Reviews

The Lady or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton

caitlin_a's review

tense fast-paced

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

4.0

she def chose the tiger

lsmith36's review

5.0

Probably one of my favorite American "classic" short stories I had to read at some point during school. This is one that I still think about fairly regularly and reread it every few years.

emilyburt's review

3.0

only read this bc of young justice tbh 😒😒 it was mid

she definitely chose the tiger tho

libbeta's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed this short story. The ending made me a little mad but I got over it quickly. Would recommend to someone interested in short stories.

mayag16's review

challenging hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

art3misnah's review

5.0

AWESOME

renn_'s review

dark inspiring reflective 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? N/A

3.0

aecorsilva's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

hiba59's review

3.0

"And so I leave it with all of you: Which came out of the opened door,—the lady, or the tiger?"

This is one funny story, not funny as in humorous, but rather amusing. I have always had a love/hate relationship with short stories, I love them for the questions they stir in my mind, and hate them for leaving those questions unanswered. I love them for letting my imagination think of the details, and hate them for not being detailed enough.

This one is no different, there are many many questions, other than the one concerning the doors, and I thought I would at least get an answer for that latter, but I don't know what the answer was, the lady, or the tiger?

djoshuva's review

5.0

“Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady ?
The more we reflect upon this question, the harder it is to answer. It involves a study of the human heart which leads us through devious mazes of passion, out of which it is difficult to find our way.”