The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
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Average rating3.5
Everyone has a dark side. Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug. A chemical that can turn him into something else. Suddenly, he can unleash his deepest cruelties in the guise of the sinister Hyde. Transforming himself at will, he roams the streets of fog-bound London as his monstrous alter-ego. It seems he is master of his fate. It seems he is in complete control. But soon he will discover that his double life comes at a hideous price...
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Everyone has heard of Jekyll and Hyde - so I finally got around to seeing what the original was like.
The answer is that it was a really well written, thoughtful and disturbing story. Nothing like the caricatures you may have encountered.
I am so glad that I read this and can certainly see why it is so influential.
A darn good read.
Disturbing, to say the least! I roughly knew the Jekyll-Hyde story; so that was no big surprise. What shocked me were the “other tales of terror”. They were far more scarier and sinister, even. The Jekyll-Hyde story itself is quite short, but for some reason, the publishers have included two large chapters at the beginning AND at the end, dissecting the tale. That got pretty tiring, real soon. Overall, the book is a scary scary read.
