This book's reputation precedes it (there are countless Jekyll and Hyde adaptations and there's even a related syndrome). As a result, I pretty much knew the main plot line. Knowledge of the spoilers, however, did not ruin the book. It was quite well written and would have been extremely suspenseful, had I not known what was going to happen in the end. That said, the book was much less gruesome than some of it's adaptations. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it was certainly surprising.

I would recommend this book. It's a quick read (my version was 88 pages). It deals with the duality of human nature and made me contemplate my own evil side. I wondered what she would look like and what kind of things she would take pleasure in. It also occurred to me that since Jekyll's evil side had grown past infancy he has nurtured it (at least to some degree) throughout his life. This in and of itself is evidence that humans are neither purely evil nor purely innocent. I'm off to go find some psychology books now because the topic is so interesting.