Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Signet Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Book Reviews of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Signet Classics)
Book Review: A little challenging, but i still loved it
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm in 7th grade, and this book was a challenge, but I still loved it. It was an awesome book and I went through it really fast. It can sometimes be a little bit boring, though. Still, I think it is a good book for kids above 6th grade. :)Book Review: good
Summary: 4 Stars
this book is a good book too read for the young and old. dr. jekyll a man of science and good standing. And Mr. hyde a crazy wildman with the urge to kill.Book Review: A Horror Classic
Summary: 4 Stars
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde is one of the most popular horror classics.
It is one of my favorites. Dr. Jekyll's experiment goes fowl.
Book Review: More of an Idea than a Story
Summary: 3 Stars
I've never read a novel or novella where there is so little of actual story as there is Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde; where there is so little done with such an amazing idea. The story consists mainly of a few rumors and incidents and annecdotes that are all tied together by the "full statement of the case" at the end, and that's it. For one thing I think this sparseness contributes to the eeriness of the story. The book reads more like a police report that a horror story, leaving Mr. Hyde to lurk almost unseen in the shadows of its pages. For another thing I think that this book has been popular through the years and passed through so many incarnations and popped up in so many different forms precisely because Stevenson did so little with Mr. Hyde. It was like he left a blueprint for other writers to come along and fully explore the ramifications of this book's intriquing premise.Book Review: I preferred the plot in the musical
Summary: 3 Stars
After becoming involved with a production of Jekyll & Hyde, the musical, in the local community theater, I decided to re-read the original novel by Stevenson. In the book Jekyll/Hyde admits that he had no honorable motive for the transformations (other than curiosity). In the musical he is experimenting to develop a treatment or cure for his father's mental illness. Also, in the book there are no major female characters like the fiancee, dance hall girl(s), etc. If you are familiar with the Broadway show the original book might be a disappointment, but read it anyway. It is a classic and the commentaries at the beginning and the end of the edition for sale on Amazon.com effectively put the cultural signifcance of the plot of the novel into perspective.