This was a
very hard book to read because everything was described at a very different
pace to what I am used to. For example in many action scenes the author is
describing the scene as if it is a poem. Another thing that made it hard to
understand were the way the characters talked and expressed themselves, I had
to reread many pages to even comprehend what was going on.
While I know
that this book inspired many other stories such as the Hulk, the fact is, is
that I couldn’t find that story in the jumble of words. But in the end I got
the story out and thought it was really good. I am going to give it
59/100.
Jay Writes -
Luke chose to cash in the first of his wild cards rather than read I Capture The Castle. I think this was a good choice - I love Dodie Smith's book but I am not an adventure-loving 12 year old boy.
We chose Jekyll and Hyde as a replacement because, as Luke observed above, this is one of the most influential horror stories we know. From episodes of Scooby Doo to The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen and beyond, Luke's seen cartoons and films inspired by Jekyll and Hyde. Reading the source material is a cool thing to have done.
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