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                                                                                                                                                                           15/03/08
                                                                        The strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

        The “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson, author of also other successful books, like “The treasure island”, published for the first time in 1886. But Stevenson presented the second version of the book, because he burned the first one after the negative valuation of his wife, and wrote the definitive version, that would bring the book to success, in only three days. This book talks about two men, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, in the London of the second half of the XVIII century. The first one is a wealthy and famous man, a great benefactor appreciated by everyone, the second is instead bad, frightful in the aspect and in the actions, and the only feelings you can feel are resentment and hatred. The lives of these two men, at the first time completely separate and distant, instead are tied by an invisible link that will reveal dark facts. Rich of suspense, this book is very intriguing and interesting, because it keeps the suspense high until the final word.        
        This is possible also because of the simple and nominal style adopted by the author, that gives a great fluency to the book, interrupted only by the very careful descriptions of the character, more psychological than physical, important to understand the full history. The narration is very fluent and the richness of suspense, together with the continuous new mysteries, infuse a desire to continue to read in the reader to finally arrive at discovering the truth hidden in the pages, that is an element present only in good books. The book offers also some interesting psychological suggestions, in fact together with the narration in a mystery style there is also a deep reflection on important themes that will be clear to the reader at the moment of reading. So this is a very good book, to be recommended to everyone because it is interesting, involving and deep.


                                                                                                                                                                   Giordano T. 3F Liceo G. Alessi  
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