Dracula vs The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Science Fiction, Fiction
Dracula
Na história, um casal e seus amigos são atormentados por Conde Drácula, uma entidade sobrenatural e hematófoga que, presa em uma maldição contagiosa, pretende se mudar de seu recluso castelo na Transilvânia para a…
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
“Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable.”
Mr. Gabriel Utterson is a serious, austere lawyer living a humdrum life in Victorian London. Yet there is a strange clause in his friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll's will: should he disappear for more than 3 months, everything…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Dracula highest: Dracula 4.0 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.8.
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Dracula.
- Dracula has the widest readership — 1534640 ratings behind its score.
- Dracula runs the darker storyline; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
≈ 2h vs 7h for Dracula
New to the genre?
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Moderate vs Demanding for Dracula
In the mood for something dark?
Dracula
a darker storyline than The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Want something lighter?
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
an easier tone than Dracula
Scores by source
| Dracula | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1534640) | 3.8 (694073) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (2232) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9148) | 4.0 (5377) |
| LiveLib | 3.9 (9) | — |
Reception
| Dracula | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1534640 | 694073 |
| Editions | 1917 | 373 |
| Citations | 106 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1225985 | 481604 |
| Reading it now | 93539 | 16296 |
| Written reviews | 67514 | 31649 |
| Wikipedia attention | 65148 | 46154 |
| Pages | 400 | 152 |