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I bought the book because it was on the high school freshman summer reading list. It is a very good story with a great moral truth. The afterword by Charyn was insightful but to me it all boiled down to Jekyll's continued obsession with a "secret sin". He kept feeding his bad dog. It is a lesson that every ninth grader should be introduced to even though they may not quite get it. I think we all have two natures. One nature is good and one is bad. Which ever nature we feed is the one that is going to have domination in our life. Jekyll continued to feed the bad side of his life. He was aware that his secret sin was wrong but he became addicted to it and always went back to it. He kept feeding his bad dog and eventually it became stronger than his good dog. He thought he could separate his two natures but he found out that was impossible. Also, he never opens up to anyone about his secret sin. The reader doesn't even know the sin. He does not seek help from anyone. He is not accountable to anyone, either. It's a good story in that it teaches that if you truly want to change your behavior you need to STOP doing the secret sin and also talk to some trusted person about the secret. Who knows maybe Utterson or Lanyon could have helped Jekyll overcome his problem. Maybe Jekyll should have spent some time in the Bible.Read full review
ITS A BOOK, I STARTED AT THE FRONT, ENDED AT THE BACK, I CANT READ SO I LOOKED AT THE PICTURE ALOT. SEEMED REALLLY LONG SO I USED IT TO LEVEL MY COUCH, AS A LEVEL THE BOOK WAS A GREAT INVESTMENT WAS JUST THE RIGHT HEIGHT,I SEARCHED FOR MANY YEARS TOO FIND SOMTHING RIGHT.NOW I GOT IT LEVEL IAM ENJOYING IT WHILE READING SOMTHING ELSE.
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