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I‘ve been listening to Brideshead Revisited this past week, but I‘ve felt like I‘m not listening closely enough when I read the posts and comments. Today, I found this podcast and listened to a few episodes. They look at it from more of a religious aspect, and they also discuss a variety of passages that help me consider it in more depth. I‘ll put a link to the first episode in the comments.

#HashtagBrigade #1001books #audiobook

Daisey Close Reads Episode 53 from May 2017
🔗 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ORq4deZtFkMNw1riR08hn?si=U1hu7Be9R2iyuuylhfom4... 12h

Ruthiella Awesome! Thanks for the link! 😊 12h

Bookwormjillk Cool! 6h

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 5: #backtoschool #actinglikeoldmen #juliaandrexinvitethemtolondon #timeforaball #whichtheyhate #timeforabrothel #whatcouldgowrong #fairies 😳 #ugh #timeforapartywiththegirls #askullandaconsumptive #bustedbythecops #timeforjail #rexbailsthemout #samgrassissomethingelse #christmasatbrideshead #backtoschool #sebastianisdrinkingtoomuch #beingsentdown #nowcharliehasnoroommate #hedecidestopursuepainting #sebastianwillgoabroad ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead #untilnextterm #andthenhewillbebabysat #whatcouldgowrong #whatwillcharliedo ⁉️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 22h

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 22h

TheBookHippie Fell behind catching up today! Am loving it! 21h

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mcctrish I‘m pretty sure everything will go wrong 21h

willaful Fascinating chapter! To me, Charles and Sebastian are clearly in love... But do they know it themselves?

The ending is heartbreaking. Sebastian's family is doing the absolute worst thing they could do in the name of taking care of him. I'm afraid they're driving him to his death. 21h

Cuilin The juxtaposition of the helicoptering of Sebastian‘s family and The “hey you‘re 22, no? you‘re 20, I thought it was longer but, live your own life” from Charles‘s father is something. (edited) 21h

Clare-Dragonfly I do not foresee good things for Sebastian. 17h

Bookwormjillk I left this and Nancy Drew until 7:45 tonight. Why do I feel like a kid who procrastinated on their homework 😂 16h

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 5h

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk Haha. Same. 😂 34m

lil1inblue @willaful They're definitely in love. 😍 33m

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Ruthiella

The Silencers | Donald Hamilton

#weekendreads

Definitely enjoying the cooler temperatures today.

📕I will finish the Matt Helm today. I picked it up at a FLL along with the James Bond books last week.

📘Handling Sin is my last #Roll100 for September and a bit of a struggle.

📗Loving my revisit to Brideshead for #HashtagBrigade and am reading far, far ahead of planned as a result.

Leftcoastzen 🥰love Brideshead 2d

Ruthiella @Leftcoastzen It‘s a true classic.👌 2d

RamsFan1963 I remember the Matt Helm movies with Dean Martin. He's played like an American James Bond, Martin wasn't much of an actor, but they could still be enjoyed for their campiness. 2d

Ruthiella @RamsFan1963 I used to love Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis movies as a kid. 😅 Apparently the Matt Helm movies were quite different from the books. But for sure I can see a tie to Fleming‘s Bond, who is also quite different from his film counterpart. (edited) 2d

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Cuilin

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

@Ruthiella It‘s amazing what a little closer reading will do, I must‘ve missed this on previous reads or else I was just too sympathetic to Charles.

There‘s a parenting lesson in this somewhere. lol #hashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead

Ruthiella Yes, me too! I was also much closer in age to Charles when I first read it which no doubt also affected my interpretation. 😅 2d

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AnneCecilie

Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy ... a Memoir of Sorts | Nigel Slater

#BookReport

I continued my yearlong reads on the right

I continued Tombland #ShardlakeBR, Emma #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow & started Brideshead Revisited #HashtagBrigade

I continued A Thousand Feasts

I finished The Healing Season of Pottery

I started Krakk, but I didn‘t get that much reading in & it was due back at the library yesterday, so I put it on hold.I‘m on the wait list again

I read Ambjørnsen‘s latest short story collection

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Y‘all. @dabbe made us a beautiful schedule to get us through the longer chapters. I will probably only post on the days we finish a chapter, in case anyone reads it all at once or in a different way, but one never knows 🤷🏻‍♀️ #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Thanks @barkingmadread @dabbe these chapters are delightful but some are so long! 3d

mcctrish Okay posting when we finish a chapter makes me breath a happy sigh, I‘m on my kindle and I legit have no tracking vibes with it - I really do love paper books best 😆 3d

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Cuilin 👍 3d

Librarybelle Screenshotting this! Thanks @dabbe and @BarkingMadRead ! 3d

dabbe 🧡💜💛 3d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk IKR? I want to savor it a bit more. 🧡💜💛 3d

dabbe @Librarybelle 🧡💜💛 3d

Clare-Dragonfly Sounds great! Thanks @dabbe ! I‘ve been scrambling to keep up and have had a hard time getting to my other books. 3d

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly 💛💜🧡 3d

willaful Fantastic! This last chapter was a doozy! (edited) 3d

kwmg40 This plan sounds good to me! 3d

BarbaraJean Oh, yes please—this is fantastic!! 💜💜 Thank you, @dabbe !! 3d

ElizaMarie I love this thanks!!!! 3d

dabbe @willaful 💛💜🧡 3d

dabbe @kwmg40 💛💜🧡 3d

dabbe @BarbaraJean 💛💜🧡 3d

dabbe @ElizaMarie 💛💜🧡 3d

Sparklemn Perfect! 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 1.4: #painting #winetasting #camelopard #dude #thatsagiraffe #anyway #wemeetthefam #bigfanofcordelia #offtovenice #onsebastiansdime #hisdadisintereating #caraseesall #veryastute #lotsoffuntheories #backhomeagain #popswasworriedaboutsebastian 🤣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Pop was worried 😂

I'm a Cordelia fan too. 3d

willaful Haven't finished the chapter yet, but the wine tasting scene is hilarious! “Like the last unicorn.“
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dabbe @BarkingMadRead I was looking over the chapters, and a few of them are 40-60 pages. I'm okay powering through, but I do have a modified reading schedule if anyone is interested; we'd still finish well before the end of September. Starting with tomorrow, here it is:
9/13: Ch. 5, first half
9/14: Ch. 5, second half
9/15: Book 2/Ch. 1
9/16: Ch. 2
9/17: Ch. 3
9/18: Book 3/Ch. 1, first half
9/19: Ch. 1, second half
9/20: Ch. 2
9/21: Ch. 3 ⬇️
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dabbe 9/22: Ch. 4
9/23: Ch. 5, first half
9/24: Ch. 5, second half
9/25: Epilogue

This is only a suggestion that I thought I'd share. 🧡💜💛 3d

Cuilin I can‘t remember if this is my third or fourth time reading this book, but I cannot figure out Ryder‘s father!! he just exudes sarcasm, right? Also, Cordelia is hilarious. “I can‘t spare you a whole rosary you know. Just a decade.” 3d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I love this, thanks for figuring it out! I will make a separate post and tag everyone so that nobody misses it 3d

Ruthiella @Cuilin This is only my second time reading it. I do recall on first reading it how I thought Charles relationship was his father was sad and lonely, but on the second reading I kind of think that Ryder Sr. is doing the right thing by encouraging (in his way) Charles to live within his means (which are very generous 740 in 1925!?!!) and get him out of the house and living his own life. Plus, he likes Sebastian - later chapters will prove. 3d

mcctrish I love Cordelia! Sebastien stuttering “Charles, Charles! It‘s Mr Ryder” Cordelia “Charles, meet me ……” I‘m getting Flavia vibes! I love a precocious tween girl 3d

Cuilin @Ruthiella yeah I agree with this assessment. I do think he was trying to encourage Charles to live within his means and also to use his summer appropriately, maybe get a job and then he could afford go to the theater, etc.. plus I also think Charles though aware of his father‘s loneliness, doesn‘t write to him. 3d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 😘 3d

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯♥️🎯 3d

Clare-Dragonfly I love Cordelia! She knows what she wants and goes for it. 3d

ElizaMarie I love Cordelia and her rosary!!! She is such a fun character 3d

lil1inblue @willaful Loved the wine tasting! 🤣🤣🤣 I just love this book. 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 1.3: #summervacay #ryderisbroke #dadissomethingelse #sebastianisdying ⁉️ #immediatelyonthetrain #whydoilovejuliasomuch #sebastianisnotdying #croquetaccidentsarenotoriouslyhorrible #obviously #ryderissavedfromboredom #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk I haven‘t finished the chapter yet but those dinner scenes had me rolling. I love this book. 4d

Ruthiella In my limited experience, this chapter with its snarky humor is more typical of his other novels (The Loved One and A Handful of Dust). 4d

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mcctrish If surviving dinners with his father does not encourage savings going forward, nothing will 4d

willaful Dad is a piece of work! Though given that he already provided Charles with an ample allowance, I can't entirely blame him for playing dumb.

So I'm guessing Charles used up the last of his money rushing to Sebastian's bedside? Hmmm.... 4d

dabbe @mcctrish 😂😂😂 4d

dabbe I can't help but compare Charles and Sebastian's relationship to Gene and Finny's in A SEPARATE PEACE, though this one they're in college, and there's definitely more humor. Pretty much similar time periods as well. And how dumb am I? I had no idea Mr. Waugh pronounced his name as EVE-luhn. I'm thoroughly enjoying this book. 4d

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t believe a word anyone says in this book. This is not a complaint. 4d

Clare-Dragonfly Why didn‘t Sebastian invite Charles earlier if he wanted him around so badly?! 😂 Also, dunno if Dad is thinking explicitly “hmm, perhaps my son is gay” but I love him commenting that he wouldn‘t turn up at his friend‘s deathbed because the friend‘s wife wouldn‘t like it. 4d

KAO I chuckled aloud when I read Sebastian‘s brief letter to Charles actually dated: “I wonder what day it is”—and I thought to myself that I could easily and honestly date my next letter to a friend this same way instead of checking my calendar to give the impression that I have my life under control with an accurate date! (edited) 4d

KAO I‘m enjoying this book too—and am pleasantly surprised by the amount of humor! 4d

ElizaMarie @willaful I agree! I think the dad is purposely playing dumb about the $ because he knows his son squandered it away —- I love the dad‘s attitude! (edited) 4d

ElizaMarie So far the book is pretty funny! These characters! @Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t believe anyone either!!!! All the dramatics! 4d

Sparklemn @KAO This was my favorite line of the chapter! 😆 3d

lil1inblue I so agree with @bookwormjillk the dinner scenes were uproariously hilarious. I love Waugh's humor! 3d

lil1inblue @dabbe You're nailing these comparisons! It's been a while, but I definitely feel hints of A Separate Peace. 3d

willaful @KAO yes, that was a hoot... And very Sebastian, I think. 3d

dabbe @lil1inblue IKR? 💜🧡💛 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 1.2: #ryderisgettinglectured #cuzwantshimtobeabetterhuman #anthonywarnshimaboutsebastian #somanystories #butaretheyalltrue ⁉️ #anthonyisfabulousijustgottasay #althoughidontbelieveitall #sebastiansfamilythough #theysounddelightful 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Cuilin I flagged so many things today!!! If I showed up at a party and Anthony was there, I would definitely be thinking this is gonna be good!!! 🤪 Did he just call Sebastian stupid? 5d

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin i think he may be my fave, he‘s definitely the most fun. 5d

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Cuilin @BarkingMadRead I get the feeling we‘re not meant to like him, but I do. 5d

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin 🤣 for sure, which makes it more fun 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5d

lil1inblue @cuilin @barkingmadread I want to sip tea and eat popcorn every time Anthony enters a scene. 😂 5d

Cuilin @lil1inblue 🍿& 🫖 yes!!!! 5d

willaful A chapter that is almost entirely a monologue! And he predicted what would happen perfectly... 5d

ElizaMarie Anthony is just a delightful story teller :) 5d

mcctrish @willaful he sure did 5d

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t have much to say besides I agree with you all 😂 4d

julieclair Anthony is definitely entertaining, but I actually feel a little sorry for him. 4d

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Sparklemn

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Sebastian: Blah blah blah blah
Charles: Please STFU
😂😂 #hashtagbrigade

TheBookHippie 🤣 5d

lil1inblue 😂 5d

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