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i love reading a beloved classic and then being shocked when it's quite good as if i wasn't already aware that it defined a genre and shaped a whole horror trope

jus280's review against another edition

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4.0

LOVED IT

3martini's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

caleykapowski's review against another edition

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5.0

A reread, I still love this book

martinav29's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

wextra's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Perhaps the most famous work of Robert Louis Steveson, fighting with Treasure Island for that title, the novella differs greatly from its adaptations by being primarily a mystery and only really confronting the duality of man and the internal moral struggle at its end. While that last bit is a huge part of the appeal of the story, the mystery itself that drives Utterson throughout the story is extremely good and makes the novella superior to all its adaptations, seeing as how the ruined twist has made a direct adaptation uninteresting. It's a very quick and gripping read and absolutely worth your time.

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jendev's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

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