Litsy

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Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird* is a remarkable 1930s novel that explores the dynamics between white and African American communities. It follows Atticus Finch, who defends Tom Robinson, an African American man wrongfully accused of raping a white woman, highlighting the prejudices in the judicial system. The story also examines Atticus's relationship with his daughter, Scout, and his interactions with the mysterious Boo Radley.

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CrowCAH

Oliver Twist (Collins Classics) | Charles Dickens

I‘m reading Oliver Twist for book club. Saw this sponsored ad come up in my Facebook feed.

I‘m not sure I even knew there was a season one!

CogsOfEncouragement I read Oliver Twist for the first time not that long ago and enjoyed it. My friend and I are watching this together and really like it. 1d

Saknicole I‘m so happy for this news! Season 1 is so fun. I really enjoyed the vibes. (edited) 1d

CrowCAH @CogsOfEncouragement first time reading it for me. Though I have seen several adaptations: the musical, Oliver and Company animated, and the PBS tv version with Tom Hardy! 1d

CrowCAH @Saknicole awesome, glad it‘s an enjoyable show! 1d

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rachaich

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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Bit late with a spooky read but still did it!
So unlike the popular tropes of Frankenstein and included swathes of nature descption and landscape.
I'd not read it before so feel it was needed.

dabbe I adore this book. 💛🤎🧡 1d

mcctrish I read this and listened to a live reading of it on its 200th anniversary and I have to say it holds up 1d

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TheAromaofBooks

The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas

(thru ch49) My goodness, so much is happening! D'A is finally a musketeer!! I am cracking up about how they are literally on a battlefield and any fighting is totally just background noise. These guys are obnoxious, but also actually do seem to be good at their job - I really enjoyed the way they held off the other soldiers just so they could have a private lunch 😂 There have been a lot of fun shenanigans, but I really am curious as to what is ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) going to happen with Milady. For real though, I'm confused about how she survived a hanging?? Did she escape before it actually happened??

Are the rest of you sticking with it, or have you bailed out of this one? Some of these chapters have been way too long, especially combined with ol' Udolpho 😂
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TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead @Bklover @CatLass007 @ChaoticMissAdventures @Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin @curiouserandcurioser @Deblovestoread @Jadams89 @janeycanuck @julieclair @Librarybelle @Read4life @TheBookHippie @wordslinger42 2d

Librarybelle I‘m still really behind! 2d

BarkingMadRead This hanging thing has me baffled! Did he not stick around to see it through? How is she alive?!? 2d

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LeaKell

Little Women | Louisa May Alcott

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I love this book. I read parts of it aloud to my newborn daughter and I can only hope that she is as kind as Beth, as gentle as Meg, as creative as Amy, and as adventurous as Jo. 🤍

kspenmoll How lovely.💕💕 4d

dabbe ❣️❣️❣️ 4d

Chelsea.Poole Sweet ♥️ 4d

Octoberwoman This is one of the few books that I reread every few years. 3d

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BarbaraJean

The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance | Nathaniel Hawthorne

so-so

Another belated review: this was one of the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent picks in October—and it was the slowest burn ever. I‘d read that it was slow & wordy, but man… it was really slow and really wordy. It used lots of gothic tropes without actually feeling gothic, it talked about how creepy the house was but didn‘t feel creepy, and the sinister curse didn‘t feel all that sinister. Hawthorne‘s writing really is beautiful, ⤵️

BarbaraJean Cont‘d) …but I kept waiting for something to happen—and once it does, it‘s kind of anticlimactic. I did enjoy the backstory: the generational curse, the inherited guilt, the shadowy crimes that are hinted at…I wish Hawthorne had brought those stories into the foreground rather than sketching them as the backdrop. I have a feeling that in the end, what I wanted was this same story written by a different author. 😆 1w

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CrowCAH

Oliver Twist (Collins Classics) | Charles Dickens