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soyoursoulisgreen · 1 year ago

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Jekyll anon heheh-

To answer your question, I actually only read the junior classic ^^'

Junior classics was one of my first hyperfixations! Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was my second favorite, right behind the first one I ever read (first purely from nostalgia haha) (It was The Little Princess if you are curious)

I really wanna watch the dj&mh musical though! Just haven't gotten around to it yet lol

Ooh, I never read the Junior Classics so I don't know the differences! Tell me there's still the iconic line "If he be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek!" it's literally the best line in the whole book (though I'd also be curious to see how they rewrite Jekyll's idiocy in his journal when he puts down the details about his transformation lol, he's idiot <3)

If you ever get the opportunity, I would 100% recommend the full novella as it's only about 90 pages :D When I got it, I couldn't set it down and ended up finishing it pretty much all in one sprint lol

The musical is good! Spoilers but they do unfortunately make Jekyll straight (booo) and young (boooo), but the songs are very fun and catchy, and Confrontation is unmatched ✨

#Woah an original post #Ask #JH #I actually know nothing about the Junior Classics so like - do they rewrite at all? That was just an assumption lol #Maybe they just pick out lines that convey the story and cut the fluff #Although as I said JH is already pretty tightly written :D Gods what I wouldn't give to read it as a proper mystery #Not knowing the twist going in?? Ah! What delight! I envy the first readers for that #It was a very late night when I finally settled in to read the full thing lol - so worth it tho #Orbited around it for a good clip! Including the musical!#Although I've technically never watched a full recording of the production actually :P #I started by listening to the soundtrack and by the time I'd watched it live my desire to watch a Broadway version had faded #So I unfortunately can't recommend a version - but I know the wider fandom has favourites! Pls take a look around!#Also gotta give a shoutout to The Search For Henry Jekyll - I haven't been caught up in ages but I must recommend #Catch up for me! Fall in love with them! It's a very enjoyable interpretation :D

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