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Just like the Austen novels, a chapter-a-day buddy read suits The Age of Innocence very well. The chapters are short, but packed with wit, sarcasm and social commentary, and the slow reading pace made me notice and appreciate these more. I loved the somewhat ambiguous but absolutely satisfying ending. What a beautifully tragic love triangle.

Thanks for leading us @BarkingMadRead #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2w

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The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Netflix has announced the lead actors for the upcoming TV adaptation of "THE AGE OF INNOCENCE," based on the novel by Edith Wharton!

Ben Radcliffe will play Newland Archer, Camil Morrone will play Ellen Olenska, and Kristine Frøseth will play May Welland. Also, Margo Martindale is taking on the role of Mrs. Manson-Mingott, May and Ellen's grandmother.
#TheAgeOfInnocence #EdithWharton #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction #Romance #Literature ??

Sparklemn Sounds fun! I love Margo. 2w

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Cuilin

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The Age of Innocence is a wonderful novel. Yes, the characters are infuriating as they navigate the social constraints that they themselves create and willingly participate in. I love a novel of manners especially when the writer is witty. Wharton is masterful, laconic, controlled, and sardonic with a touch of empathy. Perfect 👌 Thanks #HashtagBrigade for the journey and our own witty hashtager @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead That‘s a cool cover!! 2w

Cuilin @BarkingMadRead Thanks, I found it in a thrift store in Vermont. 2w

dabbe L💜VELY review. 🧡💜💛 2w

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mcctrish

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I love everything we read together #hashtagbrigade but this one frustrated me immensely and the ending certainly lived up to that 😂😂

dabbe Beautifully written, and no one ends up completely happy. Frustrating indeed. 🧡💜💛 2w

mcctrish @dabbe it was a joy to read, the people just loved to wallow in protocol and misery 2w

dabbe @mcctrish 🩵🎯🩵 2w

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Clare-Dragonfly

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

so-so

I‘m not sure how to review this book. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I‘m glad I read it and glad I had @BarkingMadRead and the #hashtagbrigade along with me! Archer drove me crazy and I felt sorry for Ellen. I feel like there was a lot more to the two women (May and Ellen) than he ever noticed and wish he would have figured that out. Or at least consciously noticed that things had been changing his entire life despite his belief that society never changed.

dabbe Fab review! The heartache in this one gets me all the time. And so unnecessary! Some books transcend their time period, but for me, this one has to be rooted in its age where these people were so stunningly stifled. A frustratingly beautiful read indeed. 🧡💜💛 2w

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ElizaMarie

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

#AugustRecap

I read a few books I owned (or bought this month). 3 physical and 1 Kindle :)

#OffTheShelf2025
@Librariana

#ReadYourKindle
@CBee

CBee Yay! 😊 2w

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Ruthiella

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I first read this in the‘90s after seeing this movie. What a difference 30 years and some water under the bridge make! I am far less romantic now and more clearly see how all three of the main characters are trapped in societal pressures and constraints of their age and class in late 19th century upper class NYC.

Thank you @BarkingMadRead for leading the #hashtagbrigade once again! You are making reading the classics both manageable and fun. 😊

BarkingMadRead I have to watch the movie now! 2w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead The movie is exquisite. 💛💜🧡 2w

dabbe Fab review! 💛💜🧡 2w

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Susanita I loved the movie because of Michelle Pfieffer! 2w

Ruthiella @BarkingMadRead @dabbe Yes, the movie is a good adaptation and with beautiful details regarding dress and decor. 2w

Ruthiella @dabbe Thank you! 🙏 2w

Ruthiella @Susanita Agree. It was wonderfully cast and acted, but her performance was perfect. 2w

Cathythoughts I loved the book and movie. Michelle Pfieffer is brilliant in her role. 2w

Ruthiella @Cathythoughts She was so good in the film! 2w

Reggie Have you seen the new trailer for Wuthering Heights with Margot Robbie? It makes me want to read the book. 2w

Ruthiella @Reggie I‘ve not seen the trailer yet but I have heard all the kerfuffle about it not being accurate. Wuthering Heights is a wild and weird book. I think you‘d like it . 2w

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nanuska_153

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

so-so

This left me a bit cold. I didn't really like any of the characters and never really connected to them either. Would have liked it more if the book was written from May's perspective, who although portrayed as insipid followed her husband's view of her, seems like the character with most insight. Thanks to @BarkingMadRead and the #hashtagbrigade for doing this read a bit more entertaining

Cuilin Great review, agreed insipid May had the most insight and was incredibly strategic!!!! 2w

BarkingMadRead Your copy is beautiful, at least! 2w

TheBookHippie Pretty copy! 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Yes, I think there was a lot more to May than her husband ever noticed and I‘m disappointed that he didn‘t seem to realize that himself. 2w

mcctrish What a gorgeous copy 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 34: #26yearslater #kidsareallgrown #mayhaspassedaway #archerdidpoliticsforlikefiveminutes #kidsareallmarryingthenextgeneration #archeranddallastakeatriptofrance #dallassaysmayalwaysknew #appreciatedarcherstaying #timetoseeellen #excepthedoesnt #interesting #theend #hashtagbrigade ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead Y‘all. I hope I didn‘t let my life change my view on this book, I tried to stay impartial. Right after my hysterectomy to remove my endometrial cancer, my husband left me for another woman. (Early June) This book was kind of hard for me, so I hope I did it justice as your fearless hashtagging leader! 2w

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

TheBookHippie You did AMAZING as always!!!! Sending you allllll the love in the world!!!! Hope you‘re doing okay as you can be. 2w

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TheBookHippie This was a fun scream at the book reread! 2w

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie thanks! I‘m past the crying every day stage and into the doing all the shit he never wanted to do stage 🤣 2w

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead you did great! And don't we all view books through what's happening at the time? Thanks for sticking with it. Maybe the next one will be better...oh no, wait. Well, we always have Grapes of Wrath.

I thought that was a satisfying ending. They all lived happily ever after, sort of. 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I was kind of conflicted about the ending. As frustrated as I was with all of the drama, I wanted to see them together at the end! 2w

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead yeah he kind of wimped out there. But then again I‘m not sure I wanted him to get what he wants. (edited) 2w

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead oh that‘s a fun stage! 2w

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead I got the next book all shinny and new! 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk yes!! 2w

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie my copy is brand new as well! 2w

Cuilin @BarkingMadRead You did amazing. Sending love, light, hope and dreams your way. 🩷 2w

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin thank you! 2w

nanuska_153 @BarkingMadRead sorry to hear that you're going through such a tough time, although if your ex is the kind of person to do that: good riddance! You did great with the buddy read! Sending lots of love 💕 2w

Ruthiella You did a fantastic job, as always. Thank you for your dedication to the brigade. I know you have had a lot going on personally and I admire your attitude toward moving forward and healing. ❤️ 2w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Exactly this. 2w

CBee I didn‘t participate but LOVE your posts and the hashtags always make me laugh. So, in that limited scope, I think you did amazing. Oh, and screw your ex. What an absolute shit thing to do. Thinking of you and sending love 💚💚 2w

lil1inblue You did a fabulous job! I had a great time re-reading this! (Although the first time was in 8th grade and I remembered very little.) Sending so much love. 💓 Enjoy every single second of doing the things he never wanted to do! 2w

ElizaMarie As always, you did an amazing job! Thank you for hosting this group! You are an amazing person, and I am sorry you went through what you went through. Your #LitsyFam is here for you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Also --- I agree @BookWormJillK, I am not sure I wanted Archer to get what he wanted either! Ha! 2w

Chrissyreadit I just saw this- and ultimately suspect you are 1000000000 times better off! what is on your bucket list that YOU want to do? 😘💛🙌 2w

BarkingMadRead @Chrissyreadit brightly colored furniture, a tree up all year round with seasonal ornaments, Ireland, Alaska, line dancing, the list is endless 2w

dabbe As always, you were BRILLIANT! Thank you for leading us and for sharing what you're going through. I want to hit your ex with a crowbar! Or something to that effect. I hope you embrace some of your bucket list items ASAP: put that tree up! Put color into your home! You do YOU. Sending you 💛💜🧡. 2w

willaful @BarkingMadRead Sounds absolutely awesome and he is not only a complete douchebag but a stupid one! 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Wow! You did a great job and I wouldn‘t have been at all offended if you‘d decided you couldn‘t handle this book at this time. Sounds like you had a Beaufort, not an Archer. 2w

TheAromaofBooks 💕 💕 💕 Thank you for sticking with us even through a hard time!!! What he did is beyond the pale. I admire you for working on focusing on the positives!! 2w

Chrissyreadit @BarkingMadRead i will be cheering you on in checking those things off! 2w

KAO @BarkingMadRead Thank you, thank you, thank you for leading us on through these messy relationships in this book! (I did find the last chapter oddly and surprisingly satisfying.) May our own personal next chapters be filled with MUCH better relationships than these! Thanks again. (edited) 2w

mcctrish I fell off the list 😢 thank you for everything always, you‘ve had more than enough to deal with personally, I hope we were distracting in a good way. I hope you have recovered well from the surgery and I hope your ex gets some nasty karma 2w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish that‘s so weird, I don‘t know how that happened! I‘m so sorry! 2w

eeclayton I've just caught up and finished. Thanks for leading us @BarkingMadRead you did amazing as usual ❤️
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julieclair You did great leading us! As always. 💙 You‘re an amazing, smart, witty, wonderful person, and we‘re all blessed by your presence here on Litsy. Go embrace your bright, colorful future! I‘d love to see pics of your seasonal trees as the year goes on. 💖 2w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair thank you!! 2w

julieclair 💙💝💙 2w

Bklover I fell off the list towards the end- I lost this one. I have had some health issues that have me distracted so I have just been reading all the hashtags and comments. I am so so sorry to hear about your ass husband bailing on you. Can‘t imagine who‘d want him after that!!! You take care of yourself right now. He doesn‘t deserve you anyway! We all love you! 💙💙💙 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 33: #sneakymay #timeforadinnerparty #tosaygoodbyetoellen #archerdecidestotraveltheworld #hesconvincedthatthewholefamilyknows #theyallobviouslyconspiredagainsthim #hetellsmaythatheplanstotravel #shesaysshemustgowithhim #becauseshespreggers #whichiswhatshetoldellen #sneakysneakysneaky #archeristrapped #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

Cuilin Archer 0 points May 💯 points!!!! From watching the Gilded Age, divorced women were completely ostracized, so ladies had to have their wits about them. 2w

willaful Archer was always trapped. He's just been feebly struggling instead of gnawing his own leg off like Ellen did. 2w

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lil1inblue @Cuilin 🎯🎯🎯 2w

Ruthiella @willaful Totally agree! 👍 2w

lil1inblue @willaful Very true. And in many ways, he's trapped in his own mind, as well! 2w

Bookwormjillk @willaful you got it 2w

Bookwormjillk Also I bailed on this book once before so this is my first time getting to the end. I wish I had known how much I would love this. Thanks @barkingmadread 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk #imheretohelp 2w

Clare-Dragonfly At the beginning when one of the moms expressed concern about May overexerting herself I was like oh, she‘s definitely pregnant and got REALLY mad at Archer. But then at the end of the chapter it turns out he had no idea, but she used it to get rid of Ellen! Clever May, self-sacrificing Ellen. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful Ooh, well put. 2w

dabbe I think I'm the only one here who wishes/ed (I've read it before) that Ellen and Archer would work out. That would mean them both bucking their society for the love they feel for one another. And yes, the only one who would be hurt would be May, but I somehow think she'd find a way to move on--or she'd shoot Archer dead with an arrow. Which is pretty much what her being pregnant has done to him. 🤔 2w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe as someone who was recently cheated on and dumped, i think it all sucks 😆 but if he‘s not happy, he should leave first and then have all the feels. This dancing around and flirting is childish and stupid 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Agree 💯. He knew he had feelings for Ellen BEFORE he married May; he should have never married her. She even gave him an out! He is the most frustrating and egotistical character, and I think I'm biased towards him because of Day-Lewis.
P.S. I am beyond sorry about your ex and what happened to you. It does suck--totally. 🧡🩶💛 2w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe DDL is a delight for sure 😍 2w

ElizaMarie Ugh @BarkingMadRead cheaters suck - I am so sorry you went through that 2w

mcctrish Archer is so frustrating! I wish like @dabbe that Ellen and he would get together against the odds. May only wins that he stays and is miserable and she‘s worth more than that 2w

dabbe @mcctrish All three of them deserve someone they love and who loves them. So tragic this story is! #channelingyoda 💛💜🧡 2w

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead ugh. Cheaters. Been there done that. Wishing you forever happiness going forward. 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 32: #operanight #archerdecidestoconfesstomay #leavingearly #amitheonlyonewhothinksmayispregnant ⁉️ #maytellshimellenisleaving #ithinkmayscaredheroff #boldoraccidental #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

Cuilin Well played May!! Well played. Also #CancelCultureIsNotANewThing. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I think Ellen intended to leave when she made the plan to hook up with Archer! She‘s always sacrificing herself for him (and May), which is good because he can‘t be bothered. And I keep thinking May is pregnant (remember the blushing when someone was making jokes about her children?), but it hasn‘t been made clear yet. 2w

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lil1inblue @Cuilin 🎯🎯🎯 2w

lil1inblue It's a shame Archer doesn't recognize how very clever May actually is. 2w

ElizaMarie I kinda felt a little bit better that Archer was potentially gonna confess - but felt it was #TooLate. Also I do like the idea of wearing your wedding dress out- I used to wear mine on anniversaries (I was married by Elvis - my dress is more a summer white lace type of thing - not an extravagant dress) 2w

dabbe @ElizaMarie Okay, I have to hear more about being married by Elvis. Inquiring mind is dying to know! 😂 2w

willaful Oh yeah, I was expecting a knitting needle confession before Archer did his, but clever May didn't even need it... 2w

mcctrish I thought for sure Archer was going to try and confess and then May was going to tell him she‘s pregnant but this is better - archer played by Ellen and May #keepyoureyesinyourowndamnhead 2w

KAO @ElizaMarie @dabbe “Married by Elvis”?!? Please tell us more! 2w

ElizaMarie @KAO @Dabbe ♥️♥️♥️My husband and I eloped and got married in Vegas by an Elvis impersonator. We had been engaged 3 months and while I was on a travel assignment he booked the Vegas trip for us and surprised me (we had already talked about eloping) - so I went to Macys the day before the flight and bought a white summer dress and some white keds. On our 5yr anniversary we renewed our vows (by Elvis) and my mom came (his parents opted not to) 2w

dabbe @ElizaMarie L♥️VE, L♥️VE, L♥️VE! Best story of my day! 🖤🤍🩶 2w

nanuska_153 Also think she's pregnant! Poor May, imagine having that husband and a baby on the way! 2w

Bookwormjillk I think she‘s pregnant too 2w

KAO @ElizaMarie Fabulous story!! Thanks for sharing it! 2w

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ElizaMarie

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

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Ugh!!! Archer!!!! #HashtagBrigade I had to finish this one up!!! But I‘ll not post any spoilers

@BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead I‘m a chapter ahead, I get it! It was hard for me to stop 2w

dabbe That ending, huh? 🧡🩶💛 2w

ElizaMarie @dabbe yes!!!! Have you seen the movie? Is it the same? I wonder if people who have seen the movie had the book spoiled from them. I am gonna try to see the movie this week. 2w

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dabbe @ElizaMarie Yes, it is. And it's heartbreakingly gorgeous with out-of-this-world acting and directing. Scorsese did it in honor of his mother who loved the story. He did her proud. 🧡🩶💛 2w

ElizaMarie @dabbe oooo I must find it then! I put it on my “to do list” 2w

BarkingMadRead Finished today, and I‘m going to watch the movie this week! 2w

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emilycoc

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Finished this up today while enjoying the end-of-summer sun on my deck. This was another book that I had bought and never actually read before, as it turns out. Although I had never read it before, there was something familiar about the theme of the story - very reminiscent of my BA. Happy this was on my shelf, and happy to put it back for a future read.

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 31: #ihatethewayhetalksaboutmay 🙄 #doublestandards #anyway #archergoesafterellen #makesadateatthemuseum #hewantstorunawaytogether #ellensaysno #offersaoneanddone #hefinallyaccepts #whatcouldgowrong #mayistryingtolikeellen #shesuspectssomethingisoffwitharcher #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

TheBookHippie Ughhhhhhh 😵‍💫 3w

Ruthiella Archer, the time to consider all this was when you were not yet married and Ellen could have divorced. You didn‘t have the stones then and you don‘t now. 3w

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Bookwormjillk Yuck Archer 2w

dabbe @Ruthiella Well said! 🎯🩵🎯 2w

willaful @Ruthiella Yup.
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Cuilin Ugh Archer gives me the ick!!! Like build a bridge and get over it!!!! 2w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin 🤣 2w

lil1inblue @Ruthiella 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 2w

lil1inblue #ihatethewayhetalksaboutmay - #hardsamesister 🎯 2w

lil1inblue @Cuilin Haha! Love that phrase! 😘🤌🏻 2w

mcctrish Why does Archer think his adultery is different from the others? #getoveryourselfman 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 30: #grannycallsforarcher #whowishesmaywasdead ☠️ #yikes #heshopingtoseeEllen #butellenisout #visitingmrsbeaufort #thatsnotawkwardatall #grannyewantsarchertohelpkeepelleninnyc #hmmmmm #thatsnotsawkwardeither #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

Clare-Dragonfly 😬😬😬 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Archer is so nonsensical about May. He can‘t stand to read her poetry because she‘ll come up with her own opinions. But he also can‘t stand to talk to her because he knows everything she‘s thinking and he‘s bored! Make up your mind, jerk! 3w

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Bookwormjillk Granny yikes 3w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly working with her man hands doing womanly crafts - #matchmadeinhell 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish this freaking guy 🙄 3w

Cuilin I know we‘re not supposed to like Archer but May bores me too. She‘s definitely entrenched in old New York thinking. 3w

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly 🎯🎯🎯 🙌🏻 3w

lil1inblue @Cuilin I do have a smidgeon of sympathy for May because she's a woman in a misogynistic world. Yes, she's entrenched in the old ways, but look what happens to women who aren't (like Ellen). 3w

Cuilin @lil1inblue of course you‘re right. Though I admire Ellen for dancing outside the lines. But yes it wasn‘t easy for May either. 3w

willaful I think they were all doomed to be unhappy but it's largely Archer's fault. He knew better and he still went ahead and married May. 3w

ElizaMarie If this was a different type of book - I would have worried a lot about Archer‘s fantasies about May‘s death. 3w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie 🤣🤣🔪🔪🩸🩸 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 29: #howdidinotmaketheconnectionwiththetutor 🙄 #anyway #archerpicksupellen #someromance #akiss #dick #ellengiveshimawakeupcall #heleavesthecarriage #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

mcctrish Archer wants to have it all #nothowtheworldworksespeciallyforwomen 3w

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 🎯 3w

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willaful @mcctrish #EllenKnowsBetter 3w

mcctrish @willaful Ellen is all #beentheredonethat 3w

Ruthiella When I first read this book, some decades ago, I was much more sympathetic to Archer…less so now for sure. 3w

Cuilin @Ruthiella It‘s a great line. We‘re just older and wiser now. 😆 3w

dabbe @Ruthiella I was, too. And as much as I love Winona, I was never a fan of May. All three play their parts in this society the way they're supposed to--on the outer level at least. Those stays are tied so tightly around them they can't be and get what they really want. What a frustrating time period. 3w

Ruthiella @dabbe Totally agree. I saw May as manipulative then. Now I consider her position differently. 3w

lil1inblue @mcctrish 🎯 3w

lil1inblue Archer leaving the carriage felt like such a tantrum. He doesn't get what he wants, so he leaves. #bigbaby 3w

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella I can see May as being manipulative, but.. I feel a lot of her behavior is justified. (But -- I never watched the movie or read the book before this readathon) - I wonder if I would be like a lot of y'all with changes in perspective. 3w

KAO This is also my first time to read the book, and I‘ve never seen the movie. I honestly feel sorry for May, Archer, and Ellen. They all are just so very stifled at the least (or downright trapped at the most) by the society and customs of that era. I guess that‘s the point of it all. #heavysigh 3w

dabbe @Ruthiella I love how our feelings about books can change over time. 🩶🤍🖤 3w

Bookwormjillk @KAO same 3w

Bookwormjillk It‘s a great line if not for the circumstances 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 28: #betterlatethannever #archersendsthetelegram #beaufortisdisgraced #ellenwillcometomorrow #butthatsnotgoodenough #archerofferstopickherup #butmayisontohim #gowinonago #shecatcheshiminalie #dick #busted #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

TheBookHippie GO !!! 3w

KAO “Busted” is 🎯! 3w

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mcctrish Oh what a wicked web we weave 3w

dabbe IMHO, this is Wharton's magnum opus. 🩶🤍🖤 3w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe agree! 3w

willaful I wonder at what point did May realize... 3w

Clare-Dragonfly May is sooooo good. And Archer‘s inner monologue just gets worse and worse! 3w

ElizaMarie @willaful I was thinking that too. But I am happy she has pieced a lot of red flags together and figured things out. I love knowing Archer isn't as slick as he thinks he is! 3w

lil1inblue @willaful @elizamarie I hope we find out! 🤔 3w

Cuilin @dabbe agreed!!! 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 27: #beaufortmessedup #somanypeoplearescrewed #wifeybegsgrannytobackthemup #grannysaysGTFO #andpromptlyhasastroke #timetobringellenhome #probablytousethedeathbedtogettheirway 🙄 #winonapointsoutthatarcherwillmissher 🤣🤣🤣 #WTGwinona #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

Bookwormjillk May was AMAZING in this chapter! 3w

willaful May is scary. 3w

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lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk I nearly cheered aloud for May! 😏 😏 😏 #archerisoutmatched 3w

lil1inblue “[Archer] felt, no doubt, more sorry for her than her indignant relatives; but it seemed to him that the tie between husband and wife, even if breakable in prosperity, should be indissoluble in misfortune.“ That's so rich coming from a #cheatingcheaterwhocheats, and it's interesting that he doesn't apply the same logic to Ellen. 3w

dabbe @lil1inblue Amazing how sympathetic one can be towards the one that the heart wants, isn't it? 😏 3w

Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue Archer is playing checkers while May plays chess 3w

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk 🎯 🎯 🎯 3w

lil1inblue @dabbe And how hypocritical! 😂 #ireallydonotlikearcher 3w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk for real 🏆 3w

mcctrish @lil1inblue I don‘t think Archer listens to himself when he thinks or talks 😆😆😆 3w

KAO @Bookwormjillk Exactly! May has surprised me in this way! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Yuuuup @mcctrish So true 😂 3w

julieclair @Bookwormjillk @willaful May is amazing AND scary!!! 3w

ElizaMarie So proud of May —- she knows exactly what she is doing!!!! 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 26: #beaufortisinfinancialtrouble #whichwillaffectellen #thefamilycutheroff #mayseemstostronglysuspect #archerisofftowashington #eventhoughellensaidnotyet #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

TheBookHippie #imsureitwillbefine 😝 3w

ElizaMarie Okay, so May suspects, but what does she do about it? Do you think she is siding with the family against Ellen because of this suspicion? Like, secretly (or not so), she wants Ellen to be destitute, to financial and societal ruin? Or just to get her to leave? Either way? 3w

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Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie The passage with may at the end where it said what she said in one phrase and then said what she meant in about 2 paragraphs was so interesting. I'm not sure she even knows what she wants though other than to maybe keep up appearances and practice archery in peace? 3w

Cuilin “They smell less if one blows them out”!!!!!!! Methinks May wants rid of Ellen. (edited) 3w

mcctrish I love how Archer knows exactly what May is saying even though she‘s saying nothing, AS IF! Nobody talks about anything, how would he know what goes unspoken #utternonsense but his guilt is talking loud in his head, that‘s for sure 3w

lil1inblue @Cuilin 🎯😏 3w

lil1inblue @mcctrish Exactly! His arrogance is beyond the pale. #dick 3w

lil1inblue “Archer's New York tolerated hypocrisy in private relations; but in business matters it exacted a limpid and impeccable honesty.“ So Beaufort can be a #cheatingcheaterwhocheats at home and no one gives a fork, but he can't fail in business! How horrid! #shameshame 3w

mcctrish @lil1inblue at least they are worrying about Beaufort‘s wife now being left penniless ( as opposed to when he was gallivanting around town and throwing money at women who weren‘t her) 3w

lil1inblue @mcctrish I felt like they were less worried about Beaufort's wife, and more worried about the disgrace to the family name. #horrors 3w

mcctrish @lil1inblue true 3w

Clare-Dragonfly They‘re worried about Beaufort‘s wife being ostracized by his screw-ups. But they could choose not to ostracize her 🙄 3w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 25: #backtony #theresthestrangeragain #exceptnotastranger #thetutorworksforthecount #fornow #hemadetheoffer #buthedoesntwanthertotakeit #hethinksshesbetterwheresheis #winonasfamilyhasleftarcheroutofdiscussions #theyseehowhefeels #wompwomp #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

Cuilin My gast is flabbered! Did May‘s family acquiesce to the preponed wedding because they knew how Archer felt? #ThePlotThickens #TheWellandsAreSly (edited) 3w

mcctrish #wompwomp 😆 3w

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lil1inblue @Cuilin It does please me if they know. Because he thinks he's so sly. 3w

ElizaMarie @lil1inBlue and @Cuilin - I totally agree! I hope they know. I know Archer is #Delulu but ... come on, people have to see what's going on! --- I so want to read ahead - but so far I am being good #ChapterADay is SO SO HARD! 3w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie I feel like I‘m approaching a binge finish 🤣 3w

Cuilin @BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie I foresee a binge read in my future. Lol 3w

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead @elizamarie @Cuilin the chapters are so short in this book a binge finish is VERY tempting 3w

Clare-Dragonfly That conversation was really hard to follow but it does seem like the French tutor is not going to blackmail Archer like I feared! 3w

julieclair @Cuilin I think they do know. But how would they have found out? 3w

Cuilin @julieclair he thinks he hides his feelings well, but I think he‘s more demonstrative then he realises. 3w

Cuilin @Clare-Dragonfly yeah like when Archer got angry and stood up, I had to reread it. Like what did he say that made you angry? 3w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 24: #shortchapter #declarationsmade #poorwinona #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

mcctrish #cheatingcheaterswhocheat 3w

willaful This chapter reminded me of Rules of Civility by John Towles; I wonder if he was inspired by it. 3w

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Bookwormjillk @willaful oh, good connection 3w

ElizaMarie I feel so bad for his wife :( ❤️‍🩹 3w

lil1inblue #ugh 3w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 23: #herdic #anyway #archerfindsellen #herhubbywantsherback #offeredmoney #archerconvincedhertoblowoffthemeeting #whowasthedudeinthecrowd #webetterfindout #boatride #cheatingcheaterwhocheats #thisguy 🙄 #messingwithmywinona #willtheyworwontthey #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 4w

TheBookHippie #MESSINGWITHOURWINONA #HEISTRASH 4w

Bookwormjillk I hope the guy in the crowd is a close relative of May‘s! 4w

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BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk ohhhh I didn‘t even think of that! That would be epic #busted 4w

Ruthiella What I found crazy is that Archer ran into acquaintances in Boston. It really underscored what a small world he moves in. 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I thought the guy in the crowd was the French tutor from London. 4w

mcctrish #cheatingcheaterwhocheats ✊🏻 4w

ElizaMarie Oooo 👀who can it be!? 4w

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly 👀 4w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 22: #apartynobodywantstoattend #lazyarcherpretendshesbuyingahorse #sohecandoapaychodrivebyofellenshouse #butshesinboston #obviouslyarcherneedstogotobostontoo #goodthinthatgirlwasclueless 🙄 #dick #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 4w

TheBookHippie What a #dick 4w

mcctrish 🎶don‘t be suspicious, don‘t be suspicious 🎶 (edited) 4w

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lil1inblue @mcctrish 😂 4w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 🎯 4w

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 😂🙌🏼🤣 4w

lil1inblue I just want to play tiny violins for Archer. 😂 🎶🎻 🎶 4w

Cuilin @mcctrish that melody is Archer‘s leitmotif. 😆 4w

Cuilin Parker House mentioned!!!! 4w

mcctrish @Cuilin at varying decibels depending on the proximity of Ellen 😆 4w

ElizaMarie Ugh Archer!!! 4w

willaful Okay, Archer kissing the parasol that turned out the be the other girl's did make me hoot! 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I was really hoping Archer would go to the party! Those people sound actually interesting, and spending time with interesting people does seem to be what he won‘t allow himself to want. @willaful 💯😂 4w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 21: #oneyearlater #archerseemsmostlycontent #inadenialsortofway #mayisanarcherybadass #beaufortisstillaroundanslookingawful #ofcourseellenismentioned #denialshattered #soletsvisitgranny #whoalsomentionsellenisvisiting #ofcourseshesendsarchertofetchellen #butheisbutthurtthatshedoesntsensehispresence 🙄 #awaytheygo #fornow #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 4w

mcctrish Archer is going to implode at this rate 4w

Bookwormjillk Gee wonder why he wanted to go to an isolated island 4w

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Cuilin Interesting how Wharton still refers to May as May Welland and not May Archer or Mrs Newland Archer. 🤔 Why did May blush so? (edited) 4w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin Good catch! I wonder why now too! 4w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 👀 4w

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin hmmmm 4w

lil1inblue @Cuilin I didn't even clock that... Intriguing! 🤔 4w

ElizaMarie The name Ellen drives Archer crazy!!! He has got it bad!!! Better watch out- May is a badass with and arrow 🤭 4w

lil1inblue So many #marilynversusjackie vibes. 4w

willaful Archer knows there's more to May, but he can't reach it. I wonder if he's actually tried... 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I think it‘s unfair of him to accuse her of cruelty for saying Ellen would be happier with her husband. She doesn‘t know how awful the Count was to her. 4w

julieclair @Cuilin I think May blushed because she's thinking of what has to be done to have sons or daughters! 😉 4w

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Clare-Dragonfly

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

I thought it was fun to see a reference to the House of Worth in this chapter. Of course, May would have her gowns made over by the premiere Paris fashion house. https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/charles-frederick-worth-1825-1895-and-the-house... #hashtagbrigade

lil1inblue Oh, wow! Thanks for sharing the link. 🤩 1mo

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 20: #honeymoon #somanyawkwardmoments #thiswontendwell #heissocondescending #thattutorthough #neitherofthemwerekind #snobby #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 1mo

Bookwormjillk Hot mess express 1mo

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Ruthiella All this not really talking and assuming things will settle…😱 1mo

lil1inblue #dick continues to fit again today! 🙄 1mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🎯 1mo

mcctrish @lil1inblue 😆 and yet May is a snob so maybe they are a #pairofdicks but for different reasons 1mo

lil1inblue @mcctrish 😂 Excellent point. There's just #somanydicks in this book! 1mo

willaful @mcctrish Different types. The one who has no idea she's a dick and the one who knows but keeps doing it anyway. 🙄 1mo

ElizaMarie The first 6 months of the marriage are the hardest? Really!? 1mo

mcctrish @ElizaMarie I mean if you‘ve never been told about sex or been allowed to have an opinion ….. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Newland seems to expect they‘ll have children but if May‘s features are still “virginal” at the end of their honeymoon I‘m not so sure 😬 1mo

Cuilin @Clare-Dragonfly yeah the “virginal” and the “6 months” has me 🤔 1mo

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Yeah, this is literally the honeymoon!! There‘s a reason we say “the honeymoon is over” to denote the challenging times are next. 🤔 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 19: #thewedding #archerspendsthewholetimelookingforellen #thinkingaboutellen #wishingforellen #dick #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

lil1inblue #dick 🎯🎯🎯 😅 1mo

Bookwormjillk You got it!

Got to say I was surprised they actually got married. But I guess that gives him more ways to be a #dick 1mo

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lil1inblue #mrsmingotttriestoattend That part was wild. 1mo

Cuilin I love the description of all the white flowers like it was a funeral and not a wedding!!! lol 1mo

dabbe Why, Archer, why? Just stay single and run away with Ellen! Oh, wait. We're in the Gilded Age--where they're all pretty in their cages. #oy! 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe #OY also #DICK 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin well…. When I was in school we called weddings funerals. 🤣👀🤦🏻‍♀️😳😬🤭 1mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🎯🎯🎯🎯 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🩵🎯🩵 1mo

mcctrish Archer has turned into a space cadet 1mo

ElizaMarie #Archer=Dick 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 18: #wellthattookaturn #archerconfrontsellen #confesseshislove #ellenpusheshimaway #atelegramarriveslate #sosolate #mayiswillingtogetmarriednow 😳 #epictiming #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

mcctrish Archer almost had it all 🎶you had my heart inside of your hand …… we could have had it all 🎶 1mo

lil1inblue @mcctrish I laughed so hard at this, my co-workers got a little scared. 😂 1mo

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lil1inblue #ellensaysIdontwantyourflowers 😅 1mo

Bookwormjillk I finally caught up this morning. I was kind of feeling like I'm driving the hot mess express but Archer made me feel better about myself. 1mo

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo

TheBookHippie I‘m not sure I should be laughing as hard as I am reading this 👀😅… 1mo

Cuilin @TheBookHippie I had to look it up to see if this was considered a comedy of manners because I am also just 😂 1mo

Cuilin @mcctrish 😂😂😂 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 🤭 laughter is good for the soul.… glad to have good company in the laughter. 1mo

mcctrish @lil1inblue Ellen is more 🎶I can buy myself flowers …… say things you don‘t understand 🎶 1mo

lil1inblue @mcctrish 😂 🎯 😂 1mo

willaful Awww, I guess I'm a sentimental sucker because I was sad for them... 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Whoa! Suddenly everything is happening! I wonder who sent the flowers? Beaufort? 1mo

ElizaMarie 😆 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I think it was her husband trying to woo her back 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRead Ahh, that would explain the anger! 1mo

julieclair @willaful I‘m with you in the sentimental sucker camp. 1mo

willaful @julieclair let's sob in each others arms! 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 17: #archerisbackhome #inmediatelyseesellen #sheaskshimtodropby #butshehasguests #auntiemedoraisvisiting #farewellparty #beaufordgotellenahouse 🙄 #andthehusbandwantsherback #auntieisonhisside 🙄 #pathetic #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

mcctrish #everybodywantsellen 1mo

Cuilin Short chapter with little action yet #thePlotThickens #WhartonisLaconic (edited) 1mo

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ElizaMarie Oooo the aunt is on the hubby‘s side??? And Archer rather see her dead, than back in her marriage!? 🤔 1mo

willaful Ellen is punishing Archer, I think.... 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Okay, so do we all think Ellen is as innocent as she acts? I keep wondering if she's pushing Archer's buttons on purpose. Everything she says/does seems like the EXACT thing to keep him interested. 1mo

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks oh I definitely agree! She is totally manipulative and calculating with every move she makes! I think she knows exactly what she is doing. 1mo

lil1inblue @mcctrish 🎯😅 1mo

lil1inblue @TheAromaofBooks @ElizaMarie Totally agree. It feels like she's playing a game. 1mo

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks Ellen is teaching a Master Class on manipulation 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 16: #archervisitswinona #heaskstopushupthewedding #mayasksiftheresanyoneelse 😳 #archeralmostshitshimself #winonathinksitshisoldaffair #whew #thatwasclose 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

mcctrish For a minute she was a real person and then she slipped back into her role - can‘t see this marriage working out 1mo

willaful @mcctrish Yeah, that was unexpectedly perceptive of May. I think they maybe could have been happy together, but it'll never work now. 1mo

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Clare-Dragonfly Wow! They ALMOST had a real conversation! 1mo

dabbe I think there's a lot going on under May's batting eyelashes. 1mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly #ThisClose 🤏🏻 1mo

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly She was just about there.... 🫠 1mo

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eeclayton

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Dear #HashtagBrigade I'd like to recommend the Literary Life podcast to you. All of their stuff is pure gold, and they've just started a series on The Age of Innocence. The episode on the first chapters is already available and completely spoiler free.
https://www.theliterary.life/289-2/

eeclayton @BarkingMadRead 1mo

BarkingMadRead So cool!! 1mo

TheBookHippie Oh thanks!!! 1mo

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Cuilin This is fantastic 🙏 1mo

mcctrish Oh this is timely 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Oh wow! Timely! 1mo

eeclayton @BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie @Cuilin @mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I hope you'll enjoy it 🙂 1mo

Cuilin @eeclayton Yes, I listened yesterday. It was fabulous. Highly recommend. I‘ll have to check out their other episodes. 1mo

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Clare-Dragonfly

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

This video describes the fashionable clothes of the era of this book, and even specifically mentions the velvet ribbon as Archer and Ellen see in the play! https://youtu.be/izrLIMZOqA0?si=jx6u1J0iPG-jxSfo @BarkingMadRead #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead That‘s a lot of layers! 1mo

ElizaMarie Geeze!!! I would hate getting dressed! I have already come to a period of my life where I am refusing got wear shapewear. 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 15: #randomopeningparagraph 🤣 #archerhuntsdownellen #shehidfrombeaufort #buthefoundher #foundherahouse 🙄 #middlemarchreference #ellenwantstoexplaintoarcher #soobviouslyherunstowinona 🤷🏻‍♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

mcctrish I loved the random shenanigans while visiting! And the arrival of a new book called Middlemarch ❤️❤️❤️ poor Ellen has her work cut out for her with Beaufort - this is a comedy 1mo

lil1inblue #iwouldhidefrombeauforttoo 1mo

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willaful The subtext is becoming text. 😂 1mo

lil1inblue @willaful 😅🎯 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly This is just getting more confusing! I wish these people would talk to each other! I got so confused by “dressed a burglar”—I googled and didn‘t get much help but I finally decided it means he “dressed up as” a burglar to scare that poor random aunt. 1mo

ElizaMarie Loved all the shenanigans. It felt so out of place! ==== I caught up!!!! Now I am back on #ChapterADay 1mo

TheAromaofBooks It was like a random paragraph from a Wodehouse book got inserted into this chapter 😂 1mo

Cuilin @lil1inblue Same, he seems predatory. 😣 1mo

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mcctrish

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

#hashtagbrigade I feel like this speaks to a few characters in our read

dabbe 😂🎯😂 1mo

BarkingMadRead 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

lil1inblue 😂 😂 😂 1mo

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Ddzmini Yes yes it is 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

TheBookHippie 😂😂😂😂🎯🎯🎯🎯 1mo

Cuilin 😂 yep!! 1mo

ElizaMarie 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 14: #archerisapieceofwork #ellenhelpedalittleboy #whichobviouslymakesheranangel 😇 #nedtriestoputarcherinhisplace #fail #nooriginalthoughtsthere #butthensheignoresanotefromarcher #noflowersforyou #shesoffwiththeoldies #becausesheneedspeace #archerisnothappy #poorwinonahasnoclue #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #thatwasalittleoutoforder #sorry

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

TheBookHippie NOFLOWERSFORYOU 🤣🤭 this is the best part of my day currently. This reread is a blast. Thank you. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie #imheretohelp #outoforder 1mo

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mcctrish Poor Archer, he has to pretend to work for a living and the GALL of Ellen taking 3 days to respond to his note AND make no note of the time she took! #nobodyisfollowingtherules 1mo

Cuilin I‘m not sure if this is meant to be a comedy but I‘m having all the lols!! 1mo

Ruthiella Archer‘s irritation at having to wait three days for a response to his note is like now and getting annoyed if someone doesn‘t text back immediately. 😂 1mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Hilarious! 1mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin Same! 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin SAME! 1mo

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The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton's "THE AGE OF INNOCENCE" is getting a new TV series adaptation!

The classic novel is coming to Netflix as a limited series, and it will be directed by Emma Frost!
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Author Photo Credit: edithwharton.org
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lil1inblue 🤩🤩🤩 @BarkingMadRead #hashtagbrigade 1mo

BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh this is so cool! I can‘t wait to see who the cast is!! 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 13: #archergotellentodropthedivorce #winonakeepspushingthemtogether #gurl #watchyourman #winonaisinfloridawithherparents #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

lil1inblue Archer wants to kiss Ellen's ribbon. 🤣🤣🤣 I can't get that out of my head for some reason. Also, I had to look into the symbolism of yellow roses. Apparently, in the Victorian Era they were associated with jealousy and betrayal. 🤔 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue Ooh, that's interesting! 💛🏵️💛 1mo

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dabbe #winonamay #winonamaynot #winonamayormaynot 😂 1mo

mcctrish I laughed out loud at archer wants to kiss Ellen‘s ribbon @lil1inblue that is serious code for kink 1mo

lil1inblue @mcctrish OMG. I did not even realize what I said. 🙃🙃🙃 But I guess it fits, too. We know what Archer really wants. 🤣🤣🤣 #ithasbeenalongday 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Did he get her to drop the divorce??? They keep saying “I know what you mean” “you know what I mean” and I am concerned they‘re talking about total opposite things. 1mo

Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly I am also unsure if they really communicated there. Archer takes her silence for an admission of an extramarital affair. But what if she was just being quiet? 1mo

ElizaMarie @Lil1InBlue --- #RibbonKiss #ExtraKink 1mo

lil1inblue @ElizaMarie 😅🙃🤭 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 12: #archervisitsellen #beaufortbeathimtoit #timetogetridofhim #sohecanlectureellen 🙄 #iwanttoknowthebackstoryhere #whatistheexsayingaboutellen ⁉️ #ellenisnthavingit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

mcctrish I think Ellen had an affair, Beaufort gives big creep factor 1mo

julieclair Sounds like Ellen has a scandal or two in her own past. Can‘t wait to find out the juicy details! 😎 1mo

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Cuilin @mcctrish Beaufort has designs of his own I fear. 🤔 1mo

Cuilin “… bursting with the belated eloquence of the inarticulate” anybody else have “belated” conversations in their head? 1mo

Bookwormjillk Popcorn time. Can‘t wait to see how this plays out. 1mo

mcctrish @Cuilin I have most of mine in the shower but middle of the night works too 1mo

Cuilin @mcctrish same. 🤦‍♀️ 1mo

dabbe @Cuilin More than I care to admit. 😂 1mo

willaful I think Archer is in kind of fascinating position. He's intrigued by Ellen because she not in the “innocent maid“ trap that May is but he's also still heavily influenced by the double standards of his day. I suspect he'll end up hating himself for wanting her unless he can grow a schmecker. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m so confused by his comment about the State not liking Ellen‘s plans. Was it illegal then to marry an affair partner? Or to remarry after a divorce? Neither makes sense to me, but maybe the first a little more. 1mo

nanuska_153 I am a lawyer and I got really excited when he got the file, to then realise that I wasn't going to read the file and get disappointed for not reading the details 😅 1mo

lil1inblue @nanuska_153 I love that. 😅 🍿 1mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin So many belated conversations. Like @mcctrish said, the shower and the middle of the night are, of course, the best time to have them. Also, in the car on the way to work. Because you gotta start the day right. 🤣🤯🫠 1mo

mcctrish @lil1inblue absolutely start the day strong 🤣 1mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly - I was wondering that too. If you can't remarry with the person you had an affair with ... imagine how many people wouldn't have 2nd marriages (in today's cynical world). But also, wonder who she had an affair with? It has to be someone we know? 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @ElizaMarie I don‘t think it‘s someone we know—Archer has referred a couple times to her husband‘s secretary who helped her escape. He thinks that who she had the affair with. 1mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly ooo yes that's true!!! I had forgotten about that! 1mo

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JenlovesJT47

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Sunday pedicure,
long overdue, relaxing with
Edith Wharton. 💅🏼

Had a lovely afternoon yesterday getting a pedi and catching up on the tagged book.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader @Susanita @kelly7990 @ImperfectCJ @The_Book_Ninja 1mo

lil1inblue Sounds fabulous! Did you catch up? I think this book is going to fill the void left by The Gilded Age for me! 😂 1mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue I‘m only one chapter behind so I‘m almost caught up! And it does so remind me of The Gilded Age — perfect timing! 1mo

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dabbe L😍VERLY. 🧡🤎💛 1mo

AmyG Well, that is a lovely haiku! 1mo

joshuafreelancer Readers will love this. Have you considered a marketing partner to make it pop? 1mo

AnnCrystal Relaxing 👏🏼🐝👌🏼😎🐝💝. (edited) 1mo

julieclair Aaahhhh…. bliss! So glad you got some pampering time. 🩷 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 11: #archerhastodealwithellensdivorce #nobodywantshertofile #notevenarcher #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

Bookwormjillk Poor lady let her do what she wants. (I know different times) 1mo

lil1inblue So many dudes trying to make decisions for her! 1mo

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mcctrish Women should be free like men, but not actually free if it means being ‘unpleasant‘ 1mo

Cuilin “For the first time he perceived how elementary his own principles had always been” “ I think that‘s for her to decide” a smidgen of growth perhaps? 1mo

dabbe @Cuilin One can hope! 🤞🏻 1mo

dabbe Lordy, I can just stare at this pic of DDL all day long. #theperfectarcher #theperfectanythingforthatmatter 1mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe he really is delightful looking 😍 1mo

TheAromaofBooks I actually don't think Archer is a bad dude (at this point) - he's just always thought what he's been told to always think. And actually we see glimpses of him wanting something more with May - hoping that she will enjoy travel and discussions, but frustrated because she's always been told that she shouldn't enjoy those things. I feel a little bad for him, even knowing I'll probably end up despising him later 😂 1mo

willaful @TheAromaofBooks I feel the same. Admittedly the bar is low, but he's not the worst. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Wow I hate this. If there‘s no difference whether she gets the divorce or not why prevent her from getting a divorce?!?! And deliberately putting the one guy in the firm with a connection to the case on it? Talk about a conflict of interest (that wouldn‘t exist if they were only looking at the legal aspects of the case). I will never hire them, that‘s for sure! 1mo

eeclayton @TheAromaofBooks @willaful I feel the same, too. I think it's the first time in his life when he really starts questioning things. 1mo

willaful @eeclayton yes, and many people in his situation never get there. 1mo

eeclayton @willaful So true! 1mo

ElizaMarie This chapter made me value Archer. Although he agrees divorce is unbecoming, I praise him for not wanting to fully speak on this until he speaks with Ellen first. I love that it appears he cares for her thoughts on this matter (unlike her whole family!) 1mo

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ElizaMarie

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

I have kiddos in the house! As a non-mom, I don't know how you moms and grandmas do this! My godson (9-year-old), cousin (14-year-old), and mom are all visiting from Texas, and I am EXHAUSTED! Trying to entertain them - but also trying to have quiet time (my husband and I live in a dark, quiet home, usually - we aren't a fan of the “big lights“). Anyway, I am super behind on #HashtagBrigade #BuddyRead

(hiding with Lazlo to read)
@BarkingMadRead

Bookwormjillk Good luck! 1mo

BarkingMadRead You‘ve got this! 1mo

Cuilin Best of luck. 1mo

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dabbe Hiding is a FABUL😍US idea. 🖤🐾🖤 1mo

ElizaMarie @BookWormJillK @BarkingMadRead @Cuilin @Dabbe - I was super unsuccessful!!!! I hid for a bout a whole 10 min! Ha! Anyway, my company left yesterday, today I have a work day off, so... catching up now! 1mo

BarkingMadRead Hooray!! 1mo

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Yes. You got this!!! 1mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie 💛🤎🧡 1mo

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dabbe

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

#hyggehourreadathon
@Alldebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit
#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead

So looking forward to this in half an hour. Going to lose myself in the problems of the top 1% during The Gilded Age. L😍VE Wharton's prose!

TheBookHippie I love it too. 1mo

AmyG Did you watch the finale of The Guilded Age? What a wonderful series. 1mo

AllDebooks Wharton is a literary Godess. ❤️ 1mo

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dabbe @TheBookHippie 🧡🤎💛 1mo

dabbe @AmyG I haven't watched any! 😂😱😅 1mo

dabbe @AllDebooks She died 88 years ago today. 🧡🤎💛 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 10: #janey #archerwantstogetmarriedfast #tostaveoffellennodoubt #ellenisintroubleforgoingtothatchickshouse #societyisoffended 🙄 #thatsprettymuchit 🤷🏻‍♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I can‘t keep track of these people or why I should be offended. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly so so so many people. 🤣🤣 1mo

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Bookwormjillk I think I‘m on the wrong chapter. Must investigate. 1mo

Cuilin I love how they said “New York is offended”, like it isn‘t less than 1% that would even care. 🤨 1mo

willaful @Cuilin yup! 1mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly 😂🎯😂 1mo

dabbe @Cuilin 😂🎯😂 1mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin 😂🎯🤣 1mo

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly 😂 Same. 1mo

lil1inblue And all the flowers Ellen received... 👀 1mo

mcctrish Henry so happy to mansplain the world to Ellen 1mo

ElizaMarie @MccTrish - Exactly what I thought - he is all - let me, a man, tell you how women should behave in public- so as not to offend ALL of New York - 1mo

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emilycoc

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Up next is a book I've pulled off my shelf for a re-read... or maybe it's a first-time read, as I don't know if I can recall anything about this book. I went through a phase where if a book was mentioned in a show or movie, I needed to own it. When I heard this title mentioned on Gossip Girl, I jumped on Amazon and bought a copy 🙈 #BookTwentyOneOf2025

dabbe The #hashtagbrigade is currently reading this if you'd like to join us! 😍 @BarkingMadRead 1mo

BarkingMadRead We‘ve been reading a chapter a day, if you want to check out any of the posts! Fair warning. They contain spoilers from that day, so don‘t check them until you‘ve read the chapters. We have lots of fun 1mo

emilycoc @BarkingMadRead @dabbe oohh love this! I will definitely check them out! 1mo

dabbe @emilycoc 💙🩵💙 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 9: #yikes #archervisitsellen #whokeepshimwaiting #becausesheswithbeaufort #howmanytakenmendoesshehave ⁉️ #anyway #sheinsultseveryone #startscrying #manipulatesarcher #inwalksthedukewithsomechick #whoassumesarcherandellenareathing #andnobodycorrectsher #becausewhywouldthey 🙄 #archergoestosendmayflowers #whichheforgottodoearlier #amdsendssometiellenaswell #sir #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

TheBookHippie #withsomechick is sending me OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1mo

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie #isaidwhatisaid 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 1mo

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dabbe I feel guilty so I'm going to send my betrothed some flowers because that'll make me feel better but I have to send Ellen some too because I can't stop thinking about her and I hate this time period I'm living in because I have to be all prim and proper and follow the norms of the day and .... #oy! 1mo

lil1inblue @dabbe 🎯 🎯 🎯 😂 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue 😂😍😂 1mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie @barkingmadread #withsomechick is just gold. 😂 1mo

mcctrish Archer wants to send yellow roses to May but they‘d be too much for her so I will send them to Ellen cuz sending flowers to someone other than my fiancé is an okay thing to do 1mo

KAO @mcctrish Sure, because that seems entirely reasonable…except—if it‘s that innocent and reasonable, why remove the card at the last minute, eh? 1mo

mcctrish @KAO oh I think Archer is crossing all kinds of lines 1mo

Graywacke @TheBookHippie 😂 1mo

TheBookHippie @Graywacke I needed to laugh that hard! 🤣 1mo

Graywacke @TheBookHippie oh… @BarkingMadRead nailed it 🙂 1mo

julieclair @dabbe 💯🎯🎯🎯 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly And don‘t forget that he didn‘t even tell May he was visiting Ellen 😬 1mo

ElizaMarie I love how he can't send the roses to May because they are “too rich, too strong, in their fiery beauty“ - but they are perfect for Ellen! #TskTskArcher #BadFiance 1mo

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Ruthiella

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

#FridayNightReadingHour

I had to run an errand after work and decided to use it as an excuse to get an iced coffee. 😋 Still plugging away at the same four books as last Friday. 😅

mcctrish

mcctrish Look at that icy goodness 🥰 1mo

Ruthiella It sure hits the spot on a hot day. 😊 1mo

TheBookHippie Oh yum! (edited) 1mo

Ruthiella @TheBookHippie it‘s tasty! 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 8: #thattookaturn #dukeofaustreyisabore #archerandellentalk #ellenmakesamove #withwinonanearby 😳 #archerfallsforit #herewego #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

lil1inblue Well, this is getting good... 1mo

TheBookHippie 👀 1mo

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mcctrish Well I wonder where this is going to go?! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish nowhere good #onecanhope 1mo

mcctrish 😆😆 1mo

Cuilin Ellen singing 🎶 Don‘t be suspicious, don‘t be suspicious 😒 1mo

dabbe #theloveplotthickens ♥️👀♥️ 1mo

mcctrish @Cuilin I can‘t unhear that tune now 🎶🎶🎶🤣🤣 1mo

julieclair Well, what a surprise. Not. 1mo

ElizaMarie @Cuilin Ha I love it!!! - Also @MccTrish Iwill be singing it too! 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 7: #archervisitsthevanderluydens #convincesthemtobackellen #hmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly More stuff to Google. These chapters are so short that almost nothing happens in them! 1mo

lil1inblue Mr. van der Luyden: #andthatwillbethat Also: #thesenames! 😂 1mo

mcctrish It‘s like they live sealed off in a tomb ( the van der luydens) but emerge once in a millennia to make a pronouncement 1mo

ElizaMarie I really liked the conversation of the appropriate times of when we should be reading the morning paper and the comment “my father abhorred hurry. But now we live in a constant rush“. --- I feel that! I hate HATE HATE rush! 1mo

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