viscountess_black's Reviews (427)

Crime and Punishment: A New Translation

Fyodor Dostoevsky

5.0

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sorrow and Starlight

Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Great Gatsby (AmazonClassics Edition)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

4.0

lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Shelley

4.5

challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery Of Modern Venice

Stephan M. Arleaux

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

Robert Louis Stevenson

4.0

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This copy has "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", "The Body Snatcher" and "Olalla".
Of the three, my favourite was Olalla. It has those perfect Gothic vibes that I was looking for.
The Body Snatcher captured my attention from the first moment and I had to actually stop myself from reading these two last stories.
Now, last but not least it is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Predictable? Yes, but highly enjoyable. Dr. Jekyll's description of how he found out about Mr. Hyde, the process of the transformation and future development of both characters was simply delightful. I was enthralled by it.