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A review by deathbedxcv
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
4.0
“O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan’s signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend.”
Another gothic banger to check off of the necessary for life reading list! ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson is a Novella which tells the story of distinguished saintly-wouldnthurtafly Dr. Henry Jekyll and evil Purefuxkingrage666 Mr. Edward Hyde through multiple narrators, with the main narrator being lawyer and friend to Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Gabriel John Utterson. Dr. Jekyll is the complete opposite of Mr. Hyde, or so we think. I feel like this book is so much a part of our literature lexicon that it seems kinda foolish to hide how it ends, but I think it’s still nice to keep the mystery alive. So shh from me.
This gothic mystery drops subtle hints throughout, which to some readers might leave themselves shaking their heads, but I think that’s what makes it good. Imagine when this Novella first came out? I feel like a lot of people must’ve lost their minds at the twist.
Also, it’s not possible for me not to connect this to Frankenstein—after having read it and fallen in love with Mary Shelley’s novel. But I see Dr. Jekyll as a sort of Victor Frankenstein-Prometheus esque character, who faces the consequences of their actions. For example, these ‘monsters’ didn’t ask to be born, and now that they live and breathe of course they’re gonna wanna be individuals and do everything to live comfortably.
Another gothic banger to check off of the necessary for life reading list! ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson is a Novella which tells the story of distinguished saintly-wouldnthurtafly Dr. Henry Jekyll and evil Purefuxkingrage666 Mr. Edward Hyde through multiple narrators, with the main narrator being lawyer and friend to Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Gabriel John Utterson. Dr. Jekyll is the complete opposite of Mr. Hyde, or so we think. I feel like this book is so much a part of our literature lexicon that it seems kinda foolish to hide how it ends, but I think it’s still nice to keep the mystery alive. So shh from me.
This gothic mystery drops subtle hints throughout, which to some readers might leave themselves shaking their heads, but I think that’s what makes it good. Imagine when this Novella first came out? I feel like a lot of people must’ve lost their minds at the twist.
Also, it’s not possible for me not to connect this to Frankenstein—after having read it and fallen in love with Mary Shelley’s novel. But I see Dr. Jekyll as a sort of Victor Frankenstein-Prometheus esque character, who faces the consequences of their actions. For example, these ‘monsters’ didn’t ask to be born, and now that they live and breathe of course they’re gonna wanna be individuals and do everything to live comfortably.