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I read this novella because it was one of the books Nabokov found worthy to lecture on. The plot is meticulous and the narrative cleverly set up. Much less graphic violence than I expected from my experience of films and plays based on the book (and the endless imitations). What interested Nabokov was the interplay of good and evil in his character, and by extension all humans. Stevenson treats it much more mechanically or chemically than I would have supposed, and Nabokov spends much time worki
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Robert Louis Stevenson wrote with a flourished prose, while keeping a very fast narrative pace, and his short stories are very good displays of his style. My copy of the book had 3 short stories, gothic tales, I think they may be called: "The Body Snatcher", "Olalla", and "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". These were written within a two year time frame, and while sharing stylistic aspects, they vary in theme, and seem to display an evolution of style.
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I've been wanting to read this for years, and I figured spooky season was the right time. I've never really listened to an audiobook before--it's so much harder for me concentrate on listening to someone read than on reading myself; with podcasts or Great Courses, I have to either be driving or engaged in cross-stitch for my mind to be able to take in anything audio-wise. But I accepted a free offer to try Audible, and saw that Richard Armitage narrated this and that it was relatively short. It
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Fascinating and easy read. My first Stevenson.
Yeah, I'm glad I read it.
Yeah, it was OK. Interesting, but not surprising, though I am sure it would have been shocking to readers immediately after its publication. That would have been cool.
And I think in college it would have been interesting to debate man's inner desires, Hyde's being younger due to being repressed for a lifetime, Jekyll's inability to resist Hyde, etc etc.
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Yeah, it was OK. Interesting, but not surprising, though I am sure it would have been shocking to readers immediately after its publication. That would have been cool.
And I think in college it would have been interesting to debate man's inner desires, Hyde's being younger due to being repressed for a lifetime, Jekyll's inability to resist Hyde, etc etc.
But now? Meh. ...more
An excellent example of how the extreme unreality of speculative fiction serves to shed light on the ordinary aspects of being human.
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