“With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to the truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two.”
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
I'll admit that I went into this book with some doubts. I doubted that I would enjoy it very much after reading another one of Robert Louis Stevenson's books with disappointing results. Yet this book surpassed my expectations, although they weren't very high to begin with, and the book genuinely impress me.
I think my favorite genre of books is mystery, so this book already was already something I'd likely find intriguing. I did find the language was a little mundane or hard to comprehend at times, and therefore it was harder to immerse myself completely into the story. Due to this slight barrier, it did require a little more effort in reading to understand and grasp the complete story. Regardless, the novel and story in itself was thrilling and exciting. I was continually wondering and curious about the next page until the very satisfactory end.
The book was shorter than what I'm used to reading, but a good size, so it was a relatively quick read for me. One thing I noticed about the overall structure of the book is that it was very well organized and every bit of the story fit into a larger story. No information in the book seemed worthless. I greatly enjoyed knowing that all the information I received in the book was relevant and I was never left wondering why the author was telling me certain bits of information.
Despite my doubts, I really did enjoy this book. Small complaints against the novel could be made, but like any good piece of literature, the good overrides the bad.
I think my favorite genre of books is mystery, so this book already was already something I'd likely find intriguing. I did find the language was a little mundane or hard to comprehend at times, and therefore it was harder to immerse myself completely into the story. Due to this slight barrier, it did require a little more effort in reading to understand and grasp the complete story. Regardless, the novel and story in itself was thrilling and exciting. I was continually wondering and curious about the next page until the very satisfactory end.
The book was shorter than what I'm used to reading, but a good size, so it was a relatively quick read for me. One thing I noticed about the overall structure of the book is that it was very well organized and every bit of the story fit into a larger story. No information in the book seemed worthless. I greatly enjoyed knowing that all the information I received in the book was relevant and I was never left wondering why the author was telling me certain bits of information.
Despite my doubts, I really did enjoy this book. Small complaints against the novel could be made, but like any good piece of literature, the good overrides the bad.
