Book Review: Treasure Island (Stevenson)
Have I read this before: No.
Review: It was impossible to read this without hearing each character in the voice of the Muppet (or human) who voiced them in Muppet Treasure Island. Captain Smollett? Kermit. Mr. Arrow? Sam Eagle. Long John Silver? Tim Curry. Squire Trelawny? Fozzie. I was actually surprised at how closely Muppet Treasure Island followed the actual book. I realize this is more of a review of Muppet voices than anything, haha, but I did enjoy the book! Needs this scene, though.
Favorite Part: Ben Gunn. He was an enjoyable character.
Rating: 6/10
Book Review: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Stevenson)
Have I read this before: Nope.
Review: You know those books where you think you’ll know exactly how the story will go because you’ve seen so many adaptations or have heard the story/plot summarized or referenced so many times? Frankenstein is a good example of this. So is this book. I thought I knew the way this story would go because everyone knows “Jekyll and Hide,” but as usual with these sorts of things, the actual story itself is so much richer and more involved. I really enjoyed this one. I like how you get the perspective of what’s going on with Jekyll mainly from others or through what he’s written about his experience. You really get a feeling for his loss of control and his panic as the story progresses.
Favorite Part: More of a favorite line, haha. Mr. Utterson is looking for Hyde (or is at least trying to get a glimpse of him) and is stalking around trying to find him.
“From that time forward, Mr. Utterson began to haunt the door in the by-street of shops. In the morning before office hours, at noon when business was plenty, and time scarce, at night under the face of the fogged city moon, by all lights and at all hours of solitude or concourse, the lawyer was to be found on his chosen post. ‘If he be Mr. Hyde,’ he had thought, ‘I shall be Mr. Seek.’”
Rating: 7/10
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