Podivný prípad doktora Jekylla a pána Hyda; Ostrov Pokladov

by Robert Louis Stevenson, Karol Dlouhý (Translator), Peter Ždán (Translator)

Klasický viktoriánsky horor, Podivný prípad doktora Jekylla a pána Hyda, je o dvoch protikladných podobách ľudského charakteru stelesnených dobrým doktorom Jekyllom a zlým pánom Hydom. Keď advokát Utterson začne riešiť závet svojho starého priateľa pána Jekylla, vynárajú sa pred ním znepokojivé otázky. Aký bol vzťah počestného doktora Jekylla a tajomného pána Hyda? Kto zabil sira Danversa Carewa? Aká pozoruhodná príhoda smrteľne otriasla doktorom Lanyonom?

V Ostrove pokladov sa odohráva napínavý pirátsky príbeh videný očami mladého Jima Hawkinsa, ktorý získa po smrti starého námorníka mapu s úkrytom veľkého pokladu kapitána Flinta. Spolu s priateľmi, doktorom Liveseyom a zemanom Trelawneyom, sa vydáva na palube Hispanioly na dobrodružnú výpravu za pokladom. Lodným kuchárom je však Dlhý John Silver, jednonohý vodca pirátov, ktorí sa chcú tiež zmocniť pokladu. Rozpúta sa medzi nimi neúprosná vojna na život a smrť...

Genres: Classics

272 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1886

About the author

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov.

Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.

Reviews

[Gordan Karlic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes books become too popular for their own good and here we have two books that would fall into that category.
Treasure Island is full of "cliches" (the thing is, this is original, but you heard it so many times in popular culture, it is has become cliche when you finally read it).
Still, a plot is good, a story isn't too long and there is a reason why "pirate" genre is so popular, it is a fun adventure.
About Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde...
No mystery.
You know they are one and the same person, so no surprise at all, but the story is classic and it is really short.
Really nothing else to say about it.
Overall deserving grade 4.

[Al Burke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you really need a review of either of these books? They've been around forever. However, I listened to the audio version, and it was fantastic, with a particular nod to Treasure Island with it's large and diverse cast of pirate-y characters.

[Mladen Krečak · Rating 3 out of 5]

4+2...

[Ana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dr. Jekyll i gospodin Hyde 3.5*

[Niyayesh Mmz · Rating 4 out of 5]

نمی‌دونم چی باید بگم. ولی خوشحالم خوندمش. حالا که همه چیز تموم شده واقعاً برام جالبه و به نظرم ارزش یکیارخوندن داشت داستان قشنگی داشت و دلم می‌خواست Hyde خودم رو ببینم.

[Gabriela Maráková · Rating 5 out of 5]

Podivný případ doktora Jekylla a pana Hyda - 5*
Ostrov pokladov - 3*

[Dong Luo · Rating 3 out of 5]

应该在小时候看的，现在看来已觉普通

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Podivný prípad doktora Jekylla a pána Hyda: 4.5⭐
Ostrov pokladov: 3.5⭐

[Carol · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really had a hard time rating this because I couldn't decide if I liked it or not(I guess I'm leaning towards not-my husband really likes it though I'm wondering if this theme resonates more with men than women). It deals with the evil and good that is in each one of us and how we feed one or the other side of ourselves by our actions and our thoughts. The writing style was very similar to Frankenstein which I didn't really like either. It is a very quick read, if you're curious you could get through it in just a few days.

[Jozo Mandić · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't what I thought it would be. Cartoon is way too better.