Litsy

Ch 2: Stephen meets Maggie #thiscantendwell #stepheniscrushing #maggieandlucyareclueless #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3d

Ruthiella Honestly, the sub title of this novel should be “This Can‘t End Well”! 😬 (edited) 3d

mcctrish @Ruthie correct! I think Maggie took Stephen‘s breath away 🤣🤣 #whywontshelookatme #ifirowshehastolookatme #oooicantouchherhandtwice #notcreepyatall (edited) 3d

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Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella lol 3d

ElizaMarie 👀 3d

julieclair @Ruthiella 😂😂Truth! Honestly, I‘m going to be so upset if he comes between Maggie and Lucy. 3d

Leftcoastzen Lots of drama could be coming up! 3d

Leftcoastzen I liked the fact that Maggie was direct about her sewing skills . She needed money , not just needlework projects for after dinner. 3d

dabbe I could just feel the electricity between those two! And Lucy just sitting there being so pretty and hoping they like each other. #oy! This can't be good, can it? And now Phil's going to come over, too? #doubleoy 3d

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dabbe

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe
Well, this one oughta be fun! I'm such a sucker for book lists. 🤣
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-1700s
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in reading, or 3 you thought were horrible or a combo of whatever you'd like.
4. Tag a few!
Tagging Littens who played last week. 🤩

BkClubCare, DebinHawaii, peaKnit, melissajayne, Soubhiville, BarkingMadRead, tpixie, AmyG, TheBookHippie, Amiable, Kshakal, CogsOfEncouragement, Susanita, Lynnsoprano, BethM, Bklover, Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick, TheLudicReader, jenniferw88, julesG, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, Eggs, Amor4Libros, Bookwormjillk, Read4life, MonicaLoves2Read, rwmg, CSeydel, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, Butterfinger, ChaoticMissAdventures, Cupcake12, lil1inblue, Lesliereadsalot, willaful, AnnCrystal, BooksandCoffee4Me

Librarybelle I got 16, but there are so many I‘m in the middle of but did not count because I did not finish them. Some I‘ve not heard of before and others are on my to read list. 😂 6d

BarkingMadRead 27 for me (I counted two that I‘m currently reading) 6d

lil1inblue Uh oh. This era does not bode well for me... 😂 6d

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BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, 22 only! Jane Austen saved me on this one. So many I‘d not heard of but look interesting! Remembered how much I loved Woman in White. Thanks for the tag @dabbe 💛 6d

CSeydel Just 11. Not bad for a STEM major, though, right? … right?? 6d

CSeydel Probably another 11 on my TBR. But most of them I hadn‘t heard of 😔 6d

Amor4Libros I got 1…Moby Dick! 🤣🤣 6d

dabbe @Librarybelle 🎯🩵🎯 Most from the 1700s, I'm like 😳! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Thank goodness for the #hashtagbrigade! We were able to count quite a few! (and I included MILL ON THE FLOSS since we will be finished soon). Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @lil1inblue 🎯🩵🎯! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me #ditto! I adored WOMAN IN WHITE! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @CSeydel R.I.G.H.T.! 🤣😍🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @CSeydel 🎯🩵🎯! 6d

dabbe @Amor4Libros And I only read “Call me Ishmael“ and called it a day! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

SaunteringVaguelyDownwards Got 22, which is not too bad for a Lit major focusing on contemporary texts! 6d

dabbe @SaunteringVaguelyDownwards I think you'll kick some serious ass as we move forward in years! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩵📚🩵 6d

willaful Only 20 for me! Would be a bit higher if I had participated in *all* the #HashtagBrigade reads. ;-) Nothing I especially want to read but certainly might if the brigade does them. :-) 6d

peaKnit I know face slaps are not allowed but @dabbe…I got 4 😂 thank gosh for Jane Austen. 6d

shortsarahrose I got 12, which is honestly better than I expected (thanks mostly to actually liking 19th century American lit - Melville, Hawthorne, Poe). Sorrows of Young Werther should count twice cause I read it in German 😆 (surprised that with three Goethe texts on the list, Faust wasn‘t one of them! I guess maybe because it‘s technically a play?) 6d

Bklover 18- thanks to #hashtagbrigade and Jane Austen. There are quite a few I hadn‘t even heard of! 6d

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 🥰💛🏷 6d

Bookwormjillk Lucky 13. Grateful for#PemberLittens and #HashtagBrigade 🤣 6d

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I definitely counted Mill on the Floss. We‘re almost done! 6d

Read4life Thanks for the tag!! 💙📚💙 6d

tpixie @Daisey 6d

ChaoticMissAdventures Oh! It is too bad they couldn't find a few more 😂 thanks for the tag! 6d

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! I‘m going to get my book out before I do the survey as my memory was much better back then. 6d

Daisey @tpixie I went through and have read 39 (including currently reading Mill on the Floss). I‘ll have to watch for these the next few weeks. 6d

dabbe @willaful The #hashtagbrigade saved my sorry ass! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @peaKnit I think the only one I read from the 1700s was GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. The others I was like 😳. 🤣 We'll get better as the list moves forward a few years!
Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @shortsarahrose Yep, I think plays don't count, though they should. And you should count it twice! I read COUNT OF MONTE CHRISTO in French, and I counted it twice. I needed all the help I could get! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @Bklover IKR? 1700s was like 😳!!! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @TheSpineView YW! 😍 6d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk IKR? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I did, too! 🤣 6d

dabbe @Read4life YW! 😍 6d

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures 🤣😍🤣 6d

dabbe @Deblovestoread You have this book? How cool is that? I'm thinking of getting it! 😍 6d

dabbe @Daisey You beat my sorry butt! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 6d

AnnCrystal Thank You For The Tag 📚😉👍🏼💝. (edited) 6d

dabbe @AnnCrystal YW! 😍 6d

Lesliereadsalot Thanks for the tag but I can barely remember what I had for lunch let alone books from my far past! 🩷 6d

AnnCrystal Whispering again...👀...Zero!

I did watch many as movies, but it's been years.

1 - Carmilla. Long Time TBR book (I'm horrible, still need to read Dracula too).

Movies

2- North and South I saw one version of this many years ago and fell in love with the story

3- Orson Welles In Jane Eyre 💝💝💝.

📚💝. (edited) 6d

melissajayne 17/100 6d

rwmg 39 including 2 I DNF-ed (Clarissa and Tristam Shandy).
6d

Eggs 6 🙀🙄!!! 6d

julesG I might have read 13 books from that list. 5d

julesG @shortsarahrose I had similar thoughts about Goethe and was wondering why a few others were missing. Them being plays might be the reason. 5d

Amiable I don‘t even care about my score —the fact that I could check off “Clarissa” caused me to shout “YES!!” and pump my fist in celebration. 🎉 ☝🏼😀 5d

tpixie 12. It said the average was 18! 5d

TheLudicReader Hahahahaha. 8. 5d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot 😍 5d

dabbe @AnnCrystal I adored OW as Rochester! That's my favorite version, too. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 5d

dabbe @melissajayne Those 1700s! #oy 😳 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 5d

dabbe @rwmg You kicked my sorry butt! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 5d

dabbe @Eggs Thank goodness we're past the 1700s! I was like 😳 when I saw those books! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 5d

dabbe @julesG I was all about the “might“ on this list. 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 5d

dabbe @julesG I think you're right. 🎯 5d

dabbe @Amiable Is that like the longest book in the English language? I don't think I could even attempt--nor would I want to! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 5d

dabbe @tpixie Together we average 18.5, so we're good! 😍 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 5d

dabbe @TheLudicReader Reading with the #hashtagbrigade and loving Austen are the only two things that gave me a few more books. 1700s? #wtf 😳 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 5d

Amiable @dabbe It is the longest! I couldn‘t have gotten through it without the Litsy #Clarissa crew. 5d

dabbe @Amiable I barely made it through WAR AND PEACE, so I don't know if I could even fathom reading this one! Was the writing good? 5d

tpixie @dabbe I like your math! 5d

AnnCrystal @dabbe 🤩👍🏼😍🎬💝. 5d

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Only 8 from these. I should check a few of these out. I don't remember much about A Modest Proposal other than a one line plot description, but I know I thought it was clever. Wild that we read it in school. I enjoy Edgar Allan Poe, so those two are probably the favorites. I've seen Emma on film and read a graphic novel. I'm counting that in my tally because I've decided that Austen novels just aren't for me. 4d

dabbe This was me looking through the ones from the 1700s: 😳😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 4d

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: yikes #whoknewauntpulletwouldcatchthem #withoutactuallycatchingthem #tomfigureditout #thatshockedme 🤣 #busted #tomwassonastytophil #philwasprettybrave #maggiedefendedphil #tomwenttoofar #maggiesaysbyetophil #andthenripstomanewone #gomaggie #relief #hmmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

mcctrish It happened faster than I thought #maggiespeaksthetruth I wonder if Tom will actually hear and understand Maggie‘s words later on? How he is inherently mean? I pity any girl he sets his eye on ( I don‘t think Tom is wrong though that #techytully being upset with Phil and Mags would be nothing compared to #snakywakey ‘s response or how compromised Mags would be if it was known she was meeting up with a boy) 1w

TheAromaofBooks @mcctrish - That's the thing, Tom wasn't 100% wrong; I think he was actually right about a lot of what he said, but wowsers he sure is one self-satisfied, obnoxious kid. Such an uncomplicated conscience - if I do it, it's right; if I don't do it, it's wrong 😂 Poor Maggie. I was glad that she at least put the vow into her own words! 1w

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Ruthiella Tom could have been more compassionate, for sure. I did like how Maggie told him off-even though it will not soak in-he is so sure of his own correctness. 1w

Bookwormjillk Yeah I was liking Tom for a while but today I was team #ShutUpTom 7d

dabbe I couldn't help but also notice that this chapter ends with Maggie actually being a wee bit glad that the secret is out in the open and that she can't see Phil anymore. Maybe she loved him but not enough. And Tom, well, maybe a new hashtag: #tommytemper? #oy
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Leftcoastzen Tom is so overbearing, he feels he‘s the only thing holding it all together.Poor Maggie has so few privileges or prospects because of the situation.I think she loved talking with Phil & having a little secret.Like @dabbe I think she felt relieved. She doesn‘t care for Phil enough 6d

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks yes!!!! Its a whole #IAmTheONlLYRightPerson in all scenarios thing with Tom. Ugh #TomTheSelfRighteous 5d

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dabbe

Untitled | Untitled

#dynamicds
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#divisive

I am so sorry for any offense I caused with my original image. I was in a dark place today, and this word really threw me off the proverbial cliff. I'll stay away from words that are triggers for me in the future.

AmyG That‘s quite the crowd. 😬 3w

Melismatic No disagreement here lol 3w

dabbe @AmyG It was a difficult one to do and look at. Sorry for yours and everyone else's eyes. 👀 3w

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dabbe @Melismatic 🎯🩵🎯 3w

Deblovestoread Oof so many loud and wrong voices here. #Divisive 3w

Leftcoastzen You going for the nasty prize ? 😄 3w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen My sincerest apologies if it came across as nasty—that wasn‘t the intent. But it‘s hard to deny that these figures spark strong, polarized reactions, which felt in line with the prompt. No malice meant, just an observation on how divisiveness unfortunately plays out in public discourse. I should have stuck to posting a fictional book that had the word in it--keeping it light so that no one was offended. Thanks for the gentle poke. 🙂 3w

Hooked_on_books I didn‘t see your original post, but it‘s kinda sounding to me like you hit the nail on the head for divisive! 3w

dabbe @Hooked_on_books I actually posted certain people's faces. #oy 🤦🏼‍♀️ 3w

AmyG You caused me no offense, fyi. 2w

Bookwomble Oh, man, I missed it! I so want to be offended by your post! 😄❤️ 2w

TheLudicReader I didn‘t see the post but 🤷‍♀️…seems these days everyone is on the verge of getting their knickers in a knot over something. 😘😘 2w

Leftcoastzen I wasn‘t the least bit offended! 2w

Leftcoastzen THEY, offend me , not your post !😁 2w

dabbe @AmyG 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @Bookwomble I had pictures of 5 people: Trump, Musk, Kanye West, Ellen DeGeneres, and J.K. Rowling. Think any of them are divisive? 🧐🤣🧐 2w

dabbe @TheLudicReader Now THERE'S a hashtag for the ages: #knittedknockers or #knottedknickers 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 😅🤩😍 2w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen #whatarelief 😍 2w

Bookwomble @dabbe 🤔💬 ... 🎯💯 2w

dabbe @Bookwomble 💙🩵💙 2w

TieDyeDude No one you mentioned show any empathy, remorse, or awareness of the impacts of their actions. You have no responsibility, IMO, to show them any tact or change anything to appease those who might have been upset with the post. You are not commenting on what they have done, and anyone who does not agree that they are divisive are not paying attention. ❤ 2w

dabbe @TieDyeDude I guess I'm so afraid of offending anyone these days, and I shouldn't be. You called it EXACTLY regarding those five. Thanks for making me see that and giving me more strength to post the truth, no matter how #divisive it may be. Wake up, people! ♥️ 2w

TheBookHippie @TieDyeDude ✊🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #maggieisobsessedwiththedevil #lovestoread #tomnotsomuch #streetsmartbookstupid #rileyfoundhimateacher #popswantshimtohavetimeoff #rileysaysno #maggieismyfave #sassmaster #tomsprotector #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Maggie=me sneaking my Dad‘s Stephen King books. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks The end of this chapter felt like some heavy foreshadowing that things aren't going to go well for Tom at Stelling's 😂 1mo

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Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks Agree! 😰 😅 1mo

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks yup 1mo

mcctrish #fathandsriley I‘m with Maggie and thinking he‘s not worth listening to 1mo

Bklover @TheAromaofBooks I agree- I‘m feeling very sorry for Tom right now. 1mo

dabbe We haven't even met Tom yet and already we're feeling bad for him! And this is another one where it sucks to be a female in the 1800s! 😊 1mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I was so glad I read this in the hotel instead of bringing it into Disney, I was yelling at the book 🤣 1mo

ElizaMarie (I am not getting the tags; can you re-add me). Anyway, I love Maggie. Poor girl :( “A woman's no business wi' being so clever; it'll turn to trouble.“ - Also, I love how Tom is trying to talk himself into thinking he made the right choice to give them the recommendation. 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🤣😍🤣 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I really want Tom and Maggie to switch places like Alanna and her brother! She would be much better suited to scholarship! 1mo

Morr_Books I found myself being very suspicious of Mr. Riley. Maybe it is cuz Maggie didn't like him. 1mo

Leftcoastzen 🙄poor Maggie , poor Tom . I think this Mr. Riley isn‘t reliable, does he get a cut for finding students? I‘m with @Dabbe it sucks to be a girl in the 1800s 1mo

dabbe @Leftcoastzen Talk about a patriarchal world, right? #oy 1mo

Sparklemn Riley can tell himself that he‘s being magnanimous by recommending the clergy as tutor to Tom. But I think this is going to be an “you scratch my back and I‘ll scratch yours” scenario. 1mo

Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly I agree 👍 (edited) 1mo

Sparklemn @Morr_Books He was so dismissive of her reading. Blech. 1mo

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dabbe

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Lend me an 👂 or 👂👂, Sherlockians. 😱 Thoughts?

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

Librarybelle That was a bit gruesome! I think I exclaimed “oh my” when we learned the contents of the package. A revenge story, with a bit of violence. 2mo

dabbe @Librarybelle Most definitely! 😱 2mo

CogsOfEncouragement I enjoyed this one. Was entertained that SH didn't want any credit for it because it was too simple. I was amused at the end when Lestrade acted as though it was yes, very simple - then why did you call in SH! He sent the note that they couldn't get anything to work upon. In my opinion, they would have still been at a lose without SH. Lestrade, just say thank you. 2mo

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kelli7990 I enjoyed this story. 2mo

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement And Lestrade has no problem in taking ALL of the credit and acting as if he really didn't need Holmes at all. #oy! 2mo

dabbe @kelli7990 Yay! 😀 2mo

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Pogue

Macbeth | Shakespeare

Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Paradise Lost

I guess I like old stories. #TLT @dabbe thank you for the tag!

dabbe I do, too, and you still whipped my sorry butt! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩷🩶 3mo

Pogue @dabbe nah I was just the child of two engineers who preferred to read rather than do math. It was read or algebra. 3mo

dabbe @Pogue I was horrible at algebra! Those story problems--#oy! 😂 3mo

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DrSabrinaMoldenReads Where do I find this @dabbe ? 3mo

Pogue @DrSabrinaMoldenReads if you click on the hashtags TLT it will take you to all the post with this. Just scroll down to @dabbe page and she has a link. 3mo

dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads Here's the link: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2836598 3mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Thanks @dabbe @Pogue 3mo

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DrSabrinaMoldenReads

Les Miserables [With Ribbon Marker] | Victor Hugo

It‘s getting depressing over here with Fantine. I am trying to keep going but I skimmed ahead a bit and saw where this was heading. When I start doing that, it‘s not a good sign. #ReadLesMis

tpixie, Cuilin, TheBookHippie, DieAReader, JenlovesJT47, MatchlessMarie, Dietz123, Andrew65, dabbe, PageShifter

CatLass007 I loved the musical, I saw it twice on Broadway. The movie was meh. There was a mini-series in 1978 with Richard Jordan as Jean Valjean and Anthony Perkins as Javert which I thought was excellent. I tried reading the book and I tried listening to the audiobook but neither one held my attention. You‘ve made it much further than I did. If you want to keep plugging along, that‘s good. If you decide to bail, that‘s good too. Do what‘s best for you. 3mo

merelybookish Lol. When I decided to increase the speed on an audiobook, I know it's downhill from there. 3mo

TiredLibrarian Tried to read this three times; failed three times. I'm just going to enjoy the musical and the movie versions. 3mo

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DrSabrinaMoldenReads Yea. I don‘t think it‘s the time for me on this one @CatLass007 @TiredLibrarian (edited) 3mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I thought it was just me who does that @merelybookish 3mo

JenlovesJT47 I‘ve only ever made it about 30 minutes into the Hugh Jackman movie. Never tried to read it or see any other adaptations. I‘m enjoying it so far but just caught up at the moment, haven‘t read ahead yet. But Fantine already gives off vibes as being naive so I‘m sure things won‘t be easy for her. 3mo

TheBookHippie @JenlovesJT47 @DrSabrinaMoldenReads that‘s why I only did a chapter a day in 2020 my first time through. I love it but this is what I read- classical literature. Some parts are hard but when it‘s done and you see the whole it‘s so beautiful. That being said- bail if you have to ! I bailed Middlemarch 4 times before I finally accomplished it! (edited) 3mo

dabbe I've tried reading LES MIS three times and bailed all three times; I saw the musical on Broadway and in LA and adored it. I'm now trying again for a 4th time and am doing better this time than the other three. I tried to read BLEAK HOUSE by Dickens twice and bailed; I tried a third time, and now it's my 2nd favorite Dickens' novel of all time. Do what is best for you. The book will still be there if you ever want to try it again ... or not. 🩶🩷🩶 3mo

tpixie @CatLass007 the mini series sounds interesting! I done know about it! 3mo

tpixie I haven‘t gotten that far, but seeing as she is portrayed as an innocent , I‘m anticipating hardship for her. As the others said, if it‘s not for you, it‘s not for you There are other books to be read 🩵💙🩵 3mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I basically only read classical literature @thebookhippy and all. Some of my favorites are “The Count of Monte Cristo”, “In Search of Lost Time” (I read all volumes last year) and “Anna Karina”. But, I loved the characters. I have not given up yet. It‘s kind of interesting but it is so depressing is the problem. @dabbe @tpixie @JenlovesJT47 @TiredLibrarian @merelybookish @CatLass007 (edited) 3mo

CatLass007 Les Miserables can be incredibly depressing. And that‘s without being able to finish the book because I was bored with chapters upon chapters of him going through the sewers of Paris. The Broadway musical is an absolute masterpiece. Maybe I love it so much because I‘m a singer, but I don‘t think so. I don‘t think I‘m spoiling anything when I say bad things happen. But I find the story incredibly inspiring. If I were to talk about (cont)⬇️ (edited) 3mo

CatLass007 the theme, I‘d say it‘s about forgiveness and redemption. When you finish the book, and it sounds as if you are intent on doing that, I would love to hear your thoughts on my thoughts. (edited) 3mo

CatLass007 @tpixie It‘s a timeless story, so even though the miniseries aired in 1978 it ages well. I have heard that the movie with Liam Neeson is not good at all. But that was one person‘s opinion I haven‘t seen it. 3mo

tpixie @CatLass007 @TheBookHippie I think I found it on YouTube https://youtu.be/MWdQO5_XMNc?si=5DONxIHD43YandFJ 3mo

TheBookHippie @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I‘m at home in dark 😅🙃 I never thought of it as depressing only as what is. On the other hand I cannot read sappy happily ever after - it annoys me! I‘ve read all of Hugo, all of Shakespeare most of the Russian and French Lit cannon etc etc etc. I hope it gets easier, it‘s a bit dark for a while here. I loathe the movie musical 😅of this. 3mo

TheBookHippie @tpixie ooooo 3mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe well this isn‘t my precious Shakespeare or Bronte or Whitman ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ it‘s still one of my absolute favorites! Plus if we could read #thebros we can read anything!!! 3mo

CatLass007 @tpixie You found it! Are you watching it or planning to watch it? 3mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie I agree that the movie musical is not very good. Hugh Jackman didn‘t have the vocal range required. Russell Crowe…. What‘s her name who won the Oscar? The Fantines I‘ve seen on Broadway, the Fantines on the original London and Broadway cast recordings, they all have powerful voices. They bring tears to my eyes. What‘s her name? Not so much. Her voice was tiny, wimpy. She made me want to close my eyes and ears. Shakespeare ❤️. 3mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 Fantine is my favorite in the actual opera London. 3mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie Fantine is such a crucial character in this story. Are you reading this now also or have you read it before? 3mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 I‘m leading it and yes I‘ve read it before -it‘s one of my favorite reads of all time. Translation is key in my opinion. 3mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 chapter a day for 2025 #readlesmis 3mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie Wow. You‘re a better person than I am. And I just remembered I haven‘t tried it twice, I‘ve tried it three times. When I say that the theme is about forgiveness and redemption, what do you think about that? 3mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 I think it‘s way more in depth than that. The history in the back ground is important. The historical things that happened and how people responded is why France is not in a dictatorship or under a king. The ways of how people loved, showed mercy, or not, the sacrifice and the calling out of people using religion to control people, all it, lots of layers. It‘s so similar to today it‘s eerie. 3mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie Okay. I‘ll give it some more thought. Thank you. 3mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @TheBookHippie @CatLass007 I actually am really interested in the history aspect. That may keep me reading. I actually visited Versailles and actually went down a rabbit hole reading about Marie Antoinette. Plus, The Count of Monte Cristo (which I loved was in this period). I think it‘s about me not liking Fantine. My thing. Don‘t want to do a spoiler. I‘ve found it‘s important to find characters that I like. Will keep y‘all posted. #ReadLesMis 3mo

TheBookHippie @DrSabrinaMoldenReads Éponine is my favorite (shhhhhh ?) . There‘s a ton of history -it‘s can you get through the sewer and Waterloo parts for most people. 3mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @TheBookHippie I‘ve decided to stick with it after this discussion. Actually the sewer part sounds intriguing 3mo

TheBookHippie @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I find the sewer fascinating -my brother mocks me alll the time, he wants me to give a tour … clearly he‘s my baby brother… 3mo

tpixie @CatLass007 I plan to watch it!! At my sister now and driving back home today . lol 😂 I better stick to an audiobook! 3mo

tpixie @DrSabrinaMoldenReads @TheBookHippie @dabbe @CatLass007 here an episode about the sewers by one of my favorite podcasters- but he‘s sick, so it‘s his brother . https://youtu.be/LRo3vNilxvw?si=K2xR4Q5s5mRHaAlw or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-earful-tower-paris/id1227316154?i=1000... (edited) 3mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Now THAT is an #absolutetruth! #oy! 🤩😂🤗 3mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie From just the musical (that you hate), Éponine is my absolute favorite, too. Cosette annoys me. 🤩 3mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe loathe Cosette 😅😂🤪 3mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Well, yay! I must have read her right just from the musical! She seems like such a, well, “cosseted“ character! 😂 3mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe she annoyed me then I saw the movie and said OH that part they got right 😅😂😂😂😂 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Lark Rise to Candleford - Trilogy: Lark Rise, Over to Candleford and Candleford Green | Flora Thompson

Ch 32: y‘all. This chapter was so random. #townlife #sickfolks #pleasedontmakemethatjelly 🤢#beerbrewing #bathtime #poorjoe #thatsallihavetosayaboutthat #theclergymanandwife #sosad #allsorandom #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @librarybelle @cuilin @eeclayton @ruthiella @alldebooks @thearomaofbooks @barbarajean @willaful @dabbe @annececilie 3mo

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @quietjenn @crinoline_laphroaig @jacqmac @julieclair @deblovestoread @vansa @bklover @samanne @kao @covertocovergirl @tineke @sace 3mo

willaful Yeah, back to the lack of narrative. 😂 Joe's story made me very sad, because my daughter is disabled and I worry so much about what will happen when we're gone, especially now. I bet poor Joe's mother was fretted to death about it. 3mo

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BarkingMadRead @willaful I worked with special needs kids before I retired, and stuff like this makes me crazy. I have zero patience for it 3mo

Bookwormjillk So random. I thought it was because I was sleepy and dozing off, but then I went back to read again and nope. Just random. 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I had so much trouble focusing 🤣 3mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm guessing still no plot? 😆 3mo

TheAromaofBooks I've always read about calf's foot jelly in old books as a great delicacy, and I can see why after reading about how time-consuming and complicated it is to make... but I definitely don't want to try it! 😐 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig I feel like we got teased with some plot and then it was snatched away 🤣 3mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks hard pass 🤣🤣 3mo

AllDebooks Some things belong in the past, like that jelly 🫣 3mo

Cuilin @AllDebooks the jelly and fox hunting!! 3mo

dabbe I gotta admit, I skimmed through this chapter and read like this: the dull green blahblahblah ... the interesting green ... blahblahblah ... fox hunting omg skip ... disgusting jelly omg skip ... blahblahblah reverend and wife then both die + congregation ... blahblahblah done. 😂 3mo

willaful I had trouble concentrating too. Thought it was the ambien. 😂 3mo

mcctrish How we get from #outwiththeoldinwiththenew clergy to Luney Joe to who takes a bath where and when is beyond me @dabbe there‘s skip and then there is skim 3mo

Bklover @willaful This made me laugh!!😂😂 3mo

willaful @Bklover glad to be of service. :-) 3mo

dabbe @mcctrish Perhaps a skip would be better--as in today's chapter as well! #oy 3mo

mcctrish @dabbe maybe skip to the end 🤣🤣🤣 3mo

dabbe @mcctrish If you will, I will. 🤩 But since I did do that for verdant-verdure UDOLPHO, I feel obligated to see this through. Sooooooo close! 😂 3mo

mcctrish @dabbe we are so close it has to count either way 🤣🤣😆 3mo

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Kerrbearlib

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things | Jenny Lawson

1. I'm a bit sleepy. Cats woke me up early. I may nap later! 😆
2. I read this book the summer of 2016. I hadn't dealt with depression in years, but that changed after the November election. I'm glad I read it when I did. It reminded me it's OK to be not OK. I wrote Jenny & shared how much her book meant to me. She wrote back to thank me & said she really needed to hear it that day.

#MentalHealthMonday

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TiredLibrarian I liked this one; it gives a lot of practical ideas for dealing with anxiety.

The Anxiety Healer's Guide: Coping Strategies and Mindfulness Techniques to Calm the Mind and Body

4mo

dabbe 1. I'm doing better than LAST Monday! #oy!
2. Tagged. It made me embrace the introvert that I am.

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

4mo

CatLass007 1) I‘m doing okay today so far. Follow-up appointment with my PCP this afternoon. The foam for my psoriasis is not generic so I can‘t afford the copay. I will ask him to prescribe something else. And the topical cream he prescribed for my arthritis isn‘t helping so I‘m going to need a referral to pain management. But neither of those is a big deal. 2) I can‘t remember if I‘ve ever read any mental health care books. I know I have some (cont)⬇️ 4mo

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CatLass007 on my list and I probably have some in my audio and physical libraries, but I‘m not sure if I‘ve ever actually read any of them. 🤷‍♀️ I guess I should check on that. I want to emphasize that I do things that are good for my mental health. I read/listen to books. I crochet and sometimes embroider or cross stitch. And I have four wonderful kitties who are, without any hyperbole, literal lifesavers.🐾🐾🐾 (edited) 4mo

CatLass007 @dabbe You aren‘t an introvert on Litsy! You are extremely active and always encouraging.❤️❤️❤️ I know that virtual interaction and in person interaction are not the same. I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate you. And I‘m sure I‘m not alone in that. So wherever you are, you do you and go on being awesome!🤩 4mo

CatLass007 @Kerrbear I want to let you know that #MentalHealthMonday is an amazing idea and I appreciate you creating this group and including me. I‘ve yet to meet a Litten who isn‘t wonderful. 4mo

dabbe @CatLass007 Well, you just made my day, week, month ... Thank you! It's amazing that I was a public school teacher my whole life, too. I've been told how outgoing I am, but most people don't know how much it takes out of me. Litsy allows me to be that gal but with the benefits of cocooning in my home. You also bring great joy to Litsy, m'dear! 🩵🩶🩵 4mo

CatLass007 Okay, Michelle Obama‘s Becoming wasn‘t specifically written to help others‘ mental health, but I learned a lot from her. And I started listening to The Light We Carry, and I need to start over because it‘s been a while. So here‘s my input.

Becoming

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Kerrbearlib @TiredLibrarian thanks for sharing! Stacked! 4mo

Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 thank you! I am so glad started this group. You do some great stuff for mental health! Cats are absolutely life savers! (edited) 4mo

Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 I still haven't read Becoming, I should do something about that - I've only heard good things! 4mo

Kerrbearlib @dabbe fellow introvert here! I love that book so much! Thanks for sharing the title with us! 4mo

CatLass007 She had a podcast when the book was first released and it‘s excellent. She also had a podcast when The Light We Carry was released. Since I‘m restarting the book I also am going to restart the podcast. I have listened to the book and podcast far enough to be able to recommend both. 4mo

dabbe @Kerrbearlib 🩵🖤🩵 4mo

CBee @dabbe gah, last Monday was AWFUL. 4mo

CBee These two helped me with grief:

Grief Therapy

4mo

CBee And

Hope for the Flowers

4mo

CBee The Hope book is also great for self esteem, confidence, and the illustrations are lovely! 4mo

Kerrbearlib @CBee thanks for sharing the title! Stacked! 4mo

Kerrbearlib @CBee I think I may have read the Hope book years ago. I will have to read it/reread it! 4mo

Kerrbearlib @cbee you might like this book. It's for kids but great for adults too. The illustrations are awesome!

Grief Is a Mess

4mo

CBee @Kerrbearlib ♥️♥️ 4mo

dabbe @CBee #oytotheultimatefuckingveyolay! Excuse my French. 🩵🩶🩵
4mo

Kerrbearlib @dabbe I love that tag! 😃😆 3mo

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