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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Second time of reading, and I think I enjoyed it less this time around. My daughter and I started it after seeing the musical but its so dense, so full of convoluted sentences and obscure vocabulary that she found it heavy going and consequently so did I. We enjoyed playing "does it have a hidden meaning?" A mate of mine used to say it was an allegory for being gay (having a secret, repressed urge that nobody can know about) but that seems unlikely. My brother reckons it's about alcoholism but that seems equally unlikely. It seems just to be what it says: an attempt to reconcile the physical sciences with theories about human nature and see what might happen if one tried to control one with the other. The musical is better though.
Highly recommend reading this story via listening to Richard Armitage’s narration of it for Audible. He nails the difference in voice for Jekyll and Hyde, and knows when to change his pitch to effect a sensation of growing dread and creepiness. Hair-raising in the best kind of ways. I think RLS would have loved hearing his story read aloud like this.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Curious, but quite unexceptional in all but concept. Much of the first half is merely discussion and speculation, and the second, all told through a document, and thus, there seems only a mere instant of action.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
This was the first time I have ever read/heard this story all the way through. I understand why it is so beloved.
The duality of Dr. Jekyll and his opposition of Hyde was really fascinating to read. It was really creepy and intriguing
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
