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Summary: Worthwhile Horror Classic
Review: This is one of the major horror classics, and any true horror fans should read it at some point. It is a very short work--I was able to finish it in three hours. The one thing people have difficulty with is that it is written in an older form of English; so yes, you do have to have some inteligence and understanding of the English language to comprehend everything in the story. It is a strong tale with a powerful moral (though not overdone and preachy), and truly terrifying in its implications. Can't give too much away without sumarazing the entire story (it is short), but most everybody knows the basics of the legent; If for nothing else, read it to see what originated the whole Jekyll and Hyde myth.
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Summary: Not great
Review: This is supposed to be a story about Good Versus Evil yet I find there is not enough good in Jekyll to counter the Evil in Hyde.
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Summary: The Monster Within
Review: This macabre tale--inspired by a dream--starts slowly but with an ever increasing sense of mystery, culminates in a vortex of horror worthy of Poe. What evil could be more impossible to resist or to conquer than Man's inherent flaw of dualtiy? RLS describes it as the innate struggle bewteen angelic and demonic forces which lurk in every soul. Beneath the veneer of Cilivization the two extremes wage eternal war in one breast. Mr. Utterson, a conscientious laywer in Victorian London and longtime friend of both Henry Jekyll and Dr. Lanyon, confides his misgivings about the former's will to his cousin, Mr. Enfield. During the course of the chilling novella, each of the gentlemen contributes to our knowledge of this morbidly fascinating central character, who gradually loses control of his reason or his will. What has caused the respectable Dr. Jekyll to condone such bizarre behavior from his guest/protege/parasitecalled Mr. Hyde? Why does he endure the odious presence of a younger, shorter, vicious person--even to entrusting him with the key to his residence? This Edward Hyde emotes something bestial and unrestrained, which inspires instant fear or disgust in normal men. Quick to flair up in unprovoked anger and shocking brutality, this Hyde creature is proving a menace to society. Naturally the concerned lawyer becomes increasingly alarmed at this unexplained hold over Henry Jekyll, but can a few learned gentlemen protect him from himself or his rash devotion to a human monster? By uniting forces, can they preserve both his property, his reputation and ultimately, his life? When an elderly MP is murdered on the street, even Jekyll seems to realize that things have gone too far, but can the now drug-dependent physician control his urge to throw off the shackles of Society? Is he himself a victim...of the arrogance of medical and scientific knowledge or of attempting to play the god of creation with unknown powers? Hollywood has offered us various excellent, chllling versions, but the Classical Faithful will want to consult the original--which is more subtle and therefore more horrible than simply presenting the tale from the viewpoint of the protagonist. The last chapter consists of Jekyll's gripping confession: how a once learned and noble man realized the only way to destroy his diabolical alter-ego...Can he yet be saved by his loyal friends? Or must he face his destiny completely alone? Beware the beast that lurks within!
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Summary: The Monster Within
Review: This macabre tale--inspired by a dream--starts slowly but with an ever increasing sense of mystery, culminates in a vortex of horror worthy of Poe. What evil could be more impossible to resist or to conquer than Man's inherent flaw of dualtiy? RLS describes it as the innate struggle bewteen angelic and demonic forces which lurk in every soul. Beneath the veneer of Cilivization the two extremes wage eternal war in one breast. Mr. Utterson, a conscientious laywer in Victorian London and longtime friend of both Henry Jekyll and Dr. Lanyon, confides his misgivings about the former's will to his cousin, Mr. Enfield. During the course of the chilling novella, each of the gentlemen contributes to our knowledge of this morbidly fascinating central character, who gradually loses control of his reason or his will. What has caused the respectable Dr. Jekyll to condone such bizarre behavior from his guest/protege/parasitecalled Mr. Hyde? Why does he endure the odious presence of a younger, shorter, vicious person--even to entrusting him with the key to his residence? This Edward Hyde emotes something bestial and unrestrained, which inspires instant fear or disgust in normal men. Quick to flair up in unprovoked anger and shocking brutality, this Hyde creature is proving a menace to society. Naturally the concerned lawyer becomes increasingly alarmed at this unexplained hold over Henry Jekyll, but can a few learned gentlemen protect him from himself or his rash devotion to a human monster? By uniting forces, can they preserve both his property, his reputation and ultimately, his life? When an elderly MP is murdered on the street, even Jekyll seems to realize that things have gone too far, but can the now drug-dependent physician control his urge to throw off the shackles of Society? Is he himself a victim...of the arrogance of medical and scientific knowledge or of attempting to play the god of creation with unknown powers? Hollywood has offered us various excellent, chllling versions, but the Classical Faithful will want to consult the original--which is more subtle and therefore more horrible than simply presenting the tale from the viewpoint of the protagonist. The last chapter consists of Jekyll's gripping confession: how a once learned and noble man realized the only way to destroy his diabolical alter-ego...Can he yet be saved by his loyal friends? Or must he face his destiny completely alone? Beware the beast that lurks within!
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Summary: Puzzling
Review: This novel was good, but I found that the description of the setting was over used and i cannot understand how Jekyll suddenly can invent a potion that can turn him back and forth from Hyde!
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Summary: Deep
Review: To fully enjoy this book you must understand the complexity. Stevenson wrote it with deep symbolic meaning, this symbolism is meant to be discovered and understood. Anyone who passes over the details can not fully enjoy the book.
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Summary: One of the Greatest Short Horror Tales of All Time!
Review: You can't help but love this twisted tale and it's brevity makes it all the more intense. May be a little tough going for younger readers and possibly not appropriate for anyone under the age of twelve. Richly detailed in the description of nightime London and the scenes of violence are simply astounding. A must read for anyone who understands the English language and who loves a story about the atrocities we all are capable of. Essential reading for the true, dedicated horror fan.
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Summary: One of the Greatest Short Horror Tales of All Time!
Review: You can't help but love this twisted tale and it's brevity makes it all the more intense. May be a little tough going for younger readers and possibly not appropriate for anyone under the age of twelve. Richly detailed in the description of nightime London and the scenes of violence are simply astounding. A must read for anyone who understands the English language and who loves a story about the atrocities we all are capable of. Essential reading for the true, dedicated horror fan.
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