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Ten Essential Fictional Frenemies

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By Amelia Morris, C. Max Magee, David Varno Verified, J.H. Pearl
| The Millions Verified
10. Emma by Jane Austen I saw Clueless so many times before I actually read Emma, so that Austen's Emma and Harriet are seemingly entwined with Amy Heckerling's Cher and Tai. Either way, this was the fictional friendship I thought of the most while writing Wildcat. Emma and Harriet's friendship is born of a specific order. Emma is the leader and Harriet is a happy follower. This is fine at first, but what happens when the leader loses her footing and the follower loses a bit of belief?
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Literary Beatdowns: or, Excerpts from Smollett's 'Critical Review'

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By J.H. Pearl, Matt Seidel, Matthew Gallaway, Elizabeth Eslami
| The Millions Verified
Nasty book reviews compel our attention, summoning the cruel voyeur in everyone that derives pleasure from the pain of others. I mean a merciless excoriation, equal parts tragedy and comedy, a review that out-writes the writing in question and betrays the very real fun to be had at the expense of bad literature. Alas, such beatdowns are hard to find these days.
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