Reviews

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

gossamerwingedgazelle's review against another edition

5.0

I don't generally go for the "mad scientist creates a monster" kind of fiction. I hated Frankenstein. However, this was absolutely fantastic. Short, interesting and really creepy. Definitely worth your time... and then some.

essiie's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Classism

adriawna's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

triptisoni's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

mdevlin923's review against another edition

4.0

London lawyer Mr. Utterson recounts the tale of his upstanding client Dr. Henry Jekyll and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. When Dr. Jekyll makes a surprising change to his will that leaves all of his money to Mr. Hyde, Mr. Utterson begins investigating. He soon learns that Dr. Jekyll has created a concoction that turns him into Mr. Hyde...which allows him to engage in various vices without sullying the name of Jekyll. But the transformations soon take over Dr. Jekyll: Hyde's personality is too powerful for Jekyll and the concoction no longer works until Mr. Utterson finds Mr. Hyde dead in his laboratory.

kylenobles's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-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

3.25

cluttered_mind's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

angelicardale's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

interesting.....i liked the prose/the way everything was written but some of the content is questionable at best

sturmvoqel's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

 Charaktere (8/10):

- bis auf Dr. Jekyll bleiben alle Charaktere zweidimensional 
- Dr. Jekyll war dafür wirklich großartig beschrieben, besonders seinen letzten Brief fand ich sehr eindrucksvoll und packend

Atmosphäre (7/10):

- zu Beginn wusste ich manchmal nicht wo sich die Akteure gerade befinden, ich kenne mich allerdings auch nicht mit den Stadtteilen von London aus und habe das Setting erst nach Recherchen besser verstanden

Schreibstil (8/10):

- anfangs etwas verwirrend, ich konnte dem Geschehen manchmal nicht richtig folgen und verwechselte die Namen

Handlung: (8/10):

- wie bereit erwähnt fehlte mir zu Beginn der Geschichte der Zugang, später nahm die Handlung an Fahrt auf, das letzte Drittel hat mir am besten gefallen

Logik (9/10):

Unterhaltungsfaktor (8/10):

- die erste Hälfte fand ich etwas zäh, die zweite dafür umso besser, besonders das letzte Drittel
- ich habe die Novelle als Hörbuch gehört und die Stimme von David Nathan hat positiv zum Gesamteindruck beigetragen

--> 58/70 Punkte 

bookish_5280's review against another edition

4.75

The main story itself deserves far higher than a five star rating, but I brought to total stars down just because I didn't love the other stories in the collection as much (I did, of course, love the style and just how bizarre and horrifying they all were :))