fruitysaz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
re-read for a student that i'm tutoring. what always strikes me about this book when i'm working on it with a student is what a bad choice it is for the vast majority of schools. despite its short length, it's incredibly dense and (for a lot of students) therefore very hard to get through. most would get on MUCH better with frankenstein, a christmas carol and the sign of four, and yet year after year i meet students who have to do this book and have absolutely no idea what's going on in it.
that doesn't mean i think this is a bad book by any means. it's a really great commentary on science and morality in the time period, and has some interesting things to say about human nature. despite being dense, i do think that this is a classic that is genuinely worth reading (i actually think that's true for the majority of gothic books from this time period, but that's a conversation for another day). i just wish schools wouldn't lumber as many students as they do with this book.
that doesn't mean i think this is a bad book by any means. it's a really great commentary on science and morality in the time period, and has some interesting things to say about human nature. despite being dense, i do think that this is a classic that is genuinely worth reading (i actually think that's true for the majority of gothic books from this time period, but that's a conversation for another day). i just wish schools wouldn't lumber as many students as they do with this book.
siersom's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-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
3.0
layallyourbooksonme's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cozis's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
beccakad's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
3.75
lucy__342's review against another edition
3.0
To be honest if I didn't need to read this for school than I would not read this. It was really generic, boring. I did like delving into the historical context of duality but other than that the book was hard to get through.
cristinafm's review against another edition
4.0
Llegue a ciegas con este libro, me basto con que mi novio me lo pusiera en mis manos, es cortito pero bastante intrigante la historia, me agrado bastante la forma de abordar el mal que existe en los seres.
sarahglabb's review against another edition
3.0
It was a quick read and overall I enjoyed it. It wasn't mind blowing but good.
heeltje's review against another edition
3.25
7 stories make up 3,25 stars
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 4,75
The Merry Men: 0,25
Will O'The Mill: 3,75
Markheim: 4,75
Thrawn Janet: 3,25
Olalla: 3,75
The Treasure of Franchard: 1,50
Love RL Stevensons writing, the man is master in atmosphere (imho) and somewhat of a romaticus I would guess. A Romatic with a twisted mind, to be sure.
I am not very affected by all the moral of his stories, that duality question and philosophy doesn't do it for me. I am all Atmosphere and love me some good poetic rhythm.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 4,75
The Merry Men: 0,25
Will O'The Mill: 3,75
Markheim: 4,75
Thrawn Janet: 3,25
Olalla: 3,75
The Treasure of Franchard: 1,50
Love RL Stevensons writing, the man is master in atmosphere (imho) and somewhat of a romaticus I would guess. A Romatic with a twisted mind, to be sure.
I am not very affected by all the moral of his stories, that duality question and philosophy doesn't do it for me. I am all Atmosphere and love me some good poetic rhythm.