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I thought I‘d try and read the novels that form the basis of the Universal movie Monsters. I read Frankenstein as any true sci-fi/horror fan should. However I found it an interesting but joyless read. Dr Jeckyll was altogether different. I got swept away in the glorious language & salacious innuendo. Must have been a blast to read this by the fire with a large brandy in the 1800s. Contemplating Dracula‘s next: As a kid I remember it being boring.

This is what sprang to mind with today's #NovemberNarrative prompt - Day 6:
#ChemistryWeek
A bit of a stretch, right, hope it counts nonetheless... 🧪⚗️🔬 - 😉

@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @Eggs

A quintessential examination of the duality of human nature, Dr. Jekyll and his potion make for perfect spooky night reading. #scarathlondailyprompts #potion #teamslaughter

I somehow in all my years have never read this one! A great little read for #Scarathlon! #TeamMonsterMash

Ho appena finito "Dottor Jekyll e Mr Hyde" e devo dire che mi è piaciuto tantissimo. Non si tratta di una storia molti lunga, ma di certo non manca di originalità e profondità di argomenti. È incredibile come a volte si riesce a distinguere bene le due personalità come entità diverse e separate senza sembrare scontata e ridicola. Alla fine nessuno è solo buono o solo cattivo ma siamo un mix unico e questo è una bella lezione di vita. Consigliato.

1. I had a black cat but I lost him in the divorce. Love void cats tho 🐈‍⬛
2. Tagged.
3. Yell when they are doing dumb things.
4. I‘m a needs-to-makes-whole-playlist kind of person. First 2 that came to mind are Halloween from Rent and Be More Chill. But I like finding spooky szn references in songs like my last post.
5. So many but Halloween is Grinch Night is a repeat every year.

#hhs #hauntedhollowswap

Other than one scene from the lesser-known movie The Pagemaster, I was unfamiliar with this story until I went to Scotland. I learned a lot about Stevenson and Deacon Brodie, the real life inspo for the book, so I was eager to read it. It was surprisingly short and easy to follow, but the real “reveal” of the plot wasn‘t as dramatic as I expected it to be. I am still happy I read it and I understood the duality of man Stevenson addressed.

Mystery to be solved... 🤔🤔

I am so surprised at how sad this book made me feel. Now to find some sort of movie adaptation (any suggestions?)

#NovelWatchingCrew (#NWC)
@AkashaVampie @AnansiGirl @jb72 @AsYouWish @mollyrotondo @Bibliobliss @Butterfinger

#the52bookclub2022 46: Prompt: Job Title in the Title

#DogsOfLitsy

This is going to be my next #AudioCommute / #AudioCleaning / #AudioOrganizing book. I might get to the rest of my #ToDoList but... I am gonna take a quick break first (and its too cold to be outside or near the mudroom)

#NovelWatchingCrew (#NWC)
@AkashaVampie @AnansiGirl @jb72 @AsYouWish @mollyrotondo @Bibliobliss @Butterfinger

Classic anyone? BookOutlet!! I‘m shocked! What an awesome edition!!! This dumb picture doesn‘t do it justice!! Sprayed edges!! The top edges say, “I AM THE CHIEF OF SINNERS” and the bottom says, “I AM THE CHIEF OF SUFFERERS”! And there‘s plenty of artwork within!!! I had no idea it was going to be such a cool book!! I recommend this hardcover! It was worth the price! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Happy Almost March Littens!! Who is starting the #NWC book for March/April soon? I am excited to get into this one. How about you?

If u are wanting to join in, u are so welcome to. We would love to have u. We are totally laid back and nothing is mandatory in our groups!

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

#Challenge2021

I wanted to like this one so much. I had had high expectations and well, this classic, unfortunately fell way short😕

Meh. I'd never read the original story before, but now I guess I have.

Lots of tell, don‘t show but that was the style when it was written so I can‘t be that mad. There is a lot to take away from the story though getting through it is a bit of a slog.

I started this last night, planning to only read a chapter or two. I ended up finishing it in one sitting! This was a compelling read and would have been fantastic if I didn‘t already know the twist. I‘m glad I can mark this off my TBR. All caught up for #thatsclassic ! 4⭐️

#classic
#novella

Officially saying goodbye to our August #thatsclassic pick.

What are your final thoughts? Would you recommend this? Do you think you‘ll ever re-read?

This one wasn't especially on my radar, but it was August's pick for #thatsclassic and seeing as it is quite short, I thought it was a great time to add another beautiful Penguin paperback to my collection!!

This is definitely a book that had me wondering how I would have felt about it if I hadn't known the spoiler. The writing is super atmospheric & I loved it. Stevenson is one of those authors that every time I actually read one of his books⬇️

Thank you all for your sweet messages about my cat 🤗. Here‘s another favorite picture, taken shortly after I adopted him as a kitten. He was always such a ham and it‘s been so strange without him here. Speaking of strange, I finished Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde today for #thatsclassic! I enjoyed the short novella, but finished wanting more to the story. A few more chapters about Hyde‘s rise in deviousness would have made it even more compelling 😈

Good morning #thatsclassic readers! I‘m hunkered down avoiding the hurricane here and wanted to check in.

Fun fact: always a spooky weirdo at heart, I opted to celebrate my 16th birthday at a restaurant called a Jekyll and Hyde in NYC.

Question: what common thread do you find among literary monsters like Jekyll&Hyde, Dracula, Frankenstein, etc?

P.s. be on the lookout for an email later today…we‘re gonna try something new.

Great read. I wonder what it felt like to read this when it first came out and nobody knew what the solution of the mystery was.
@Annie1215 #thatsclassic

Checking in on my #thatsclassic friends! Has everyone finished? I know this was shorter than some of the others we‘ve read.

What has been your favorite theme while reading this? Or something you recognized that you didn‘t before?

Checking in on my #thatsclassic readers

A major plot point is our protagonist‘s double identity. Can you think of any other story this reminded you of?

My mind immediately went to an earlier #thatsclassic read, The Count of Monte Cristo. That‘s another story where the character has a more daring and revenge driven identity.

What do you guys think of?

#LitsySummerCamp @ImperfectCJ was amazing, very little reading, lots of good memories.
#ThinkPositiveBePositive thx for tag @TheSpineView @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
"Life is a gift. Wake up everyday and realize that" source unknown.
One of the pictures I took in Alaska, beautiful place!

Second #readathon book complete. I will gladly listen to any book read by Richard Armitage #deweyaug #audible #AwesomeAugust #BookSpinBingo

Uh oh I think Mr. Hyde found me 😅#readathon #deweyaug #AwesomeAugust #ThatsClassic

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
#ConflictedWorlds

Day 3 - #Self

Maybe it's predictable, but I'm going with this one ❤😊

This went much quicker than I was expecting! #thatsclassic
#bookspinbingo

Pros: it‘s like a compact, shorter version of some other classics. It has big Sweeney Todd/Dracula feels in different ways.

Cons: the stage version I saw was better - it could have used some music 😂

Happy August #thatsclassic readers!

We are kicking off The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (which I will henceforth be referring to as Jekyll and Hyde)

I‘ve never read this but I have seen a stage version so I have some idea what to expect.

Are there any books you‘ve seen a stage version of? I‘m a BIG theater fan so I‘d love to hear!

#BFC21 @wanderinglynn thx for hosting
For August will just work on TBR list (that I also keep adding to) - no number on the books - will read when and as much as I can - will work out 4x a week (at the least) -

Happy August everyone -

In an extremely close vote - we finally have a winner!

For August, #thatsclassic will be reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!

Let me know if you‘ll be reading along 😀

This struck me as being less about the conflict of good and evil in a person's soul, and more about Victorian bourgeois hypocrisy.

Prior to Jekyll's transformation, he uses the shield of medical respectability to indulge his unnamed, and therefore probably sexual, vices (the other main vices of Victorian England, gambling and alcohol, not being unnameable), and he had already been leading a double life. 👇🏼

I've seen a hundred film and TV versions of this classic, but somehow never got around to reading it ... until now!
I love Josh Kirby's cover for this NEL edition. Their book jackets were so striking; I'm always on the lookout for this publisher.

I had to make myself finish it. There is no reason 75 pages should have taken me as long as it did. I‘m not 100% sure why this story was deemed so scary back in the day. It didn‘t spook me at all, but maybe I‘m just insensitive. I love the basis of the story, naturally, but I felt like it could have been elaborated. The story had potential to really be a great mystery. Stevenson wrote beautifully, but there seemed to be quite a bit of fluffer.

What can i say, i love classics. This one is super easy to get into and very easy to read as it is only about 100 pages long. It is a mistery-crime classic with a HUGE plot twist. Would recommend it to anyone who plans on getting into classics and needs an easier start.

I am back after taking time to clear my eyes of politics. My new year‘s resolution is to get back to reading and posting regularly. Today‘s book is a classic.

⭐⭐⭐/5

Finished Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde! After watching Penny Dreadful I had to finally read this. Way shorter than I thought so it‘s on to my next book! Love that I get down time to read at work!

2020 read great book 📚🤩

For a re-read I loved it just as much as I did the first time, I love the metaphors in this and the overall theme of duality. The descriptions were perfect and I absolutely adore the writing style. Definitely worth a read if you haven't already, it's a classic that shouldn't be ignored, especially for spooky season!

Total Reading-12 hours: 120 points
Preacher 2 Episodes: 10 points
Misery book: 25 points
Misery movie: 5 points
The Good Place - 10 episodes: 50 points
The Strange Case Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 25 points
Participation points: 3 points
This week‘s points: 238

I was not a fan initially of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but I loved the last few chapters so I rate it so-so.
#Teamharkness

To continue my classical horror stint... Richard Armitage does a great narration of another of my favorite stories for #spookyseason. Reminds you that most times humans are quite frightening creatures themselves. #jekyll #hyde #audible

I‘ll also be participating in the #OutstandingOctober readathon this week hosted by @Andrew65

My goals:
Finish The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories book that I‘m currently reading.
Read Carpe Demon, Frankenstein, and The Picture of Dorian Gray for a bingo on #BookSpinBingo
Any other #TeamHarkness peeps that need some easy points?

Not sure how much time I‘ll have to participate this weekend, but I‘m certainly going to try for the full 20! 🤘😆🤘
#October20in4
@Bookgoil
Anyone else from #TeamHarkness needing some more readathon points? 🖤🎃🖤

1. Evil lives in us all.
2. Coffee; the elixir of life!
3. I want to go WAY back to prehistoric times with either Dinosaurs or even much later with prehistoric humans. Provided I can be assured I‘ll be safe, won‘t be able to tamper with anything that would alter time, and can get back to present day whenever I want. 😅
Thanks for the tag @Mishu94 ❤️
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
If you want to play, consider yourself tagged! I‘m being lazy today. 😂