When I had first picked up “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, I was quite surprised by how short it was. The entire book was only about seventy pages. I was so surprised, that I actually asked Mrs. Stotts-Jones about the length of the book because I thought I had picked up a condensed or a shorter version. She informed me that the book was actually a “novelette” or a shorter novel. I was disappointed, thinking that it would be some short children’s story. Oh how wrong I was.
I started reading the story and within the first 5 or 10 pages, a woman gets massacred. Children’s story? Not even close. The novel has a dark, eerie feel to it, and what it lacks in length, it makes up for in everything else. I wasn’t too sure of why the characters acted certain ways around other characters, but everything gets revealed to you as soon as you read through. It’s one of those stories that you want to finish in one day, just so you can learn what happens at the end. There are a few moments that are either very descriptive or very action packed, something that novels today can sometimes lack.
Overall, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is a really great novel. I do have to admit, the language was hard to understand at times, just because Robert Louis Stevenson uses complex language throughout the entire novel. The story is engaging and keeps you reading until you have finished the entire thing. I would recommend this novel to anyone who likes classic texts, and anyone who wants a short, but very good read.
is there a particullar part in the book that you thought was a key point? I kinda want to read this book
ReplyDeleteThis post made me think of the whole quality vs. quantity saying. Glad to hear you liked the book, i might even go read it (:
ReplyDeleteDefinetly reading this book next. Good job Mac:)
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