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Elaine Is Reading : Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Chapter 2 -Part 1
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Jekyll and Hyde – Chapter 2 (Part 1)

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Empire Of Shadows (Raiders of the Arcana) by Jacquelyn Benson
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Empire Of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson

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Hyde Is More Than Just Rude and Creepy

I don't necessarily feel put off by Hyde in any way. He seems very smart and very aware of the bullshit, and I like that about him.
Hyde Is  More Than Just Rude and Creepy
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Hyde Is More Than Just Rude and Creepy
I don't necessarily feel put off by Hyde in any way. He seems very smart and very ...
I don't necessarily feel put off by Hyde in any way. He seems very smart and very aware of the bullshit, and I like that about him.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen's Mina
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen's Mina
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is the only version of Mina Harker that I ...
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is the only version of Mina Harker that I feel does her any level of appropriate focus.
Utterson I Absolutely LOVE This Man
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Utterson I Absolutely LOVE This Man
Where Utterson was liked, he was liked well.
Where Utterson was liked, he was liked well.
Utterson  The Loyal Friend in Jekyll & Hyde
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Utterson The Loyal Friend in Jekyll & Hyde
Utterson is an interesting character. I just, I like him as a person. He's a GREAT ...
Utterson is an interesting character. I just, I like him as a person. He's a GREAT character that no one even knows about. Did anyone read this novella?
The Most Terrifying Perspective In Jekyll and Hyde Never Is Told
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The Most Terrifying Perspective In Jekyll and Hyde Never Is Told
... there's a character in here that's not Utterson that I, I just wish somebody ...
... there's a character in here that's not Utterson that I, I just wish somebody would make a movie or something about this person's perspective in this book because to ...me, this person's perspective is absolutely, would be absolutely terrifying.Show More
Servant's Stories & Stakes Makes A Great Plot
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Servant's Stories & Stakes Makes A Great Plot
They see, hear, and know all, with the most to protect and the most to lose.
They see, hear, and know all, with the most to protect and the most to lose.
Jekyll & Hyde The Utterson Story Everyone Misses
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Jekyll & Hyde The Utterson Story Everyone Misses
You could tell the story in so many different ways from the perspective of people ...
You could tell the story in so many different ways from the perspective of people who aren't in it, and that's why Utterson is so interesting to me. He's just ...a dude who is very nosy and he wants to protect his friend. That's it. That is the only thing about Utterson that makes him a part of this story.Show More
Hyde Triggers Everyone
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Hyde Triggers Everyone
Everybody who's ever encountered Hyde or seen Hyde is talking about themselves.
Everybody who's ever encountered Hyde or seen Hyde is talking about themselves.
Hyde is a reflection of what people hate in themselves ...
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Hyde is a reflection of what people hate in themselves ...
The only time you see people raving like lunatics about a person that they don't ...
The only time you see people raving like lunatics about a person that they don't know, it's because they're projecting. They're projecting something in themselves that they see in this ...person ... this is what Hyde is. He is a reflection of what people hate in themselves.Show More
Unraveling Hyde . What I Really Knew About the Story
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Unraveling Hyde . What I Really Knew About the Story
What else is in here that I don't know already that I didn't even know was a part ...
What else is in here that I don't know already that I didn't even know was a part of this book?
As a first time reader I love Utterson
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As a first time reader I love Utterson
I'm very interested in this man who is "the last reputable acquaintance and the ...
I'm very interested in this man who is "the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men." He's the best part of the story ...for me.Show More
Instant Hate for a Character
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Instant Hate for a Character
"I wanna kill him on sight. There is something about him that makes me hate him ...
"I wanna kill him on sight. There is something about him that makes me hate him instantly, and I can't tell you why."

Sounds like the world we live in today.

Previously on #jemandtheholograms The HOELOWGRAHAMS

Have I been saying this wrong my HOE life?
Previously on  #jemandtheholograms The HOELOWGRAHAMS
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms The HOELOWGRAHAMS
Have I been saying this wrong my HOE life?
Have I been saying this wrong my HOE life?
Previously on  #jemandtheholograms Rio has NO BUSINESS talking ...
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms Rio has NO BUSINESS talking ...
Rio is going to judge others when he's cheating on his girlfriend with his ...
Rio is going to judge others when he's cheating on his girlfriend with his girlfriend? Pleeeaaasssee ...
Previously on  #jemandtheholograms 80s radical feminism?
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms 80s radical feminism?
The Misfits evolved from psychotic jerks to radical feminists ... kinda ... From ...
The Misfits evolved from psychotic jerks to radical feminists ... kinda ...
From Gimmie and Out Of My Way to I Am A Giant and Designing Woman
Previously on  #jemandtheholograms Katie Cassidy is Pizzazz
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms Katie Cassidy is Pizzazz
Prove me wrong.
Prove me wrong.
Previously on #jemandtheholograms Jem is therapeutic cosplay
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms Jem is therapeutic cosplay
I really feel that Jerrica is like, seriously has some sort of dissociative ...
I really feel that Jerrica is like, seriously has some sort of dissociative identity disorder, and this is her opportunity to be something other than Jerrica Benton, okay? And that's ...fair. I, you know, I'm not gonna I have nothing negative to say about anybody who wants to do a little cosplay, and I think that Jem is holographic cosplay.Show More
Previously on #jemandtheholograms Jerrica has serious AUDACITY
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms Jerrica has serious AUDACITY
So you're homeless, all of your foster kids are homeless, you're staying in a ...
So you're homeless, all of your foster kids are homeless, you're staying in a mansion gifted to you by a movie producer, and you drive up in a Rolls-Royce. "This ...isn't a handout. I have a Rolls-Royce. I'm just staying in this mansion temporarily until I get back on my feet." LOL for real??Show More
Previously on  #jemandtheholograms Death and White Privilege
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms Death and White Privilege
Look, if you had told me that Jem and the Holograms was about death and white ...
Look, if you had told me that Jem and the Holograms was about death and white privilege, I probably wouldn't have believed you until I actually saw it for myself. ...It absolutely is and I love every second of it.Show More
Previously on #jemandtheholograms The Bomb Is Bombing
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms The Bomb Is Bombing
Sit on it .... I dare you.
Sit on it .... I dare you.
Previously on  #jemandtheholograms The Molly Ringo Is Epic AF
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms The Molly Ringo Is Epic AF
The rotoscoping of that iconic 80s dance is what makes the opening of ...
The rotoscoping of that iconic 80s dance is what makes the opening of #jemandtheholograms so amazing for me personally.
Previously on  #jemandtheholograms Jerrica needs THERAPY
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms Jerrica needs THERAPY
Jerrica is TRASH for doing this to Rio. This is the deepest level of psychosis I ...
Jerrica is TRASH for doing this to Rio. This is the deepest level of psychosis I have ever seen ...
Previously on #jemandtheholograms You know Eric Is 1000% Sus
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms You know Eric Is 1000% Sus
Eric is gross from the start. Rio is just as gross though ...
Eric is gross from the start. Rio is just as gross though ...
Previously on  #jemandtheholograms Pizzazz is Kory's bias
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Previously on #jemandtheholograms Pizzazz is Kory's bias
Kory has decided that Pizzazz is the best looking of The Misfits, as if they're ...
Kory has decided that Pizzazz is the best looking of The Misfits, as if they're drawn in any other way other than completely jank. But I guess Pizzazz, to her, ...is the most attractive because of her makeup. I had to inform her that Pizzazz is incredibly problematic and probably shouldn't be her bias.Show More

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