The Mill on the Floss

Ch 14: #yikes #maggieandstephensleepontheboat #scandalous #stephenarrangedaninn #thatsnotsuspiciousatall #maggiewontgiven #stepheninsiststheymarry #maggiewontdoit #soobviouslystephenkicksherout #alone #atnight #ass #maggietakesthewrongcab #anothernightswayfromhome #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I don‘t even know what to think at this point - Maggie won‘t marry Stephen because of Lucy, she can‘t be with Philip because of Tom and his lines in the sand so she will be alone ? There are probably more fish in the sea but we are running out of chapters 11h

Bookwormjillk Maggie doesn‘t seem to have any good options and now everyone will blame her for Stephen‘s assery. 11h

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dabbe Yep, Maggie gets to go back and face the music while Stephen literally can ride off into the sunset. Damn what these women had to go through in the 1800s! 7h

Leftcoastzen Oh man ! Poor Maggie! Few choices to begin with and now this ! 6h

Leftcoastzen Too all ! Enjoying the read along and all the great comments! 6h

ElizaMarie @dabbe Yes! The 1800s were so brutal for a young woman. She is screwed, Stephen is an ass, he doesn't care about her reputation, and practually blackmails her into marriage for the “sake“ of her reputation - ugh! I hate boys! I feel bad for Maggie. Worried this book will end and she won't find happiness. 5h

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KAO @ElizaMarie @dabbe Agreeing with you on all points!! (edited) 4h

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Clare-Dragonfly I would like to give Stephen a smack! I don‘t know what options Maggie has now. Someone saw her and Stephen together who knows them 😨 (I‘m guessing and hoping Ben!) She can‘t even get a decent teaching situation if they hear she‘s been alone with a man. 48m

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 14: #boatridetime #stephenrowsformaggie #toofar #lotsofdeclarathonsoflove #snagarideonabiggerboat #wontthiswreckmaggiesrep #hmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Two days on the water? No one knows where they are? #whatcouldgowrong 1d

dabbe Maggie is now in DEEP waters. #punintended 1d

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Bookwormjillk @dabbe 😂

And how could Stephen screw this up so bad that they got there in like an hour but now it will take 2 days to get back. Maggie is cooked for sure. 1d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯🩵🎯 1d

KAO This can‘t go well!! 1d

Clare-Dragonfly He kidnapped her!!! THIS IS NOT OKAY. 1d

Clare-Dragonfly I think it would ruin Maggie‘s reputation if they don‘t get married. So he‘s pretty much forced her hand at this point. 1d

Leftcoastzen Uh oh ! Not fair! 1d

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly I agree - I don't like this Stephen guy. He feels so entitled to do whatever, consenquences be damned. He claims to care for her, but then he puts her in a lot of situations a young lady shouldn't be in. AND doesn't listen when she tells him to stop/leave her alone. 5h

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 12: #tomgetsthemill #theauntsstillwontdonatelinens #godforbid 🙄 #timstillwontallowmaggietomarryphil #basicallynothinghaschanged 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Well we know what side of the family Tom is from 2d

Clare-Dragonfly I guess I‘m relieved he accepted the Mill (though I think he doesn‘t actually own it yet). But of course he‘s even more mad at Philip now. And those aunts! Yeah, aunt Glegg‘s tablecloths with elk on them are so much inferior to the ones with diamonds, I‘m sure. 😂 2d

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BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly yeah i think the uncle owns it but tom will run it 2d

Bookwormjillk Blah blah blah tablecloths 2d

TheAromaofBooks The aunts acting like it's Tom's mom's fault that all her stuff got sold like sheesh literally not remotely her fault!? 2d

Leftcoastzen Nothing worse than a cranky, old linen hoarder! 2d

julieclair #Bringbackthelinens #Andtheteapots @mcctrish 😉 2d

mcctrish @julieclair #mysoulforateapot 1d

ElizaMarie @JulieClair - YES THE TEAPOTS must be returned! What is life without teapots! Ha. 9h

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 11: #yikes #stephenshowsupatgrittys #proposaltime #maggiesaysno #smoochingensues #stephenpeacesout #backtonormal #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish What to do, what to do? I love how Stephen is mad at Maggie #whatamaroon 3d

Ruthiella I feel like Stephen crossed a line there by showing up and it makes me mad. He‘s putting Maggie in a bad situation-one he can walk away from as a man, but she as a woman cannot live down. She will be unfairly judged either way. 3d

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mcctrish @Ruthiella and it‘s not the first time either 🤬 Phillip has noticed and he isn‘t blameless either #tomisgoingtolosehisshit #andstillblamemaggie 3d

TheAromaofBooks Side note, still trying to figure out why the heck Tom is the most important person in Maggie's life. Let's make all our decisions based on what the judgmental jerk who treats you like trash will think 🙄 3d

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks yes!!! I mean how close do you have to stay with your mean brother? She needs to choose her own family. 3d

Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks I agree and it is frustrating. I think Eliot is telling us that Maggie‘s bond with her brother is stronger than any other ( other than to her father, now deceased). 3d

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks YES!! Granted the rest of that family would side with him if he tells them to, but Maggie has proven that she can survive on her own. Gritty is the only one who makes sense in this book. 3d

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks women just being programmed by the patriarchy to do what the men in the family say ( Maggie needs Tom more than he needs her ) 3d

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk she totally has proven she can survive on her own 3d

dabbe The Stephen-Maggie thing has RUTH vibes all over it. Don't give in, Maggie! If only it were the 2020s! 😱 3d

Clare-Dragonfly Ugh! I am SO mad at Stephen now! How dare he show up and tell her she has to talk to him because his poor little manly fee-fees are hurt. How dare he blame her for him riding thirty miles a day about it. Get over yourself, dude. 😡😡😡😡🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 10: #dancetime #maggiedoesntwanttodance #finallydanceswithtorry #stevengetsjealous #ispelledhisnamewrong 🤷🏻‍♀️ #itwouldhavebeenfastertochangeit #movingon #theystroll #stephenkissesmaggieshand #outrage #philvisitsthenextday #maggiewontangertom #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Can Tom be mad once he hears all the details ? Phil loves Maggie so much he makes his dad get the mill back into Tom‘s hands - seems like enough to me but Tom likes to punish so maybe not #cutoffhisnosetospitehisface (edited) 4d

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Oh, I bet Tom can find a way to be mad. 🙄 4d

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mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly 😂😂 4d

TheAromaofBooks @mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I'm fully expecting Tom to be too proud to accept the mill once he finds out Phillip was involved 🙄 4d

Clare-Dragonfly Yeah, that‘s my thought as well. 😖 4d

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks you aren‘t wrong 4d

Bookwormjillk Tom will stop being mad once he finds a way to take credit for the whole thing 4d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly @TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk
I have to kind of bag on Maggie here. Her indecision is what's affecting everyone. She's not being truthful with anyone regarding her real feelings for Phil (which is NOT romantic love) and Stephen (which is sexual desire and maybe love). ⬇️ 4d

dabbe And re: the hand-arm kissing, what enrages her most is that “Stephen thought more lightly of her than he did of Lucy.“ Thus, she has been unconsciously thinking of her cousin as a rival, and she is angry that the disputed lover seems to treat her with less respect than he does her blonde cousin. #mytwocents 4d

Bookwormjillk @dabbe you are so right 4d

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk true dat and @dabbe Maggie needs to go to her situation and take a breather 4d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🤩 4d

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 4d

ElizaMarie @Dabbe I agree with these statements. I feel like Maggie not being honest about her feelings allows others to act in ways that can appear problematic. Maggie needs to grow a backbone. 4d

dabbe @ElizaMarie She's the 19th-century damsel in distress. 🤣 4d

Leftcoastzen I‘m with @dabbe on Maggie. I also think Tom will react badly to the mill situation, he always does. 3d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🎯🩵🎯 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 9: #bazaartime #stephenisapestasalways #philisastalker #hedoesntlikewhathesees #maggieisdevastated #timetogobacktowork #lucycaughtinthemiddle #shehasnoclue #staytuned #thedanceshouldbetelling #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish At least #snakeywakey seemed happy 5d

KAO Looking forward to drama at the upcoming dance! 5d

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Clare-Dragonfly This bit reminded me of the chapter of Little Women where they have a similar bazaar and all the snobby ladies are jealous of Amy so they send her to a crappy flower stall and sell her artwork themselves. So Laurie gets her better flowers and brings all his friends to buy up all her art 😂 Anyway, Maggie is doing the exact right thing by going off to another situation, but I fear more drama will ensue anyway. 5d

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly Omg I was thinking the same thing! 5d

ElizaMarie Lucy not understanding the fact that Maggie has to go to work - 🙄 5d

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 8: #phildrawinginhistowervibes #mastermanipulator #butwillmaggieagree #tullysgettingthemillback #winning #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Phil is totally the mastermind, wonder what #toxicsteve will do now ?! 6d

dabbe What the hell is Tom going to do if/when he finds out whose behind getting him the mill back? #ruhroh 😱 6d

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Bookwormjillk And they all lived happily ever after…except there are ten chapters left. #ruhrohindeed 6d

Clare-Dragonfly Tom is *not* going to like this. I‘m not sure Maggie will, either, if she learns it‘s theoretically toward the project of Phil marrying her. It seems manipulative. (edited) 6d

Leftcoastzen Folly ! I think Maggie won‘t want Phil she wants #toxicsteve 6d

ElizaMarie Tom isn't gonna be happy. 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7: #nowitsalovequad #poorlucyisclueless #philliptotallyknows #passiveaggressivesinging #uncledeanewantstobuythemill #lucywantsphilliptohelp #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk Lucy is so dumb!!! She's going to mess everything up. Ugh. 1w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk I just think the world revolves around Lucy so despite her telling her dad she‘s a smarty, she is clueless also Stephen is toxic 1w

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Bookwormjillk @mcctrish yup, a toxic man playing toxic games 1w

dabbe At first, the original love triangle reminded me of the one in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. Now with Philip, I'm like 😳. I think we're headed for a fall. 1w

ElizaMarie I am not into this Stephen dude- he is gonna cause so much trouble 1w

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t totally blame Stephen for not acting well—his attraction to Maggie is pretty new and he doesn‘t know what to do with it. But I sure hope he shapes up soon and realizes he has to make a choice! (Or preferably leave them both alone because picking one is definitely going to cause drama.) 1w

Leftcoastzen Kind of a mixed up situation! I agree Lucy is clueless.Lots of potential for heartache and hurt feelings here . 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #guestsistersgivingbingleyvibes #stephenslikesmaggielikesstephenlikeslucy #lovetriangle #awkwardgardenstroll #theyneedtofigureouttheirshit #philisbackintown #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish It feels like they are 13 until Stephen goes to the billiards and chainsmokes cigars 1w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 💯💯💯 1w

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Bookwormjillk What a mess 1w

AllDebooks Honestly, what is up with this guy? Stephen gives me the heebie jeebies #shudders 1w

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Hahaha, totally! Also, like, is this guy really going to be this important in Maggie‘s life?! He didn‘t show up until 75% of the way through the book! 1w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly who actually knows with the randomness happening here 1w

ElizaMarie @mcctrish everything you said!!!! 1w

Leftcoastzen I think there‘s gonna be trouble! But I always think that !😄 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: #backtothemillagain #uncledeanewantstomaketomshareholder #tomwantsdeanetobuythemill #wakemsguyiswreckingthejoint 🥃 🍸 🍻 #deaneisconsideringit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I mean it is called the mill on the floss for a reason I guess #whatgoesaroundcomesaround #tomhasabeeinhisbonnet 1w

Bookwormjillk Uncle D is so full of himself. NOW he wants to claim Tom. (Who, for the record, I am still mad at.) 1w

ElizaMarie @BookwormJillK I agree! I am so ugh with/at Tom. 1w

julieclair I have just been wondering if there are any characters in this book I haven‘t been annoyed with at some point. Maybe Lucy? And Bob. 1w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: #bobhasacutelittlewife #tomrentsaroomattheirhouse #tomhasathingforlucy ⁉️ #howdidimissthat #maggietellstomaboutphil #tomisnothappy #alwaysgottabeajerk #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish It went better than I thought but does Tom have to make Maggie cry every time they meet 1w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish I feel like he gets off on it, like he‘s not happy unless he can make someone else sad 1w

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mcctrish Poor Tom is surrounded by fuck ups 🤣🤣🤣 1w

dabbe I may be giving an unpopular opinion here, but I think Tom nailed some of Maggie's worst traits--even though he was a dick about it as usual. Maggie's overwrought passions are going to get her into trouble--IMHO. 1w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe he‘s 💯 correct. With zero tact 🤣 1w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead #wellsaid 🤩 1w

KAO All in all, it still seems a shame that Tom and Maggie don‘t have a more mutually supportive relationship. It would be a bit of comfort for them in these trying times! #admittedlypollyanna-ish (edited) 1w

Bookwormjillk Usually I like one of the kids over the other but they both were annoying in this chapter. 1w

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t really see how Maggie got “Tom is in love with Lucy” from what Bob said but I‘ll go with it! Will the couples reconfigure leaving poor Philip alone? Also, did you notice that Bob‘s wife is short?! As a short person I was very amused 😂 1w

Leftcoastzen Yes , I wish Tom & Maggie were closer , he‘s always pretty harsh but agree with @dabbe he points out traits in Maggie that could lead to issues! 1w

ElizaMarie Tom has some points but he is such a jerk about it. He is cruel to Magggie, I feel like it just shows how immature he is. 1w

julieclair I totally missed that Tom was in love with Lucy. 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #maggieandlucychat #lucyknowsallaboutphilnow #well #notall #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Daisey It‘s been a busy weekend and I just got caught up! Things could get very complicated soon. 2w

Bookwormjillk She told her everything except the important parts. 2w

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mcctrish #whatcouldgowrong 2w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🤣🎯🤣 2w

dabbe @mcctrish #anythingandeverything 2w

mcctrish @dabbe 👏🏻👏🏻 2w

Leftcoastzen Correct not the important parts ! I see trouble brewing! 2w

ElizaMarie Ooo excited to see the drama (triangle) unfold! 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: Stephen meets Maggie #thiscantendwell #stepheniscrushing #maggieandlucyareclueless #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella Honestly, the sub title of this novel should be “This Can‘t End Well”! 😬 (edited) 2w

mcctrish @Ruthie correct! I think Maggie took Stephen‘s breath away 🤣🤣 #whywontshelookatme #ifirowshehastolookatme #oooicantouchherhandtwice #notcreepyatall (edited) 2w

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Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella lol 2w

ElizaMarie 👀 2w

julieclair @Ruthiella 😂😂Truth! Honestly, I‘m going to be so upset if he comes between Maggie and Lucy. 2w

Leftcoastzen Lots of drama could be coming up! 2w

Leftcoastzen I liked the fact that Maggie was direct about her sewing skills . She needed money , not just needlework projects for after dinner. 2w

dabbe I could just feel the electricity between those two! And Lucy just sitting there being so pretty and hoping they like each other. #oy! This can't be good, can it? And now Phil's going to come over, too? #doubleoy 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6.1: #twoyearslater #maggietookajob #tomisstilltom #mrstullyworksforthedeanes #lucyhasabeau #theyarebudswithphil #maggieiscomingtovisit #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I‘m so happy Phil has friends and he and Maggie can be friends again too 2w

julieclair I am so hoping Maggie and Phil can have a happy reunion. 🤞 2w

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Bookwormjillk Not thinking this will go well 2w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair I hope so too! 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m glad Phil has friends and Maggie is still close with her cousin! I think things will be very awkward when they show up at the same place. Laughing at the boyfriend‘s descriptions of what he thinks Maggie will be like. 2w

Leftcoastzen Well , we shall see!😄 2w

ElizaMarie Hmm- I am going to guess its gonna be so awkward. 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7: #yikes #thebillsarepaid #tetchyisitchingtofightwakem #wakemstartslecturing #tetchyloseshisshit #fightfight #tetchywins #butdoeshe #becausenowhesdead #thefamilyisalone #tocleanuphismess #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish #tetchytully takes the easy road out again 2w

Leftcoastzen Doesn‘t take a lot of thought to wonder since father fought with Wakem & Wakem owns the property they may get turned out. Tom did the hard work to earn the money to pay the debt . And this is his reward? Tully just had to fight to his own detriment 😡 2w

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Bookwormjillk Ugh. Fricken #TetchyTully 2w

ElizaMarie Wow! Okay, so I kinda felt blindsided with this. I mean the fight was coming, we know that, but... to have been so worked up that he ups and dies! And of course his #PigHeadedness totally screws his family over. Not to speak ill about the dead but... Talk about #DadOfTheYear 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Jeez! I wonder if I‘d feel differently if we‘d actually seen depictions of how Wakem treats #tetchytully as his employee over the years but as it is… Tully is a freaking idiot jerk. 2w

eeclayton @barkingmadread lovely image choice for today 😍 2w

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton thank you! Pops kept mentioning that Tim should save the mill, so I thought it would be a good pic for the chapter! 2w

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mcctrish

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

I‘m counting Floss because I‘m currently reading it with #hashtagbrigade and it has to count for something! I did start Ivanhoe that‘s on this list but I‘ve barely touched it so I left it off #TLT #Threelistthursday

Ruthiella I think it‘s fair to count The Mill on the Floss. 👍 2w

mcctrish @Ruthiella we are closer to the end than the start 2w

dabbe I counted MILL, too! And I've started and restartee IVANHOE I don't know how many times. It's a wee hard to get into. 😳 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💚💜💚 2w

mcctrish @dabbe maybe hashtag will read Ivanhoe and that will be the kick in the pants I need (edited) 2w

dabbe @mcctrish Not a bad idea! We should add that one the next time voting comes around! 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #moneymoneymoney #tomtellstetchyabouthisstash #timetopaythebills #itsallaboutwakem #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I‘m glad Tom saved the day but I still can‘t stand him. I thought he‘d snuck the money in the tin. If the debts are paid doesn‘t #techytully still need a job? 2w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish you would think! That part confused me a bit, maybe it was just excitement 2w

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mcctrish @BarkingMadRead he‘s a bit rash when it comes to #snakywakey 2w

Ruthiella @mcctrish I thought too Tom would sneak the money in to the tin. And for sure, even if the debts are paid, both he and Mr. T. have to work ie, stay at the Mill or find somewhere else. So this is all very performative. 2w

mcctrish @Ruthiella right! Doesn‘t their house come with running the mill? So his debts are paid and he leaves his job and now he‘s homeless too? Mrs Tulliver is going to lose her shit! #firsttheteapotsnowthehouse (edited) 2w

eeclayton It felt to me like Tom wasn't saving the family to save the family but to bask in the glory 🫤 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I am worried now that Tom has made this big announcement but doesn‘t literally have the money that something will happen to prevent them from getting it 😬 2w

julieclair @mcctrish I had forgotten about the house being tied to the mill. Ugh…. this can‘t end well. 2w

mcctrish @eeclayton absolutely true 2w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly same ( and if it was just him I‘d be cheering that plot twist on) 2w

ElizaMarie I think I had misunderstood, I had assumed they would continue to work (maybe try to buy the mill back), but that they are celebrating being in the black now. Like when we do laundry --- #LaundryIsForever :) But I agree @Eeclayton - It felt like it was just Tom being #LookWhoIsTheBest ! Since he is so full of himself! 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: yikes #whoknewauntpulletwouldcatchthem #withoutactuallycatchingthem #tomfigureditout #thatshockedme 🤣 #busted #tomwassonastytophil #philwasprettybrave #maggiedefendedphil #tomwenttoofar #maggiesaysbyetophil #andthenripstomanewone #gomaggie #relief #hmmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish It happened faster than I thought #maggiespeaksthetruth I wonder if Tom will actually hear and understand Maggie‘s words later on? How he is inherently mean? I pity any girl he sets his eye on ( I don‘t think Tom is wrong though that #techytully being upset with Phil and Mags would be nothing compared to #snakywakey ‘s response or how compromised Mags would be if it was known she was meeting up with a boy) 2w

TheAromaofBooks @mcctrish - That's the thing, Tom wasn't 100% wrong; I think he was actually right about a lot of what he said, but wowsers he sure is one self-satisfied, obnoxious kid. Such an uncomplicated conscience - if I do it, it's right; if I don't do it, it's wrong 😂 Poor Maggie. I was glad that she at least put the vow into her own words! 2w

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Ruthiella Tom could have been more compassionate, for sure. I did like how Maggie told him off-even though it will not soak in-he is so sure of his own correctness. 2w

Bookwormjillk Yeah I was liking Tom for a while but today I was team #ShutUpTom 2w

dabbe I couldn't help but also notice that this chapter ends with Maggie actually being a wee bit glad that the secret is out in the open and that she can't see Phil anymore. Maybe she loved him but not enough. And Tom, well, maybe a new hashtag: #tommytemper? #oy
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Leftcoastzen Tom is so overbearing, he feels he‘s the only thing holding it all together.Poor Maggie has so few privileges or prospects because of the situation.I think she loved talking with Phil & having a little secret.Like @dabbe I think she felt relieved. She doesn‘t care for Phil enough 2w

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks yes!!!! Its a whole #IAmTheONlLYRightPerson in all scenarios thing with Tom. Ugh #TomTheSelfRighteous 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: #phillovesmaggielovesphil #whatcouldgowrong #imgladmaggieishappier #thiscannotendwell #hashtagbrigade #longliveshortchapters

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mcctrish I‘d like to HEA wrap this up but we are only 2/3 through it so obviously it‘s all going to hell 2w

ElizaMarie Awe --- this little love story can only end in disaster! (Waiting patiently for all hell to break loose) 2w

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BarkingMadRead @mcctrish with as many pages are left, it‘s definitely going to be a dumpster fire 🔥 2w

AllDebooks I can't look, this is gonna be a train wreck 🙈 2w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish they‘re all going to drown in the river 2w

Bookwormjillk I think it‘s going to be worse for her when Tom finds out than when #tetchytully finds out 2w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk I think Tom will give her the most grief too 2w

Clare-Dragonfly So… last chapter Maggie said no, they can‘t meet up because keeping secrets is bad, and a year later they‘re meeting regularly and happily discussing books? What did I miss? 😵‍💫 2w

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dabbe

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

#readyourbooks #readyourkindle @CBee

I had a pretty crappy reading month in April, so the two on the left are leftovers from then. Here's hoping May is better!

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: Phil and Maggie #thatsallihavetosayaboutthat #hamadryad #hashtagbrigade

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Clare-Dragonfly Oh yeah, Philip, tell her she‘s doing everything wrong. That‘s the way to get her to be happier and also to love you 🙄 3w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly yup! Phillip has all the social graces of a buffalo 3w

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Leftcoastzen Thanks a lot Phillip ! You just made her sadder . 3w

Bookwormjillk #ShutUpPhillip 3w

mcctrish Where. Is. This. Going. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: that chapter title though 🙈 #tomandbobgointobusiness #uncleGprovidesthestartup #butnotbeforebobcheatsauntG #whatwouldmaggiesay #imkindaproud #tomisrichnow #whatcouldgowrong 🤷🏻‍♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella I‘m kind of proud of old Bob too. Aunt G. was so rude and condescending. 3w

mcctrish Bob knows a thing or two about 3w

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Leftcoastzen That damn family ! So condescending! Tom is really trying, Bob is helping, yet still worried about them 3w

Bookwormjillk Loved it. Go Bob. 3w

ElizaMarie Ugh Aunt G is the worst! #VillianVibes - I'm also proud of Bob 🙃 3w

julieclair I so enjoyed watching Bob get the better of Aunt G! 3w

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dabbe

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#bookspin2025 #bookspin #bookspin25
@TheAromaOfBooks
#hashtagbrigae @BarkingMadRead
#nancydrewbr @Librarybelle

My two for May! Let's go! 🏁

Librarybelle Yay! 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!! 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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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TheAromaofBooks This chapter made me sad because it doesn't seem like there is any way that this is actually going to end up being a happy situation 3w

Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks I share your trepidation! I feel like a cloud is hanging over everyone…lightning is coming…😬 3w

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Clare-Dragonfly Sheesh, all these things they can‘t do because it would make Tom or #tetchytully mad! 3w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I‘m not sure #snakeywakey would approve either but getting them together would solve everything #gettheteapotsback 3w

ElizaMarie @TheAromaOfBooks I also thought this chapter was so sad. It sucks that Maggie and Phillip can't live their lives without their families being all butt hurt. Very #RomeoAndJuliet vibes here. Also poor girl #MaggieREAD please girl, go back to books! 3w

Leftcoastzen Made me sad too. Maggie is painfully aware of her diminished station in life ,trying to muddle through. A cloud hanging over everything, so true. Every relationship is tainted by the drama of the past. 3w

julieclair @mcctrish You are seriously cracking me up with your #TeapotCrusade ! 😂😂😆😘 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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 😉 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 3w

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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!) 3w

julieclair That was so sweet of Bob! 😍 3w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish 😂😂😂big thumbs and a stack of books! 3w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk would make me happy 😆😆 3w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish perfect really 3w

Leftcoastzen Maggie & the family ruminate on their limited prospects.Bob is kind to bring Maggie books! Big Thumbs ? Really? 😂 3w

ElizaMarie #BigThumbs !!! 3w

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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! 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w

Andrew65 Best of luck, I hope you have lots of fun reading them. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

mcctrish My takeaway “blah, blah, blah everyone is miserable” if only Bessie had her teapot #fact 3w

Bookwormjillk ☔️🌫️☹️☹️☹️ 3w

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Leftcoastzen That picture really sums it up ! Dreary , sad , all the fears and worries! 3w

KAO Eeyore is perfect here. 🥺 3w

ElizaMarie It‘s so #WoeIsMe 3w

julieclair @mcctrish 🎯 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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 3w

mcctrish #andsogothedaysofourlives ⏳ 3w

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ElizaMarie @mcctrish EXACTLY 3w

Leftcoastzen Like sands through the hourglass! 😁 3w

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! 3w

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

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

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

julieclair I listened while driving and admit I mostly tuned it out. 🤣 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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. 3w

mcctrish Next he‘ll have Maggie make up a little doll to put pins into 😉 #tetchytully cursing #snakeywakey 3w

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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 😱 3w

dabbe @mcctrish Oh, the voodoo that she will do ... 🤣 3w

mcctrish @dabbe or #tetchytully thinks he‘s more important than he actually is 😉😆 #ivoteforvoodoo 3w

Leftcoastzen Now a disaster with the river seems eminent! #yikes 3w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 3w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🎯🩵🎯 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Yikes on bikes! 3w

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. 🤪 3w

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

julieclair @ElizaMarie 🎯 3w

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

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

julieclair 😘💙 3w

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

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 4w

mcctrish I‘m fuming that #techttully got to keep his chair but the teapots are gone 4w

Leftcoastzen It is a sad state to be in . Their lives dissembled, Tully so out of it . Yes , no teapots , he gets the chair . 4w

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Bookwormjillk Someone needs to get those teapots back 4w

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. 3w

mcctrish @julieclair she could have stuffed it into the chair 3w

julieclair @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 4w

mcctrish FFS Wakem 4w

ElizaMarie Ugh!!! 4w

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Leftcoastzen I‘m with @ElizaMarie Ugh !! 4w

dabbe Another hashtag name: #snakeywakey And 🎯🩵🎯 to @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Leftcoastzen @BarkingMadRead 4w

Leftcoastzen @dabbe 😂good one ! 4w

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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) 4w

Bookwormjillk Do I like Tom now? 4w

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BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk it‘s the worst, I can‘t decide either 🤣 4w

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. 4w

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella ♥️♥️♥️ i agree 4w

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. 4w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🎯🩵🎯 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

mcctrish This family is a toxic dump 4w

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! 4w

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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. 4w

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. 4w

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. 4w

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 ! 4w

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Bookwormjillk

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ah, it‘s the weekend.

dabbe 🩵💙🩵 4w

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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 😂😂😂 1mo

Bookwormjillk Same reactions to Gritty and Luke 1mo

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

Leftcoastzen Poor thing being called Gritty ! 1mo

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

ElizaMarie Kinda proud of Tom 1mo

julieclair Priceless hashtags today! 🤣 4w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish You are right! It's Margaret (just looked it up). Good thing no one calls her Nitty Gritty ... yet. 🤣 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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 🤬 1mo

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

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

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

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

ElizaMarie The teapots!!! 1mo

julieclair Mrs. Moss is the only one who seems to care at all about the family. 4w

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ElizaMarie

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

#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 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

Ruthiella The Dodson sisters are in their element with the “I told you so”. 1mo

dabbe #mrst ain't so dumb after all: “Don't go into law!“ #sheesh 🙄 1mo

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mcctrish I‘d be pissed off too to lose my teapot #uselesstwattully 1mo

ElizaMarie All the patterns! 1mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish nobody better take my teapot 1mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk she‘s going to need a cup of tea in the workhouse for real!!! 1mo

Leftcoastzen Wow , don‘t want to sell everything I own and go to workhouse/poorhouse. I‘m so old my grandparents talked about poorhouses.😳😬 1mo

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Ruthiella

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

#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

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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! 1mo

Leftcoastzen Lots of bad all at once ! How fragile things can be , when they fall , they fall like dominoes! #whatshalltheydo 1mo

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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! 1mo

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

KAO @BarkingMadRead The show is SO bizarre, but I couldn‘t resist some unique storytelling! 1mo

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 ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo

ElizaMarie Oooo White Lotus! So messed up! It‘s this slow burn to chaos! “Pipper Noooo!!!” 1mo

julieclair #tetchytully ‘s “always going to law” and robbing Peter to pay Paul is catching up with him big time. 1mo

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) 1mo

KAO @ElizaMarie 😂 “You want to live in Taiwan?! Noooo!” 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

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mcctrish #Tetchytullystidehasturned (edited) 1mo

Ruthiella Oh the foreshadowing! It‘s stressing me out. 😂🫣 1mo

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Clare-Dragonfly Now something is happening! 1mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly yes!!!! I‘m excited for the #UpcomingDrama 1mo

Bookwormjillk Poor Maggie is going to end up responsible for her father and her brother. 1mo

AnnCrystal Happy Easter 🐰🐇💝. 1mo

Leftcoastzen Goodness gracious! I knew that there was bad crap coming! 1mo

dabbe The next part is called THE DOWNFALL. #ruhroh 1mo

julieclair Here we go… #Action ! 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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! 1mo

Leftcoastzen See , I knew something bad would happen! Tom can‘t help himself. 1mo

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mcctrish If only Mr Tulliver would shut his mouth 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if Maggie and Phil will get married when they‘re adults and piss off their parents. 1mo

AllDebooks Tom is a liability 🙄 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish That #tetchytully! 🤣 1mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly #romeoandjulietrevisited 🤩 1mo

mcctrish @AllDebooks he is 1mo

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

BTW, @BarkingMadRead, BEST photo ever to describe this chapter! 🤣🙌🏻🤩 1mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I was worried that nobody would get it 🤣 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead And Monica only brought a 🥕!!! 🤣 1mo

mcctrish @dabbe #tetchytully needs a filter 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish yes on the filter 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

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AllDebooks I'm so behind. 😅 1mo

Bookwormjillk What a surprise. 1mo

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ElizaMarie Ooo -- things are happening ---- #FingersCrossed it continues! Also, I hope Maggie annoys Tom with praise of Phil. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks At least it feels like they are acting like regular children instead of psychopaths now 😂 1mo

mcctrish Thank god he stabbed himself @AllDebooks I am struggling 1mo

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish #channelinglarkrise 😳 1mo

mcctrish @dabbe is it the time period? I did care but it‘s getting harder 1mo

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! 🤣 1mo

julieclair @ElizaMarie You called it! Flesh wound! 🎯 1mo

julieclair @dabbe @mcctrish @ElizaMarie At least the lack of a plot is preventing me being tempted to read ahead. 🤣🤣😂 1mo

mcctrish @julieclair 🤣🤣🤣 #smallmercies 1mo

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! 🤣😍🤣 1mo

eeclayton @dabbe same 😂 1mo

Leftcoastzen @julieclair 😂no temptation to read ahead #gotplot 1mo

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! 1mo

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly Full confession: I often didn‘t stop at the end of each section with Woman in White. Totally impossible. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly I 💯 read ahead for Woman in White 1mo

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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 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯🩵🎯! 1mo

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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? 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I am worried that someone will get hurt! 1mo

eeclayton @ElizaMarie I agree. While I enjoy the character studies, I would love for something to happen already. 1mo

ElizaMarie @eeclayton YES!!! I am glad I am not the only one! 1mo

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 1mo

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 1mo

julieclair I have visions of Maggie playing with the sword… 😳 1mo

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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 1mo

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 1mo

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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! 1mo

ElizaMarie I‘m so confused about the point of this book!? 1mo

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie is there one?!? 🤣🤣 1mo

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie it might be a Lark Rise type book with no point. At least that‘s what it reminds me of. 1mo

Leftcoastzen I like that they may find some common ground. Tom really admires Philips drawing skills. 1mo

julieclair @dabbe I agree. The derogatory terms just make me sad. They were so widespread and just accepted as normal. 1mo

dabbe @julieclair 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

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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 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣 for sure! Not happy unless you‘re miserable 🤣 1mo

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dabbe New hashtag name: #tetchytully or #testytully Anyone like either? 1mo

BarkingMadRead #tetchytully gets my vote 🤣 @dabbe 1mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe #tetchytully because it makes me think of the Teletubbies which adds something to the book 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I think it's more fun-sounding out loud, too! 🤣 It could even sound like #touchytully! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Yup 😂 1mo

mcctrish I love it #tetchytully he always has a bee in his bonnet 1mo

ElizaMarie Oooo love this @dabbe 1mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @mcctrish #tetchytully it is! 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

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. 1mo

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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 1mo

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 😱! 1mo

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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. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks I actually found myself liking Tom for the first time in this chapter. 1mo

Bookwormjillk I‘ll admit it. It‘s Monday. I skimmed. 1mo

ElizaMarie Tom can‘t ever let Maggie have any props 1mo

Morr_Books I wish I had learned more languages when I was younger, but Latin was never one of them 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot