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Father Brown: Selected Stories | G. K. Chesterton

“William told me that the Helmsleys were evil. But in my experience, meeting people who feel like you do, it isn't evil I see. It's fear - fear of anyone who is like them - fear that the world's changing too fast - fear that their lives don't have any meaning, desperate for a scapegoat...but what always breaks my heart is that their capacity to see the humanity in other people, to see their souls, is so limited.“

- Father Brown ⬇️

jitteryjane724 This quote was in context of an episode about fascism, particularly just after WWII, but seems very relevant today as well. Sadly and ironically, G.K. Chesterton held anti-Semitic views, but this quote comes from a TV episode that was not written by him, just based off the characters he created. 1h

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MaleficentBookDragon

Murder on the Links | Agatha Christie

The I cannot resist a weird vintage Christie cover. These two are from the 1970s. I picked them up at a used bookstore yesterday.
I like the tagged one (the next #christiescapers buddy read) but the bright red lips on the Taken at the Flood is a little off putting.
#AgathaChristieClubR3

Librarybelle

Librarybelle Yes it is! 13h

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Would love to read the design brief for this era of covers 🤭 (that said, I‘d take a weird cover over a bland one) 13h

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kspenmoll

The Lost Boy: A Novel | Camilla L�ckberg

#bookreport #Feb23toMarch2 #2025
Top row: finished
Other 2 rows: books in process at various stages

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dabbe

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection | Arthur Conan Doyle

#FeelinTheLove
#brotherlove
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Surprised? #sherlocked

Eggs Hardly!! 2d

AnnCrystal
🔍🧐🔎💝💝💝. 2d

dabbe @Eggs 🤩🤣🤩 1d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩶💚🩶 1d

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kelli7990

The Murder on the Links: A Hercule Poirot Mystery | Agatha Christie

I‘ve decided to join the #christiescapers buddy read. The only Agatha Christie book I‘ve read is Murder On The Orient Express and I liked it. I‘ve been wanting to read more of her books. I have some of her books on my Audible app and this will give me a good excuse to read them sooner rather than later. They also seem like short audiobooks. I‘m only 2 months behind on the buddy read because I just joined but I have time to catch up.

Librarybelle You definitely do! Glad you joined! 5d

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LitsyEvents

The Murder on the Links: A Hercule Poirot Mystery | Agatha Christie

repost for @Librarybelle:

Get ready to use your little grey cells—our next #ChristiesCapers book is the second Hercule Poirot novel.

Discussion will take place on March 30th! Please let me know if you would like to be added to or removed from the tag list. #AgathaChristieClubR3

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 6d

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Librarybelle

The Murder on the Links: A Hercule Poirot Mystery | Agatha Christie

Get ready to use your little grey cells—our next #ChristiesCapers book is the second Hercule Poirot novel.

Discussion will take place on March 30th! Please let me know if you would like to be added to or removed from the tag list. #AgathaChristieClubR3

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MaGoose Please add me. I'd like to join in. Thanks ☺️ 6d

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dabbe I'm almost done with THE SECOND ADVERSARY! I have no idea how I let myself get behind! 🤩 6d

kelli7990 I would like to join. 6d

Librarybelle @dabbe No worries! I‘m still way behind on Shardlake—not as fast of a read as Christie, but still very enjoyable. I‘m so glad I‘m reading them! 6d

Librarybelle Welcome, @kelli7990 ! 😁 6d

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audraelizabeth

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

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I never read these as a kid. I did enjoy them as a logic puzzle lover. It did cause me to go look and see if some books from my childhood are available. Such as the dear america series, animorphs and goosebumps and they are available through the library.
#ebbr @Ruthiella

Ruthiella Awesome! I loved them as a kid and am having fun revisiting. Do you want me to tag you about future #EBBR posts? 1w

audraelizabeth @Ruthiella yes 6d

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kspenmoll

The Lost Boy: A Novel | Camilla L�ckberg

#weekendreads
#audiobook #PatrikHedstrom #HerMajestytheQueenInvestigates #adventuresinphilosophy

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dabbe

The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle Does Conan Doyle have an interest in the American West? It‘s considered very unlawful in this period of time. We know that Conan Doyle had a love/hate relationship with Holmes, so maybe this is his way of diverting to an interest of his. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

eeclayton Why, oh, why, indeed. Poor McMurdo, I was hoping for a happier ending for him.
I was also annoyed by the insta-love between Ettie and McMurdo, especially with him openly joining (pretending to join) the Scowrers. Or might he have told her the truth in secret? 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle I did read an article that stated Doyle was fascinated with cults, gangs, the occult and such (need I say “fairies“?), and I love your point about the American West being unlawful and gang-like. I bet that appealed to him greatly, and he found a way to get his Sherlock in the mix. 1w

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dabbe @eeclayton IKR? He goes through all kinds of stuff, lives to tell the tale, so to speak, and then dies in a half-hearted paragraph at the end. It's almost like Doyle got tired of writing the story and just wanted it done with.

Agree 💯 re: Ettie. I wonder if she was even necessary? She also got a quick write-off--just like Watson's Mary. Women are not treated well in Doyle's stories, are they? 1w

CatLass007 I understand that Mary died, but I can‘t remember even a sentence mentioning her death. Just all of a sudden, Watson was sharing rooms with Holmes again. 1w

AnneCecilie I guess I was hoping that the hero would survive. Ettie was already engaged to another member of the Scowrers when McMurdo arrived. It did give McMurdo an enemy to “steal” a fiancé 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 Here's the ONLY reference to Mary's death from “The Empty House“:
“In some manner he had learned of my own sad bereavement, and his sympathy was shown in his manner rather than in his words. 'Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson, and I have a piece of work for us both to-night which, if we can bring it to a successful conclusion, will in itself justify a man's life on this planet.' “ Her name's not even mentioned! 😱 1w

CatLass007 @dabbe Thank you. I guess that totally went over my head. 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 Mine, too! You gave me the impetus to look it up! I thank you! 🤗 1w

CatLass007 You‘re welcome. 1w

eeclayton @CatLass007 @dabbe It went over my head while I was reading The Empty House, too. I had to go back and reread, like, wait, where did you say Mary is again? And then I got angry, the poor girl would have deserved a better fate. So would Ettie. (edited) 7d

CatLass007 @eeclayton Agreed. 7d

dabbe @CatLass007 @eeclayton Doyle's portrayal of women is a wee bit misogynistic, don't you think? 6d

CatLass007 Very. 6d

eeclayton @dabbe @CatLass007 They are definitely no more than plot devices, brought in and got rid of whenever it's convenient for the story Doyle wants to tell. 6d

dabbe @eeclayton #womenprops 😡 6d

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