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Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

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The wellsprings of desire and the impediments to love come brilliantly into focus in Evelyn Waugh's masterpiece-a novel that immerses us in the glittering and seductive world of English aristocracy in the waning days of the empire. Through the story of Charles Ryder's entanglement with the Flytes, a great Catholic family, Evelyn Waugh charts the passing of the privileged world he knew in his own youth and vividly recalls the sensuous pleasures denied him by wartime austerities. At once romantic, sensuous, comic, and somber, Brideshead Revisited transcends Waugh's early satiric explorations and reveals him to be an elegiac, lyrical novelist of the utmost feeling and lucidity.

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#weeklyfavorites @Read4life

I got one! 🎃🖤🎃

Read4life 👻🎃👻 2d

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First published in 1945, BR stands as a landmark of 20th-century British literature. It is a complex novel that defies simple categorization, being at once a nostalgic elegy, a social critique, and a profound theological drama. It is not a light read, nor is it intended to be a comforting one. It is a demanding, melancholic, and deeply philosophical novel. Its greatest strength lies in its beautiful prose and its unflinching exploration of ⬇️

dabbe faith, memory, and the human heart in conflict with itself. However, its deliberate pace, the potential remoteness of its characters' dilemmas, and its challenging theological conclusions mean it may not resonate equally with all readers. It is a book to be admired, pondered, and felt, rather than simply enjoyed.

Thank you, @BarkingMadRead, and the #hashtagbrigade, for this one. Even finishing late, I still couldn't have read it without you. (edited) 4d

Ruthiella Great review! 👍 4d

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I really need to read this! 4d

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dabbe @Ruthiella TY! 💛💜🧡 4d

dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads It's one that's going to have me pondering for quite a while. I need to watch the 80s mini-series as well. 💛💜🧡 4d

Suet624 I‘ve never wanted to read this but your review sure made me wonder why I haven‘t read it! 3d

Leftcoastzen I love this book so much ! Lovely review. The 1980s TV show is an all time favorite! 3d

dabbe @Suet624 TY. 🧡💜💛 3d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen I've only watched clips of it. I can't wait to sit down and absorb the whole thing! 🧡💜💛 (edited) 3d

TrishB I loved this book and the show. I normally hate anything about rich people 🤷‍♀️ 2d

dabbe @TrishB IKR? The writing was just gorgeous, too. 🧡💜💛 2d

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Didn't love the characters but such beautiful writing! I enjoyed reading this one along with #HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRun

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

I read 4 off my shelf - 2 audio, 2 physical
AND #DNF's 2 - 1 audio, 1 physical

All in all a great #SeptemberReCap :)

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Loved the writing. Didn‘t love the characters. But I enjoyed the discussion with the #hashtagbrigade! Ann Patchett recently recommended another Waugh novel, A Handful of Dust, on her weekly “New to you” video. Might try this one someday.

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Meh

so-so

I bought this book back in 2017 together with his debut “Decline and Fall”. I read the debut not long after and waited until now to read this. I should have taken the hint.

This was not for me. The prologue left me confused. Then I enjoyed the Oxford years, and after that I was lost again. I didn‘t quite get this book so I‘m happy I read it with the #HashtagBridage and got it off my tbr

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BarkingMadRead I totally get this! Not every book is for everyone! 2w

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I loved reading this book. It was just so beautifully written. I wholeheartedly believe that I wouldn't have gotten as much out if it if it weren't for my #HashtagBrigade crew (thanks as always for hosting @BarkingMadRead). Also added the CloseReads podcast to this reading (thank you again @Daisey)

Pic of my “Aloysius“ -- Remmy

BarkingMadRead Remmy is so cute!!! 2w

dabbe 🧡💜🩶 2w

Daisey So glad to hear this! I finished the book as well, but I want to listen to more of the podcast this weekend. 2w

ElizaMarie @Daisey I grew up Catholic (but not a devout Catholic - find comfort in the rituals at times, but I mix some of my rituals with my abuela's more bruja ways too). Anyway, the ending where the father was dying was particularly close to me, and the Goodreads dives so much into the catholic conversion of it all. 2w

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I enjoyed this book, but I don‘t think I would have as much reading it all on my own. I tend to enjoy more plot focused stories, and this was definitely character focused. Additionally, it was a bit difficult to stay connected sometimes when it skipped chunks of time and revealed major changes from those periods. The narration by Jeremy Irons was great, and absolutely helped my appreciation.

#HashtagBrigade #1001books #audiobook

mabell My husband and I love Jeremy Irons‘ voice! It‘s a tie between he and George Sanders for our choice of phone book reader 😂 2w

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#HashtagBrigade

I really enjoyed the re-read. It‘s been decades since I first read it and I got a lot more out of it this second time around. That‘s the beauty of classics and modern classics- they reward multiple reads. While I still prefer the idyllic first section with young (and in love IMO) Charles and Sebastian, I appreciate as an older person the bittersweet feelings for one‘s youth.

Thank you for leading the charge @BarkingMadRead 😊

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 2w

sarahbarnes I‘ve still never read this! 2w

CarolynM ❤️ 2w

Sace I love that cover! 2w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

#epilogue #backtothewar #charlieisassignedtobrideshead #cleanupbrigade #andtheyallliveunhappilyeverafter

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 2w

Bookwormjillk I liked the book but am meh about the ending. 2w

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk Same. All that for this ending?? 😒 2w

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BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk I totally felt cheated 2w

KAO I also really enjoyed this book—until the ending! So bizarre! Thank you for leading the way through this one! (edited) 2w

Ruthiella The ending can be considered a happy one because Julia and Charles have found their faith, which is (for some) richer than any earthly romantic or marital tie. This is what the Christian focused podcast “Close Reads” pointed out. Thanks @Daisey for bringing the podcast to my attention. I certainly would not have picked up on the conversion undercurrent on my own. (edited) 2w

Cuilin @Ruthiella Agree. I think the “forerunner” talk is about Charles‘ journey to catholicism. That is really what the book is about. Waugh himself described it as an operation of Devine Grace between connected characters. It was wonderful reading it with everybody. Thank you. @BarkingMadRead 2w

lil1inblue @Cuilin @ruthiella I think that's why I found the book so fascinating. I wasn't raised in any religion, so a lot of it is outside my personal understanding. This gave me a different perspective of faith. 2w

willaful I found the ending sad. Like so many jerk men, apparently, Charles finally realizes he missed a chance to know his children. (Or at least his son. 🙄 )

If the point of the story was that Charles was missing some part of humanity because he hadn't found faith, phooey I say. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @Ruthiella Charles has found religion? I don‘t get that at ALL. I guess he does talk to Nanny and go to the chapel in the epilogue…? 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I thought it was more about Brideshead, the place, and how it‘s changing so much and going away and that‘s sad. 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig Did this have some beautifull crafted prose? Yes. Did I care about any of the characters? No. Put this in the category of 'it's a classic, I've read it, now I never have to again.' To be honest I actually skimmed, read a synopsis, and then read the ending a few days ago just to be done with it.

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kwmg40 Like @lil1inblue, I wasn't raised in any religion, so I too find books examining faith interesting. Loved the beautiful prose, the characters not so much. Thanks @BarkingMadRead for hosting! 2w

ElizaMarie I feel like the ending gives us a little bit of hope. With Charles having found his faith and being back at Brideshead, he has an opportunity to be serene and work at Brideshead (I think his true love). 2w

mcctrish @willaful the whole story is sad, ending with the futility of war, lost chances with children and missed opportunities with friends and lovers 2w

willaful @ElizaMarie That makes sense. 2w

Sparklemn @ElizaMarie I felt a little hope, too. He was back at the place he loved. And the world changes but Brideshead lives on. 🩶 (edited) 1w

ElizaMarie @Sparklemn I‘m glad I‘m not the only one :) 1w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Meh

so-so

Beautiful writing, characters who are awful people. I want to shake them all, particularly Charles. It reminded me of The Secret History in that way, except these characters are more shallow, and the end of this book wasn‘t satisfying to me. I guess if you think of it as being about the place, the ending and epilogue are more compelling? But then Charles doesn‘t really reflect on how he‘s leaving Brideshead.

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 3.5: #popsiscominghome #everyonemustmove #popsisnotafanofberyl #shesoundslikealot #popsishometodie #doesnotewantberylinhishouse #planstochangethewill #hugedebateoverlastrites #wariscoming #popstakesaturn #itsalmostover #juliacallsthepriest #absolution #breakup #yikes #almostthere #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 2w

BarbaraJean This chapter kind of made me want to throw the book across the room. Or at multiple characters. 2w

Bookwormjillk Pops cracked me up every time he said Beryl. That breakup seemed abrupt to me but then again Charlie doesn‘t really show emotion. Kind of a weird chapter. 2w

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willaful That's pretty much how I expected it would go. :-( Their religion is such a strange and powerful force in their lives. 2w

Cuilin @willaful Yes, it‘s like another character in the novel. 2w

willaful @Cuilin another member of the family, and Charles always underestimates that. 2w

willaful A thought I just had. Julia's marriage to Rex wasn't sanctioned by the church because he was divorced. A conniving person could probably have had that marriage annulled. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Jeez, what the heck? Talk about an anticlimax! I thought Julia would at least talk to Charles about what a condescending jerk he‘s being about her religion. And is he just forgetting about Sebastian?! @BarbaraJean 💯💯💯 2w

ElizaMarie @willaful but—- I don‘t think Charles‘ marriage could be annulled. I might not know the rules of annulment though 2w

willaful @ElizaMarie Well she married a divorced man once, surely she's got a mulligan for that. ;-) 2w

mcctrish I thought the beginning with Lord Marchmain‘s conflicting letters was hilarious which led to the dominoes of who‘s moving where but Julia being unable to marry Charles because of her religion is just a cop out after her first marriage to Rex ( poor Charles is the only one who really wants the house imo) 2w

ElizaMarie @mcctrish He truly loves the house! 2w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

“So you're being divorced,“ said my father. “Isn't that rather unnecessary after you've been happy together all these years?“

“We weren't particularly happy, you know.“

“Weren't you? Were you not? I distinctly remember last Christmas seeing you together and thinking how happy you looked, and wondering why.“

Bookwormjillk Lol 2w

TheBookHippie 😂 2w

lil1inblue 🤣 2w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 3.4: #divorcetime #celiahasanewguy #rexdoesntwanttiletgoquiteyet #cordeliacomeshome #sebastianissickagain #kurtcommittedsuicide #ischarliegoingtomarryjulia #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 2w

Bookwormjillk I feel like there will be some sort of Catholic stumbling block (not a spoiler just a prediction from someone who married in.) No way everything ends so cleanly. 2w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 💯 2w

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willaful What a sad chapter. Though Charles' dad made me lol again.

I also have a sense of doom for Julia and Charles. I'm thinking more from one of them than from outside, but a Catholic stumbling block could change things for Julia... 2w

mcctrish I guess Julia wasn‘t pregnant 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Cordelia continues to be my favorite! Oh no, she wasted her youth doing actual good in the world, what a terrible fate 🙄 I‘m with @bookwormjillk and @willaful predicting no good end for Charles and Julia. If nothing else, the timeline is getting way too close to the prologue and he did not seem to be thinking of Brideshead as his wife‘s family home! (Then again, who ever knows what Charles is thinking?) 2w

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly Indeed.

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ElizaMarie Poor Cordelia - they talk about her wasting her life AND being ugly. Also she wasn‘t as spunky which makes sense but— I was hoping for more wit. 2w

Sparklemn @ElizaMarie I expected more wit, too. Hopefully we‘ll see some yet. 2w

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I couldn't stop reading this. The writing is just exquisite. The humor is perfection. Love it.

#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Yayyyyy it‘s so hard to stop when you get to the end of a book! 2w

Deblovestoread ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2w

lil1inblue @BarkingMadRead I tried so hard to stick to the schedule (an exercise in patience), but the writing was too good. Oops! 🙃 2w

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lil1inblue @Deblovestoread ❤ ❤ ❤ 2w

dabbe 🧡💜💛 And I'm slow-going right now because I'm savoring it! 2w

lil1inblue @dabbe 😍😍😍 2w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2w

lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 💓 💓 💓 2w

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#hyggehourreadathon @Alldebooks @TheBookHippy @Chrissyreadit

Matt and Kate are already hygged out! I'm planning on catching up with the tagged book; I allowed myself to get so behind ... no idea why. In my den with Matt and the pups. Nothing better. 🧡💜💛

AnnCrystal 💕🐕‍🦺🐾💝. 2w

kspenmoll 💕💕 2w

Chrissyreadit 🧡🧡🧡🧡 2w

AllDebooks ❤️ 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal @kspenmoll @Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks 🧡💜💛 2w

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Brideshead Revisited (75th Anniversary Edition) (Special) | Evelyn Waugh

Regarding New York. This made me chuckle. 🍎🏙️❤️

#hashtagbrigade

TheBookHippie Ah the city. I love it so. 3w

Sparklemn @TheBookHippie I‘m due for a girl‘s trip/theater weekend soon. Love Broadway! 🎭 3w

TheBookHippie @Sparklemn Oh how brilliant!!!! 2w

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Brideshead Revisited (75th Anniversary Edition) (Special) | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 3.3: I had just seen a video of Jennifer Coolidge and it made me think of Beryl 🤷🏻‍♀️ #anyway #twoyearslater #juliawantsaweddingandababy #brideyisgettingmarried #wontbringhertomeetjulia #rexandjuliawillhavetomove #charlieandjuliakindofflauntitinfrontofrex #imconflicted #talkofhitler #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 3w

Cuilin “He seems to have a penchant for my children” says Papa Flyte. lol 3w

willaful @Cuilin that made me lol too! 3w

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willaful So I spent most of this chapter diagnosing people. 🙄 Brideshead, autistic. Charles... I dunno but very cold in a perturbing way. Julia, maybe pregnant? She seems like the only person with understandable human feelings and I wonder if it's her curse to fall for men who can't properly support her. 3w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin 😂 3w

mcctrish @willaful Julia being pregnant makes sense because she is all over the place in her emotions 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I guess I was wrong about Celia pushing for divorce. They have to stay together for the children he never sees 🙄 Maybe she just didn‘t want him around at home begging for sex. 3w

Sparklemn @Cuilin Loved this! 😂 3w

Sparklemn @mcctrish @willaful I agree. Pregnant totally makes sense. (edited) 3w

Sparklemn @BarkingMadRead I pictured Kathleen Turner 3w

BarkingMadRead @Sparklemn ohhhhh that‘s a good one! 3w

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I think she's setting things up so that however things go, she comes out smelling like roses. 2w

lil1inblue @willaful Totally agree about Brideshead. And an argument could be made that Sebastian has ADHD. 2w

lil1inblue @Cuilin That gave me a good chuckle, as well. 😅 2w

willaful @lil1inblue And/or what they now call PDA. He reminds me of my daughter. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-mental-health/202410/5-things-to-... 2w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 3.2: #artshow #celiathehostesswiththemostest #anthonyshowsup #putscharlieinhisplace #everyoneknowsaboutcharlieandjulia #offtothetrain #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 3w

Ruthiella I feel like everyone in this novel behaves rather badly other than Cordelia (so far at least). 3w

willaful @Ruthiella They're not an appealing bunch.

Anyone else thinks everyone knows about Julia because Celia broadcasted it? 3w

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Bookwormjillk Celia was made to host art shows. In another time she would own her own gallery and wouldn‘t be stuck with a husband that barely knows she‘s alive. 3w

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk Agree. There‘s this trend on TikTok where husbands pack their wives lunches, most barely make an effort. I thought the same watching that content and reading this chapter, like Celia he doesn‘t even like you. 3w

Cuilin @Ruthiella they‘re all so jaded with life!! 3w

Cuilin @willaful It‘s possible she wants out of the marriage. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m intrigued that there‘s all this gossip about them but no one is going “well, Celia cheated on Charles first,” which suggests it was kept quiet. Charles may feel justified to himself, but society isn‘t going to think so. 3w

mcctrish @willaful she must have, although it doesn‘t seem like Charles and Julia are going to any great pains to hide 3w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly that what I was thinking. I feel like knowing more about her affair would be beneficial to not judge Charles so harshly. Why isn‘t he recounting this? Does he not find it pertinent to his story? 3w

willaful @ElizaMarie part of his coldness I think. He cuts out anything he no longer cares about. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @ElizaMarie Well, it doesn‘t have anything to do with the Flyte family, so it must not be important. 🙄 3w

Sparklemn The writing here is gorgeous. Loving it. 3w

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I will still stand by comparing it to The Great Gatsby, whereas that book feels more fitting, taking place at the start of the 1920s, Bridshead Revisited feels on the opposite side of that time period, the decline of decadence and nobility, change within he social structure and culture. Towards the end of the book, I started not liking Charles as much, and I wish there were more of his interactions with Sebastian.

Doppoetry Charls's affair with Julia felt a bit awkward, and I was a bit glad when they broke it off at the very end, but still felt like they shouldn't have even gotten together in the first place. I understand why they did, but it both felt forced and like Charles was too desperate to be with anything that held a resemblance to Sebastian. 3w

Doppoetry This was also another one of those “Time Capsule“ books, and I found that I really enjoyed learning about a specific time period through a fictional setting and characters. 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 3.1: #charlesismarried #yetheneverstayshome #twokidshebarelyknows #ithoughtforsureitwasjulia #mulcasterssister #twinbeds #workingasanartist #socool #iwantabarnstudio #ormaybeabarnlibrary #cruisingbackhome #juliaonboard #bizarrecabinroomparty #dinnerstorm #everyoneissick #juliaandcharliehangout #thentheyhangin #charlieadmitssebastianwashisfirstlove #backtolondon #celiaofftoseethekids #charliestaysinlondonwithjulia #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 3w

Bookwormjillk Kind of tells you something that Charlie went all over to take care of Sebastian but didn't even know he had a daughter 🙄 3w

willaful The first half of this chapter had my jaw DROPPED. Such total indifference to his family! Do you think it's because he thinks the children aren't his or because he just doesn't give a damn in general? He has them very firmly compartmentalized as her business. 3w

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BarkingMadRead @willaful it‘s so bizarre! Maybe he thinks they‘re not his? How can he not care?!? 3w

Cuilin @willaful He‘s so detached, almost cold. Like “if I don‘t see them, they don‘t exist and I can pretend I live in a different time back when things were beautiful with Sebastian at Brideshead” 3w

ElizaMarie I‘m glad he reconnects with Julia - even though it‘s not really on the up and up. 3w

willaful @Cuilin yes! And it made more sense when we learned more about their marriage but still, kind of astonishing. Would he have any interest in Julia at all if she wasn't Sebastian's sister? 3w

KAO This chapter really surprised me! So much is glossed over—Charles is married! And has kids (whom he doesn‘t know)! And connects at last with Julia! That sea-tossed boat seemed a good metaphor for his life in some ways. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking all along that Charles seems to regard his wife as a useful possession, and then he admits to Julia that he married her because she seemed like a good wife for a painter. 🙄 @willaful Right?! I suspect he thinks at least the girl isn‘t his, but it‘s still mind-boggling that he left when his wife was pregnant for TWO YEARS and would rather sleep with his boyfriend‘s sister than meet his daughter. 3w

mcctrish I had no idea who we were talking about ( the wife) and thought I‘d missed something alas it was just the emotions. I have to say listening to Celia talk would probably drive me to Mexico for 2 years 3w

willaful It's an interesting contrast to The Age of Innocence. Charles feels no compunction whatsoever about disliking his wife, ignoring his children and being unfaithful. Perhaps he'll divorce her. 3w

Ruthiella I think Charles has adopted his father‘s way of child rearing-ignoring them. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful Yes! When he took the card off the flowers and had them sent to Julia I was like “who do you think you are, Newland Archer?” 😂 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Oh! And I totally knew Celia was going to tell Charles she was pleased he was keeping Julia company. I don‘t know if she really doesn‘t think there‘s anything between them or if she just doesn‘t care. Or maybe she‘s pushing an affair so they have an excuse to divorce and she can say it‘s not her fault… 3w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣🤣🤣 3w

Sparklemn @willaful It breaks my heart to see how little he cared about his children. Maybe this will change but I‘m not holding out much hope. (edited) 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 2.3: #charliecomeshome #joinsthewareffort #findsoutsebastianishanginginmorocco #juliatrackscharliedown #mumisdyingandwantssebastian #offtomorocoowego #sebastianiswastingaway #toosicktotravel #mumdies #sebastianstaysinmoroccowithkurt #charlieandbrideyarrangeanallowance #backtolondon #marchersisbeingsold #charliepaintsitforbridey #cordeliashowsuptoentertainus #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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@mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 3w

Bookwormjillk I was kind of surprised the mother actually died. I wasn‘t sure if she was actually sick or saying she was to get her horrible children to behave. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I totally thought it was for attention 3w

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ElizaMarie Me too!!! I just thought of her like a guilt-tripper! Sebastian and Kurt? I don‘t like it. Sebastian seems to have very co-dependent relationships. 3w

willaful @ElizaMarie It occurs to me that a lot of people who are rejected by or reject their families of birth wind up in this kind of relationship. Someone who gives you what you need, weird though it may look to the outside world.

Re the mom, even a stopped clock... 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I thought we‘d never get to hear from Anthony Blanche again after he was sent down from Oxford so I was delighted to see him again in this chapter! He and Cordelia are the best. Though Cordelia wins by being smart and honest, not just hilarious. 3w

mcctrish Give me Cordelia over all of them 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 2.2: #juliaandrex #whataguyheis #juliawantstomarryhim #hewantstomarryjulia #butalsohavehismistress #somuchdrama #rexbecomescatholic #butooops #hehasanexwife #uhoh #nocatholicweddingnow #noneofthegoodfamilywillcome #protestantwedding #ohtheshame 🙄 #thatlastlittlebitthough #whathappenstorex #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #omg #ialmostforgot #thosetalescordeliatoldtorex 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 3w

Bookwormjillk Cordelia 😂😂 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk best part of the whole chapter 🤣🤣 3w

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willaful Oh man. Charles falls for Julia because she's the closest he can get to Sebastian. UGH.

Cordelia is a beam of sunshine. 💛 3w

lil1inblue Cordelia was excellent in this chapter. ??? I also found Rex's whole "I'll just become a Catholic" thing hilarious. 3w

Cuilin @lil1inblue that was so funny, especially with Cordelia interfering. 😆 3w

ElizaMarie Rex doesn‘t seem to get it. I would think Julia would have been insulted that he didn‘t take the Catholicism seriously and dismissed it. Like to say he would throw money at the fact his x wife existed - he is cocky. —- oh and Cordelia is a hoot!!! 3w

mcctrish I quite liked Rex until he went back to his mistress because Julia wouldn‘t put out - she was 20? In an era that frowned on extra marital sex AND didn‘t talk about sex to know what to expect 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Cordelia is the best. I want to say Rex and Julia deserve each other, but that might be a little harsh on Julia. The bit where she catches him with his mistress so pointedly avoids him, and then when she‘s talked into seeing him she emerges engaged, cracked me up! 3w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly YES !!! I was thinking she was going to “hold strong“ with her avoiding him and making him chase her to even talk to her! But... she probably knew how weak she was to him and his speeches. I felt sorry for Julia. 3w

lil1inblue @mcctrish 🎯 🎯 🎯Exactly this! 3w

BarbaraJean @mctrish Ugh, yes. Especially when his earlier version of it to Charles was that Julia knew about the mistress and was fine with it 🙄 3w

Daisey This was a great chapter. Cordelia's interference was hilarious. 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

NGL, I've been crafting theories with this book and overthinking things. The Flytes are so complicated and multidimensional, I really admire Waugh's character work with them. Lady Marchmain is so interesting because we know so little of her, but she reacts with conviction. She is so flawed, but she also feels so helpless and unable to have a semblance of control/influence her family.

I think Sebastian finds his family oppressive, but--

Doppoetry --I am still of the opinion he is just an overgrown toddler and makes a volcano out of an anthill. I can't fully blame Charles for enabling Sebastian's addiction, but I wish he had actually made more of an effort to help, instead of passively watching Sebastian do this to himself in order to “save“ the relationship. 3w

Doppoetry Lots of complicated characters in complicated situations, but I do love it. 3w

Cuilin This is the perfect book for crafting theories and overthinking!!! This is my fourth read and I‘m just as intrigued and questioning things as though it is my first read. 3w

Doppoetry @Cuilin It's so easy to paint Lady Marchmain as a villain, but we know her husband also had problems with alcohol, and considering the time period, women had few rights/protections, so who's to say that he was not abusive in some way to her, and that is why she's trying to control how much Sebastian drank in her home? (Yes, Cordelia enabled it as well as Julia, but that's besides the point)

The gears are always turning 😂 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

And now Brideshead is reminding me of Gabriële and #europacollective and honestly who else but Littens would even understand my joy

Cuilin I love when my reads connect!!!! 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 2.1: #yikes #christmasatbrideshead #samgrasslostsebastianabroad #butheliedaboutittom #everyoneishidingthebooze #exceptforcharlieandcordelia #charliegetskickedout #cordeliagetsintrouble #rexwillbringsebastiantoafacility #excepthelosessebastiantoo #rexwantstomarryjulia #askingpopssincemomdoesntlikehim #lookslikehewins #butdoesjuliawin #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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willaful I don't think I care much about Julia making a stupid mistake, she's kind of a horrible person. 3w

BarkingMadRead @willaful yeah, I‘m not a big a fan either. I thought she was fun at first, but not so much anymore! 3w

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Cuilin Oh Sebastian, 😔 I love how Charles is unbothered by Lady M‘s disappointment in him. (edited) 3w

willaful The whole family is so toxic, even Cordelia at times. Though that's from her upbringing and she's sweet enough that she might overcome it.
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lil1inblue The discomfort in this chapter was palpable! Oof! 3w

Cuilin @lil1inblue Yes, that‘s a really good way of putting it. I‘m not a fan of Lady M. 3w

Bookwormjillk Ooof the fun is over. 3w

mcctrish The money is all gone - oof 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Is Brideshead‘s first name actually Brideshead?! I thought he was Lord Brideshead but probably has a real first name and the last name Flyte like Sebastian (you know, like George Gordon, Lord Byron)… but even his mom calls him “Bridey.” 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful I‘d have hope for Cordelia if she were to be spirited away to some other family. 3w

ElizaMarie EESH this family is A LOT! I‘d be drinking all the time too!!! 3w

Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly Bridey does have a Christian name. Brideshead is just the title and Bridey his nickname. But the book never reveals what it is. 3w

BarbaraJean I‘ve been catching up and discovered today that my copy combines Book I and Book II (chapters 1-8) and therefore Book III has become Book II (chapters 1-5). As if I wasn‘t confused enough already by falling behind 🥴 Also I miss Aloysius. 🧸 3w

BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean would it help if I started off with the chapter title? Aaaand I‘m just now realizing those are only in my table of contents (edited) 3w

BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead Yeah, I don‘t have chapter titles at all 😆 I‘m planning to read the last two chapters in my Book I / your Book II today, which will put me back on track with the group and should help with the clarity! It‘s just such an odd difference to have between editions (and makes me suspicious of mine!) (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean yes! We finish our book 2 today! So crazy that yours is so different! 3w

Sparklemn My sympathies lie with the tortoise. 😜🐢💎 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

I‘ve been listening to Brideshead Revisited this past week, but I‘ve felt like I‘m not listening closely enough when I read the posts and comments. Today, I found this podcast and listened to a few episodes. They look at it from more of a religious aspect, and they also discuss a variety of passages that help me consider it in more depth. I‘ll put a link to the first episode in the comments.

#HashtagBrigade #1001books #audiobook

Daisey Close Reads Episode 53 from May 2017
🔗 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ORq4deZtFkMNw1riR08hn?si=U1hu7Be9R2iyuuylhfom4... 3w

Ruthiella Awesome! Thanks for the link! 😊 3w

Bookwormjillk Cool! 3w

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Cuilin Fabulous, thank you for sharing. 3w

ElizaMarie Oooo thank you!!!! 3w

Daisey @Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @ElizaMarie You're welcome! I hope you find it worthwhile. I especially appreciated the discussion of Catholicism in England at this point in time in reference in Julia & Rex's wedding plans. 3w

ElizaMarie I have listened to a couple of their posts so far. I am enjoying them. I do fast forward a lot of their banter (they are a bit long winded at times) 3w

Daisey @ElizaMarie I agree. Especially at the beginning, I feel it takes them a while to actually get on topic. 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 5: #backtoschool #actinglikeoldmen #juliaandrexinvitethemtolondon #timeforaball #whichtheyhate #timeforabrothel #whatcouldgowrong #fairies 😳 #ugh #timeforapartywiththegirls #askullandaconsumptive #bustedbythecops #timeforjail #rexbailsthemout #samgrassissomethingelse #christmasatbrideshead #backtoschool #sebastianisdrinkingtoomuch #beingsentdown #nowcharliehasnoroommate #hedecidestopursuepainting #sebastianwillgoabroad ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead #untilnextterm #andthenhewillbebabysat #whatcouldgowrong #whatwillcharliedo ⁉️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 4w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 4w

TheBookHippie Fell behind catching up today! Am loving it! 4w

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mcctrish I‘m pretty sure everything will go wrong 4w

willaful Fascinating chapter! To me, Charles and Sebastian are clearly in love... But do they know it themselves?

The ending is heartbreaking. Sebastian's family is doing the absolute worst thing they could do in the name of taking care of him. I'm afraid they're driving him to his death. 4w

Cuilin The juxtaposition of the helicoptering of Sebastian‘s family and The “hey you‘re 22, no? you‘re 20, I thought it was longer but, live your own life” from Charles‘s father is something. (edited) 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I do not foresee good things for Sebastian. 4w

Bookwormjillk I left this and Nancy Drew until 7:45 tonight. Why do I feel like a kid who procrastinated on their homework 😂 4w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 3w

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk Haha. Same. 😂 3w

lil1inblue @willaful They're definitely in love. 😍 3w

ElizaMarie @willaful yes!!! I don‘t think they understand the feelings they have but know they feel intense and all consuming. 3w

Sparklemn @Cuilin I thought so, too. And yet they‘re both so lonely. 3w

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@Ruthiella It‘s amazing what a little closer reading will do, I must‘ve missed this on previous reads or else I was just too sympathetic to Charles.

There‘s a parenting lesson in this somewhere. lol #hashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead

Ruthiella Yes, me too! I was also much closer in age to Charles when I first read it which no doubt also affected my interpretation. 😅 4w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

#FridayHappyReadingHour

Let the weekend begin! 😋🧋📚

TheBookHippie 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 4w

Tamra Oh what a weekend it looks to be!! 4w

Bookwormjillk Yay weekend 🎉 4w

Cathythoughts Brideshead ❤️ enjoy it all x 4w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Y‘all. @dabbe made us a beautiful schedule to get us through the longer chapters. I will probably only post on the days we finish a chapter, in case anyone reads it all at once or in a different way, but one never knows 🤷🏻‍♀️ #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 4w

Bookwormjillk Thanks @barkingmadread @dabbe these chapters are delightful but some are so long! 4w

mcctrish Okay posting when we finish a chapter makes me breath a happy sigh, I‘m on my kindle and I legit have no tracking vibes with it - I really do love paper books best 😆 4w

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Cuilin 👍 4w

Librarybelle Screenshotting this! Thanks @dabbe and @BarkingMadRead ! 4w

dabbe 🧡💜💛 4w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk IKR? I want to savor it a bit more. 🧡💜💛 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle 🧡💜💛 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Sounds great! Thanks @dabbe ! I‘ve been scrambling to keep up and have had a hard time getting to my other books. 4w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly 💛💜🧡 4w

willaful Fantastic! This last chapter was a doozy! (edited) 4w

kwmg40 This plan sounds good to me! 4w

BarbaraJean Oh, yes please—this is fantastic!! 💜💜 Thank you, @dabbe !! 4w

ElizaMarie I love this thanks!!!! 4w

dabbe @willaful 💛💜🧡 4w

dabbe @kwmg40 💛💜🧡 4w

dabbe @BarbaraJean 💛💜🧡 4w

dabbe @ElizaMarie 💛💜🧡 4w

Sparklemn Perfect! 4w

Bookwormjillk Oh thank goodness we get two days for today's super long chapter. 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 1.4: #painting #winetasting #camelopard #dude #thatsagiraffe #anyway #wemeetthefam #bigfanofcordelia #offtovenice #onsebastiansdime #hisdadisintereating #caraseesall #veryastute #lotsoffuntheories #backhomeagain #popswasworriedaboutsebastian 🤣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 4w

Bookwormjillk Pop was worried 😂

I'm a Cordelia fan too. 4w

willaful Haven't finished the chapter yet, but the wine tasting scene is hilarious! “Like the last unicorn.“
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dabbe @BarkingMadRead I was looking over the chapters, and a few of them are 40-60 pages. I'm okay powering through, but I do have a modified reading schedule if anyone is interested; we'd still finish well before the end of September. Starting with tomorrow, here it is:
9/13: Ch. 5, first half
9/14: Ch. 5, second half
9/15: Book 2/Ch. 1
9/16: Ch. 2
9/17: Ch. 3
9/18: Book 3/Ch. 1, first half
9/19: Ch. 1, second half
9/20: Ch. 2
9/21: Ch. 3 ⬇️
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dabbe 9/22: Ch. 4
9/23: Ch. 5, first half
9/24: Ch. 5, second half
9/25: Epilogue

This is only a suggestion that I thought I'd share. 🧡💜💛 4w

Cuilin I can‘t remember if this is my third or fourth time reading this book, but I cannot figure out Ryder‘s father!! he just exudes sarcasm, right? Also, Cordelia is hilarious. “I can‘t spare you a whole rosary you know. Just a decade.” 4w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I love this, thanks for figuring it out! I will make a separate post and tag everyone so that nobody misses it 4w

Ruthiella @Cuilin This is only my second time reading it. I do recall on first reading it how I thought Charles relationship was his father was sad and lonely, but on the second reading I kind of think that Ryder Sr. is doing the right thing by encouraging (in his way) Charles to live within his means (which are very generous 740 in 1925!?!!) and get him out of the house and living his own life. Plus, he likes Sebastian - later chapters will prove. 4w

mcctrish I love Cordelia! Sebastien stuttering “Charles, Charles! It‘s Mr Ryder” Cordelia “Charles, meet me ……” I‘m getting Flavia vibes! I love a precocious tween girl 4w

Cuilin @Ruthiella yeah I agree with this assessment. I do think he was trying to encourage Charles to live within his means and also to use his summer appropriately, maybe get a job and then he could afford go to the theater, etc.. plus I also think Charles though aware of his father‘s loneliness, doesn‘t write to him. 4w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 😘 4w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯♥️🎯 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I love Cordelia! She knows what she wants and goes for it. 4w

ElizaMarie I love Cordelia and her rosary!!! She is such a fun character 4w

lil1inblue @willaful Loved the wine tasting! 🤣🤣🤣 I just love this book. 4w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Hopefully I'll get through chapter 5 today (it's on the longish side) but I'm so fascinated by Ryder's dynamic with Sebastian's family.

So far they seem “normal“ and Sebastian seems to be exaggerating how manipulative they are but this could still turn around and prove me wrong 🤔

ElizaMarie I am curious about Ryder and Sebastian's sister - will there be a budding romance? 4w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 1.3: #summervacay #ryderisbroke #dadissomethingelse #sebastianisdying ⁉️ #immediatelyonthetrain #whydoilovejuliasomuch #sebastianisnotdying #croquetaccidentsarenotoriouslyhorrible #obviously #ryderissavedfromboredom #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 1mo

Bookwormjillk I haven‘t finished the chapter yet but those dinner scenes had me rolling. I love this book. 4w

Ruthiella In my limited experience, this chapter with its snarky humor is more typical of his other novels (The Loved One and A Handful of Dust). 4w

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mcctrish If surviving dinners with his father does not encourage savings going forward, nothing will 4w

willaful Dad is a piece of work! Though given that he already provided Charles with an ample allowance, I can't entirely blame him for playing dumb.

So I'm guessing Charles used up the last of his money rushing to Sebastian's bedside? Hmmm.... 4w

dabbe @mcctrish 😂😂😂 4w

dabbe I can't help but compare Charles and Sebastian's relationship to Gene and Finny's in A SEPARATE PEACE, though this one they're in college, and there's definitely more humor. Pretty much similar time periods as well. And how dumb am I? I had no idea Mr. Waugh pronounced his name as EVE-luhn. I'm thoroughly enjoying this book. 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t believe a word anyone says in this book. This is not a complaint. 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Why didn‘t Sebastian invite Charles earlier if he wanted him around so badly?! 😂 Also, dunno if Dad is thinking explicitly “hmm, perhaps my son is gay” but I love him commenting that he wouldn‘t turn up at his friend‘s deathbed because the friend‘s wife wouldn‘t like it. 4w

KAO I chuckled aloud when I read Sebastian‘s brief letter to Charles actually dated: “I wonder what day it is”—and I thought to myself that I could easily and honestly date my next letter to a friend this same way instead of checking my calendar to give the impression that I have my life under control with an accurate date! (edited) 4w

KAO I‘m enjoying this book too—and am pleasantly surprised by the amount of humor! 4w

ElizaMarie @willaful I agree! I think the dad is purposely playing dumb about the $ because he knows his son squandered it away —- I love the dad‘s attitude! (edited) 4w

ElizaMarie So far the book is pretty funny! These characters! @Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t believe anyone either!!!! All the dramatics! 4w

Sparklemn @KAO This was my favorite line of the chapter! 😆 4w

lil1inblue I so agree with @bookwormjillk the dinner scenes were uproariously hilarious. I love Waugh's humor! 4w

lil1inblue @dabbe You're nailing these comparisons! It's been a while, but I definitely feel hints of A Separate Peace. 4w

willaful @KAO yes, that was a hoot... And very Sebastian, I think. 4w

dabbe @lil1inblue IKR? 💜🧡💛 4w

julieclair I think the dad is my favorite character! 3w

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 1.2: #ryderisgettinglectured #cuzwantshimtobeabetterhuman #anthonywarnshimaboutsebastian #somanystories #butaretheyalltrue ⁉️ #anthonyisfabulousijustgottasay #althoughidontbelieveitall #sebastiansfamilythough #theysounddelightful 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 1mo

Cuilin I flagged so many things today!!! If I showed up at a party and Anthony was there, I would definitely be thinking this is gonna be good!!! 🤪 Did he just call Sebastian stupid? 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin i think he may be my fave, he‘s definitely the most fun. 1mo

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Cuilin @BarkingMadRead I get the feeling we‘re not meant to like him, but I do. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin 🤣 for sure, which makes it more fun 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo

lil1inblue @cuilin @barkingmadread I want to sip tea and eat popcorn every time Anthony enters a scene. 😂 1mo

Cuilin @lil1inblue 🍿& 🫖 yes!!!! 1mo

willaful A chapter that is almost entirely a monologue! And he predicted what would happen perfectly... 1mo

ElizaMarie Anthony is just a delightful story teller :) 1mo

mcctrish @willaful he sure did 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t have much to say besides I agree with you all 😂 1mo

julieclair Anthony is definitely entertaining, but I actually feel a little sorry for him. 4w

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Sebastian: Blah blah blah blah
Charles: Please STFU
😂😂 #hashtagbrigade

TheBookHippie 🤣 1mo

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

#fictionaltraveler @julieclair

I'll be in England in the 1920s at Brideshead Revisited with @BarkingMadRead and the #hashtagbrigade. So far, I'm loving it. Such sumptuous writing! 🧡💜💛

BarkingMadRead It‘s so beautiful!! 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

julieclair Perfect choice! I am loving it too. 1mo

dabbe @julieclair 🧡💜🩶 1mo

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Really loving this book so far. 🩷

Doppoetry I'm still thinking about what Cara said last chapter. I wonder if its elaborated on in later in the book. 🤔 1mo

Doppoetry Chapter 5 is on the longer end, so I might read that a bit later. 1mo

lil1inblue I just finished Chapter 2. I'm loving the writing. 1mo

Doppoetry @lil1inblue the writing is so beautiful, might have found a new favorite author! 1mo

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Cousin Jasper and words to live by

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Don‘t know if I‘ll be reading this but “each to its own”. 1mo

mcctrish @DrSabrinaMoldenReads it‘s just a delicious book to read! The descriptions are gorgeous 1mo

Cuilin The line above it had me 😳 lol 1mo

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mcctrish @Cuilin the accents were worse than the sodomite part I think 😂😂 1mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I was kinda being sarcastic. I certainly will read it. It‘s just that I am Catholic and so many people misunderstand the religion. I was a convert…for reasons. You know I read about 10 books about it before making my decision. 🤓 I am a person who highly respects anyone else‘s viewpoint. 1mo

Cuilin @DrSabrinaMoldenReads You might like it as it‘s considered a Catholic novel. (I was raised Catholic) HOWEVER “trigger warnings” as there‘s lots of other themes too. 1mo

Cuilin @mcctrish oh I know, I tried to some myself. 😆 1mo

Ruthiella @DrSabrinaMoldenReads You should give it a whirl. Waugh converted to Catholicism himself. This book grapples with religion seriously as well as humorously. 1mo

mcctrish @DrSabrinaMoldenReads and I was poking the bear of the Christian right who seem to do more harm than good 😇 #johnwaynejesus 1mo

TheBookHippie I‘m in the they do 99 percent harm group. 🙃 experience and belief. (edited) 1mo

mcctrish @TheBookHippie them and the wellness experts 1mo

TheBookHippie @mcctrish OMG 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫💯🎯 1mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @mcctrish I totally agree. So sorry about the oversensitivity! I appreciate you understanding 1mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @TheBookHippie I agree you on the Wellness experts and the Right 1mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @Ruthiella Wow! Will definitely read it now but I was gonna anyways! It‘s high on my growing TBR list 1mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @Cuilin Thanks for bearing with me, My Book People 1mo

Cuilin @DrSabrinaMoldenReads always 🩷 1mo

lil1inblue I highlighted this, too. ? My grandfather gave my father, who gave me, very similar advice. I'm paraphrasing, but it was something like "organized religion is just another political party you want no part of." #hewasnotwrong ? 1mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie @mcctrish "Wellness" "Experts" give me violent thoughts. ??? 1mo

TheBookHippie @lil1inblue 🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯 1mo

mcctrish @lil1inblue smart men in your family 1mo

TheBookHippie @lil1inblue SAME . People think it is hippie … hippies DO NOT act or do that 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️ kinda of idiocracy.. 1mo

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

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I‘m also underlining pretty sentences.

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dabbe L🖤VE! 💜🩶🧡 1mo

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Ch 1.1: #andsowemeetsebastian 🤮 🪟 #pollypeachum #inetrestingwaytomeet #hiscrewseemsfun 🤷🏻‍♀️ #charliebecomeshisbestie #daytriptobrideshead #soundsstunning #dyingtoknowthebackstory #nannyistheonlyonewemeet #intriguedaboutjulia #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 1mo

Cuilin There‘s so much commentary online about this novel that I decided to annotate it!! Loved “The sun was behind us as we drove, so that we seemed to be in pursuit of our own shadows.” 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin I have never read this. I'll have to go back and read all the commentary after. 1mo

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TheBookHippie @Cuilin I got a new copy so I could flag it up 🤣🙌🏼 1mo

Cuilin @TheBookHippie We need to share what we‘re flagging somehow. I have five different themes that I‘m annotating. I don‘t want to put spoilers in the chat! I‘ll tag you in a spoiler post perhaps 🤔 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin I think flagging is my book love language 🤣😅 I generally do quotes to print out -quotes to write on and quotes to ponder 😅🙃😊 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin I‘m also tracking the LGBTQIA undercurrent 1mo

mcctrish I‘m here for the flagging - I only watched this before and I replaced my childhood teddy with a brand new Gund at the time and named him Elliot. He went everywhere with me. 1mo

Cuilin @mcctrish 🧸 cute. I loved the TV adaptation more than the movie. 1mo

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk I recommend, it‘s interesting. 1mo

mcctrish @Cuilin I only watched the mini series - I was in Grade 12 but now I might try and dig up the movie 1mo

Cuilin @mcctrish It‘s good. I think Emma Thompson (love) plays Sebastian‘s mom, but I don‘t think anybody can play Ryder like Jeremy Irons. 1mo

ElizaMarie I‘m enjoying the ride so far —- but have no idea what I‘m reading or where this story is going. I feel like I‘m reading into the “friendship” as more? But maybe it‘s just me. We will see —- also have not seen the movie or read any reviews so fresh eyes here! —- these books yall pick are generally not something I‘ve ever ventured towards before (part of the fun) 1mo

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie not just you 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish 💜🩶🧡 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie #ditto 1mo

dabbe The way Ryder describes Sebastian re: his beauty reminds me of Nick describing Jay Gatsby. Definitely more feelings going on here. 💜🩶🧡 1mo

willaful @Bookwormjillk yup 1mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe do you think Nick had feelings for Gatsby? 1mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin I highlighted the same passage. Such stunning writing. 😍 1mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie "flagging is my book love language" makes me feel seen. ? #hardsame 1mo

lil1inblue @dabbe Ooh. Interesting comparison. I also got Dorian Gray vibes. Definite feelings. 💖 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue Ooh, good one, too! 🧡🩶💜 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I seriously do. There is also an inference to a sexual encounter between Nick and Mr. McKee in chapter 2. The narrative ends with an ellipsis (...) after Nick and Mr. McKee leave a party, suggesting a passage of time and a sexual encounter. This is supported by details like Nick being in the bedroom and Mr. McKee being in his underwear, which would have been unusual for two heterosexual men to be in that situation in the 1920s. (edited) 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I also think so because of his relationship with Jordan, a tomboy-ish female who plays golf. And that relationship doesn't work out, nor did his one with the girl back home. He seems in love with Gatsby or the idea of him. All inferences, but hard ones to ignore. 1mo

lil1inblue @dabbe @Bookwormjillk Now I want to re-read Gatsby. I read it in school in the 90s, so we obviously didn't explore homosexual themes (gasp! 😱🤣 ). I see what you mean, Denise, but don't remember details. 🤔 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue 💜🩶🧡 1mo

Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @dabbe I‘ll have to pay more attention next time I re-read! 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Whoah! Please forgive the overzealous teacher in me! I never picked up on that when I first read it. It's only after YEARS of teaching it that my brain (and wormhole digging) got me to this point. I hate sounding like a know-it-all. I'm so sorry. 🧡💜💛 1mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe no! I appreciate it. I love Gatsby and I re-read it every year so I‘m happy to have a new angle to look at. Thank you! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Oh good, I‘m so glad I‘m not the only one seeing the subtext (and that it will get even more explicit)! When Sebastian was wearing Ryder‘s tie I was like “it can‘t be, this is a WWII novel” and then the teddy bear and he‘s weird but charms everyone and one of his friends at the party is an aesthete… and then the aesthete tells SEBASTIAN that he‘d like to fill him full of ARROWS… and I‘m delighted that it‘s totally gay. 🏳️‍🌈😁 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🧡🩶💜 1mo

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Prologue: #whoipicturewhenhesayshooper #rightyoh #servantsinwartime #roughsoldierlife #obsessedwithcocoa #igetthat #itooenjoycocoa 🤷🏻‍♀️ #beautifuldescriptions #lazysoldiers #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine 1mo

Cuilin I forgot this started with Ryder‘s disillusionment with army life. I love the writing. 1mo

Bookwormjillk You are so right about Hooper and cocoa. 1mo

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willaful Urgh, my ebook tricked me and I missed the prologue! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @willaful oh no!! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Well, I hate Hooper, but hopefully there isn‘t too much of him. (I‘m highly displeased with Ryder‘s assessment of the folks in the institution as happily oblivious, too, but I suppose it‘s the times.) 1mo

ElizaMarie Oo can you add me to the list ::) please - I got the audible version with all the music and sound effects - really sucks you in 1mo

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie absolutely! 1mo

mcctrish I feel like the vibe so far could easily be transferred to an office in the Midwest ( no offence to the Midwest) 1mo

julieclair The writing is fabulous. I‘m invested already! 1mo

Cuilin @ElizaMarie did you get the one with Jeremy Irons narrating? I love his voice. 1mo

lil1inblue @mcctrish I'm midwestern through and through and this tracks. 🤣 1mo

lil1inblue @cuilin @julieclair The descriptions are just amazing. Fantastic writing! 🤩 1mo

ElizaMarie @Cuilin yes!!! It‘s so good ;) 1mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I've got print and Jeremy Irons. It's lovely except he says reveille unlike anything I've ever heard. 1mo

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly yeah, not a fan! The times and the POV, I suppose. 1mo

TheBookHippie @lil1inblue 😝👀🎯 @mcctrish 1mo

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Tea break to get ready for #hashtagbrigade and tackle chores

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

@BarkingMadRead This book is quite large. And you say it‘s only 15 chapters?! 😨 I hope the print is big…

BarkingMadRead That‘s what it said! I hope it‘s correct and we don‘t all spend our whole lives reading it! We can always break up the chapters if we need to 1mo

willaful I didn't find the first chapter too onerous. 1mo

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All set for #hashtagbrigade September buddyread.

If You Read One Novel This Year, Make It “Brideshead Revisited” - Word on Fire https://share.google/M8EGBda8YFTSs32CF

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Cuilin Thanks for the link. I‘m linking this one too but beware of ✨spoilers ✨ https://emilygorcenski.com/post/book-report-brideshead-revisited-by-evelyn-waugh... 1mo

lil1inblue Thanks for the links, @alldebooks and @cuilin! 1mo

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I got this beauty out from the library for this month‘s #HashtagBrigade read. It looks like it could tell some tales!

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BarkingMadRead Whoa! That one‘s been through it! 1mo

AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝. 1mo

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#HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead

I had a regular paperback book and then I found this little gem in an antique store in Providence RI. This is one of my all-time favorite novels so I‘m excited to read it with the #HashtagBrigade. Do we start today or tomorrow?

BarkingMadRead Tomorrow!! 1mo

Cuilin @BarkingMadRead Fabulous, looking forward to all the commentary!! 1mo

ElizaMarie Ooo, I thought y'all already started, and I just didn't get in on it for some confusion! I am glad to hear we are starting tomorrow. I don't have a physical copy yet, but I might do Kindle/audio until I get a physical one. 1mo

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Cuilin @ElizaMarie I read your comment and it made me check out who reads the audiobook and now I might have to do a combination because it is Jeremy Irons!!!! 🩷 1mo

TheBookHippie What a fun copy!!! I bought a new one 🤣😅😵‍💫🙌🏼 and whew tomorrow. I was worried too about the start date. 1mo

Cuilin @TheBookHippie I love the covers from the ‘40‘s - ‘80‘s , such fun to find them at thrift stores and LFL‘s 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin I recently got old Danielle Steel they are a riot I‘ll have to post them. 1mo

Cuilin @TheBookHippie oh my gosh yes!!! You must!!! #80sNostalgia 🩷 1mo

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#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

I definitely have FOMO syndrome. 😂

TheBookHippie 🤣💙🤣🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 1mo

Prairiegirl_reading You are definitely a joiner! 🤣that‘s great! 1mo

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dabbe @Prairiegirl_reading Problem is, my books on the shelf aren't getting read! I think I need to reevaluate. 😂💙😂 1mo

willaful @dabbe I have this problem every month! 1mo

dabbe @willaful 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

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#weekendreads

#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub
#HashtagBrigade
#Roll100

I hope to finish Susan Settles Down and Cherry by Sunday. 🤞

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