Henrietta & Eleanor: A Retelling of Jekyll and Hyde

Henrietta & Eleanor: A Retelling of Jekyll and Hyde

2018 • 3 pages

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Rather disappointing.Especially after having read [b:Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone 42117327 Sensuous Knowledge A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone Minna Salami https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579613340l/42117327.SY75.jpg 65707688]Basically just guys talking. I was expecting gals talking, and about the fact how women have been conditioned to mask their true being for centuries, to please, to appease, to support stupid ideals and expectations, and pretend to be something they are not, something lesser, something non-threatening, non-dangerous... and here we had an excellent opportunity to make Eleanor something more, to reveal the glory of true Henrietta. I mean, I don't believe we have an “evil twin”, I believe we have a wild, untamed twin. I don't think The Purge would actually happen, because I don't think most people would commit crimes even if they could do so without any fear of consequences. There's always consequences. I was seriously expecting there to be a twist, and there wasn't. The ending was even more disappointing. It just kind of fizzled out, not that there ever was much of a story to begin with. I found most people's reactions odd and the story itself not very well thought through. Also, what's with the rabbits?

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