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Kidnapped
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Treasure Island
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Dec 28, 2011
Melanie
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As a whole, this book is 3*, but since there are five stories I feel I should rate each one also...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde was a fun read, and nice seeing where all the many, many adaptations found there basis. It wasn't at all what I was expecting, more thinking that it would be seen from Jekyll/Hyde's POV as he lived this double life. Instead, we see the end of his double life from an outsider's view, and because everyone now knows that Jekyll and Hyde are the same More...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde was a fun read, and nice seeing where all the many, many adaptations found there basis. It wasn't at all what I was expecting, more thinking that it would be seen from Jekyll/Hyde's POV as he lived this double life. Instead, we see the end of his double life from an outsider's view, and because everyone now knows that Jekyll and Hyde are the same More...
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Jan 17, 2012
Ero
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Not sure if this is the correct edition-- what I have is an old hardcover that includes "Treasure Island", "Kidnapped", "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", and "The New Arabian Nights".
This is probably my third read of this collection, though I read a paperback with Treasure Island and Kidnapped in it probably a dozen times as a kid.
Rereading this collection as an adult, I'm sort of struck by how gay it is. I'm not sure how to explain/defe More...
This is probably my third read of this collection, though I read a paperback with Treasure Island and Kidnapped in it probably a dozen times as a kid.
Rereading this collection as an adult, I'm sort of struck by how gay it is. I'm not sure how to explain/defe More...
Aug 25, 2010
Debbie
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Starting with Treasure Island.
Finished the book last night. It's a good romp of a story, although parts of it stretched my credulity--Jim manoeuvring the schooner Hispaniola all by himself, even with Israel Hands telling him what to do? Hmm, maybe.
Pirates, treasure, fighting...what more do you want in an action-adventure? :)
The only problem I experienced was that part of the book is missing. For whatever reason, the scene where Jim is hiding in the apple ba More...
Finished the book last night. It's a good romp of a story, although parts of it stretched my credulity--Jim manoeuvring the schooner Hispaniola all by himself, even with Israel Hands telling him what to do? Hmm, maybe.
Pirates, treasure, fighting...what more do you want in an action-adventure? :)
The only problem I experienced was that part of the book is missing. For whatever reason, the scene where Jim is hiding in the apple ba More...
Feb 08, 2011
lconnor
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these books were read many years ago, but Treasure Island is a good reread
Aug 25, 2010
Mark
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[Audio:] (I listened to The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde only) Fantastic book that speaks to the insidious nature of sin. It's a great message for self control--don't give your lusts a chance to exercise or you'll be overpowered by them. There's a part of me that would like to add to this book and make it more pointed; the lasciviousness more dark, the angst of Jekyll as he looses control more graphic. The movies on this book stink, but one thing that would have been nice in the book is
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Aug 25, 2010
Christy S
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The story we all know, but how many have read it? It’s short and creepy, even knowing what will happen from movies and such. The quintessential story of our human temptations taking hold of us, of feeling like a different person in one’s own body, embracing evil until one realizes it’s not easy to escape that embrace.
Aug 25, 2010
Rene'
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Not anything like what I thought it would be. Depressing but interesting because it was so different that the spin-off versions that make one think they know the story.
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