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True story: when watching The Avengers (2012) for the first time, after meeting Dr Banner, my mom said, "I take it that was Hulk?" to which I replied, "that was Dr. Jekyll." Turns out I owe poor Bruce an apology. While there are similarities between the two men, reading the book for the first time showed that, as in a lot of classic Victorian horror texts, the adaptations have taken on a life of their own, the monsters from the stories becoming those from the movies, not the books.

As discussed in the introduction to the Signet Classics edition (by no more than Vladimir Nabovok himself), the story is a mediocre detective story, going through the motions of a Victorian mystery. It is, however, a splendid look at how good and evil exist within each person, and how attempting to alter the balance within oneself is not a good idea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder

l_piller's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, Murder