Indie Bookmas Day 1: Hyde by Nigel G Mitchell

Since the first Jekyll & Hyde novel by Robert Louis Stevenson in the 19th Century there have been plenty of updates in books or movies.  Has anyone written it from the monster Hyde's point of view?  Well someone has now!

In the spirit of "Maleficent" and "Wicked," get ready to see one of fiction's greatest villains in a whole new way with HYDE.

You may think you know the story of Jekyll and Hyde, but what if Hyde wasn't the monster? That's the question faced by Henry Jekyll's lawyer Utterson when a mysterious woman gives him a manuscript in the dead of night. In the pages, Utterson finds a new account of the story from the perspective of Edward Hyde, trapped in the body of Henry Jekyll, and hated by all men. As Hyde struggles to build his own life independent of his creator, Hyde finds himself drawn into sin and corruption, abused and driven to violence and murder. At the same time, he discovers the cruelty and hypocrisy of society at large. Prepare for a compelling story, not about good and evil, but the shades of gray that lie in between them. 

What I liked is this is essentially a story about nature vs nurture.  Is Hyde born evil or does he become evil because the world treats him that way?  The answer seems more the latter.  As someone who is not physically attractive I can feel sympathy with Hyde's plight.  Most people will treat you with varying degrees of disdain if you're not good looking and/or rich and/or powerful.  I had more than a few job interviews where I walked into the room and interviewers checked out mentally pretty much right away.  It's even worse if you're ugly and deformed like Hyde.

Get it for a mere 99 cents on Amazon!