The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

This was a good book, not amazing, but it wasn't bad. The one downer is that it was really hard to follow. Its a mystery, and it uses all these big words, and London slang, so its kind of hard to understand whats going on. It has a good ending, and after you read the ending, the book makes more sense, which is how it is with most mystery boks, but like I said, this book was especially hard to follow.

This book is told in first person by John Utterson, as he investigates the case of his old friend, Dr. Jekyll and the strange Mr. Hyde. While walking with his friend Richard Enfield, Utterson learns about a strange man named Mr. Hyde. Richard told a story about how Mr. Hyde trampled a little girl, disappeared around a street corner, and came back and paid her relatives with a check signed by Dr. Jekyll. Really weird. Also, Dr. Jekyll recently changed his will so that Mr. Hyde was the heir to everything he owned, instead of his good friend, Mr. Utterson. This makes Utterson very concerned. When he shares his concerns with Dr. Jekyll he won't tell him anything, which makes him more suspicious and he investigates more.

This was a great mystery book because it keeps you guessing the whole way through. One of the obvious themes in the story is SPOILER ALERT SPOLIER ALERT SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALER SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT how people can have a split personality. Dr. Jekyll was good vs evil, two completely contradicting personalities. People have a lot of different personalities depending on who they are with. Utterson, who was his best friend for so long, was completely unaware of his alter ego. That is why the quote is so true, "You never know what someone is like until you walk in their shoes for a day." (Author unknown)