
My #MayReCap of books I owned (audio/physical) and listened/read this month :)
#OffTheShelf2025
@Librariana
My #MayReCap of books I owned (audio/physical) and listened/read this month :)
#OffTheShelf2025
@Librariana
A richly detailed and emotionally complex novel that explores themes of family, societal expectations, personal freedom, and the tension between individual desires and communal obligations. Eliot presents flawed characters with nuanced motivations, making their conflicts deeply human. ⬇️
Ugh! I am going to say this one is a blah! It was super long, for that ending THAT ending!? #WTF
Anyway, thanks to the #HashtagBridgage and @BarkingMadRead fpr hosting :) I wouldn't have been able to finish this one alone.
My baby Lazlo
Another classic off the list. I can't say I enjoyed this one. Maggie honestly got on my nerves. I was thinking about it while writing my GR review, because in some ways she reminded me of Helen from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, but I really respected Helen and had pretty much no respect for Maggie, and I was trying to figure out why. I think it's because Maggie's brother is her god. Everything she does is based on whether or not he will approve. ⬇
Ch 5: #yall #thatwasalot #stephenwritestomaggie #beggingtomarryher #shealmostgivesin #flood ⁉️⁉️ #itallmakessensenow #thatfearofdrowning #maggieescapesinaboat #managestogettotom #theyheadforlucy #crash #rip #stephenmarrieslucy #phillipmournsforever #theend #hashtagbrigade
#Hashtagbrigade
#ChunksterChallenge2025 Bitsy chunkster 544 pages
#AllergictoChunksters
I‘m not sure if I love or hate the ending? Set in the mid 19th cent., this is the story of Maggie Tulliver who, were she a man, would have had the education and success she deserved. She‘s smarter than her father, who favors her, and her brother, who loves her but holds her back. Phillip is her intellectual equal. Stephan I think she‘d eventually tire of…
This lacked the humor of Middlemarch, but overall I‘m not mad I read it. A light pick. #hashtagbrigade
I thank all the gods we have evolved from this puritanical codswallop than rams societal expectations down our throats and calls it literature. I am ENRAGED at this ending
Ch 4: #somuchgossip #oggthinksmaggieisafterkenn #theguestsisterstellstephen #plansmadetoreunitestephenwithlucy #lucysneaksofftovisitmaggie #lucyforgivesher #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
I couldn‘t wait any longer. I had a long drive yesterday and my schedule the next few days is chaotic, so I finished the last few chapters. Overall, I enjoyed this book, and I appreciated the discussion to note some details I would have otherwise missed. It was also an often frustrating read, and my heart hurt for Maggie in that it never seemed she had good options from which to choose.
#audiobook #1001books #HashtagBrigade
Ch 3: #mumcomparesmaggietoherfurniture #wtf #phillipwritesabeautifulletter #hestilllovesandbelivesinmaggie #yetmaggiestillhatesherself #iblametom #also #moredrowningreferences #thisdoesnotbodewell #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 2: #stoggsisabuzz #maggieisthedevil #stephenwentabroad #lucyisill #philranoff #stephenwritesaletterwiththetruth #willithelp #kennthinksnot #kennwantsmaggietogoawaytowork #maggiesaysno #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 7.1: #maggieisruined #tomkickedherout #everyoneknows #mumstickswithher #tobobstheygo #bobtotherescue #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 14: #yikes #maggieandstephensleepontheboat #scandalous #stephenarrangedaninn #thatsnotsuspiciousatall #maggiewontgiven #stepheninsiststheymarry #maggiewontdoit #soobviouslystephenkicksherout #alone #atnight #ass #maggietakesthewrongcab #anothernightswayfromhome #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade
Ch 14: #boatridetime #stephenrowsformaggie #toofar #lotsofdeclarathonsoflove #snagarideonabiggerboat #wontthiswreckmaggiesrep #hmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 12: #tomgetsthemill #theauntsstillwontdonatelinens #godforbid 🙄 #timstillwontallowmaggietomarryphil #basicallynothinghaschanged 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 11: #yikes #stephenshowsupatgrittys #proposaltime #maggiesaysno #smoochingensues #stephenpeacesout #backtonormal #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade
Ch 10: #dancetime #maggiedoesntwanttodance #finallydanceswithtorry #stevengetsjealous #ispelledhisnamewrong 🤷🏻♀️ #itwouldhavebeenfastertochangeit #movingon #theystroll #stephenkissesmaggieshand #outrage #philvisitsthenextday #maggiewontangertom #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 9: #bazaartime #stephenisapestasalways #philisastalker #hedoesntlikewhathesees #maggieisdevastated #timetogobacktowork #lucycaughtinthemiddle #shehasnoclue #staytuned #thedanceshouldbetelling #hashtagbrigade
Ch 8: #phildrawinginhistowervibes #mastermanipulator #butwillmaggieagree #tullysgettingthemillback #winning #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 7: #nowitsalovequad #poorlucyisclueless #philliptotallyknows #passiveaggressivesinging #uncledeanewantstobuythemill #lucywantsphilliptohelp #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade
Ch 6: #guestsistersgivingbingleyvibes #stephenslikesmaggielikesstephenlikeslucy #lovetriangle #awkwardgardenstroll #theyneedtofigureouttheirshit #philisbackintown #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 5: #backtothemillagain #uncledeanewantstomaketomshareholder #tomwantsdeanetobuythemill #wakemsguyiswreckingthejoint 🥃 🍸 🍻 #deaneisconsideringit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 4: #bobhasacutelittlewife #tomrentsaroomattheirhouse #tomhasathingforlucy ⁉️ #howdidimissthat #maggietellstomaboutphil #tomisnothappy #alwaysgottabeajerk #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 2: Stephen meets Maggie #thiscantendwell #stepheniscrushing #maggieandlucyareclueless #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 6.1: #twoyearslater #maggietookajob #tomisstilltom #mrstullyworksforthedeanes #lucyhasabeau #theyarebudswithphil #maggieiscomingtovisit #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade
Ch 7: #yikes #thebillsarepaid #tetchyisitchingtofightwakem #wakemstartslecturing #tetchyloseshisshit #fightfight #tetchywins #butdoeshe #becausenowhesdead #thefamilyisalone #tocleanuphismess #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade
I‘m counting Floss because I‘m currently reading it with #hashtagbrigade and it has to count for something! I did start Ivanhoe that‘s on this list but I‘ve barely touched it so I left it off #TLT #Threelistthursday
Ch 6: #moneymoneymoney #tomtellstetchyabouthisstash #timetopaythebills #itsallaboutwakem #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 5: yikes #whoknewauntpulletwouldcatchthem #withoutactuallycatchingthem #tomfigureditout #thatshockedme 🤣 #busted #tomwassonastytophil #philwasprettybrave #maggiedefendedphil #tomwenttoofar #maggiesaysbyetophil #andthenripstomanewone #gomaggie #relief #hmmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 4: #phillovesmaggielovesphil #whatcouldgowrong #imgladmaggieishappier #thiscannotendwell #hashtagbrigade #longliveshortchapters
#readyourbooks #readyourkindle @CBee
I had a pretty crappy reading month in April, so the two on the left are leftovers from then. Here's hoping May is better!
Ch 3: Phil and Maggie #thatsallihavetosayaboutthat #hamadryad #hashtagbrigade
Ch 2: that chapter title though 🙈 #tomandbobgointobusiness #uncleGprovidesthestartup #butnotbeforebobcheatsauntG #whatwouldmaggiesay #imkindaproud #tomisrichnow #whatcouldgowrong 🤷🏻♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
#bookspin2025 #bookspin #bookspin25
@TheAromaOfBooks
#hashtagbrigae @BarkingMadRead
#nancydrewbr @Librarybelle
My two for May! Let's go! 🏁
Ch 5.1: Maggie is still so sad #notliving #notreadingmuch #thewakemscomeby #maggiehides #philstalksher #inthesweetestwaypossible #suchabittersweetchapter #philwantstobebesties #maggieworries #nodecisiontoday #morestalkingwillbenecessary #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 3: a lot of beautiful #blahblahblah in this chapter. #bobhasacrush #maggieisdepressed #bobbringsherastackofbooks #shereallyconnectswithafew #tetchytullyhasgoneferal #beatinganimals #thatsnotokmyguy #ass 🙄 #mumlikestofancyupmaggieshair #whichdepressestullymore #isrevengeonthehorizon #staytunedforpart5 #hashtagbrigade
My May #Bookspin bingo list consists of 10 #buddyreads and books from my shelf or Kindle to participate in #Shelfsweeper hosted by @Tove_Reads and @Andrew65 in memory of @eanderson
@TheAromaofBooks
Ch 2: everyone is depressed #livingcheap #payingoffdebt #thosemosses 🙄 #tomisstillthefave #nobodyvisits #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 4.1: that was a lot of beautifully written #blahblahblah #butthisexplainsalot #breakoutthevoodoodoll #hashtagbrigade
Ch 9: #tetchytullywillworkforwakem #thatass 🙄 #tullyisverysalty #hemakestomwriteadeclarationinthebible #downwithwakem #thisfeelslikebadkarma 🙈 #staytunedforpartfour #hashtagbrigade
Ch 8: #tetchytullycomesdownstairs #totalshock #totallylostthosetwomonths #wakemownsthemill #tullycanworkforhim #yay #mamaputherfootdown #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 7: Deane giving Fanny vibes 🙄 #notgonnahelpwithmoney #buthewillhanddownsomeclothes #hedoesgettomajob #mightbuythemillandletfetchyrunit #mrstullywantatoappealtowakemsbetterside #whichhedoesnthave #thefamsaysabsolutelynot #obviouslyshegoesanyway #andnowwakemwantstobuythemill #forphil #whichiskindofsweet #butalsodouchey #hashtagbrigade
Another day of sneaking in reading between games. It‘s so windy though I‘m going to have to switch to kindle after this chapter.
Ch 6: #thefurnitureisgone #includingthebooks #thefamstillwonthelp #butBobwill #ireallythoughthewantedanewknife #butno #hewantedtogivethemmoney 🥹 #suchasweetmoment #eveniftomandmaggiewouldnttakeit #hashtagbrigade
Ch 5: omg I totally forgot to post #anyway #tomvisitsuncledeaneforadvice #uncledeaneisadouche #pardonmyfrench #nofreakingbodywillhelpthisfamily #sofrustrated #staytuned #hashtagbrigade