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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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November 1, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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Mandy
Oct 26, 2017 rated it really liked it
Enjoyable in places and hard going in others as similar books of its time. I found myself grinning at the part that describes mixing the potion, we all know the story. Overall a good, gothic horror read for Halloween and one I am glad to have gotten around to :-)
Jess Penhallow
Wow this book was very...Victorian. Boring narrator who is passively observing the main story. Pages of nothing much happening followed by pages of break-neck action. Society morals. Hidden vices.

I feel like the mystery was super obvious but of course I already know the story. I'd like to know how I would have approached it with fresh eyes.

I was surprised about how thin the plot actually was and that many of the plot elements I was expecting must have been added in later adaptations (I'm mainly
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Myaa
Apr 22, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
SPLIT PERSONALITY DISORDER.
Cindy
Aug 29, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
When I picked this book up off the shelf at the library, I was amazed at how short it was. I don't know why but I had assumed for years that it was some unwieldy thousand page tome. I read it in just a few hours and enjoyed it immensely. ...more
Luzcasa
Nov 29, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classics
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Joyce
Jun 20, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Robin
Jul 18, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classic
Amber
Oct 01, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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