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Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle While others have elements of intrigue and deception, the focus on this is how can the theft take place in a secure location. It‘s a locked room mystery, and Conan Doyle wants the reader to know how impossible it is to get in the room (the blueprint was handy). 3mo

IndoorDame It‘s a locked room myself, which I love. But outside of the recounting actual document going missing we have several secondary locations we get descriptions of, and more characters are introduced that I feel like are typical to a Holmes short story. 3mo

CrystalE02 I loved it. We got more of the investigation and also a locked door mystery which I enjoyed very much. 3mo

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Cuilin @IndoorDame I agree I think the fact that there is a secondary location it almost feels like there are two problems to decipher which will solve the overall mystery. Interestingly, it doesn‘t feel like it‘s the longest one. (edited) 3mo

dabbe @Librarybelle @IndoorDame @CrystalE02 @Cuilin ... Interesting to note that this story was so long that THE STRAND published it in two parts. I would have been dangling at the edge of my seat waiting for the second issue! 😂 To me, it also felt like the story had room to breathe, and we all had time to ponder the red herrings, to investigate several suspects, and to take time to enjoy the ending. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement I didn‘t even realize it was longer. We did have the misdirect of the Mrs. Tangey in this one. 3mo

IndoorDame @dabbe I‘m 💯with you. This was the perfect length, but I would‘ve had the complete opposite opinion if I‘d been waiting for conclusion to be released 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement I also thought it fun that Forbes didn‘t like SH and explained that SH takes all the credit, etc etc. SH replies out of 53 cases only 4 have mentioned his name. 3mo

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement And I wasn't satisfied with the reason for her RUNNING from the building ... just to get home on time? For what? 3mo

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement That was a supreme takedown!!! 😂 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement Yeah, Mrs. Tangey was into some shady stuff and got herself into trouble with bad folk. I feel like a poor woman who had to do everything herself (maybe help from the daughter, but no other) always had a ton of work waiting for her. No washing machines, no microwaves, it was her go to excuse that could seem reasonable enough. Of course she needed to get home. lol 3mo

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement While her husband only had to bring up the cup of coffee to Phelps ... and fell asleep on the job. #oytothevey 😂 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement LOLOLOL Yep! 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Ruth | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 2: Ruth meets Bellingham #theballisfuntowatch #thebelletreatsruthlikecrap #bellinghamgivesruthaflower #hehasalittlecrush #masonisonarampage #ruthfinallyescapestorunerrands #shestopstowatchboysplayingintheriver #onefallsin 😳 #shetriestohelp #bellinghamtotherescue #heevenpaysthedoc #whilelookingdownhisnose 🙄 #whew #hemakesplanstomeetruth ⛪️ #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @ruthiella @currentlyreadinginCO @amor4libros @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @mcctrish @indoordame @rubyslippersreads @thebookhippie @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig

@clare-dragonfly @julieclair @aimeesue @quietjenn @kao @bklover @alldebooks @jewright @cuilin 3mo

Cuilin We need to keep an eye on Mr. Bellingham. He‘s not to be trusted. On another note the writing is beautiful, I loved the description of the ball. 3mo

AllDebooks Poor Jenny. I'm getting Helen (Jane Eyre) vibes. 3mo

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BarkingMadRead @Cuilin I 💯 agree! @AllDebooks yessss I‘m worried for Jenny! 3mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig Bellingham: OMG Poor people! 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig such a jerk! 🙄🙄 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly Eeeee I do not like Bellingham. He has the superficial trappings of a hero but he‘s all about Ruth just because she‘s pretty, when he must know their status in life is too different for any romance! And then he literally calls a poor person‘s house a pigsty! He‘s so thoughtless. 3mo

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin Bellingham can not be trusted 3mo

mcctrish @Crinoline_Laphroaig 🤣🤣🤣 3mo

mcctrish Bellingham was half okay when he seemed shook at his supposed betrothed lack of regard for Ruth helping her but is absolutely clueless to how little time Ruth has to herself 🤷🏻‍♀️ like it takes a village for him to have tea, what does he think it takes for actual full time living?! 3mo

currentlyreadinginCO Getting Tess vibes, personally 🙄. Love the writing, though, and I've never read this one before so I'm interested 3mo

KAO @currentlyreadinginCO I agree about Tess vibes! Also already very aware of red flags with Bellingham. 3mo

rubyslippersreads @currentlyreadinginCO Definitely Tess vibes. 3mo

dabbe Your summary today was STUPENDOUS!!! You know, there's a book there re: your witty hashtags. 🤔🤩🤗 3mo

dabbe @currentlyreadinginCO #tessheretoo But I cared about Tess, and now I care about Ruth. Damn. 😂 3mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe #myhashtaggameisstrong 🤣🤣😘😘 3mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe @rubyslippersreads @currentlyreadinginCO 💯 Tess vibes! 3mo

rubyslippersreads I have a feeling Mr. Bellingham is as respectful of women as Mr. Wickham. 😏 3mo

dabbe @rubyslippersreads #oytotheultimatevey! 😏
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currentlyreadinginCO Same 😍😍😭 @dabbe 3mo

TheBookHippie OMG #WHATCOULDGOWRONGINDEED #OYTOTHEVEY 3mo

Ruthiella @AllDebooks Yes, I‘m afraid Jenny is a goner. I see it coming! 😢 3mo

julieclair Only two chapters in and my heart is already breaking in advance for Ruth. 🥹 3mo

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dabbe

Untitled | Untitled

#TLT @dabbe

Now, to some music, starting with #s 500-401 (even though the list will say 1-100).
1. Take the survey at https://bit.ly/46e2uSi
2. Share your results (if you wanna). 😊
3. Share three favorites from the list or three you hate (just to be different). 😀
4. Tag 3 people, and yer done! 🤩
Link to Spotify Playlist for these songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MabJCLMyvcBHHT0zSUHdJ

Tagging 3 people below. I'll post my answers, too!

Eggs, TheSpineView, Karisimo

CBee 70 out of 100 👏🏻👏🏻 4mo

CBee Also I have a love hate relationship with “Call Me Maybe.” I hate it mostly but I also canNOT get it out of my head once it‘s in there 😂😂😭😭 4mo

thebacklistbook 29/100 so far -was that album put out by the KKK? Or was some group using the name. 4mo

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TheSpineView Thanks for the tag!😘💛🏷 4mo

dabbe @CBee WOWZA! You beat my butt! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo

dabbe @CBee #oytothevey for those kind of songs! 😂 4mo

dabbe @thebacklistbook Steel Pulse is a black group who recorded “Ku Klux Klan“ in 1978. 🤩 4mo

dabbe @TheSpineView 🤩😀😘 4mo

thebacklistbook Ahh....that makes more sense. 4mo

dabbe @thebacklistbook I had to look it up, too! 😂 4mo

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 08: Nancy's Mysterious Letter | Carolyn Keene

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3. Thinking of adventurous episodes in this book, they seemed more psychological than dangerous, with the bad guy (Edgar Nixon 1968) being one step ahead of her...at least to me!

However, Nancy unwittingly becomes entangled in a Lonely Hearts Club mail scheme, and she does track down the lost mail and Nancy Smith Drew. She also faces the awful Mrs. Skeets.

What do you think of her adventures this time? #NancyDrewBR #LittenDetectives

Bookwormjillk I liked this one but was wondering what Nancy does when she‘s not solving mysteries. Is she in school or anything? 5mo

Sace I just think Mrs Skeets is the perfect name for a bitter shrew. 😂 5mo

bookandbedandtea I enjoyed the encounters with Mrs Skeets! @Bookwormjillk She may not go to school but she is always learning new things- though she didn't exhibit a new skill this time. ? I've always wondered what she did with herself on a "normal" week too! 5mo

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TheAromaofBooks Some of the dangerous episodes felt a little out of left field, like the guy trying to run them over with the car, and dropping the curtain on her - they seemed dramatic for situation. 5mo

TheAromaofBooks @Sace - I agree, Skeets is a great name 😂 5mo

Ruthiella I loved Sailor Skeets! That windbag who enjoys life at sea because it kept him from his wife! 😂 What was that about? I feel like the writers just threw in any old thing here, plot and characters-wise. 5mo

CogsOfEncouragement @Bookwormjillk My daughter had some newer ND books, that we have passed on to others so I can‘t reference them, where Nancy is on her college campus. I keep expecting to find her in school in these originals and am surprised she isn‘t. I wonder if as we get to other mysteries she will be. 5mo

CogsOfEncouragement @TheAromaofBooks I see that trend of added peril for the sake of adding peril in the whole series. It always reminds me who the target audience is, and I feel that they were trying to make these stories thrilling without being too scary. (edited) 5mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I have wondered that since Book #1, and I also wonder why I didn't care when I read these as a kid. She lives with dad, gets her money from him, doesn't work ... is she just whittling her time away as an amateur detective until Ned graduates and marries her? #oytothevey if that's true! 😂 5mo

TheAromaofBooks @CogsOfEncouragement - Oh for sure! I remember ALWAYS wanting to read the next chapter when I was growing up thanks to those cliffhanger endings!! 😂 5mo

AmandaBlaze The attack at the airport was a little out there. Maybe they didn't know she was travelling with friends who would check on her? 5mo

lauraisntwilder @Bookwormjillk @dabbe When Nancy and the girls went to visit boys off in college, it really struck me as bizarre that Nancy wasn't in college, too. Or secretary school? Or whatever else was appropriate at the time for young women. Bess and George could just as easily have been written as classmates or coworkers. Ah well, further proof these are a product of their time. 5mo

julieclair @dabbe I think you‘ve got it exactly right. Daddy is taking care of her until she marries Ned, and then she becomes Ned‘s responsibility. 🤯 5mo

dabbe @julieclair #oytothevey! 5mo

mrp27 As I mentioned previously I‘d love to see more of Nancy develop as a teenager while she solves the mysteries. Is she going to college, is she going to get a job how does her relationship with Ned develop etc. I get we‘re not going to be seeing much of this in the coming books as it‘s the thrill of the mystery that is the point of these stories but they could be so much more! 5mo

kwmg40 As some others have mentioned, the adventures seem somewhat random and chaotic this time. 5mo

Librarybelle Completely agree about the randomness of the adventures this time. Like @mrp27 said, it would be nice to see Nancy advance more, but with the understanding that the draw is the mystery, not Nancy‘s character development. Yes to Skeets and the name!! @Bookwormjillk @Sace @bookandbedandtea @TheAromaofBooks @Ruthiella @CogsOfEncouragement @dabbe @AmandaBlaze @lauraisntwilder @julieclair @kwmg40 5mo

BarkingMadRead She was definitely playing catch up this time, she always seemed to be a little behind! 5mo

Roary47 Well, it seems like she has a school. She tap danced performed in one of the books. I always visualized she‘s on summer break. 😅 4mo

MariaW I think this time her adventures this time contained of a lot running around asking about the other Nancy Drew. It seemed very exhausting to me and was quite stressful to read. I don‘t think in real life someone would have enkoyed a game or a dance that much after such a stressful day. Or am I just too old for that? 😜 4mo

Librarybelle @MariaW I cannot imagine that either! I‘d certainly not have the energy! 😂 4mo

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BarkingMadRead

Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys

Part 1: we meet the characters #notafanofthemom #christophineiswaybetter #thatpoorhorsethough #tiawasabrat #isawthattrickamileaway #thenewluttrellsseemsketchy #momispartyinglikearockstar #findsanewhubby #whatcouldgowrong #mamawantstoleavebutmasonwantstostay #noisesinthebamboo #whatcoulditbe #FIRE #houseisburning #poorCoco #soscary #tia 😳#whyamisurpised #heartbroken #ripPierre #somuchtragedy #momdoesnttwanther #offtotheconvent #corapeacesout ⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead #nowantoinetteis17 #momhaspassed #coraisback #soismason #Ahasavisioninadream #willitcometrue #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 6mo

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @staycurious @peanutnine @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @barbarabb @thebookhippie @thekidupstairs @ruthiella @mcctrish @aimeesue @eeclayton @graciouswarriorprincess 6mo

BarkingMadRead @clare-dragonfly @5feet.of.fury @kwmg40 @dabbe @thebookhippie @willaful @rubyslippersreads @julieclair @currentlyreadinginco @rwmg @daena @larkken @kao @Deblovestoread 6mo

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Librarybelle Quite a lot to digest in Part 1! 6mo

BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle I‘m thinking part two might need multiple posts 🤣 that was a lot (edited) 6mo

Librarybelle 😂 6mo

Bookwormjillk I read this not knowing what was a dream and what was real. I‘ve bailed on this book in the past, but I am determined to finish with the #HashtagBrigade 6mo

5feet.of.fury Poor Coco. I‘m glad Aunt Cora is coming back. I‘m so confused with the Mason/Cosway family tree. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle it was a lot! @Bookwormjillk I know that I read this in high school, and I remember that whole 1st part, and being confused about the races/race relations & our teacher thinking we were all very stupid. Which if she‘s the teacher, teaching us & we all did not understand I think that‘s a her problem lol 6mo

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury definitely a her problem! 6mo

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury Mason is Antoinette‘s stepdad, but I didn‘t like her saying nee Cosway, because I always thought that was for marriage 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6mo

Clare-Dragonfly I found this quick to read but difficult to follow. If the present-tense portion near the end was a dream, were the other present-tense portions dreams? But I don‘t remember what they were anymore. I guess I‘m following the broad strokes of Antoinette‘s life, though. 6mo

dabbe Rhys writes as if she expects us to know and understand all about British and French colonialism in the Caribbean and the so-called pecking order determined by how much black blood was in you. I admit to having read some study guides for this one, and it helped tremendously. I think the strange man at the end of Part 1 (that Mason alludes to) is Rochester. #oytothevey! 😳 (edited) 6mo

willaful @BarkingMadRead Maybe it's one of those usages that changed? Like in Austen and other books of the time, “stepmother“ and “mother-in-law“ often seem to be switched, IIRC.

@dabbe Yes, it's frustrating! I'm confused too -- and have NO memory of having read this before, though I know I did. Too young no doubt. 6mo

mcctrish I forgot what day we were meeting 🤦🏻‍♀️ this first part felt ripe with ominous vibes and while I get the white negro and black Englishman taunts I hadn‘t realized how angry they were ( although Tia not coming back with the stolen dress should have clued me in) poor Patrick ( and horse and parrot) what in earth will part 2 bring 😳 this is a wild fast ride. The mom was a piece of work but her yelling “no “ when Antoinette went to visit 💔 6mo

mcctrish I am curious what was the matter with Patrick ( some kind of palsy ?) and Antoinette was ill for 6 weeks not from being hit in the head from a stone ( thx Tia) but because her mother tried to kill her?! 6mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish yeah that whole part of her being sick kind of went over my head. Really crazy 6mo

Bookwormjillk @5feet.of.fury a her problem for sure! 6mo

rubyslippersreads Not only is Part One full of drama and tragedy, I feel like what happens in Jane Eyre is hanging over everything. #PoorCoco #foreshadowing #impendingdoom (edited) 6mo

julieclair What a sad early life. Soooo much going on in these chapters. The noise in the bamboo had me wanting to scream “get out of the house”! And the mom‘s rejection of her… just heartbreaking. 6mo

currentlyreadinginCO @rubyslippersreads agreed about what happens in Jane Eyre hanging over the book! 6mo

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mcctrish

Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel

My husband is half Swedish, and in Sweden they celebrate name days ( definitely not the only country to do this 😉) and I‘m celebrating by having chips and wine with my reading time on a Tuesday. I‘ve spent 3 days in the same grade 5 classroom and I have never been so ‘childsplained‘ to in my life #treatmyself

TheBookHippie Just NO to GRADE 5 😵‍💫 #OYTOTHEVEY 7mo

mcctrish @TheBookHippie they are a weird cauldron of being old enough to advocate for themselves but too young to see beyond themselves 7mo

Tamra 😆 when do they grow out of it? Asking for a friend. 7mo

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TheBookHippie @mcctrish I cannot 😵‍💫 7mo

TheBookHippie @Tamra Usually end of seventh grade. … in my experience. I only do K4-2 nd and 9-12 th 🤭 This year I have 5 fourth graders but thankfully it‘s going okay. (edited) 7mo

TheKidUpstairs ? My eldest is in Grade 5. He LOVES the word "actually" ? And my new name is "Bruh" 7mo

Tamra @TheBookHippie well, I‘ve got two that defy the odds! 😜😜 The 16 year old is the worst at teensplain! 7mo

TheBookHippie @Tamra my daughter OY 2,3,8,10,12,14,17,19,22,25,27 🤭😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 but she wasn‘t here in my house after college 🤣😅 7mo

TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs 🤭🤭🤭🤭 my grandson called me that by accident. He‘s 10. 7mo

Tamra @TheBookHippie 🤣🤣 7mo

TheBookHippie @Tamra she had a child and then called crying “Mom I AM SO SORRRRRRY “ 🤣😂 nothing like being a parent to yourself. 😳 7mo

mcctrish @Tamra eventually they grow into seeing beyond themselves ( grade 8-9) - the advocating is new, imo, and it has so many pluses but it‘s not often used for good 7mo

mcctrish @TheBookHippie grade 4 is still okay here, second half of grade 6 used to be when it went to hell, now it‘s grade 5 so I guess grade 4 is next 🤦🏻‍♀️ 7mo

Tamra @TheBookHippie bahahaha if I live long enough. 7mo

Tamra @mcctrish 😅 so true! 7mo

TheBookHippie @mcctrish half way through 4th it starts here 😵‍💫 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Brothers Karamazov (Classic Unabridged Edition): A Philosophical Novel by the Russian Novelist, Journalist and Philosopher, Author of Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, The House of the Dead, Notes from Underground and The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky

ch 11.9: Ivan completely loses his 💩 #talkingtothedevilaboutGod #isthisthereallife #isthisjustfantasy #completelynuts #alyoshashowsupwithnews #wemaynevergetothetrial #thisisfunthough 🤷🏻‍♀️ #thebros #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @thebookhippie @daisey @indoordame @librarybelle @mcctrish @cuilin @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @ruthiella @peanutnine @bluebird @kao @aimeesue @dabbe @currentlyreadinginco 8mo

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury @willaful @teresereading @tineke @crinoline_laphroaig @samanne @graciouswarriorprincess @daena @deblovestoread @larkken @paintandprose @alldebooks @thearomaofbooks @Vansa 8mo

dabbe “Blah, blah, blah. I'm the devil. Blah, blah, blah. Devil. No, it's me, but my bad me. Devil. Blah, blah, blah. Throw wine in your face. Blah, blah, blah. Skim .... skim ... blah, blah, blah ... Alyosha to the rescue! End of chapter. #thankgod #ivanandreligion #arantinglunatic #oytothevey as @TheBookHippie would say. Whew. 😥🥱😵‍💫 8mo

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BarkingMadRead @dabbe exactly 🤣🤣🤣 8mo

TheBookHippie #icannotwiththesepeople #blahblahblah #thereligiousityphew 😵‍💫 8mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 #wtfwhewoytothevey 8mo

mcctrish I would like to read @dabbe‘s version from here on out 8mo

mcctrish Also so much blah to get to Smerdy and his long game to frame Mitya #holyshitwhensmerdycommitshecommits 8mo

dabbe @mcctrish And he's hanging against his wall on a nail! The wall with 🪳🪳🪳! 😱 8mo

dabbe @mcctrish 🤩😂🤩 It was the only way I could survive that chapter. #lordybe 8mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead gotta admit I was looking for A Christmas Story tongue on the flagpole reference here 🤪 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣 #missedopportunity I do have another My Cousin Vinny pic coming up in a few chapters 🤣 8mo

TheAromaofBooks Ivan being like “don't come at me with your philosophy“ SAME 😂 8mo

currentlyreadinginCO Omg we finally get somewhere and now the brother who knows what happened is raving 😂 8mo

mcctrish @dabbe the roaches be having a PARTY tonight 🤢 8mo

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 exactly keep your philosophy to yo‘self 8mo

mcctrish The whole time Smerdy was spilling his guts @currentlyreadinginCO I was thinking “is Ivan processing this? Is Ivan remembering this? Is Ivan sane?” Does it even matter now that Smerdy can‘t be questioned ?! 8mo

dabbe @mcctrish 😳😵‍💫🤢 8mo

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