The Woman in White

Epoch 3, part 1, ch 1-4: Walter does some sleuthing #sonowweknow #mariansneakslauraoutoftheasylum #justintimetofindwalter #walteriatryingtofigureoutthedetails #typingerror #movingon #visittothelawyer #hastobesneakytogethome #poorlaura #anyway #porkchopsendsalettertomarian #passiveagressiveass #hethreatenswalt #walthasanewplan #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish What would Kryle say if he read the letter ? (edited) 21h

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mcctrish Also #unclenervous is the WORST 21h

Clare-Dragonfly The Count is a Man of Action! https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Forigi... 20h

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣🤣🤣 20h

Bookwormjillk Am I the only one that thinks Walter and Marian would make a much better couple? 19h

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I totally agree, they are much more suited to each other 18h

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk You are not the only one! 18h

dabbe @mcctrish Such a narcissistic wimp! 18h

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly Good one! 🤩 17h

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Nope. Laura just lies around, saying “Ah is me.“ She's the typical #damselindistress Marian is so much more interesting! 🤩 17h

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Oh, they would be! They work together really well. I suspect it is an Elinor Dashwood and Colonel Brandon type of situation… 17h

mcctrish I ship Waltarian/Marialter completely @Bookwormjillk also @Clare-Dragonfly despite the menacing tone of the letter I did laugh out loud at #manofaction @dabbe I‘d lose my marbles too if no one believed me that I was me especially my stupid fucking uncle but I‘d burn his house to the ground cuz if I‘m dead who can make me pay #letsgohauntunclenervous 17h

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I thought the same thing 17h

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish dead ladies can‘t do crimes 15h

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk that might be a whole other book 🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 14h

dabbe @mcctrish I think if we ripped up his drawings/sketches or whatever-the-hell they are, he'd die instantly of an aneurysm. #unclenervousnelly 13h

mcctrish @dabbe we ride at dawn 13h

dabbe @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣 13h

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk You‘re not wrong about Marian, but according to Walter “the lady is ugly!” 🙄 12h

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk @mcctrish @dabbe We have our fanfic title ready: “Dead Ladies Can‘t Do Crimes: We Ride at Dawn.” Who‘s gonna write it? I‘m first in line to read! 12h

Leftcoastzen I‘m so mad at all of them ! #greedyPercy #ManofAction #unclenervousnelly 11h

ElizaMarie @BarbraJean @Boomwormjillk @mcctrish @dabbe - I‘d read that book!!!! 3h

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

2nd epoch, part 5 aka all the narratives #eventhetombstone #letsstartwiththenewcook #stjohnswood #porkchophaslaura 😳 #lockedawayinaroom #sick #arethoseflowerspoison #lauradies #omg #myheart #thedocarrangesthefuneral #alongwithjane #waltersurvivesthreetragedies #makesithome #mamatellshimlauradied #offtothecemetaryhegoes #tobemetbylaura 😳😳😳🪦🪦🪦👻👻👻#stop #omg #cliffhanger #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk Wait! What????? Was it Laura or was it the lady in white? This book is such a soap opera! 2d

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mcctrish What. The. Hell. 2d

Leftcoastzen Maybe one of those poisons that makes you seem dead but you are not ? I went through all the stages of grief. He would get the money but it probably be worth it to be rid of him . 2d

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen I wondered the same thing, I can‘t wait to see what happens next! 2d

dabbe I recall #porkchop hinting to #percypig that he had a plan re: the likeness between Anne and Laura. This must be it. Anne's the one with the heart problem, so Anne's the one who died at #porkchop's place. Laura has to be the one alive and the one that Walter met in the cemetery with Marian. Now we need to fill in how she got there. @Bookwormjillk: #soapoperaindeed

I feel like I'm playing CLUE: Laura is in the library with the wrench .... 🤣 2d

dabbe Just read this from good ol' Wikipedia; it definitely confirms the soap-operaness of this novel! 🤩
“Collins's works were classified at the time as sensation novels, a genre that became the precursor to detective and suspense fiction. He also wrote penetratingly on the plight of women and on the social and domestic issues of his time.“ 2d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe for real! Total telenovella, this is CLUE, the movie 🤣 2d

Bookwormjillk @dabbe ohhhh good theory. And the flowers did something right? Pork Chop did it in the bedroom with the bouquet. 2d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk #perfection 🤩🤩🤩 2d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Circa 1860s. 🤩🤣🤩 2d

Clare-Dragonfly Twin switch! I knew it!!!! @dabbe That‘s exactly how I think it went! (edited) 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Yesssss 😂 2d

Clare-Dragonfly I love the inclusion of “the narrative of the tombstone.” So dramatic! So fitting for the way the novel is told! So unexpected! 2d

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly yes the tombstone part was A+ 2d

ElizaMarie #JawDropped 🫢 2d

KAO I did not see that coming!! (But in retrospect probably should have!) 2d

julieclair I've never thought of flowers as a murder weapon, lol. (Except maybe when consumed as poison.) 💐☠️ 19h

BarkingMadRead @julieclair when I think of flowers I think of Carol on the walking dead #lookattheflowers 19h

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

2nd epoch, part 3: well, this took a turn #herewego #marianissupersick #thedociscalled #porkchopthinksheknowsmore #thedociaunthrilled #doctorporkchophireshisownnurse #thenhepissesofftherealdoc #docleaves #mrsmichelsoniasentonanerrand #thatsnotsus #shereturnsdayslater #marianisgoneoffwithporckchopanddeadeyes #lauraissuspicious #sheleavesthenextday #percypigsaysporkchopwillpickherup #lauraasksmrsVtomeetherinstead 🤞🏻 #mrsMfindsoutthetruth ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead #marianneveverleft 😳 #theevilnursehadherinanotherwing #wtf #evilnursebails #percypigpitchesafitandthenheleaves #mrsMstayswithmarian #whereislaura #MBelievesporckchopisinnocent #innocentofwhat #thesuspenseiskillingme #ihopeitwilllast #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #whew 3d

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Ruthiella I love how rain causes such illnesses in Regency/Victorian novels (see also Sense & Sensibility). 💧💧🤒 3d

mcctrish OMG the twists and the turns. Pork chop is a master manipulator #oceans11vibes Percy Pig is such a twat! Where the hell did typhus come from? I swear at this point I was thinking did the ‘private nurse‘ bring it? Or were they just one step away from typhus at this point in history despite being upper class and having household staff to clean up the lice, etc…? 3d

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish I was going to google it, but i was afraid to go down the rabbit hole 🤣 I am very suspicious of the whole thing though, like was it ever typhus? Did they pay that young doc to lie? So many questions! 3d

Bookwormjillk This section was bananas. What do we read tomorrow? The rest of Epoch 2? 3d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk yes! It‘s only like 10 pages, how sweet is that?!? 3d

mcctrish @BarkingMadRead I feel like this entire book is a lesson in gaslighting #idontknowwhichendisup #trustnoone 3d

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead very sweet! @mcctrish yes on the gaslighting. I feel like Pork Chop is playing chess and Percy is playing checkers but they‘re both very effective in their manipulations. 3d

julieclair So much going on here!! I love it! But I‘m very afraid for Laura in London. 😬 3d

Leftcoastzen Didn‘t they mention that #countporkchop knew about poisoning? Some of course kill you , but others can make you sick. Though lady gets wet , gets a chill, gets real sick is common in these novels 3d

dabbe My lord, how women were at the mercy of men in this era. You're simply property, and that's it. Oh, and an apparent ATM for all of your debts. #percypig and #porkchop are beyond evil. So much melodrama! That's what Collins was known for, and he writes it well! What a soap opera this would be! 2d

ElizaMarie Growing up we werw always warned not to go outside with our hair wet (Mexican superstition) — 2d

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BarbaraJean

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

“(Am I responsible for any of these vulgar fluctuations, which begin with unhappiness and end with tea?)”

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BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 4d

BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead SO many quotable sentences in today‘s section!! “What have I to do with her bosom?” 😂😂 4d

BarkingMadRead 🤣🤣🤣 I was laughing so much the whole time. People are actually suffering and he‘s like ugh! #mynerves 4d

julieclair 😂😂😂 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

2nd epoch, part 2: this was actually really funny 🤣 #andalsodevastating #countessdeadeyesdruggedpoorfanny #stolethelawyersletter #leftablankinitsplace #uncleuselesshatesmariansletter #marriedpeople 🙄 #secretions 🤣 #invitesmariantovisitalone #porkchopshowsup #bullinachinashop #overwhelmsuncleuseless #askstosendlaurahome #interesting #uselessagrees #lawyerwasconcernedbutnotenoughiguess #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @Morr_Books 4d

TheAromaofBooks I have been genuinely impressed by the different voices for the different POVs. Each one has really sounded distinct - even the tiny postscript by the Count yesterday. This was honestly maybe my favorite so far, despite the fact (because of the fact??) that I can't stand this guy! 😂 4d

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mcctrish I hate all the men but @TheAromaofBooks it‘s true, each POV is so distinct it really is awesome 4d

mcctrish Will they send Marian to the asylum? 4d

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish omg I hope not, but if she‘s alone in that house there‘s nobody to stop it from happening 4d

mcctrish @BarkingMadRead and unconscious/delirious with fever 😔 they knew she was out there, they lured her 4d

ElizaMarie Its a toss-up for me on which male character in this book I hate more. That #UncleUseless I almost pity him! Almost! and #EweSecretions !!! 4d

Bookwormjillk This was really funny and frightening all at the same time. This picture is perfect. The count is really playing chess. What is going on? 4d

CatLass007 Hi my friend. Would you please remove me from this and all future posts except for what‘s coming up next year? I am so overwhelmed with buddy reads. I have to cut something somewhere. I may still read the books and pop in from time to time, but I‘m trying to take some of the pressure off myself. Self imposed pressure. 4d

Bookwormjillk Also I'm listening to Pride and Prejudice now too and imagining it being told from the perspective of Uncle Useless. I wish all books had an Uncle Useless chapter. 4d

BarkingMadRead @CatLass007 I totally get it! 4d

CatLass007 Thank you. 4d

Clare-Dragonfly #CountPorkchop is SO DIABOLICAL!!! I am afraid for Marian because I‘m pretty sure #UncleUseless is wrong about Laura being unwilling to leave without her, when they already agreed on this course of action. And of course if the count thinks it‘s a good idea, it must be a bad one! 4d

Clare-Dragonfly @TheAromaofBooks Yes, good point! I knew the Count was the author of the postscript within a line or two. 4d

Leftcoastzen #uncleuseless makes me laugh then I get so angry at him! OMG ! The POVs in this book are all so good. It saddens my heart that these women are trapped in this situation. 4d

KAO Ah! I am caught up after a brief lapse. I agree that the varying points of view are marvelously done! I am very worried for Marian at this point, as I considered her the strongest character to search for the truth and defend Laura—and as I see that no other coming chapters in the table of contents appear to be coming from her point of view, I fear the worst. Meanwhile the grumblings of Mr. Fairlie really amused me! What a curmudgeon! 4d

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Yes! Each POV is so well done! And today‘s section is perfect and so hilarious! 4d

BarbaraJean Today‘s section was much-needed comic relief after the infuriating postscript to yesterday‘s section… and also really frustrating because I NEED to know what‘s happening back at Blackwater and what #countporkchop is plotting. (And I‘ve read this before… I just don‘t remember 😂) 4d

julieclair I must admit I enjoyed the comic relief #UncleUseless provided in this section, secretions and all! 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

2nd epoch, part 2, ch 7-10: #yall #myheart #herewego #buckleup #percypigcatcheslaura #interceptsanotefromanne #thinkslauraknowstheSecret #firesfanny #abuseslaura 🤬#locksherup #countporkchopanddeadeyestakemariansside #ordotheyidonttrustthem #deadeyesspies #marianwriteslettersforfannytodeliver #thecountfollowsher #didheintercepttheletters #icanttell #percypigandporkchopmeetinthelibrary #marianspiderclimbstospy #soproud #talkofdebt #talkofmurder ⬇️

BarkingMadRead #percypigseemsagainstit #porkchopismoreinvolvedthanithought #bleedingthewomensmoneydry #pouringrain #marianmakesitback #writesitallup #andpassesout #porkchopfindsthediary #hisnotationisdiabolical #myheartlegitstopped #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 5d

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Clare-Dragonfly I‘m so proud of Marian for being so proactive and brave. The Count is so evil! I‘m worried about what will happen to Anne 😬 He keeps finding things Marian has written and not destroying or messing with them even if that would be the smart thing to do… because he‘s so diabolical he thinks he‘ll get away with it anyway! I hope he doesn‘t! 5d

Clare-Dragonfly Any guesses on #percypig‘s Secret? I wonder if he isn‘t really who he says he is… maybe a bastard or the product of an affair? 5d

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly ohhhhhh I wonder! Because Anne‘s mom knew the secret first! I can‘t wait to find out 5d

mcctrish #percypig #countporkchop #countessdeadeyes what a trio of terror 5d

ElizaMarie Cringy! #DontWriteInMyJournal 5d

ElizaMarie I wonder if somehow Percy is related to Anne? Or had impregnated her? Ahhh I need to know how damaging this secret is!? Its got to be juicy with all this talk of murder! Oooo maybe they know Percy murdered someone (Ann‘s daddy?) 5d

Leftcoastzen Greedy & creepy they are ! 5d

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 2, part 1, ch 4-6: so stressful #laurawontsignthepapers #soproud #countporkchopstepsin #percyleaves #marianwritestothelawyer #countporkchopreadit 😳 #countesscoldeyeshelpshim 🙄 #lauraandmariantakeastroll #followed 😳 #bywho #butnowweknowwhatanasspercyis #notsurprised #dick #marianinterceptstheletter #countporkchopshowsupimmediately #porkchopcluesinpercy #nosignaturenow #whew #but #anneisback #sheknowspercyssecret #theplotthickens #staytuned

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Leftcoastzen 😂👏 6d

Bookwormjillk Super stressful 6d

Leftcoastzen I was hoping they might be able to get a letter out & get a response. #Countporkchop keeps a close eye on things , I know novels of this era draws things out , but I‘m yelling at the book if there is a secret , tell Laura & Marian NOW!😄 6d

mcctrish #countporkchop is the mastermind! How much money does #percypig owe him? I loathe the countess, Ann is the hero 6d

Clare-Dragonfly How exciting! I wanted to cheer when Laura wouldn‘t sign the paper without reading it. She learned something from Emily! 😂 I‘m glad #countporkchop only read Marian‘s letter—I was afraid he would have tampered with it. 6d

ElizaMarie #WhatIsTheSecret !? I need to know! The suspense keeps building up! 5d

julieclair So much suspense. #bitingmynails I was surprised #Countporkchop didn‘t just destroy the letter after reading it. 5d

julieclair @mcctrish Yes to everything you said! 💯 5d

dabbe I can't stop laughing at the #percypig, #countporkchop and #countesscoldeye hashtags! 🤣 4d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe they take up so much space but it‘s so worth it 🤣🤣🤣 4d

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 2, 1st story parts 1-3: Laura is back #differentbutthesame #nopeekintothemarriage #seemsshady #countfoscothough #verypowerfulman #hebroketheaunt #thatwomanwillsnap #ihopewegettowatch #shadydealingswithpercy #ihopelauradoesntsign #marianisleftout #butfirstawalk #countisananimalwhisperer #yesideliberatelyavoidedthedogdying 😢😢😢 #percyisunthrilledaboutmrsC #tenseconversations #foscoworriesme #thatpaperworriesme #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Clare-Dragonfly My only positive thought with Fosco is that if he likes to hang out with other Italians maybe we‘ll get to see Pesca again! Though TBH he‘s not wrong about morals. Does Marian remind anyone else of Jo from Little Women with all her little masculine traits? I love it. 7d

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mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly both Fosco and #percypig have sliding scale morals so they‘d know. I think Laura will sign because she‘s basically broken too. What is up with Mrs Catherick?! 7d

Bookwormjillk He‘s evil but he also walks around with a cage full of mice. This is such a delightfully weird book. 7d

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly And if I remember right, Pesca fled Italy for some reason. Wonder if there's a connection there with the evil Count? 🤔 6d

dabbe @mcctrish #percypig 🎯🎯🎯! 6d

dabbe The house is decrepit in some areas, there's a scary lake and dark forest which makes Marian feel claustrophobic, a dog dies that was SHOT!, some of the servants are questionable ... we are not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy! Marian and Laura are away from ALL who care about them, especially the lawyer. They are now completely vulnerable and at the hands of #percypig and #countporkchop 😱 6d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe #countporkchop 🤣🤣🤣 6d

mcctrish That sums it up @dabbe and #countporkchop he shall be 6d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🤣🤩🤣 6d

dabbe @mcctrish #pig&pork 🤣 6d

BarbaraJean @dabbe A scary lake that #percypig and #countporkchop casually discuss whether it‘s a suitable location for committing a murder. Because THAT‘S not weird at all. Totally normal. Nothing to see here… (edited) 6d

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly When Marian says England is “unquestionably virtuous” in not killing “thousands of innocent people on the most frivolous pretexts”—that they are “free from all guilt of that kind”—I just said to myself: “Oh, honey…” 😵‍💫 Fosco ain‘t wrong, that‘s for sure! (edited) 6d

dabbe @BarbaraJean Excellent point and foreshadowing ... I'm loving how Gothic this is--but such better plot over #verdantverdure UDOLPHO! 🤩🤣🤗 6d

ElizaMarie Yall kill me!! #PercyPig and #CountPorkchop --- I can't even!!! 6d

Leftcoastzen So many bad signs , Laura not telling Marian ANYTHING about her husband, the creepy murder talk. #countporkchop and his mouse circus , you can tell #percypig needs money because of the condition of the estate. I keep thinking, don‘t sign Laura, no one around to help Laura or Marian 6d

Morr_Books I'm gonna catch up this weekend and then join the discussions, so feel free to add me! 😀 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

@Bookwormjillk this one‘s for you #shabbyhairring #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Ew, but probably more environmentally responsible than diamonds? 1w

ElizaMarie Gross!!!! 1w

BarbaraJean 😂 😂 😂 1w

KAO Eeks! 1w

dabbe #wth? 😱🤯😰 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 1, part 3: Marian‘s diary #ihavesomuchtosay #lauraleavesituptopercy #aftersheconfessestolovinganother #hestillwantstomarryher 😳 #thiswouldmakeagreatsoapopera #mariandoesnttrusthim #percychoosesaweddingdate #whilethegirlsareaway #thatsnotsketchy #mariangetswaltajobinSAmerica #waltislosinghisshit #orhishe #whoisfollowinghim #marriageprep #mariantriestoseepercyinabetterlight #shesucceeds #until #wtfdidhesaytolaura #toolatenow #shabbyring ⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead #sketchyrelatives #couldtherebeaplanbetweenpercyandthecount #morefrommariannext #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 1w

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Bookwormjillk I was hopping for a picture of a shabby hair ring. This would make an excellent soap. 1w

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ElizaMarie So - If we didn't know that he wants #ALLtheMoney , then choosing to marry her after she tells him she loves another and plans to remain a singleton is kinda sweet (maybe). But.. yeah! Also, I didn't even think the Count and him were in cahoots until you mentioned it! MAYBE!!! - I was just thinking - small world with the rich. Oooo I love telenovelas! This would be a great one! I like this Marian :) 1w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk ugh i wish i had looked for a shabby hair ring 🤣🤣 1w

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I probably shouldn't google that at work. 1w

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I found this #shabbyring: https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/cocktail-rings/antique-victorian-18k-yello... and also this: https://ladynextdoorvintage.com/products/antique-victorian-woven-hair-15k-gold-b... 😖 😬 1w

Clare-Dragonfly 1. Marian is my favorite now! I just wish she‘d let herself stick with hating Percy. Why do you hate him? Because you‘re smart! 2. Looks like Walt is in for a fun adventure. If the ship doesn‘t go down. 3. Not sure who sucks worse, Percy or Uncle. 4. Percy sure isn‘t acting like a man deeply in debt. Marian isn‘t acting like she knows he‘s in debt. I bet she and Laura don‘t know about the debt or his money grab. Does Uncle? 1w

BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean ew that second one, the hair is on your skin 😳 I don‘t know why, but that grossed me out 🤣 1w

Clare-Dragonfly 5. They‘re going to Italy to meet the horrible aunt and her horrible count husband! (I know he‘s horrible because he‘s friends with Percy.) Somebody‘s going to get locked in a room, aren‘t they?! 1w

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly Uncle knows! Didn't Mr. Gilmore fill him in on it all? Not that he listened... #mynerves 🙄 1w

BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead Ugh, I know! And the little buckle? #nope 1w

Clare-Dragonfly @BarbaraJean You‘re right! I guess he doesn‘t care because it has no effect on his precious etchings 🙄 1w

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly I think I hate Uncle more than Percy. Somehow I respect greed and potential murder-plotting and whatever other nefarious deeds are in his past more than self-absorbed laziness and dramatics. 1w

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean - For REAL the uncle is the villain of the piece! It's been a while since I wanted to punch a fictional character so badly 😂 1w

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly someone is most certainly going to get locked in a room. 1w

Bklover Just checked out the rings @BarbaraJean - they are a definite #nothankyou 1w

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Now that you've got me thinking about it, I'm 100% certain the person getting locked in a room will be Laura. 1w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk @BarbaraJean it‘s the shabby that‘s killing me, in my mind the hair of the hair ring is frizzy 🤢 like it‘s regifted 1w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 🤣🤣 I was thinking more that the ring itself was shabby, but now you got me wondering…… 1w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly Marian is hands down the best! The uncle is the WORST! I don‘t think anyone knows #percypig is in debt but Gilmore was trying to keep Laura‘s inheritance for her as her father had set it out ( I think he‘s rolling over in his grave for pushing this marriage on Laura and then rolling again over leaving #unclenerves in charge of everything ) and I‘m getting even stronger #udolphovibes from this Italian tour 1w

BarbaraJean @mcctrish Oh, gross—that mental picture makes it worse! And it doesn‘t say whose hair it is, does it? 😬😵‍💫 1w

mcctrish @BarbaraJean hair jewelry is mourning jewelry, made to remember spouses or family and a bloody horrible wedding gift and creepy AF. Maybe her mother‘s hair ? 1w

Leftcoastzen #mynerves that uncle has me so angry, so focused on his “fragile” self & his etchings, shirking his duties. And what did awful Percy say ? Marian is wonderful, I‘m totally creeped out and concerned for the trip to the continent.😡 7d

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BarkingMadRead

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Epoch 1, part 2: y‘all. Damn. #herewego #percyshowsup #iamnotafan #heissomanipulative #marianseesrightthroughhim #lauraavoidshim #thelawyerlikeshim #until #lauradoesntwanttomarryhim #gilmoreleavesandawaitslaurasdecision #percyhasthemaloneallweek #suddenylaurasaysyes #wtf #gilmoreworksonthesettlement #percywantsallhermoney #thatsnotsus 🙄 #fairlieallowsit #dude #idonottrustpercy #neitherdoesgilmore #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @catlass007 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @willaful @kwmg40 1w

BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess 1w

CatLass007 Truth! That is completely understandable. 1w

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willaful Could you take me off the tag list please? I'd really like to read it with you but I just don't seem to be doing it. :-( 1w

BarkingMadRead @willaful absolutely 1w

ElizaMarie Percy is lower than a dog! That doggie not liking him is a #RedFlag and just #AlllTheMoney IF she dies? Hmm... are we setting up for some future murder? Or is my mind just dark/gutter? And -- Why does she have to marry #RightBefore she is of age? Like if she was of age, would she have been able to make the will work? 1w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie that‘s exactly what I thought! He‘s twice her age, obviously he will be the first to go, unless…. 1w

mcctrish The fact he wants to marry her before she‘s 21 is a red flag! Wait 3 months and she can do her own will without that stupid #unclesmellingsalts having any say! Also Aunt Eleanor and her Count were giving me brief Udolpho vibes #iykyk 🤣🤣 she needs to put Marian in a legal document #percypig is going to run her out of town aka #lockherup 1w

Bklover @mcctrish Next thing you know Marian will suddenly be in an asylum. Soon following will be Laura. #percypigisanass 1w

mcctrish @Bklover #thewritingisonthewall 1w

Bookwormjillk I felt like Uncle Crabby in his room yesterday. Every time I tried to read this section someone would talk to me. My nerves! All caught up now and you all said what I was thinking. I‘m loving reading about the same events from different points of view. 1w

Clare-Dragonfly I appreciate how Collins drums in that Percy is a jerk and not to be trusted. As though we didn‘t all hate him already, the dog can‘t stand him. Dogs know! Do you think Collins was getting paid by the word like Dickens? That last section was a whole lot of words to say “he gets all her money if she dies first” 😂 And even if he doesn‘t have nefarious plans… this book is still in a high maternal mortality era. 1w

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Udolpho vibes yes 😂 1w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I love our ‘inside vibes‘ connections #bestgroupever #trustthedog 1w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 💯 Gilmore was like, let me just explain this last bit real quick, and then it took like 5 pages. Sir. 1w

Clare-Dragonfly I forgot to mention, I have serious doubts that uneducated Mrs. Catherick really wrote that “yeah Percy is cool with me” letter. 😒 I wish we were reading this more slowly—so much happens in each day‘s section that I can‘t remember it all, let alone have time to discuss it! 1w

julieclair Whew! Lots going on 1w

julieclair #trustthedog for sure. And what's with #unclesmellingsalts allowing this ridiculous inheritance business? 1w

Leftcoastzen Always #trustthedog could Gilmore make it any more obvious to #unclesmellingsalts ? Lost in his own little world to the perils of his family 1w

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BarkingMadRead

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Epoch 1, ch 11-15: #solong #sorryyall #theletterwasnuts #waltthinksitsanne #timetoinvestigate #annehasbeenvisitingthecemetary #ghaists #waltwaitsforher #percyputherintheasylum #annerunsaway #gilmorearrives #moreinvestigating #gilmorehadtwowordstosay #themancannotcount #waltmustgo #veryemotionalgoodbye #thelawyertakesoverthetale #staytuned

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @catlass007 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @willaful @kwmg40

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BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess 1w

Bookwormjillk #PercyTheWanker of course he was behind it. I‘ll miss Walt but interested to hear what Gilmore‘s take is. I had a bad attitude about this book because I thought it would be Udolpho like but I‘m loving it so far. 1w

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dabbe I remember the 1st time I read this, I was like “Walt, don't go! Come back!“ Happily, he does. 🤩

I love the epistolary style of this books, too. What a fabulous one to teach point-of-view! 1w

Bklover I love this so far!! (I know I shouldn‘t sound so surprised!) Can‘t wait to hear more from Gilmore. My first impression wasn‘t great. 1w

mcctrish @Bklover once bitten, twice shy 🤣🤣 my standards for awesome are set by Crandford (multiple random deaths right off the mark) The Bell Jar ( unreliable narrator turning my world upside down ) and now this a mile a minute action packed gothic goody 1w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk #percythewanker 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 whatever has Catherine done to deserve being committed 🤔 1w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish Cranford was so good! 1w

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk OMG this is nothing like Udolfo, never fear! 😂 I‘d read both before and I chose NOT to reread Udolfo but willingly opted to revisit The Woman in White. 1w

ElizaMarie I love how juicy this story is! I am all in for this #WildRide. - Lets see what the lawyer has to say :) 1w

Clare-Dragonfly The uncle‘s letter in response to Walt saying he has to leave cracked me up! “You can‘t leave. Suggesting you can makes me dislike you. Now that I dislike you, I‘m getting rid of you. Leave.” 😂 1w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly that uncle is a piece of work! 1w

julieclair Poor Laura, in love with Walter, but engaged to Sir Percy. 😢 1w

Leftcoastzen I‘m loving it ! So much mystery & melancholy! I‘m about a day behind you all . Poor Walter ,Poor Laura, this Percy guy seems like bad news. Always enjoy a cemetery scene .😀 1w

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mcctrish

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Loving our latest #hashtagbrigade

GinaKButler I loved this one! 2w

Bookwormjillk Me too! The characters are great. 2w

WildAlaskaBibliophile So good!! 2w

mcctrish @GinaKButler @WildAlaskaBibliophile you get swept into it so fast 2w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk the characters ARE great ❤️❤️ 2w

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BarkingMadRead

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Epoch 1, ch 6-10: so much happened! #mshalcombeisperfection #evenifwaltthinksshesugly #mrfairlirleisnotperfection #hecanpeacerightout #exhausting #missfairlie 😍 #womaninwhitegossip #laurastwin #apetstudentofmissHsMom #backtolaura
#ofcoursewaltlovesher #betrothed 💔 #waltisdevastated #soislaura #Hwantswalttoleave #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @catlass007 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @willaful @kwmg40
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BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess 2w

Ruthiella Yeah, he does lean into Marian‘s unattractiveness a bit too much for the modern reader. But Marian is awesome. I love her. (edited) 2w

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Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella she is awesome. I hope he‘s not really going to leave. 2w

ElizaMarie He can‘t leave yet! I won‘t. I‘m sure of it. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I find Miss Halcombe funny but annoying. Stop hating on your own gender, lady!!! With the whole “these two women are identical” thing, I‘m wondering if there will be (or already was) a twin switch… 🤔 And that letter is definitely from Mrs. Catherick, calling it now. 2w

mcctrish @Ruthiella that paragraph almost made me spit out my drink as he rhapsodized on about her perfection and then hard stop on “oh crap she‘s ugly AF” and @Clare-Dragonfly I am not at all happy with her constant woman trashing 👎🏻👎🏻 2w

mcctrish @ElizaMarie he has to stay 2w

dabbe Marian outmans all men and women so far. She has no patience for what is expected in 19th-century women and for women who act out their submissive roles. Wonder how she'd get along with Sarah, Walter's sister? 🤔 2w

Bklover @dabbe I love Marian too! I can‘t even picture her and Sarah in the same room, although it might be entertaining! 1w

BarbaraJean @mcctrish I wonder how serious her woman-trashing is; whether there‘s a level of sarcasm to it. I‘m with @dabbe —I think she has no patience for societal expectations of women, and I read a bit of irony into the woman-trashing comments! 1w

Ruthiella @BarbaraJean I think she‘s definitely wielding some sarcasm there. 1w

Bookwormjillk I feel like there‘s so much an author can say about a character just by naming him Sir Percival Glyde 1w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk sounds like a complete wanker 1w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish exactly and that stands the test of time 1w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 1w

mcctrish I‘ve woken up and I‘m still thinking about the uncle and I don‘t know whether to laugh or scream at his theatrics #mynerves they are quite the role reversal household 1w

dabbe @Bklover 🤣🤩🤣 1w

dabbe @BarbaraJean 🎯🎯🎯! 1w

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk @mcctrish 😂😂Yessss 1w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish the uncle sounds like what I want to say sometimes listening to my husband chew at dinner. 1w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk #MYNERVES 1w

Leftcoastzen The uncle ! What a handful of drama he is ! Marian is something, I do think often she is being sarcastic with the women bashing thing as she seems highly capable. I love the writing so far ! 1w

julieclair @BarbaraJean @dabbe I didn‘t catch the sarcasm when reading it, but now that you suggest it, I totally see it!! 🎯 1w

dabbe @julieclair 🤩🤗🤩 1w

rubyslippersreads @julieclair @BarbaraJean @dabbe I think it must be sarcasm; I can‘t see Miss Halcombe being that self deprecating. 5d

rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @Bookwormjillk The uncle‘s #poornerves make me think of Mrs. Bennet. #mypoornerves 5d

mcctrish @rubyslippersreads absolutely 5d

julieclair @rubyslippersreads Yes about Mrs. Bennet! Although I think he‘s even worse. 😬 5d

Bookwormjillk I finally read yesterday‘s chapters. #NoOneWouldLeaveMeAlone #MyPoorNerves So much going on! The Count- so evil! 4d

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dabbe

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#bookspin2025 #bookspin @TheAromaOfBooks (thanks for hosting! 🤗)

ND Tongue Twister: try to say “brass bound“ 10 x as fast as you can. 🤣

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1w

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kspenmoll

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“ Lulled by the Syren-song that my heart sung to me, with eyes shut to all sight, and ears closed to all sound of danger, I drifted nearer and nearer to the fatal rocks “(66).
#hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead

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kspenmoll

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#hastagbrigade #mycopy

As an avid mystery reader how could i not join in this buddy read?!

BarkingMadRead

Ruthiella You must! This is so good. 😊 2w

BarbaraBB What @Ruthiella says!! 2w

kspenmoll @Ruthiella @BarbaraBB So far I am enthralled with the language & the plot.💚 2w

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Bklover

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

THIS just arrived in the nick of time for our #hashtagbrigade buddy read! I already had the Barnes and Noble version, but this was much prettier! I need “pretty” in order to get through this one!

BarkingMadRead

AnnCrystal Cover-art 🤩👍🏼📚💝. 2w

dabbe One of my faves. 💚🩶💚 2w

tpixie 🩷🩷🩷 what edition? 2w

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Gissy Love that edition 2w

Bklover @tpixie I found it on Amazon. Is listed as an independent publisher and was printed just last May. In case you‘re interested here is the ISBN. ‎979-8325242748. 😊 1w

tpixie @Bklover thanks!! 1w

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Ruthiella

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Th it s is my pretty edition of this month‘s #HashtagBrigade book. Though I‘m probably going to do as much as possible on audio with a Hoopla download from my library.

Looking forward to it. It‘s a re-read for me but a real favorite. I love getting lost in a chunky Victorian novel.

BarkingMadRead

AllDebooks I adore Wilkie Collins. Looking forward to reading this one too. 😀 2w

AnnCrystal Pretty 🤩📚💝. 2w

Ruthiella @AllDebooks He‘s a favorite author of mine too. 😀 2w

Ruthiella @AnnCrystal It is a very attractive edition! 🤩 2w

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w

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BarkingMadRead

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#hashtagbrigade #mycopy #hashtagscomingsoon

BarbaraBB Such a great read! 2w

Leftcoastzen Hi! Can I join in? I have never read it and happened to find a copy at yard sale! 😁👏 2w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen You're in for a treat! 🤩 2w

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BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen absolutely! 2w

kspenmoll Please add me as well!!! 2w

tpixie Pretty cover? What edition? 2w

BarkingMadRead @tpixie I‘ve never heard of the publisher, Arcturus, it‘s printed in the UK 2w

tpixie @BarkingMadRead I always love UK covers! 2w

rubyslippersreads I‘m going to try and catch up on this. Could you please tag me? 6d

BarkingMadRead @rubyslippersreads absolutely 6d

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Bookwormjillk

The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

Strong opening line for the latest #HashtagBrigade read might make up for the wonky chapters that make it hard to read on schedule. #BoringKindleCover

BarkingMadRead

Leftcoastzen 😻👏 2w

kspenmoll 😂😂😂😂” boring kindle cover” ! 2w

AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 2w

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Susanita Judgy cat! 😻 2w

quietlycuriouskate Your reading buddy's expression is *everything* ! 😆 2w

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 That should be a hashtag, too: #boringkindlecover! 🤣 Same here! 2w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe I use it about once a month when a new #HashtagBrigade book starts. 2w

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LitsyEvents

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repost for @BarkingMadRead:

God forbid he uses actual chapters to make our lives easy 🙄 #thisfreakingguy #anyway take a look at how I divided it up and let me know if it doesn‘t work. I can spread out some of the longer sections an extra day. For the multiple day chapters… they are divided into sections, so the numbers at the end are how many sections each day. Hope this makes sense. Drop your thought below #hashtagbrigade we start Saturday

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LitsyEvents

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Repost for @BarkingMadRead

#Hashtagbrigade Next month‘s book is The Woman in White. Drop a comment below and tag @BarkingMadRead if you are joining in. Everyone is welcome but just remember her hashtags are ridiculous and always chapter spoilers. You should always read the chapter before you read her post!
Start reading a chapter a day on March 2nd.

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing! 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

#hashtagbrigade next month‘s book is the Woman in White, drop a comment below if you‘re joining us! Everyone is welcome, but just remember that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers. You should always read the chapter before you read my post!
We star my reading a chapter a day on March 2!

BarkingMadRead @litsyevents
@catlass007 @indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean 3w

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader 3w

BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @AnishaInkspill 3w

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Bookwormjillk I‘m in! 3w

Bklover I will be joining for this one! I have been dealing with my oldest daughter‘s health issue so I‘ve been away for a while. She is now on the path to recovery so hopefully I can be here a lot more! I‘ve really missed the #hashtagbrigade 3w

mcctrish I‘m in 3w

Librarybelle I‘m in! This has been on my tbr forever! 3w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3w

peanutnine I'm gonna skip this month. Have fun y'all! 3w

Sace I have a copy of this book somewhere. If I can find it, I‘m in! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Yes, I‘m in! 3w

Ruthiella Definitely in! Another re-read for me. 3w

Roary47 Ooo yay! I‘ve been wanting to read that one. 😍 3w

CatLass007 I‘ve already got it in my Audible library. 3w

Deblovestoread I‘m skipping this one. Tried to read a few years ago and bailed. Hope you love it and see you in April! 3w

eeclayton I'm going to sit this one out, but I'm planning to join you for the rest of the year. Have fun, see you in April! 3w

dabbe @Bklover Glad your daughter is recovering, and glad to see you again! 🤩🤗🤩 3w

dabbe Love this book! I'm going to try to reread it again with all of you lovely people, so please include me! Even if I only reread parts, I want to know what y'all think! 🤩 3w

ElizaMarie Found this one free on Kindle. Hopefully, it syncs up well. I plan on joining. @BkLover I am glad to hear your daughter is doing better. 3w

quietjenn Yes, I've been meaning to revisit this for ages. 3w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3w

Bklover @dabbe @ElizaMarie Thank you! ❤️🩷❤️🩷She finally had surgery last week so at least now we are headed in the right direction. It‘s amazing how young a 38 year old daughter can seem when she‘s sick! 3w

willaful @Bklover no matter how old, they're still our babies. I'm so glad she's doing better.

I'll tentatively join, not sure I'm really up for it. 3w

dabbe @Bklover Or a 66-year-old hubby! 🤣🤣🤣 3w

Bklover @willaful Yes they are!! Thank you!🩷 3w

BarkingMadRead @willaful I can always remove your later, if you want! Added… for now 3w

kwmg40 I'm going to try to join for this one. 3w

KAO Count me in! 3w

KAO @Bklover I‘m sorry to hear that your daughter has been sick! I hope the recent surgery proves to be a total success! Here‘s to a speedy recovery. 3w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3w

BarbaraJean Please tag me! I can't miss out on re-reading this with Hashtag Brigade commentary! 3w

TheAromaofBooks I own this one, so I'm going to try and join!! 3w

julieclair I‘m in! I have always wanted to read this. 2w

SamAnne I‘m in! 2w

Bklover @KAO Thanks Kathy! Her surgery went really well, and she is feeling really good! 2w

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Gissy

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First book completed-November 2024. I started this book late on October but it is a long one so I finished it on November. Three editions? Well I knew I will like the story😜Did I mention I need😳😜the Spanish edition from Alma publishing? It is so pretty😍 Im a book collector😌
confess that I was so interested at the beginning of the book but there were some parts that I felt bored. But there were only few pages because I was intrigued again⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) I liked the eerie atmosphere and Walter‘s voice. Too many details? Maybe but they were so well described as expected in this time. I liked it and this could be a good re-read for me. I don‘t know how with so many books I have to read🤣
I read this book for #Victober Readathon YouTuber @BooksandThings in memory of Jenny from @jenniferbrooks channel who loved Wilkie Collins⬇️ 2mo

Gissy (Cont.) and I read a Sherlock Holmes book last month in honor of Alice @AliceandtheGiantbookshelf . Both YouTubers died this year. 😔

4⭐️ 2mo

Gissy My 8th chunkster book this year #Chunkstermini 672 pages with Appendix Penguin edition. Without notes it is still a #Almostachunkster @Amiable 2mo

Amiable Great job! 2mo

Ruthiella That Everyman‘s Library edition is beautiful!😍 I will be re-reading this next year with the @HashtagBrigade . 2mo

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dabbe

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#SpringSkies
#CvrWObscuredFace
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

WildAlaskaBibliophile One of my favorites! 11mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 😍 11mo

dabbe @WildAlaskaBibliophile Mine, too! 🤩🤗😃 11mo

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dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙🩵💙 11mo

Eggs Excellent 🤍👌🏼🩵 11mo

dabbe @Eggs 💙🩵💙 11mo

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dabbe

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#NewYearNewBooks
#GreatPlotTwist
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤍🤍🤍 14mo

Leftcoastzen On my list to read! 14mo

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💜🩶💜 14mo

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dabbe @Leftcoastzen @Leftcoastzen You're in for a 19th-century Gothic adventure! Can't wait to read what you think about it! 💜🩶💜 14mo

Eggs Sounds completely compelling 🥶 14mo

WildAlaskaBibliophile This is one of my favorite books ever! 14mo

dabbe @Eggs 💜🩶💜 14mo

dabbe @WildAlaskaBibliophile #metooalso! 💜🩶💜 14mo

IMASLOWREADER its in my tbr for this year 14mo

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER I can't wait to read what you think about it! 🖤🩶🖤 14mo

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GinaKButler

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Prepping for our Q4 #chunksterchallenge2023 read with @Kelly326 (this one is more like a mini-chunk).

Thank you for hosting, @Amiable ! We love picking these big books to buddy-read every year!

#bookspinbingo

dabbe I LOVED this book! 🤩 Can't wait to read what you think about it! 1y

Amiable I love your enthusiasm for the chunksters! 1y

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MonicaLoves2Read

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I enjoyed this classic. It was written in 1859. I consider it a gothic mystery. The reader follows along from each person's view of where they were when it happened. It's the first classic I have read in a long time and I enjoyed stepping back in time to see how society was during that time.

Finished listening to it with one day to spare🙂

#BookSpinBongo #classics #libbyapp

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MonicaLoves2Read

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Started this audiobook today, while I cleaned the house. It's been on my TBR list for awhile. Enjoying it so far but only 20% in.

#classics

dabbe My husband and I read this together and LOVED it! I just read The Moonstone back in January, and loved it, too! 💙💚💙 2y

MonicaLoves2Read This is the first book of his I have read. It's good so far, so I will probably read more by him😊 2y

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CatMS

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Book poetry - The woman in white answered prayers Saturday up in honey's room

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rmaclean4

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#bigbookchallenge.#52bookclub23 #cliffhangers I am glad I read this Vivtorian "sensational" novel. It has been on my TBR for years. It is very sexist, xenophobic as well as fat shaming. You can feel the change of what is acceptable is society. It was entertaining, and I enjoyed the mustache twirling. @Clwojick @BookBelle84 @jennifer80 @Librarybelle @triplem80 @AshleyHoss820 @LauraReads @KarenUK @britt_brooke @CarolynM @Smarkies @Bluebird

rmaclean4 @LeeRHarry @Read4life @Bluebird @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @ravenlee @Deblovestoread @jlhammar @MicheleinPhilly 2y

Librarybelle This is on my to read list! 2y

Clwojick Great job! 2y

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Ruthiella I read somewhere that Count Fosco was the inspiration for Bond villain Bloefeld. Charming, cultured and not to be trusted. 2y

rmaclean4 @Ruthiella I can see that! 2y

Bluebird @Ruthiella how interesting! I can believe it. 2y

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Yuki_Onna

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

#TemptingTitles #April2023
Day 1: #WithAColor
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🤍🖤 2y

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 🤍 2y

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CindyMyLifeIsLit

The Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

#TemptingTitles #WithaColor

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 🤍🖤🤍 2y

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Leniverse

Woman in White, The | Wilkie COLLINS

1. I almost said Elizabeth Bennet, but I'll go with Marion Halcombe from The Woman in White.

2. This doesn't exist, but I want Marion in a graphic novel spin-off where she works through her internalised misogyny and becomes a suffragette by day and a superhero (suffrage-hero) smashing the patriarchy by night. The self-righteous Mr Hartright is relegated to sidekick as she matches wits with her nemesis, Count Fosco.

#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Great choice! 2y

BarbaraBB 💯 2y

Vansa Woman in White! Lovely to see it being mentioned!Btw,have you seen Park Chan-Wook's The handmaiden? I thought it was a spectacular take on Woman in white 2y

Leniverse @Vansa Oooh, no I haven't. Must do! His Vengeance trilogy was great (horrific, but great). 2y

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erindarlyn

Woman in White, The | Wilkie COLLINS

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I absolutely loved this book. I loved the way the author used various narrators rather than one to unveil the intricacies of the whole story.

The characters were each brilliant; the storytelling exceptional. Uncle Fairlie was my favorite. His account made me laugh aloud as I read.

I highly recommend this story. I have already picked up a second work by Wilkie Collins and am looking forward to diving into it.

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Yuki_Onna

The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

Love road trips - but to think of a fictional character to go with is quite hard. I've never been one for #fictionalcrushes
Being so infatuated and happy with the men irl - my boo especially, that is.
I'd love going on a road trip and getting lost with him. 😊

Well, back to the question. If had to pick one, I'd go with Walter Hartright from the tagged book. He's the closest I ever got to a fictional crush.

#SundayFunday #gothic #roadtrips

BookmarkTavern, hannah-leeloo, RaeLovesToRead

RaeLovesToRead Ooh, I'll have to think! 🤔🤔 2y

BookmarkTavern That‘s a fun answer! Thank you for sharing! 2y

Yuki_Onna @RaeLovesToRead Do so!😁 I had to think for a bit as well... But I know you're one to enjoy road trips a lot, too! 😊 2y

Yuki_Onna @ozma.of.oz Thank you, Krysta! 😊 2y

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BarbaraBB

The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

#AlphabetGame Letter W

One of the gems I discovered on the list of #1001books. This gothic novel is fantastic!

erzascarletbookgasm I loved reading this! 3y

batsy It was so much fun! The first time I read it I was a bit creeped out 😅 3y

jlhammar I still need to try Wilkie Collins! I‘ve got this and The Moonstone on my shelves waiting patiently. 3y

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ravenlee I really enjoyed this one, and have The Moonstone lined up for…someday. 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing 🙌🏻📚 3y

BarbaraBB @jlhammar I‘d start with huis one if I were you! 3y

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ShyBookOwl

The Woman in White | William Wilkie Collins

I sometimes wonder what the epistolary novel of the 2030s onwards will be like. Just a smattering of cobbled together conversation snippets, written in text shorthand and punctuated by emojis? 🤔

#readermusings

IuliaC A very relevant point! 😃 3y

ravenlee I saw someone once comparing emojis to hieroglyphics and sometimes wonder if future generations will have the same trouble deciphering them. 3y

ShyBookOwl @ravenlee that's so interesting... and a really funny thought. I sometimes already have trouble deciphering emoji-convos 😅 3y

ShyBookOwl @IuliaC 😏 3y

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Daisey

The Woman in White | William Wilkie Collins

I read more in October than I expected with a total of 14 books, and 6 of those are on the #1001books list. It was an interesting mix, but The Woman in White was a clear favorite.

#ReadingStats #MonthlyStats #BookSpinBingo

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Daisey

The Woman in White | William Wilkie Collins

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This story was so good and a perfect October read! The mysteries were fascinating and completely explained in the end. I enjoyed all the gothic aspects without feeling they were overly dramatic as in so many stories. I appreciated seeing the story from different perspectives and how they all came together. Additionally, the narrators of this audio version were fantastic.

#audiobook #1001books #Reading1001

Daisey @Andrew65 Finishing this also brought me to 16 hours for the #20in4 #Halloween #Readathon. 3y

Andrew65 Brilliant time 👏👏👏 3y

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Daisey

The Woman in White | William Wilkie Collins

I‘ve been listening to this book off and on throughout the day, and it‘s a perfect atmospheric read for the end of October. I‘m enjoying it so much that I might actually finish it tomorrow.

#1001books #audiobook #audiowalk

mabell This is on my TBR, but I never think about reading it! 3y

emz711 Finished it a few weeks ago, such a great story! 3y

Daisey @mabell It‘s been on my TBR for a while now too and one of the Goodreads groups I‘m in chose it for a fall read this year. It‘s the perfect time to read it. 3y

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Daisey

The Woman in White | William Wilkie Collins

Good morning! I‘m looking forward to participating more in today‘s #Deweys24HourReadathon than I have recently. This is my main TBR stack. I‘m starting with The Woman in White on audio while posting, getting breakfast, and doing some housework. I hope to finish Song of Solomon and Romeo & Juliet later today. #Readathon

Opening Survey on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18076759-daisey-s-readathon?page=2

BarbaraBB The woman in white is so so good! It‘s one of the books I am the #1001books list thankful for since I doubt I would have read it otherwise. It turned out to be an all-time favorite! 3y

Daisey @BarbaraBB I‘m over halfway through now and it‘s so good! 3y

BarbaraBB I am glad you think so too!! 3y

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emz711

The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

Classic tale that I feel like gets talked about in other novels and I had to track it down! You know when you just want to find a book the old fashioned way? Second hand bookshop with a shipment of classics for the win!

Can't wait to see how it is! Anyone read it before?

#gothic #white #wilkiecollins

JamieArc I enjoyed it! 4y

LeslieO I loved it! 4y

BarbaraBB It‘s fantastic! 🖤 4y

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Cazxxx

The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

What do you think 😂

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Cazxxx

The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

🎧 up next 🎧

BarbaraBB Sooo good!! 4y

Cazxxx @BarbaraBB I love the book and think it‘ll be really good as an audiobook 4y

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squirrelbrain

The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

For those of you who like bookish podcasts....

The first episode is all about the tagged book, The Woman in White.

BarbaraBB Interesting! I loved that book! 4y

Birdsong28 Thanks have added it to my podcast list. I have one for work as it passes the time as I pick the click and collects we have to do. 📚 📖 4y

tenar I just read that book in December, thank you for posting this! 4y

YasmiNova Reading the book now and saw your post about the podcast - added to my favourites, thank you! 4y

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rwmg

The Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

#sunlightwellness #mycover

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tenar

The Woman in White | William Wilkie Collins

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Wow, this 1859 novel has it all! A rich cast of characters, an inciting incident on a spooky night, a pure-hearted romance, legal puzzles, detective thrills, secret correspondence, questions of identity, and intense sexism and ableism!

I love tracing lineages in media, and many books I‘ve enjoyed owe this one quite a lot, especially My Cousin Rachel and Fingersmith. I recommend The Woman in White for readers with similar taste, but 👇🏻

tenar Please take care to apply to this book‘s treatment of its disabled characters, particularly Anne Catherick, Mr. Fairlie, and Margaret Porcher, the same critical eye you‘d naturally apply to its treatment of women and gender. 4y

BarbaraBB Such a good book!! 4y

Suet624 I read this when I was much too young. I really should it again. 4y

tenar @BarbaraBB It was so good, especially the last stretch! I had hit a total reading slump midway, and your earlier comment fed my determination to finish this one. It was well worth the effort! 4y

tenar @Suet624 I bet it would hold up well to a reread! It‘s so carefully plotted and develops such a lovely trio of characters to root for. 4y

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