First of all: I have no idea what Whedonesque is. Not too much of a fan of his, even if I love his stuff. Although that doesn't make sense...I'll blame DW. ;)

Second: read Jekyll and Hyde! It's actually about ~100 pages and an easy read. Plus, it is just one of those pieces of literature referenced half of everywhere, imho.

Third: You cannot believe how happy I am to actually be back on LJ and replying to things. It would be ridiculous if it weren't so true.