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Ch 5.1: Maggie is still so sad #notliving #notreadingmuch #thewakemscomeby #maggiehides #philstalksher #inthesweetestwaypossible #suchabittersweetchapter #philwantstobebesties #maggieworries #nodecisiontoday #morestalkingwillbenecessary #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ch 3: a lot of beautiful #blahblahblah in this chapter. #bobhasacrush #maggieisdepressed #bobbringsherastackofbooks #shereallyconnectswithafew #tetchytullyhasgoneferal #beatinganimals #thatsnotokmyguy #ass 🙄 #mumlikestofancyupmaggieshair #whichdepressestullymore #isrevengeonthehorizon #staytunedforpart5 #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish You know what the say about big thumbs 😉 23h

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 22h

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Clare-Dragonfly I dunno if Bob‘s reaction to Maggie is a crush. It reminds me of Bessy in North and South looking at Margaret. (Wow, lots of name repetition!) 20h

julieclair That was so sweet of Bob! 😍 19h

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish 😂😂😂big thumbs and a stack of books! 19h

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk would make me happy 😆😆 18h

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish perfect really 18h

Leftcoastzen Maggie & the family ruminate on their limited prospects.Bob is kind to bring Maggie books! Big Thumbs ? Really? 😂 11h

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AllDebooks

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

My May #Bookspin bingo list consists of 10 #buddyreads and books from my shelf or Kindle to participate in #Shelfsweeper hosted by @Tove_Reads and @Andrew65 in memory of @eanderson

@TheAromaofBooks

Tove_Reads Nice! 1d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1d

Andrew65 Best of luck, I hope you have lots of fun reading them. 19h

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 2: everyone is depressed #livingcheap #payingoffdebt #thosemosses 🙄 #tomisstillthefave #nobodyvisits #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish My takeaway “blah, blah, blah everyone is miserable” if only Bessie had her teapot #fact 2d

Bookwormjillk ☔️🌫️☹️☹️☹️ 2d

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Leftcoastzen That picture really sums it up ! Dreary , sad , all the fears and worries! 2d

KAO Eeyore is perfect here. 🥺 2d

ElizaMarie It‘s so #WoeIsMe 2d

julieclair @mcctrish 🎯 20h

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Ch 4.1: that was a lot of beautifully written #blahblahblah #butthisexplainsalot #breakoutthevoodoodoll #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I thought I‘d accidentally opened a different story on my serial app 3d

mcctrish #andsogothedaysofourlives ⏳ 3d

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ElizaMarie @mcctrish EXACTLY 3d

Leftcoastzen Like sands through the hourglass! 😁 3d

KAO I kept having to reread sentences, as my mind wandered pitifully during this short chapter. Thank goodness this didn‘t go on longer! I liked the last bit, however, about how the spiritual seed of wisdom didn‘t find fertile ground (or “hooks”) in Mr. Tulliver and simply blew away without taking hold. More foreshadowing, I presume! 3d

Bookwormjillk I know I read this chapter but I don‘t remember a bit. #MovingOn 3d

dabbe Agree 💯 @BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @Leftcoastzen @KAO @Bookwormjillk #shadesoflarkrise #boring 🥱🫩😴💤 3d

Ruthiella It was a lot of bla bla bla only to show that Mr. Tulliver is unchristian in thought, if not in deed. 3d

julieclair I listened while driving and admit I mostly tuned it out. 🤣 20h

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 9: #tetchytullywillworkforwakem #thatass 🙄 #tullyisverysalty #hemakestomwriteadeclarationinthebible #downwithwakem #thisfeelslikebadkarma 🙈 #staytunedforpartfour #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk I can‘t believe he made him write it in the Bible. These kids are stuck parenting their parents. 4d

mcctrish Next he‘ll have Maggie make up a little doll to put pins into 😉 #tetchytully cursing #snakeywakey 4d

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dabbe This novel takes a Gothic turn when #tetchytully states that the river gets angry when the mill changes hands, and “there's no telling whether there mayn't be summat in the story, for this is a puzzling world, and Old Harry's the devil got a finger in it.“

More reference to the river--not in a good way. #yikes 😱 4d

dabbe @mcctrish Oh, the voodoo that she will do ... 🤣 4d

mcctrish @dabbe or #tetchytully thinks he‘s more important than he actually is 😉😆 #ivoteforvoodoo 4d

Leftcoastzen Now a disaster with the river seems eminent! #yikes 4d

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 4d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🎯🩵🎯 4d

Clare-Dragonfly Yikes on bikes! 4d

julieclair A river disaster is definitely coming. And writing that curse in the family Bible for all future generations to see. Oh my! #tetchytully is tetched in the head. 🤪 4d

ElizaMarie @Dabbe @Julieclair --- #RIVERJustice 3d

julieclair @ElizaMarie 🎯 3d

julieclair @BarkingMadRead Is this photo of your family Bible? 3d

BarkingMadRead @julieclair nah, I found it on Google 3d

julieclair 😘💙 3d

dabbe @ElizaMarie Ooh, that's a great hashtag! 😍 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 8: #tetchytullycomesdownstairs #totalshock #totallylostthosetwomonths #wakemownsthemill #tullycanworkforhim #yay #mamaputherfootdown #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I‘m fuming that #techttully got to keep his chair but the teapots are gone 5d

Leftcoastzen It is a sad state to be in . Their lives dissembled, Tully so out of it . Yes , no teapots , he gets the chair . 5d

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Bookwormjillk Someone needs to get those teapots back 5d

julieclair @mcctrish I was hoping she was going to hide one of the teapots so it couldn‘t be sold. Like bury it in the garden or something. 4d

mcctrish @julieclair she could have stuffed it into the chair 4d

julieclair @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣 3d

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 7: Deane giving Fanny vibes 🙄 #notgonnahelpwithmoney #buthewillhanddownsomeclothes #hedoesgettomajob #mightbuythemillandletfetchyrunit #mrstullywantatoappealtowakemsbetterside #whichhedoesnthave #thefamsaysabsolutelynot #obviouslyshegoesanyway #andnowwakemwantstobuythemill #forphil #whichiskindofsweet #butalsodouchey #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish FFS Wakem 6d

ElizaMarie Ugh!!! 6d

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Leftcoastzen I‘m with @ElizaMarie Ugh !! 6d

dabbe Another hashtag name: #snakeywakey And 🎯🩵🎯 to @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Leftcoastzen @BarkingMadRead 5d

Leftcoastzen @dabbe 😂good one ! 5d

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Bookwormjillk

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Another day of sneaking in reading between games. It‘s so windy though I‘m going to have to switch to kindle after this chapter.

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #thefurnitureisgone #includingthebooks #thefamstillwonthelp #butBobwill #ireallythoughthewantedanewknife #butno #hewantedtogivethemmoney 🥹 #suchasweetmoment #eveniftomandmaggiewouldnttakeit #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Just showing what a freaking awful family they have (edited) 1w

Bookwormjillk Do I like Tom now? 1w

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BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk it‘s the worst, I can‘t decide either 🤣 1w

Ruthiella Sweet of Bob to offer. And I like how Maggie realized that it wasn‘t the money so much as his friendship and reliance he was offering and which they could accept. 1w

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella ♥️♥️♥️ i agree 7d

Leftcoastzen I felt Maggie‘s pain looking at the empty spot where the bookcase used to be 😱isn‘t interesting that often people with very little offer to share what little they have while people with so much don‘t offer a thing. 6d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🎯🩵🎯 5d

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 5: omg I totally forgot to post #anyway #tomvisitsuncledeaneforadvice #uncledeaneisadouche #pardonmyfrench #nofreakingbodywillhelpthisfamily #sofrustrated #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish This family is a toxic dump 1w

Bookwormjillk I can see not wanting to bail them out with money- they seem bad at that. But give the kid a job for Pete‘s sake! 1w

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Clare-Dragonfly They are all so mean! I wish it had occurred to Tom to mention that he‘s good at drawing, especially things like buildings. I bet that could get him a good start. 1w

Leftcoastzen Much better to have less family than a family like this ! Poor Tom trying to do what he can while listening to Uncle belittling his education. 1w

TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk - I felt the same way! I get that you don't want to hand a pile of money to people who have proven that they aren't going to use it wisely, but Tom is genuinely trying to make good and start providing for his mom and sister, and I thought it was dreadful the way his uncle just blew him off. 1w

ElizaMarie This chapter felt very current to me. It's like kiddos get an education and then can't get a job with their education. I know it's not the same, but it got me thinking about how some college courses/majors do not translate to the working world. I feel so bad for Tom - also this #TheirFamilySucks ! 7d

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Bookwormjillk

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Ah, it‘s the weekend.

dabbe 🩵💙🩵 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: every time they say Aunt Gritty‘s name…. #timetolookforthenote #tetchytullywakesup #saystoforgetthenote #also #payluke #whothefisluke #whyarewepayinghim #thankagoogle #lukeistheheadmiller 🤣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #iloveashortchapter

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Ruthiella 😂😂😂 1w

Bookwormjillk Same reactions to Gritty and Luke 1w

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Clare-Dragonfly Right?! 😂😂😂 I keep wondering what Gritty is short for. Griselda? Margaret? 1w

Leftcoastzen Poor thing being called Gritty ! 1w

mcctrish Aunt Gritty will always be Gritty to me 🧡🧡 @Clare-Dragonfly you might be on to something with Margaret 1w

ElizaMarie Kinda proud of Tom 1w

julieclair Priceless hashtags today! 🤣 1w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish You are right! It's Margaret (just looked it up). Good thing no one calls her Nitty Gritty ... yet. 🤣 5d

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 3: the sisters come over #thesebitches #notgoingtohelp #itsallmrstullysfault #obviously #tomstandsupforthefam #italmostworks #maggiestandsupforthefam #disaster #mrsmossappears #somuchdrama #wheresthenote #itwontdoanygood #youcantsqueezebloodfromastone #thesesisters 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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dabbe All they want to do is bitch about how much the family is ruined, yet they won't lift a finger to help--even though they have the money to do it! #beyondannoyed 🤬 1w

AllDebooks These vile people are causing so much more angst. Jog on, ladies 😡 1w

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Bookwormjillk They‘re the worst and Mrs Tully is getting on my nerves too. 1w

Leftcoastzen Nothing brings a family together like money troubles! The ones that could help are spreading the misery. 🙄😡 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Mrs. Glegg is soooooooo obnoxious! 1w

ElizaMarie The teapots!!! 1w

julieclair Mrs. Moss is the only one who seems to care at all about the family. 1w

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ElizaMarie

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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
@Read4Life Thanks for the tag -

1. I keep $20 in my car at all times. Mostly for gas, but lately, it's for ice cream money (there is a seasonal shop opened now that only takes cash).

2. I would say the family is kinda wealthy, and are not about sharing the wealth, but holding it over others. The MC family is poor poor dirt poor and now they are facing their downfall.

Tagging: @BarkingMadRead @dabbe @KAO

TheSpineView ❤️🍦 Thanks for playing 2w

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 2: #thekidsarehome #mumisamess #timetoselleverything #theauntswonthelp #badmouthingtetchytully #maggieloseshershit #tomfeelsbad #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella The Dodson sisters are in their element with the “I told you so”. 2w

dabbe #mrst ain't so dumb after all: “Don't go into law!“ #sheesh 🙄 2w

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mcctrish I‘d be pissed off too to lose my teapot #uselesstwattully 2w

ElizaMarie All the patterns! 2w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish nobody better take my teapot 2w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk she‘s going to need a cup of tea in the workhouse for real!!! 2w

Leftcoastzen Wow , don‘t want to sell everything I own and go to workhouse/poorhouse. I‘m so old my grandparents talked about poorhouses.😳😬 2w

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Ruthiella

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#WhereAreYouMonday

Apparently based on Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, I am still with Maggie Tulliver and co. in the mid 19th century reading for #HashtagBrigade . The “real river” is the Trent and it is quite imposing looking. “Floss” sounds so sweet and gentle. But the Trent is known for its dramatic flooding that can even change the course of the river.

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 3.1: #tetchytullylostthesuit #hehadhisplansinplace #askingpulletandfurleytohelp #hetookaloanonhisfurnituretopaygleggback #theycouldloseeverything #furleywasbrokethough #wakemholdsthemortgagenow #tetchytullyhasafit #onlyknowstheletterandmaggie #maggiefetchestom #andnowwearecaughtup #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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AllDebooks Crikey, a lot happened today! 2w

Leftcoastzen Lots of bad all at once ! How fragile things can be , when they fall , they fall like dominoes! #whatshalltheydo 2w

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KAO While reading this chapter, I felt a bizarre reminder of the rich patriarch of the family visiting the White Lotus resort in the latest season of this show—about how he received news that his fortune had been lost and he didn‘t want to tell his privileged family and about how tortured he was by the sheer anticipation of financial ruin… Yes, I confess having watched the whole series! 2w

BarkingMadRead @kao I just started season 1, I can‘t wait to watch all the seasons! 2w

KAO @BarkingMadRead The show is SO bizarre, but I couldn‘t resist some unique storytelling! 2w

mcctrish Truthfully I can‘t even remember what the suit was for but the fact #tetchytully owed money to so many people I‘m not sure how his plan was ever going to be more than a dream. I haven‘t watched this season of WL yet, it‘s such a bonkers show ❤️❤️❤️ 2w

ElizaMarie Oooo White Lotus! So messed up! It‘s this slow burn to chaos! “Pipper Noooo!!!” 2w

julieclair #tetchytully ‘s “always going to law” and robbing Peter to pay Paul is catching up with him big time. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly It‘s sad and all but I found it hilarious how #tetchytully hates Wakem so much that he had a (possibly literal) stroke on learning that he owes him money! (edited) 2w

KAO @ElizaMarie 😂 “You want to live in Taiwan?! Noooo!” 2w

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BarkingMadRead

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Happy Easter!
Ch 7: #allgrownup #tomisfinallylearning #maggieisallproper #poorphilleftbehind #tetchytullylostthesuit #andthemill #andfelloffhishorse #doesntrecognizeanyonebutmaggie #timefortomtogohome #probablyforgood #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish #Tetchytullystidehasturned (edited) 2w

Ruthiella Oh the foreshadowing! It‘s stressing me out. 😂🫣 2w

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Clare-Dragonfly Now something is happening! 2w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly yes!!!! I‘m excited for the #UpcomingDrama 2w

Bookwormjillk Poor Maggie is going to end up responsible for her father and her brother. 2w

AnnCrystal Happy Easter 🐰🐇💝. 2w

Leftcoastzen Goodness gracious! I knew that there was bad crap coming! 2w

dabbe The next part is called THE DOWNFALL. #ruhroh 2w

julieclair Here we go… #Action ! 2w

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 6: #shortchapter #willtombelameforever #nobodytellshim #philfindsoutforhim #nowtheyrebesties #philtellsmorestories #ifonlytomhadarmor 🙄 #maggieandphilbecomefriends 😘 #oncetomishealedtheystopbeingfriends 🙄 #tomislosingout #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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ElizaMarie I like Maggie and Phil being besties too! 2w

Leftcoastzen See , I knew something bad would happen! Tom can‘t help himself. 2w

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mcctrish If only Mr Tulliver would shut his mouth 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if Maggie and Phil will get married when they‘re adults and piss off their parents. 2w

AllDebooks Tom is a liability 🙄 2w

dabbe @mcctrish That #tetchytully! 🤣 2w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly #romeoandjulietrevisited 🤩 2w

mcctrish @AllDebooks he is 2w

dabbe A hashtag for Tom: #tomthetwerp What a jerk! 🙄

BTW, @BarkingMadRead, BEST photo ever to describe this chapter! 🤣🙌🏻🤩 2w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I was worried that nobody would get it 🤣 2w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead And Monica only brought a 🥕!!! 🤣 2w

mcctrish @dabbe #tetchytully needs a filter 2w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 2w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish yes on the filter 2w

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 5: #maggieadoresphil #waittiltomfindsout 🤣 #butfirst #tomshowsoffthesword #maggiethinkshesbluebeard #obviouslyoffensive #hesthedukeofwellington #hewhipsoutthesword #andpromptlystabshisownfoot #becauseofcoursehedoes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 🗡️ 🩸

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AllDebooks I'm so behind. 😅 2w

Bookwormjillk What a surprise. 2w

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ElizaMarie Ooo -- things are happening ---- #FingersCrossed it continues! Also, I hope Maggie annoys Tom with praise of Phil. 2w

TheAromaofBooks At least it feels like they are acting like regular children instead of psychopaths now 😂 2w

mcctrish Thank god he stabbed himself @AllDebooks I am struggling 2w

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 2w

dabbe @mcctrish #channelinglarkrise 😳 2w

mcctrish @dabbe is it the time period? I did care but it‘s getting harder 2w

dabbe @mcctrish Maybe. It's also the absence again of a plot. I mean, it's a bildungsroman about Maggie and Tom growing up, but have a driving plot line, please! 🤣 2w

julieclair @ElizaMarie You called it! Flesh wound! 🎯 2w

julieclair @dabbe @mcctrish @ElizaMarie At least the lack of a plot is preventing me being tempted to read ahead. 🤣🤣😂 2w

mcctrish @julieclair 🤣🤣🤣 #smallmercies 2w

dabbe @julieclair And if you're like me, I count the pages before I read, and I happily rejoice if it's less than 10 pages! 🤣😍🤣 2w

eeclayton @dabbe same 😂 2w

Leftcoastzen @julieclair 😂no temptation to read ahead #gotplot 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @julieclair Oh yeah, this isn‘t like The Woman in White where it was so hard to stop at the end of each section! 2w

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly Full confession: I often didn‘t stop at the end of each section with Woman in White. Totally impossible. 2w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly I 💯 read ahead for Woman in White 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: school life #tomhasseveralteachers #poulterknowsrealwarstories #hebringshisswordover #tomwantsphiltoseeit #phildoesntcareaboutswords #muchyellingensues #poulterisanassbtw #soisthemissus #shefavorstom #anyway #muchyellingandnamecalling 😢 #tomconvincespoultertoleavethesword #whatcouldgowrong #staytunedformoremaggie #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk This is not going to end well 2w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯🩵🎯! 2w

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ElizaMarie Not that I want something bad to happen -- but... something happening might be cool, so #FingersCrossed someone gets a little flesh wound? 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I am worried that someone will get hurt! 2w

eeclayton @ElizaMarie I agree. While I enjoy the character studies, I would love for something to happen already. 2w

ElizaMarie @eeclayton YES!!! I am glad I am not the only one! 2w

Leftcoastzen Made me think of my parents “ hey put that down, you‘ll poke your eye out!” Or in this case , cut your arm off ? Funny/not funny 2w

mcctrish @ElizaMarie while I might have said “oh FFS Mr Poulter that was stupid” you aren‘t wrong about wanting to have something happen. @Bookwormjillk can‘t see this going right 2w

julieclair I have visions of Maggie playing with the sword… 😳 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #tommeetsphil #imahugefan #tomisnot #philissupersmart #philcandraw #phillnowsgreatwarstories #tomcanfish 🎣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish School days are going to be more pleasant now 2w

dabbe I just despise the derogatory terms used against poor Phil and his back. I know those were the words, but still ... in the #ShardlakeBR series, the lawyer, Shardlake, calls himself a hunchback as does pretty much everyone else--even Henry VIII in an extremely volatile way. #peoplecanbesocruel 2w

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Clare-Dragonfly I hope they become friends and Philip helps Tom with his Latin and drawing! I like Philip, but that‘s probably because I was a shy, bookish kid like him… and because him having a hunch due to a childhood accident makes me think of Mr Benson, the minister from

Ruth: a novel

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BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking of him as well! 2w

ElizaMarie I‘m so confused about the point of this book!? 2w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie is there one?!? 🤣🤣 2w

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie it might be a Lark Rise type book with no point. At least that‘s what it reminds me of. 2w

Leftcoastzen I like that they may find some common ground. Tom really admires Philips drawing skills. 2w

julieclair @dabbe I agree. The derogatory terms just make me sad. They were so widespread and just accepted as normal. 2w

dabbe @julieclair 🎯🩵🎯 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: Christmas! #alltheyummythings #butofcoursedrama #newdudeisdivertingthewater #suesuesue #ornot 🤷🏻‍♀️#tullyiscranky #lawyerornolawyer #somuchindecision #wakemssonwillbeatschoolwithtom #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk I think Tully just likes to have something to be mad about 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣 for sure! Not happy unless you‘re miserable 🤣 3w

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dabbe New hashtag name: #tetchytully or #testytully Anyone like either? 3w

BarkingMadRead #tetchytully gets my vote 🤣 @dabbe 3w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe #tetchytully because it makes me think of the Teletubbies which adds something to the book 3w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I think it's more fun-sounding out loud, too! 🤣 It could even sound like #touchytully! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Yup 😂 3w

mcctrish I love it #tetchytully he always has a bee in his bonnet 3w

ElizaMarie Oooo love this @dabbe 2w

dabbe @ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @mcctrish #tetchytully it is! 🤣🤣🤣 2w

Leftcoastzen I just feel Tully is always upset because he‘s not rich , he has just enough money to worry about it . Diverting water from the mill threatens his livelihood. He doesn‘t have enough money to be connected as to advice, is this a good educator? Is this a good lawyer. 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Part 2, ch 1: yikes this is our karma for yesterday‘s short chapter 🤣 #anyway #tomisatschool #theonlystudent #andapparentlyastupidone #somuchstruggle #andalsobabysitting #mrsrevisntasnice #therevisdecentthough #euclidandlatinaretheenemy #maggievisits #sheactuallyteachestomabut #untiltherevsaysgirlscantlearnasmuch #sir #imsoirritated #tomlikedthatalittletoomuch #boys 🙄 #christmasbreak #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Giving religion a bad name 3w

dabbe To be the only student ... YIKES! And (gasp) Tom behaves like a girl and actually has his hubris stomped on a little bit. I think it's a good lesson for him--even though his actual lessons are 😱! 3w

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KAO Whew. That chapter was rather long and somewhat tedious (though I liked the bit of life reflection in the last lines). Maybe the feeling that this chapter would never end parallels Tom‘s feeling about this long and tedious academic term. 3w

TheAromaofBooks I actually found myself liking Tom for the first time in this chapter. 3w

Bookwormjillk I‘ll admit it. It‘s Monday. I skimmed. 3w

ElizaMarie Tom can‘t ever let Maggie have any props 3w

Morr_Books I wish I had learned more languages when I was younger, but Latin was never one of them 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 13: #shortchapter #gleggwontcallontheloan #soobviouslytullywantstopayitback #butwheretogetthemoney #tomisleavingforschool #maggieisdevastated #girl #letthatjerkgo #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk Bye Tom 👋 The short chapters made this a good pick for chapter a day IMO. 3w

mcctrish That chapter just went downhill fast 3w

Leftcoastzen I feel for Tully ,where else could you borrow from than your family, yet so often used as manipulation. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 12: so much #blahblahblah before we get to #thewarofthegleggs #mrglegggivingsirjohnvibes #mrsgleggblameshimfornotdefendingher #mrgleggismadthatsheaskedforhermoneyback #shedecidestolettullykeepit #fornow #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk 4% though 3w

Ruthiella I enjoyed the story of St. Ogg. 3w

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mcctrish Hell hath no fury! #diningalonewithhergruel #matchmadeinheaventhesetwo #gleggfindingsignsinthegarden 🤦🏻‍♀️ (edited) 3w

mcctrish @Ruthiella me too 3w

dabbe The water motif again ... crossing the Floss and making it this time and not drowning. Wonder if this story will be important later. 3w

Leftcoastzen I liked the story of St. Ogg , #GleggDrama 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I was reading this in the car on a gray rainy day and it put me to sleep 😴 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 11: #maggierunsaway #tobequeenofthegypsies 👸🏻 #obviously #thegypsiesdonthavetea ☕️😳 #ordecentfood #wtf #shocking #theypickmaggiespockets #theydontspeakenglish #maggiewantstogohome #oneofthementakeheronadonkey 🫏 #shesprettysurethisisit #thisishowshedies ☠️ #butsherecognizesthelanes #andseesherpops #rescued #popspaysthegypsies #andspeakstomomandtom #maggieisoutoftrouble #fornow #hashtagbrigade

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TheAromaofBooks While I can't like Maggie's dad as a person (so far anyway) I do appreciate that he thinks the world of Maggie. 3w

mcctrish I think Maggie grew up a bit today. 3w

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Clare-Dragonfly I‘m glad Maggie didn‘t get any deeper into trying to teach them than she did, or they might have gotten upset! As it is they were kind people. 3w

julieclair @mcctrish Agreed. She learned a bit about the world. And thankfully made it home safe and sound! 3w

Bookwormjillk I had to laugh at the idea of Maggie just running into her Dad. That must have been a shock. 3w

ElizaMarie I love the fact that she really thought she would be fit to be Queen of the Gypsies 3w

Morr_Books @ElizaMarie 🤣 Don't know that the thimble was enough to buy her that role. 3w

Leftcoastzen Imagine! No tea ! How COULD someone be queen of the Gypsies & live that way ? 😁They were ultimately kind, her father was beside himself 3w

dabbe Wonder how long Mrs. T and Tom will leave Maggie alone? 🤔 Bets, anyone? 3w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe not long 🤣🤣 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 10: I almost forgot to post! #sonowweknow #tomistheworst #orisitmaggie 🤷🏻‍♀️ #poorlucystuckinthemiddle #pulletfreaksout #nodirtinherhouse #againwiththedrowningfear #wheredidmaggiego #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Poor Lucy and whoever has to do the laundry ! Is it time for Tom to go to school yet? 3w

Bookwormjillk Tom needs to go. The drowning fear is weird. I guess there weren't swim lesson in those days. 3w

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Ruthiella Poor Lucy! Such a sweet kid who genuinely loves Maggie. 😢 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Poor Lucy! As soon as she turned up covered in mud I pretty much knew what happened… 3w

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk YES AGAIN with the drowning! I mean. they should do a swim lesson here and there to keep this fear at bay. I am so OVER Tom. He is such a jerk. I hate how poor Maggie tries so hard! 3w

Leftcoastzen I was just waiting for something really messy to happen at /near the home of Mrs Clean! Maggie & Tom a handful , poor Lucy ! 3w

dabbe I predict a major reckoning between Maggie and Tom at some point. Boy, is he an arse! 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 9: #maggiecantmakeacardhouse #accidentallyknocksdowntoms #girl #cannotgetoutofherownway #offtopullets #abeautifulhatisobviouslyasignofdeath #theworstpartbeingnotallowedtowearit #poordeadperson #tomsufferswithuncle #atleasthehasmints 🤷🏻‍♀️ #andlittlecakes #whichgetmaggieinmoretrouble #outtheygo #grownupsdiscussingglegg #pullethastherightidea #neitheraborrowernoralenderbe 🤣 #andthenthescreaming #maggieagain#staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella This book is making me tense! 😬😂 3w

mcctrish Fuss farts and nincompoops the lot of them. 3w

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BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣 3w

JenlovesJT47 I‘m going to try to catch up, can you add me to the tag list pretty please 🤗 3w

BarkingMadRead @JenlovesJT47 absolutely! 3w

Bookwormjillk Tom and his punishments…. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk #sopetty 3w

Clare-Dragonfly This book is funny but uh… is there going to be a plot or what?! 3w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w

Leftcoastzen I‘m with @mcctrish ! 😁yes , not very plot driven so far ! The hat ! The hat ! 3w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk Tom likes to be in control 😉👮🏻‍♂️ 3w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen @Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @Ruthiella Channeling LARK RISE, anyone? 🤣

#ffn (#fussfartsandnincompoops) Way to go, @mcctrish! 🤣 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 8: #Tullyvisitshissis #eightkids 😳 #impressed #tullywantsmoneytheydonthave #sohecanpaybackGlegg #sissyremindshimofmaggie #sissylovesmaggie #somuchguilt #hewillgetthemoneysomeotherway #maybeanothermortgage 🤷🏻‍♀️ #togowiththeonehesayshedoesnthave #hashtagbrigade

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Bklover I think I‘m going to bail. I keep thinking it will get better, but this just isn‘t doing it for me. Thanks @BarkingMadRead - I want to stay for the hashtags, but I think I‘m tossing this one. I‘ll be back though! 4w

BarkingMadRead No worries @Bklover 4w

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TheAromaofBooks This is actually interesting to read after Lark Rise to Candleford. I feel like a lot of the things we read about in that book as generalities are happening in this story. 4w

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks for sure! 4w

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks this is the story that goes with Lark Rise‘s accounting lists. Also I‘m some mad at Glegg calling in her money and poor sister Tulliver living in squalor has to figure out some way to magic cost savings out of thin air 4w

julieclair I never could get into Lark Rise… but I‘m liking this book. I keep hoping I‘ll someday finish Lark Rise, but I must admit that hearing that it contains accounting lists is not motivating me, @mcctrish ! 😂 3w

ElizaMarie I‘m glad Tully had a change of heart and not insisted to call in the debt. 8 kids and no money - there is no way sis could have survived - unless she sold the kiddos 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish I don‘t think Glegg did call in her money. Tulliver is just being excessively proud and trying to pay her back before she does 🙄 3w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly that‘s the impression I got as well, I was surprised he was going to that much effort 3w

mcctrish @julieclair it just felt like an accounting list 🤣 3w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I thought I‘d missed something with the calling in - so he was just over reacting to his wife talking about it. Thank goodness he didn‘t crush his sister and family #oldladywholivesinashoe 3w

Leftcoastzen I think he has his pride & would like to pay her off . So maybe he could tell her off !😁 Tully saw how tight it was for his sister with all those mouths to feed and couldn‘t do it . I liked the description of the basic poorness of the area as he rides in. Foreshadowing that there isn‘t money to be had . 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7: sisters giving P&P vibes #pullettissoverdramatic #deaneissoquietandunassuming #glegghasanopinionabouteverything #anyway #thesistersarrive #theylistenandthentheyjudge #loudly #thehusbandsarenobetter #thesistershavealottosayaboutmaggie #especiallythehair #soonviouslyshecutsit ✂️ #hatchetjob #tomdoesnthelpwithhisteasing #muchcryinganddrama #timetotalkaboutschool #onlyspecialneedsboysgotoparsons #apparently 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

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Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking P&P too 😂 And I love the shade thrown on sister Glegg‘s clothing. Doesn‘t she know the rule that if you wore it when it was in fashion, you don‘t wear it when it comes around again? 4w

dabbe Maggie cries almost as much as Emily from UDOLPHO! 😂😭😂 4w

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julieclair @dabbe Next thing we know she‘ll start waxing poetic about #VerdantVerdure 😂 4w

julieclair Sister Gregg is on my last nerve. 4w

Morr_Books @julieclair Agree! I did enjoy Mr. Glegg - plus Mr. Tulliver vs. Mrs. Glegg. 4w

Bookwormjillk Some things never change though with the drama about meal times and people refusing to just have a snack for goodness sakes. Or maybe that‘s just my family. 4w

mcctrish Mrs Tulliver hurt her sister‘s feeling wearing her own hair aka Glegg who‘s got her third best fake hair on cuz it‘s a weekday 🤯 which is a wonderful lead up to berating Maggie so much she chops her own hair off just to show Glegg. 🤦🏻‍♀️ maybe she can sell Glegg her hair ? 4w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish Glegg can suck it! She‘s the worst! 4w

mcctrish Glegg is the worst 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I think Glegg might be a worse aunt than Mrs. Norris. 😱 4w

dabbe @julieclair 🎯🩵🤣 4w

Ruthiella “And uncle Pullet had a great natural faculty for ignorance.” 😂😂😂 “Well, if I may be allowed to speak, and it‘s seldom as I am,” said Mrs Glegg.” (edited) 4w

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella 😂😂😂😂 4w

Leftcoastzen When I was reading all the back & forth with the aunts , I‘m thinking why do they put up with them , especially Gregg . The Tullivers just seem more down to earth. Maggie is a wild one , no doubt. I‘m getting the feeling that Tom will be insufferable after a bit of education 🙄I‘m behind this week .Loving the book though. 3w

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Daisey

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

I‘m a bit late starting, but I got caught up listening to the first few chapters of The Mill on the Floss while taking a walk with Luthien today. I‘m not sure what I think of these two siblings yet, but I‘m looking forward to seeing where this goes.

#HashtagBrigade #audiobook #1001books

BarkingMadRead

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4w

Tamra 😘 4w

ElizaMarie Awe beautiful walk with a lovely companion 💛💛💛 4w

kspenmoll Happy Litsyversary!!!! 3w

Daisey @kspenmoll Thank you!! 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #kiddrama #arguingovercake #tomandmaggiearetoomuch #siblingrivalry #tomandbob #typicalboys #rathunting #animalabuseirritatesmethough #bobcheats #tomgetssoworkedup #hypocritemuch #boyswillbeboysiguess 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk Did Bob cheat or was Tom just mad? I couldn‘t tell. Wish he would go back to school. 4w

Ruthiella Yes! Poor Yap! And that cat! 😭 4w

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dabbe I am not liking Tom at all. So high and mighty and always wanting to exact justice! Maggie adores him yet he abuses her. All of them do, except the father seems to favor her a bit. Childhood can be so brutal. And the animal abuse? Horrific. 🤬 4w

mcctrish This chapter just had me mad, Mr Tulliver telling Mrs Tulliver to invite them all and she‘s like “the work of it, more food to make, leaves for the table, dishes to get out” and no one‘s helping her and none of them get along as he puts on his hat and strides off 4w

rubyslippersreads If there‘s animal abuse (especially cats), I think it was the right choice for me to skip this. 😼 4w

ElizaMarie I hated Tom with his little mind games with his sister here. She adores him. And did everything she thought she could to make him happy - offered him the better piece and everything! Ugh! He is mean. 4w

TheAromaofBooks Honestly both Tom and Maggie scare me in their own ways 😂 4w

Morr_Books @TheAromaofBooks Agree! 4w

Morr_Books I am weirded out by the conversations between Maggie and Tom. It seems more like a marriage than a sibling relationship. 4w

Morr_Books A lot of serial killer tendencies (killing of animals, etc.) with some of these characters. Not at all what I was expecting from this book. 4w

BarkingMadRead @Morr_Books 💯 on both, I definitely wondered about the serial killer aspect 🤣 should be interesting to see how this progresses 4w

Bookwormjillk @Morr_Books yes! Total serial killer vibes! You nailed it. 4w

Leftcoastzen Those boys bring out the worst in each other ! Animal abuse, horrible. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: Tom is home #hebringsgoodgifts #noimagination #maggieconfesses #nowtomdoesntloveher 💔 #backtotheattic #pityparty #popsmakeshimapologize #friendsagain #fishingisaauccess #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk I don‘t think he was wrong though about the rabbits? Oh well. 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk definitely not wrong! 4w

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dabbe I worry about Maggie. She ignores the rabbits and lets them starve to death and takes out her aggressions by stabbing a doll voodoo-style while in the attic. This can not bode well for her psyche. And Tom loving-hating her within minutes. Granted, what she did to the rabbits was awful, but still. 4w

Bklover @Bookwormjillk @dabbe You‘re right about the rabbits. I‘m even mad at her for that! But I hate all of this “I won‘t love you anymore”. Even mom says it. Anyway. I just wanted to mention the last sentence of the chapter is gorgeous! It‘s the narrator speaking about childhood memories. 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bklover the writing is just beautiful! 4w

dabbe @Bklover 🤩😍🤗 4w

Morr_Books I may have an unpopular view, but I'm kinda on team Tom... for this chapter. 4w

ElizaMarie AND the mom quickly again goes to Maggie Drowned! What is with the drowning, maybe her momma lost her sister to drowning. Or do people just up and drown all the time? Is drowning the new boogieman? 4w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie I really hope we get some clarity on this, I need me a good backstory! 4w

mcctrish @Morr_Books I‘m team Tom too! He asked 2 people to check on his rabbits and they both let him down 👎🏻👎🏻 and he‘s not allowed to be upset ( mom is a bit theatrical with the drowning ) 4w

Clare-Dragonfly @ElizaMarie I think it‘s just because they live close to a river, but maybe there is something… 4w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly Oo that makes more sense than it being something more nefarious. 4w

Leftcoastzen Why doesn‘t mom just say stay away from the river ! If my mom said stay away from the river , she would have told me why , and I would have stayed away from the river ! 😁 4w

Leftcoastzen I was miffed everyone let Tom down as well , it was a simple ask , Maggie is young but should have been able to look after a couple of rabbits. The parents don‘t look after her , I know people had plenty of work in those days. 4w

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AllDebooks

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

I'm bimbling in the garden, tidying up and sowing seeds in between catching up with #buddyreads

What are your plans for today?

All welcome to join in. 😊

Tagging a few to start us of @thebookhippie @dabbe @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle

Bookwormjillk What are you planting? Enjoy your day! I‘m heading out for a stream clean up then taking some rest. There‘s a tall ships tour tonight we might go see if it‘s not raining. 1mo

Librarybelle Have a great day! I‘m hoping for a lot of rest—Zeke took another bad turn yesterday, after several good days, so hanging with kitties and rest are on my agenda. 1mo

ElizaMarie Just having my coffee in bed. Not sure what my day plans are yet. Its a bit rainy out 1mo

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Cuilin Thankfully I‘m feeling so much better as my husband bought me and my daughters tickets to see Snow Patrol in Boston. He‘s our chauffeur so we have a ride to and from MGM Fenway. I‘ll probably spend most of tomorrow sleeping. Lol 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle sorry Zeke is having a bad day 1mo

Deblovestoread @LibraryBelle Sorry to hear Zeke had a bad day. Hope both of you are able to rest. @Cuilin. Love Snow Patrol so much! Enjoy! Glad you are feeling better, too. (edited) 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk Oh wow, I hope you get to see the tour. I'm starting with sunflowers, nasturtiums and wildflowers. 1mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Poor Zeke (and you)! Sending much love x 1mo

AllDebooks @ElizaMarie Always a good start to a day x 1mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin Yay, I'm so glad you're feeling better. Enjoy Snow Patrol 😊 1mo

Deblovestoread I‘m getting caffeinated under my heated throw with Pippin in my lap. Once I log off Litsy I‘ll read a bit and then get ready to go to a local Hands Off protest. I‘m a bit nervous as I‘ve always used my voice and protested from the safety of my home but I can‘t ignore this call to action. 1mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @Bookwormjillk @Deblovestoread @AllDebooks ! ❤️ 1mo

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk as a shanty singer‘s daughter I love a tall ships festival. 1mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle sending love for you and Zeke. 1mo

Cuilin @ElizaMarie ugh the weather is so blah today in Keene. 1mo

Cuilin @Deblovestoread thanks, yesterday I managed to leave the house. It was for bloodwork but still I felt really good. Well done on attending the protest!!!! Stay safe. 4w

Librarybelle Thanks, @Cuilin ! ❤️ 4w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Sounds like a busy and beautiful day! 🩵💙🩵 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle Oh, no. Poor Zeke. Hope you and your four babies cuddle together all day. 🩵💙🩵 4w

dabbe @ElizaMarie I love when the entire day is open like that. The world is your oyster! 🩵💙🩵 4w

dabbe @Cuilin Yay to you getting out for a fun event with your family! 🤩🤩🤩 4w

dabbe @Deblovestoread You go, girl! I know exactly how you feel. I love to protest through letter-writing or something more quiet. You've inspired me! 👊🏻♥️👊🏻 4w

dabbe Matt is just getting over a cold, so we're probably taking it easy today. I have lots of buddy reads to catch up with, and I just got him the last Gamache book, so he's already diving into that. I introduced them to him, and I'm only on book 6, and he's on the last one! 🤣

Thanks for the tag, @Alldebooks! 😍 I'm glad it's a lovely day for planting where you are! 🩵💙🩵 4w

Librarybelle Thank you, @dabbe ! ❤️ 4w

DebinHawaii I was out supporting local artists & the economy by spending money on their works. 😉 The winds are bringing VOG over from the Big island this week so limiting my outside time & taking extra preventative meds since I‘ll be there overnight Monday/Tuesday & back again on Friday & it‘s close to the volcano so worse than here. Having a relaxing day to recover from the week & gear up for the next one. 4w

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle So sorry Zeke took a bad turn. Hope you can rest & he feels better soon! 💜 4w

Librarybelle Thank you, @DebinHawaii ! ❤️ 4w

ElizaMarie @Deblovestoread Your day sounded so great! Did you end up going to the #HandsOff Protest? My husband and I flaked on the time. WE thought it started around 1 not ended around 1 :( 4w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin It was!!! I ended up cleaning my mudroom. I am determined that Winter is over (I know it's not quite there yet, but soonish), So I started to clean my mittens, scarves, and hats and put a lot of that stuff away. Still gotta keep some winter-sh stuff out. But my mudroom was a dumping ground - so there was a ton to go through. 4w

ElizaMarie @dabbe We got a lot done - organizing-wise. Not what we had planned. We wanted to go to the protest but flaked on the time. We ended up going to lunch, and then finishing our mudroom cleanout. 4w

ElizaMarie @dabbe Awe - I hope Matt feels better soon. 4w

Cuilin @ElizaMarie There‘s nothing like a little spring clean up. Just don‘t look at the weather forecasted for the next 10 days 🙈 and all will be well. 4w

Deblovestoread @ElizaMarie I did go with two friends and it was amazing. Brought me to tears a couple of times. We were lucky to have a gorgeous day. One of the best things I‘ve ever done. 4w

Deblovestoread @ElizaMarie I LOVE a good clean up day especially putting away winter stuff. 4w

TheBookHippie Out protesting yesterday!!! As one does. @Deblovestoread YAAAAAS!!! As a decades -holy shit FOUR DECADES- protestor … welcome to the resistance. 4w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin the snow forecasted 😵‍💫 4w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin omg!!! Snow Patrol!! 4w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin It make me so mad!!! Also, I need to get my studs off my tires, which I think it would be “safe“ to set up an appointment in a week or two. 4w

ElizaMarie @Deblovestoread I am so happy that you ended up going. I wish we were better at the timing, I saw pics of our town and the neighboring towns and it looks beautiful to see all the support out there. (It was rainy and ugly but there was a good turn out) 4w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle poor Zeke!!! 4w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin I‘m glad you‘re feeling some better! Yay. 4w

Librarybelle Thanks, @TheBookHippie ! ❤️ 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: I read today‘s chapter in Disney and then forgot to post! #maggiegivesmelife #zerofucksgiven #livingherbestlife #hangingintheattic #runningloose #staygoldenmaggie #hashtagbrigade #omg #thosepoorbunniesthough #iforgotthatpart 🙈🐰

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @bklover @elizamarie 1mo

KAO @BarkingMadRead Please add me to the list! Thanks! I am caught up to chapter 4! 1mo

BarkingMadRead Gotcha @kao 1mo

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Ruthiella Yes, those poor bunnies. 🐰 💔Also th image of a child driving nails into a doll out of anger scares me a little. 😬 But those were different days. 1mo

mcctrish She‘s going to live with her brother so she can keep Tom up to speed in life 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ( although she forgot to feed his rabbits so maybe he won‘t want her !) 1mo

dabbe And it's now the second time the mom has been afraid that Maggie has drowned. Should I be worried about this? 😬 1mo

Bklover @Ruthiella Maggie is very entertaining, but I have to admit she scares me a little. I wouldn‘t want to be up in that attic with her! 😬 (edited) 1mo

Bookwormjillk Maggie is a little bit scary but I can‘t decide yet if she‘s adorable scary or don‘t leave her alone with small children scary. 1mo

ElizaMarie Oh Maggie!!! She is a different one. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly The poor bunnies 😭😭😭 1mo

Leftcoastzen I‘m with @Bookwormjillk 😵‍💫so sad about the rabbits. Maggie is baffled by Luke‘s lack of curiosity about the world. I guess he‘s satisfied with his lot. 4w

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Bookwormjillk

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Made it to Friday!

kspenmoll Yay! It was tough this week to get to today! 1mo

Bookwormjillk @kspenmoll it felt like Friday 3 days ago 1mo

Tamra 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #maggieisobsessedwiththedevil #lovestoread #tomnotsomuch #streetsmartbookstupid #rileyfoundhimateacher #popswantshimtohavetimeoff #rileysaysno #maggieismyfave #sassmaster #tomsprotector #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @bklover 1mo

Bookwormjillk Maggie=me sneaking my Dad‘s Stephen King books. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks The end of this chapter felt like some heavy foreshadowing that things aren't going to go well for Tom at Stelling's 😂 1mo

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Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks Agree! 😰 😅 1mo

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks yup 1mo

mcctrish #fathandsriley I‘m with Maggie and thinking he‘s not worth listening to 1mo

Bklover @TheAromaofBooks I agree- I‘m feeling very sorry for Tom right now. 1mo

dabbe We haven't even met Tom yet and already we're feeling bad for him! And this is another one where it sucks to be a female in the 1800s! 😊 1mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I was so glad I read this in the hotel instead of bringing it into Disney, I was yelling at the book 🤣 1mo

ElizaMarie (I am not getting the tags; can you re-add me). Anyway, I love Maggie. Poor girl :( “A woman's no business wi' being so clever; it'll turn to trouble.“ - Also, I love how Tom is trying to talk himself into thinking he made the right choice to give them the recommendation. 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🤣😍🤣 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I really want Tom and Maggie to switch places like Alanna and her brother! She would be much better suited to scholarship! 1mo

Morr_Books I found myself being very suspicious of Mr. Riley. Maybe it is cuz Maggie didn't like him. 1mo

Leftcoastzen 🙄poor Maggie , poor Tom . I think this Mr. Riley isn‘t reliable, does he get a cut for finding students? I‘m with @Dabbe it sucks to be a girl in the 1800s 1mo

dabbe @Leftcoastzen Talk about a patriarchal world, right? #oy 4w

Sparklemn Riley can tell himself that he‘s being magnanimous by recommending the clergy as tutor to Tom. But I think this is going to be an “you scratch my back and I‘ll scratch yours” scenario. 4w

Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly I agree 👍 (edited) 4w

Sparklemn @Morr_Books He was so dismissive of her reading. Blech. 4w

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ElizaMarie

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

I am starting this one today - in between #AudioReSet and my current audiobook. I got a Penguin Classic Edition of this one, and it is also free on Audible, so I downloaded it to switch between the two :) I am excited to start!!

#HashtagBrigade
@BarkingMadRead

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch2: #thetullivers #saucycouple #tomneedsaneddication #ihopewemeetglegg #maggielooksfun #bringiton #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn 1mo

Bookwormjillk Another easy chapter. Waiting for something terrible to happen. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I feel like we are being set up for something 🤣 #scarredforlife 1mo

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Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead #TrustIssues 1mo

AllDebooks I love Maggie already ❤️ 1mo

ElizaMarie I love the whole convo with the mole! “its puzzling work, talking is“. 😂 1mo

dabbe This quote scares me from the mother: “Maggie, Maggie ... you'll tumble and be drowned some day, an' then you'll be sorry you didn't do as mother told you.“ 😳 1mo

eeclayton As a non-native speaker, I found this chapter a bit difficult to read. I may need to switch to a translation if characters keeps speaking like this. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton the language was definitely rough. I had to read a couple lines twice! 1mo

Leftcoastzen I already feel sorry for Maggie 1mo

Ruthiella @eeclayton I am a native speaker and I found some of the sentences tough to parse! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Poor Maggie, so poorly behaved that her hair won‘t even curl! 🙄😂 1mo

mcctrish “I‘d be sorry for him to be a raskill ( lawyer)” 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

Bklover Can you add me to the list please? 1mo

Bklover @dabbe No Mother of the Year award for her!!😉😂 1mo

dabbe @Bklover 🎯🤣🎯 1mo

Sparklemn @Ruthiella Same! 😵‍💫 1mo

Sparklemn Maggie is sassy! Love it. And her father appears to take it in stride. The mother not so much. 1mo

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Leftcoastzen

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

#HashTagBrigade @BarkingMadRead
I wish it was a full set , it isn‘t ! Will read the first chapter tonight.

BarkingMadRead So cool! 1mo

Bookwormjillk 😍😍😍 1mo

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Clare-Dragonfly

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

I‘m reading this as an ebook, but I just had to share the gorgeous copy that my library has. The page edges are shiny gold! 🤩

StaceGhost Oh this is so pretty! 1mo

Leftcoastzen Nice! 1mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1mo

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dabbe

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#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead

My dear friend gave me her copy of this book. It's her favorite Eliot novel, so I'm looking forward to reading it with this lovely group. I adore Penguin Classics because of the guided assistance! 📚

BarkingMadRead That‘s a beautiful cover! 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead TY! 🤩🤗😘 1mo

Bookbuyingaddict On dear my lovely it is slightly depressing 😩you can also watch the tv 📺 series on bbc iPlayer lots of love ❤️. X x 1mo

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Bookbuyingaddict Ps middlemarch is nicer 😆😘x x x. Also on bbc iPlayer and was filmed up the road from me in beautiful 🤩 Stamford x x x 1mo

dabbe @Bookbuyingaddict I think I'm in for some major 😭! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @Bookbuyingaddict How cool is that? 🤩 I have read MIDDLEMARCH and loved it. A much happier ending, I believe. 🤗😊😘 1mo

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Ruthiella

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

I‘m going with library a ebook/audiobook combo this month unless, like with Cranford, I develop such a passion that I break down and buy a copy!

#HashtagBrigade

BarkingMadRead

BkClubCare You lurve your classics! 🌟 3w

Ruthiella @BkClubCare I do! 😅 3w

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mcctrish

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

I might try to track down a print copy but in the meantime I‘ve got Serial #hashtagbrigade

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Book 1, ch 1: loving all the covers so far! #shortchapter #boyandgirl #dorlcotemill #beautifulwriting #inlovewithmoistness #um #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @Sparklemn 1mo

Bookwormjillk This was a pretty chapter. Perfect for spring. 1mo

Morr_Books I loved the opening descriptions. 1mo

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Leftcoastzen Forgot to start 🙄😳 1mo

mcctrish benumbed arms - this a going to be lovely 1mo

Ruthiella The first chapter was a breeze. ❤️ 1mo

dabbe I think “moist“ was used in different forms more than once! 🤣 I love the setup to a long flashback of what happens at Dorlcote Mill on the Floss River. No dental floss here whatsoever! 🤩 1mo

Sparklemn “There is a remnant still of last year‘s golden clusters of beehive-ricks rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows…” Such beautiful writing! 1mo

Bklover So far so good! 1mo

AllDebooks This was a perfect opening, such evocative writing. 1mo

Leftcoastzen Very descriptive, I‘m interested. 1mo

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Librarybelle

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

New day, new month, new #HashtagBrigade book.

I‘ve fallen behind on so many reads and have found myself reaching for quick reads or books where I really don‘t have to think. Maybe this will be the month to get back on track.

#Zeke has had a good few days, which is nice. He‘s more active recently, and his only issue is not eating the food best for his issue (we see a specialist the end of this month for an official diagnosis). #CatsOfLitsy

BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Hugs to Zeke! 1mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @BarkingMadRead ! 1mo

tpixie Glad to hear he‘s doing better these last few days! 🐱💛 Good luck with feeding Zeke. 💛🐈‍⬛💛 1mo

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Librarybelle Thanks, @tpixie ! 1mo

Ruthiella Glad Zeke is doing better. 😻 1mo

Librarybelle Thank you, @Ruthiella ! 1mo

dabbe Keep getting better, Zeke! And please eat your food! 🐾🖤🙏🏻🖤🐾 1mo

Librarybelle @dabbe Thank you! 1mo

Leftcoastzen Oh dear Zeke ! Feel better & eat your better food !😻 1mo

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Bookwormjillk

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

No #boringkindlecover for me this month. I‘ve got a real live book! #HashTagBrigade #LetsDoThis

BarkingMadRead

ElizaMarie Its pretty!!! 1mo

BarkingMadRead Yayyyyy 1mo

Ruthiella Lovely! 😍 1mo

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tpixie Pretty. Are you enjoying this edition? (edited) 1mo

Bookwormjillk @tpixie So far so good. I was intimidated by a loooonnggg timeline at the front but I ignored that and dove into the book. 1mo

tpixie @Bookwormjillk sound like a smart way to do it! Dive in! 1mo

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LitsyEvents

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ok #hashtagbrigade here is our April/May book! This book has 59 chapters! This is open to everyone, just remember that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read my post until you‘ve read the day‘s chapter! We will read a chapter a day, starting April 1. Drop a comment below if you are joining in!
via @barkingmadread

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing! 1mo

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