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The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter: No. 39 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @cuilin
#TheMissingThreeQuarter

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle I think it really shows society‘s abhorrence of different classes getting together—Staunton has to essentially hide his bride! These works are near the end of the Gilded Age, and there is so much disparity between the rich and the poor and the lack of attention to the poor by the rich. 5d

dabbe I also have to add that Staunton really pisses me off. You put your wife in a lonely place because you want that inheritance money from an uncle you can't stand. The uncle states to Holmes that he has absolutely no interest in Staunton's personal life, so why would Staunton worry about being disinherited? He basically locks her away in a castle (like in a fairy tale). And she willingly goes along with it? #oy! 5d

Cuilin He fell love, they married, she had to hide and then she died!! Says it all. 4d

dabbe @Cuilin Reminds me of the song from A CHORUS LINE: “What I did for love.“ 4d

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 14: The Whispering Statue | Carolyn Keene

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1. This month's book has two different versions again:

The original 1937 edition features a whispering statue that resembles Nancy and Nancy's investigation in locating a client's estranged husband.

The 1970 edition also has a whispering statue that looks like Nancy, but Nancy investigates a swindle taking place involving her client and rare books.

Which edition did you read? Overall thoughts on the book? #NancyDrewBR

kwmg40 I finished the 1937 edition, which I liked overall, even though I found the secondary characters rather exaggerated.. There were aspects that made it feel quite dated, especially the part where it cost Nancy $5 to have the bumper on her car repaired. 2w

CogsOfEncouragement I thought the 1970 edition was a fun ND caper with her friends there to help, including a devoted Ned. A huge falling book NOT hitting her in the head was a nice touch for those of us keeping track of such things. 2w

BarkingMadRead I have the 1937 version, which was pretty decent overall. 2w

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Ruthiella I read the 1970 version as evidenced by the use of the word “groovy” twice! 😂 This was quite action packed and as usual, the two mysteries turn out to be related. 2w

Ruthiella @kwmg40 In the 1970 version, Ned notes that the price tag of $28 for a rare first edition is quite high! I googled it and that would be around $250 in today‘s US dollar value. 2w

Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella I also read the groovy 1970 edition 2w

MariaW My ebook was the 1970 version as well. 2w

DebinHawaii Yep, 1970s for me too. @CogsOfEncouragement I really thought it would be one for the #NNK counter! 😉 1w

dabbe 1970s version, too, which I enjoyed a lot more than the previous IVORY CHARM book. #oy! 1w

TheAromaofBooks I read the 1970 edition - it felt like the statue and the books plotlines tied together pretty well!! 1w

Sace I read the 70s version. I felt like the two mysteries worked better than some of the other books with two mysteries. 1w

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ravenlee

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So it would appear that our spelling book is out of date.

Texreader Oops 2w

Ruthiella Only a few decades…🙊 2w

Dilara 🙄 😂 Well, pupils will be prepared for their history class... 2w

dabbe Time for a new spelling book adoption. If your district is like mine, that'll take a while. #oy 2w

ravenlee @Texreader @Ruthiella @Dilara @dabbe the thing is, we homeschool, so this is entirely on me. The series is actually really good, just this one little thing. Weirdly, the copyright date is 2002. 🤷🏻‍♀️ At least she‘s not trying to learn Czechoslovakia, I guess. 2w

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dabbe

Nancy Drew 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm | Carolyn Keene

so-so

So close between So-So and Pan. I chose So-So for those who want to read the entire series. But, whoah! Racist, tedious, and poorly written. While there was danger, hidden tunnels, kidnappings, and arson, none of it felt urgent. Nancy even goes to a weekend party at her boyfriend‘s fraternity even though the young boy she‘s “protecting” has been kidnapped. WTF, Nancy? Hard not to eye-roll throughout this one. #oy #NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

Laughterhp Yes! That was so weird!! 1mo

lauraisntwilder And at the party, Nancy meets a student from India who knows the only other adult Indian she has ever met! 1mo

Librarybelle This one was bad! 1mo

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BarkingMadRead I feel like this is the general consensus. So bizarre 1mo

dabbe @Laughterhp 🤩😂😄 1mo

dabbe @lauraisntwilder 🤩😂😄 1mo

dabbe @Librarybelle 🤩😂😄 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🤩😂😄 1mo

sarahbarnes Great review. 😂 1mo

dabbe @sarahbarnes 🤩😂🤗 1mo

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Deblovestoread

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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

Favorites:

1) Lemon Meringue Pie also known as Icebox pie
2) Apple Crisp
3) My Grandmother‘s peach cobbler

Hard pass on anything jello related although I am guilty of feeding my kids the orange jello cool whip dessert when they were small.

@dabbe

TheBookHippie I cannot jello. 1mo

dabbe You didn't put carrots in your orange jello, did you? My grandma did, and #oy was it a struggle to get down! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🧡🍁🤎 1mo

Deblovestoread @dabbe I wasn‘t that mean 😂 Veg in jello turn 🤢into 🤮 1mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread 🎯!!! 1mo

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 11: The Clue of the Broken Locket | Carolyn Keene

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1. This month's discussion is slightly different, as the plot lines for the original and the revised editions are extremely different. Questions 2 and 3 will look at the 1934 and 1965 editions respectively.

Which edition did you read? The 1934 plot line features twins adopted from a foundling home, and Nancy wants to reunite the twins with their real mother.

The 1965 edition has The Flying Dutchmen, an iron bird, and record piracy. #NancyDrewBR

Ruthiella Fascinating differences! I read the 1965 version with the iron bird, etc. 3mo

DGRachel Wow! How can those even be considered the same book? I read the 1965 version. 3mo

jlhammar 1965 for me! 3mo

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Bookwormjillk Mine was the 1934 edition. This was the first 1930‘s book I read and was surprised at how different the characters of Hannah and Mr Drew were written. Hannah was treated much more like a servant, and Mr Drew wasn‘t nearly as supportive of Nancy. (edited) 3mo

kspenmoll Wow. Mine is 1965. Interesting how different the characters are portrayed @Bookwormjillk 3mo

MariaW I read the 1965 version as well. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement I read 1965 this time. 3mo

DGRachel @Bookwormjillk That‘s fascinating about the difference in the portrayal of Hannah and Carson. 3mo

DebinHawaii I read the 1965 version too. I am fascinated by all these differences & why they occured. 3mo

mrp27 1965, so interesting! 3mo

dabbe I've only been reading the later versions because that's what I read as a child. Seems like this one was much tamer than the original. #oy! 3mo

Roary47 1965 for me again. 3mo

kwmg40 I'd read the 1965 version, but now I'm very curious about the 1934 version! 3mo

AmandaBlaze 1965 3mo

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JenReadsAlot

Butter: Roman | Asako Yuzuki

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Soft pick for me....it was way too long. #camplitsy24 @Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain

dabbe I'm slogging through (barely) and getting TIRED of all of the food descriptions. #oy! 😂 6mo

Megabooks @dabbe that‘s something you either like or don‘t! 6mo

Megabooks Agree with you on length. 100 pages could‘ve easily been cut and made a stronger story 6mo

squirrelbrain I agree with your review! 6mo

Chelsea.Poole I definitely agree with you. This was too long and could have been accomplished with fewer pages! 6mo

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dabbe

Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies

#WeeklyFavorites
@Read4Life

RE: Nancy Drew: What do you do when you're halfway finished with a library loan you've already waited 52 days for, and it expires, and you're told you have to now wait 96 days to borrow it again? You cave into Amazon and buy the damn thing because (of course), you can't wait that long and have to finish it--even though you've read it before in your youth. #oy 🙄

Read4life 😳😳😳 7mo

AnnCrystal That's why I can never borrow from the library...and you seem to be a fast reader. Me...by the time I begin reading chapter four, it's time to return 😂🤔📚👏😉👍💝. (edited) 7mo

dabbe @Read4life 🤩😘😀 7mo

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dabbe @AnnCrystal 🤩😂😘 7mo

KadaGul @AnnCrystal I can't believe how lucky 🍀 I am to have a library 📚 that doesn't charge fines 💲💳, especially because I'm a medium-pace reader 🤓!#FineFeeLibraries 7mo

dabbe @KadaGul Amen! 🤩🤩🤩 7mo

AnnCrystal @KadaGul that's grand 👏😉👍💝. 7mo

bthegood comment for Week of May 18th has me laughing out loud - thank you!! 😂 7mo

Lesliereadsalot 96 days! Who knew so many people were reading Nancy Drew?? 7mo

dabbe @bthegood 😂😂😂 I had quite a slump in May. I hope to get back at it this month! 7mo

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot There are only TWO ebook copies at my library--the so-called biggest library in Phoenix. They need more! 🤩 7mo

bthegood @dabbe 👍 7mo

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dabbe

The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald

#WondrousWednesday
@Eggs (thanks for the tag! 😘)
1. My high school copy of THE GREAT GATSBY. All my notes as a 16-year-old are still in it. I have kept it through the years (now 42 years old). It is held together with a rubber band. 💚
2. That would be early 1980s: all books by Sidney Sheldon, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Rosamond du Jardin, and my precious Harlequin romances.
3. THE SECRET GARDEN.

Play @PageShifter, @Catiewithac?

AmyG Ha…I read so much Sidney Sheldon when I was young. 7mo

dabbe @AmyG He kept those pages turning! 🤩 7mo

Eggs Great choice - # 3👏🏻🙌🏻 7mo

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TheBookgeekFrau Sidney Sheldon was a staple of my mom's and therefore little teeny bopper me 😆 7mo

dabbe @Eggs 😘 7mo

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau I couldn't believe my mom actually let me read them; they could get quite steamy! 😂 7mo

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe Not as bad as Harold Robbin's books, which I had to sneak 😂 I remember my mother recommending SS bc she loved his strong women characters 7mo

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau Oh, man, I forgot about Harold Robbin's! That now reminds me of me sneaking in SCRUPLES by Judith Krantz. #oy! 🤩 7mo

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe Ditto Scruples - thanks for the reminder 😁 (edited) 7mo

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 🤩🤩🤩 7mo

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dabbe

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#TLT @dabbe

1. Gulp. I scored 38/100 bildungsromans that I've read. 😱 I have LOTS more coming-of-age books to read! 3 that I haven't read from the list: TELL THE WOLVES I'M HOME, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, and IT.
2. 3 I'd like to add to the list: DOGSONG, FOREVER, HUCK FINN.

LINK!!! https://www.listchallenges.com/litsys-favorite-bildungsromans

Tagging all who participated in this TLT list a few weeks ago. Pass the fun on! 😀

AmyG Where is the link??? And I had to google bildungsroman 😭 (Tell the Wolves I‘m Home is EXCELLENT) (edited) 8mo

dabbe @AmyG Shit. I knew I had forgotten something! I'll post again! 8mo

ShananigansReads I only got 8/100 if we are counting books I enjoyed and 11 if it‘s just books I read. I haven‘t been posting but I had to let you know I love a list vote. Spent a whole day on the app after last week‘s list. 😄🫢🤷🏾‍♀️ 8mo

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dabbe @ShananigansReads That website is ADDICTING! I've spent hours there myself! Expect more in the future! 🤩🤩🤩 8mo

ChaoticMissAdventures 56! I love these list challenges! 8mo

slategreyskies Only 18 for me! 😳 🤣 8mo

JenReadsAlot 23 😔🤣😳 8mo

SaunteringVaguelyDownwards 53 - not surprising as a former English teacher now professor who frequently teaches Children's Lit & YA Lit! 8mo

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures Yay! Plus you kicked my butt! 🤩🤩🤩 8mo

dabbe @slategreyskies That just means you have more to add to your TBR! 🤩😂🤗 8mo

dabbe @JenReadsAlot Just means more for the TBR! (that sorta rhymes, doesn't it?) 🤩😀🤗 8mo

dabbe @SaunteringVaguelyDownwards You kicked this former English teacher's butt! 🤩🤩🤩 8mo

TheLudicReader I only scored 38 as well. Some of those titles I have never heard of, so there's that. 8mo

dabbe @TheLudicReader Just one more thing we have in common! I haven't heard of over half of them myself! And I taught middle school for 12 years! 😳 You'd think I would know a few more, but no. Of course, the last year I taught those grades was 2005, so maybe it's the newer ones we haven't heard of. #oy 8mo

julieclair 21 🫤 8mo

dabbe @julieclair I hope I didn't make you feel bad! 😱 It's just for fun--and to maybe make our TBR's even bigger beasts than they are already! 🤩😂🤗 8mo

Karisimo 46!! 8mo

dabbe @Karisimo #yahooyou! You kicked my butt! 🤩🤩🤩 8mo

thebacklistbook 17% that's how many I've read. 8mo

Teresereading 24% 8mo

julieclair @dabbe No worries! I just continued taking bookish list challenges until I found one where I finished in the top 50% ! 😀😆 That‘s a fun website… I hadn‘t seen it before… but it could be a major rabbit hole for sure. 🐰💙 8mo

bthegood 17% - many of the books I have not read but saw the movie 😅 Obviously these are not my genre! Thanks for sharing - fun as always - 8mo

dabbe @thebacklistbook If you're like me, I didn't even know half of them! And I once taught middle school! 🤩😂😀 8mo

dabbe @Teresereading More for our TBR's, right? Such a wonderful, never-ending problem! 🤩😂😀 8mo

dabbe @julieclair Lordy, you ain't kidding! I've spent hours there! 🤩😂🤗 8mo

dabbe @bthegood They were my genre when I taught middle school, but now I didn't even recognize over half of them! 🤩😂😀 8mo

kspenmoll 43- so many unread books! 7mo

dabbe @kspenmoll You kicked my butt! That TBR list keeps on growing! 🤩😂😀 7mo

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