Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Very Intriguing Plot, Good Read

I picked up this book because it was short and seemed like a simple enough read. Also, I had never heard anything of this book except for the title, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde so I decided to give it a try. As I read the first page, the first thing I noticed was the in depth description of the main character was amazing. The way that Robert Louis Stevenson gets the message of his writing across is incredible. The word choice and grammar that he uses prints a perfect image in your head. Because you can picture this story so well, I definitely helps grab the reader's attention.
One flawless attribute of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the plot of the story that doesn't actually come into full focus until the end of the story. One of the main things that is so great about this classic is the mystery and complicatedness of the many events that happen throughout the story that all contribute to the horror at the end. I very much enjoyed reading the end of the book when a certain something was revealed and it honestly caught me off guard. Overall, the idea of the storyline is very intriguing.
Another attribute of this story was the characters. Although Mr. Stevenson only includes characters that have pretty vital roles in the story, he describes them and their actions so well its fun to picture each and every individual in a very detailed way. I think that the many characteristics that he gives each character helps him or her perform their role in the story better such as Mr. Hyde appearance leads you to believe that he is a evil, wicked man.
To be honest, the book actually was a little slow at times and I felt my mind wandering occasionally. Especially at the beginning, this book almost has so much detail that that it seemed not needed. Compared to what I am used to reading, this book was different but still interesting. Just the thought of someone splitting the soul into good and evil and evolving into a human was quite the idea for a book that was written in the 60's. I think that one of the says that Mr. Stevenson keeps the readers intrigued and the suspense high is by switching from viewpoint to viewpoint. Another way is that he waits to resolve all the conflicts of the story until the very end. This value makes the story fun to read.
I think that I would recommend this book to someone who is looking for a short, semi-straightforward, book that is pretty full of suspenseful action (at least after the beginning). Even though the language is tough at times, I think that any age would enjoy a short story of a scientist that drinks a potion and turns into a murderous mad man (simplified of course). All in all, I think that the book is wonderfully written and really deserves to be a classic.

10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

I read because I had to

This book was well written, interesting and unlike anything id ever read before so it made it worth it. However, it was sometimes hard for me to follow. Its a better read for older people, maybe 11th grade and up.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Classic

Had to get this book for my son. It was part of an assignment he had for his High School English class. Very good book with twists and turns. A real classic for those who enjoy reading. Not everyone may enjoy the story due to when the time is set. Still for those who love reading and going to a different place and time, you will enjoy the read.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Really!?

Some of the post I read on here look like a 5th greader wrote them!If you are going to post something online make it look nice and not like you are texting a frend!

1 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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I have to read this book for a class next year (seventh grade) and I tjought I could get this version because it was free bur when I got to the first page there were soooo.many grammatical misstakes and publishing errors I could not get throught tje first chapter.

1 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Okay

I just started this book, and, trust me, there have been some times I wanted to DIE 'cause it was so boring. (This book is required, BTW.) But, once you get through death, you go to heaven. It actually turned out to be a really thought-out, suspenseful short story. Like I said, though, I just started it, so I have no idea what's in store.

1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

This version only has the first few sentences of each chapter

Grrr

1 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

Don' buy this version.

The word spacing is not justified. Impossible to read. Anybody know how I can get my money back?

1 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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Posiedon

He takes Mya and sheilds her.

Mordred

"Id love to stay and chat but i gotta go." He vanishes.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Mya

(Night. Love you too.)

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Jonatan

(I got SAT testing so i should get some sleep. Night love you.)

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A quick and interesting read.

This is one of those stories that everyone has heard of but no one seems to have read. Most notably, I was surprised at how different it was from what I thought it would be (anyone who has read Dracula will know what I mean). While it's good but not great, it's interesting, fast, and it's another classic you can cross off your list.

This is a lie! Not really the novel!Don't download!

Not really the novel

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

To Really!?

I am a 5th grader and even I write good

It was good-ish. Well good enough

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Dear"...."

You realy can't talk about grammatical errors. Do you realize how many errors you have in our review and frankly i liked the story. It was well detailed

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Alison :)

A little hard to understand. I had to read it twice too understand it well. 9+ years is age appropiate. So long as they are good at reading.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Is this like sherlock holmes at all?

I just jad to read a sherlock holmes mystery for reading, and it was kind of confusing. Is this confusing at all?

0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Ugh

Boring and it doesnt show contents. If you have a different opinion about this book and want to read it, dont get this version!!

0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.