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| Original Title: | The Suicide Club |
| ISBN: | 0486414167 (ISBN13: 9780486414164) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Florizel of Bohemia, Geraldine Turner |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
Robert Louis Stevenson
Paperback | Pages: 64 pages Rating: 3.48 | 3615 Users | 236 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Suicide Club |
| Author | : | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 64 pages |
| Published | : | December 20th 2000 by Dover Publications (first published 1878) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Short Stories. Mystery. Literature. 19th Century |
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This was surprisingly lame, coming from no less a literary giant than Robert Louis Stevenson, who wrote these stories as if they were intended for a second-rate boy's adventure magazine. The concept of a club for people who want to committ suicide is solid and reminiscient of something Hitchcock might have come up with, but Stevenson unfortunately does very little with it. The idea itself is ripe with potential moral conundrums and dramatic possibility, but Setevenson glazes over all of that, delivering instead a typical good guy vs. bad guy story every bit as one-dimensional as a battle between Dudley Do-right and Snidely Whiplash. The book is composed of three short stories, the second and third of which really have no good reason to exist. The characters are stiff and self-congratulatory, and even the good guys all go out of their way to find trouble, never even knowing what they're getting themselves into. The hero of the story is a prince who makes all kinds of bad decisions and is saved by his sidekick, though he remains the hero throughout due to his gentlemanly demeanor. I didn't know Stevenson was even capable of such shallow, unrealistic storytelling.Rating Appertaining To Books The Suicide Club
Ratings: 3.48 From 3615 Users | 236 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books The Suicide Club
Well done me for finishing a classic in one sitting, even if it was a short story collection. But in all earnest; this was my first Stevenson book; it definitely won't be my last. A highly intriguing and enjoyable story; though I was slightly disturbed yet intrigued by it in places. Nevertheless, I look forward to reading this author once more in the future.*the suicide part is what made me wanna get it, don't question my mental stability👍*
The adventures of the godly Prince Florizel and his comrade Colonel Geraldine are a delight to rival even Holmes and Watson...and that's not a small statement. Wish Stevenson had written more of these!!
Rich bored dudes join a club to off themselves.
Part 1 was juicy enough to keep going even though the story could have ended perfectly fine right there. In fact I think it should have because it left you believing the club kept on. Part 2 & 3 were hard to follow for me perhaps bc it wasnt what I expected. By the end the club president was murdered by prince caspian or the prince of Arabia or prince fillipi or whatever the hell his name was. I wouldnt recommend. If youre curious, read the summary on wiki instead. This book makes me not
Classic mystery but with a twistAfter reading several new novels, it was a bit difficult to return to this style of writing. But, once you regain the rhythm, the novel is easily read. Stevenson creates a novel with three interconnected stories that leave you sad but satisfied.
An intriguing little book. A great series of mysteries, written in such lovely, Queen's English; a refreshing change from most of today's authors (my English snobbery is showing...). Loved it so much! The characters were so well portrayed in a few words, as was each setting. Stevenson was an intelligent, terse author which works so well to portray so much in so few words. Unlike me. (sentence fragment)
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