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Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (Scholastic Classics)

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A astounding collection of classic tales of the macabre. Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde takes up about half of the book; the remainder contains storie such as Markhiem, The Bottle Imp, and the Body Snatcher. Written in a fast paced, articulate manner, this book leaves one hanging at the edge of his seat. I hope you don't fall off.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Scholastic Inc. 194 pp. $3.99 ISBN # 0-439-29575-0
Robert Louis
Stevenson


Have you ever had a friend that you cared about, good or bad, turn against you? Then your friend might meet a bad person and hop on their boat instead of staying on yours. In this book, Mr. Utterson finds himself trying to solve a mystery about this same situation, with an old friend and a new foe.
The plot of this book is hard to explain because it's very easy to give this book away. I'll just say that there is a situation between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde that involves murder, drugs, death(s), and an unexplained ending.
Mr. Stevenson also did a good job of making the genre difficult to figure out in this book. The book could go under mystery because of the plot, but I say it goes under science fiction because none of the actual drugs in this book have been created yet. Also, this book deals with medicine and in a way evolution.
The theme of this book is man vs. man because Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll are fighting each other for dear life!
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a must read that deserves 8/10 stars. I recommend the book for sci-fi, mystery, and horror lovers and ages 10 and up.