tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009872499583698302.post1233585615944014744..comments2023-08-07T00:57:26.329-07:00Comments on About Books Blog: About Books Blog 51 - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeJazz R.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796107614501932noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009872499583698302.post-2835654253504454622011-11-06T14:59:10.570-08:002011-11-06T14:59:10.570-08:00LOVED this book when I was a kid. I think it migh...LOVED this book when I was a kid. I think it might have been my first classic (read on my own, i.e., I was reading middle grade books in third grade and then just found my own reads a la awesome librarians). <br /><br />Unfortunately, Mary Reilly was disappointing to me as a read--I felt the author modernized the language too much and the behaviors weren't consistent with the historical period. The musical though is made of AWESOME!!!! Make sure you get the Colm Wilkinson and Linda Eder version, not the David Hasslehoff (*shudders*). Some of those songs are hauntingly beautiful and remain on my favorites playlist to this day!<br /><br /><br />Smiles!<br />LoriLoriStronginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764202539292045963noreply@blogger.com