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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

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few weeks ago
No man is essentially 100% good or evil. This plot simply brings the ancient wisdom to fore by means of science fiction. Interesting read though the language and character actions might seem a bit off the clock.
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few weeks ago
RLS had quite the imagination years ahead of his time.
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few weeks ago
What I find most interesting about this incarnation of the doppelganger theme is that while the Dr was able to seperate his "evil" side, the result did not make him more good. His "normal" personality remained normal until he ran out of his mystery ingredient and could not keep the now-powerful evil side at bay. While he thought he was finding refuge in giving his dark side...more
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few weeks ago
Interesting, but not as much so as I was expecting.
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few weeks ago
Remember a radio program discussing this book or maybe just the author and several of his works but it related that he had a feverish illness and a vivid dream came to him. He set it down quickly and this story was born and like Frakenstein and also Alice in Wonderland this stories details are part of our modern culture although it may feelvaguely familiar as you read it is worth sticking it out...more
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few weeks ago
I've met Mr. Hyde! He's creepy
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few weeks ago
A timeless classic. Love the story.
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few weeks ago
*Sigh* Why are chemists always evil in literature?
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few weeks ago
Muy bueno... lo recomiendo
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few weeks ago
Hearing that Keanu Reeves will be doing a new movie version, I decided it was high time I actually read the story. Now I hate every movie that has ever depicted Mr. Hyde as some huge, hideous monster...which is so totally not the description in the book. But now I understand why the book is a classic.
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Editions
  • ISBN-10: 0439295750
  • ISBN-13: 9780439295758
  • ISBN-10: 0451523938
  • ISBN-13: 9780451523938
  • ISBN-10: 0453009409
  • ISBN-13: 9780453009409
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