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The Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Radcliffe

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Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I low-key enjoyed this one 😂 It was objectively terrible, with a plot that went nowhere, absolutely no sense of suspense or pacing, and wildly unlikely twists. Yet despite her tendency to burst into tears and/or faint in basically every chapter, I found myself liking Emily. I appreciated her commitment to what she believed was right and her determination to follow her morals even when they weren't the easy path. ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) This is also a book I've seen referenced so many other places, and it was fun and interesting to read it for myself and see how it's influenced other writers and books. I don't see myself rereading this one, but it was an entertaining one-time read, especially thanks to the team moaning and groaning of the #HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead 😂

#WinterGames #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks 10h

BarkingMadRead 🤣🤣🤣 so so bad but maybe a little good? I‘m still conflicted 🤣 10h

Librarybelle I‘m behind on this one, but I‘m not minding it, so I share in your unpopular opinion! It‘s my second read through…I oddly enjoy these over-the-top classics. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 10h

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TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle - Once I just started leaning into the absolute absurdity of it, I liked it much better. I don't think Radcliffe intended to make me snort-laugh as often as she did 😂 😂 😂 10h

BarkingMadRead Probably not 🤣🤣🤣 10h

AnishaInkspill When i finished reading this last year, in places it was torture but by the end I couldn't beleive I was thinking of reading this again 😂 there's just something about it 😂 8h

Lcsmcat I‘m with you. I read it years ago, because of Jane Austen, and just decided to go along for the ride rather than take it seriously. 8h

Daisey I recently went back and looked at some of my own posts from reading this and realized I had much the same experience reading it, but I still have no desire to reread it yet. 7h

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kwmg40

Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe

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Reading this lengthy classic gothic romance was a slog but the process was made more enjoyable with #hashtagbrigade! @BarkingMadRead

#HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024 @LiseWorks
#gottacatchemallwinteredition (mountain) @PuddleJumper
#ChristmasAtoZ #letterR @TexReader
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#1001

BarkingMadRead You did it!!! Woohoo! 19h

Ruthiella For me, this became only palatable when I leaned into the silliness of it. 😆 19h

TheAromaofBooks We made it through!! 😂 12h

mcctrish 🎶looks like we made it 🎶 to quote Barry Manilow 🎉🎉🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 9h

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AnneCecilie

The Christmas Bookshop: A Novel | Jenny Colgan

#WeeklyForecast

I‘m about to start Gifts

This week doesn‘t only mark the beginning of a new month, but also a new year, so I‘ll be starting some new books.

So I‘ll start Lark Rise to Candleford #hashtagbrigade and The Position of Spoons

Two yearlong reads:
A reread/ relistening of Year of Wonder
The Book Lovers Almanac

Bookwormjillk Looks cozy 1d

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5feet.of.fury

The Brothers Karamazov (Bicentennial Edition): A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue | Fyodor Dostoevsky

Least favorite books I read or DNF‘d this year 🙃

dabbe I read ya! I only (barely) finished with the #hashtagbrigade. #oy 2d

5feet.of.fury @dabbe I would not have made it without #hashtagbrigade that‘s for sure! 2d

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julieclair

Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service

My goals for the #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew Readathon are:

1. Begin my three 2025 Year-long daily reads.

2. Finish at least two of the four books I‘m supposed to finish by the end of December. 😂

3. Begin reading the January books for #HashtagBrigade and #SundayBuddyRead .

Thanks for hosting, @Andrew65 ! Your Readathons always help me focus (and occasionally panic!) 😉

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks @mabell @Chrissyreadit Yes, that is indeed our #HappyFiction selection that I have been holding on to for a year… 🫣😳🤯

Indiscretion: A Novel

Ruthiella That‘s ambitious! Good luck . 👍 2d

TheAromaofBooks 😂 So that's where Indiscretion got to. Kind of forgot haha 2d

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julieclair @TheAromaofBooks 🙄🙄🙄🫣🫣🫣 2d

Andrew65 Love the organisation, and good luck - do try not to panic 😬 2d

julieclair @Andrew65 Doing my best… which may not be good enough. 😂😂 22h

Andrew65 @julieclair 😂😂😂 12h

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julieclair

Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier

#12Booksof2024 Day 4

My favorite book of April was Daphne du Maurier‘s Rebecca, which I read with the #HashtagBrigade .

@Andrew65 @BarkingMadRead

Ruthiella Such a great book! 2d

BarkingMadRead So good!!!! 2d

Andrew65 A favourite of mine. 2d

BarbaraBB So so good!! 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe

4.19: #andtheyalllivedhappilyeverafter #withlotsofpropertyexchanginghands #theend #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @thebookhippie @dabbe
@zezeki @deblovestoread @librarybelle @kwmg40 @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @cuilin 3d

BarkingMadRead @elizamarie @quietjenn @jewright @larkken @thearomaofbooks @rubyslippersreads @anishainkspill @eeclayton @alldebooks @peanutnine @bklover
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mcctrish And no crying 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3d

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Bookwormjillk WE MADE IT! Thanks @BarkingMadRead 3d

Clare-Dragonfly Finally!!! I never would have gotten through this without @BarkingMadRead and the Hashtag Brigade. 3d

BarkingMadRead This was rough 🤣 I was reading another book and the author used verdant and I was legit pissed 🤣 3d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 😂😂😂 3d

AllDebooks Thank god for you guys, this was a tough read 🫣 3d

TheAromaofBooks Verdant is going to give us all reading PTSD forever 😂 Thank you so much for hosting!! I didn't enjoy this one, but it was an interesting read, and I can see why it was so popular in its day. 3d

eeclayton TGIO! Thanks @barkingmadread and #hashtagbrigade I could never have done this without you! 3d

AnishaInkspill yeyyy, what a marathon. I didn't read this with you all and read it last year, and was really with you all, if its any cnsolation this took me months to read. 2d

Bklover Thanks so much @BarkingMadRead ! You always make this fun!❤️❤️ 2d

julieclair This was quite the journey! How will I ever survive without my daily dose of tears and verdure? 😂💚 Thanks for this, @BarkingMadRead , I would have never made it through on my own. 1d

kwmg40 I don't think I would have gotten through this without the #hashtagbrigade and your encouragement, @BarkingMadRead! It was a struggle but I'm glad I finished the book, if only to check another book off my #1001 list. 20h

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