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The Romance of the Forest | Ann Ward Radcliffe, Chloe Chard

so-so

While I'm glad I read it, I can't say I enjoyed most of it. I really liked the tense parts involving the abbey, but then it sort of became tedious. When Adeline isn't fainting she's reciting poet & singing...and it basically became a book of sighs.
Gothic horror you have come far. #rotf
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Jhullie I totally agree! 7y

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Daisey

A Study in Scarlet | Arthur Conan Doyle

It's time to start a new Serial Reader readalong! I'm excited to read and discuss this first Sherlock Holmes story! Feel free to join in; it's just 17 issues long.

#Sherlocked #SerialReader #readalong

moranadatter, jpmcwisemorgan, Jhullie, Kathrin, Theresa, SerialReader

Jhullie I'm in, I just started 😊🔍 7y

PrincessLibrarian That mug ❤️ 7y

Bookworm83 I'm in for this one. I definitely gave up on #rotf but I am excited for #Sherlocked! 7y

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Daisey @Jhullie Yay! @Bookworm83 So glad to hear it! @PrincessLibrarian Thanks, it's perfect for Litsy photo ops! 7y

jpmcwisemorgan Woo hoo!!! 7y

Kathrin Here we gooooo... 7y

tpixie I'm gonna join in too! 7y

Daisey @tpixie Glad to have you join us! 🙂 7y

tpixie @Daisey thx!! 🦃📚🦃 7y

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jpmcwisemorgan

A Study in Scarlet | Arthur Conan Doyle

A new serial read using the Serial Reader app for anyone who's interested. I've suggested the tag #Sherlocked. Yes, that's a reference to the current BBC iteration of Sherlock Holmes. This is much shorter than Romance of the Forest, and it has far less swooning.

moranadatter, Daisey, Kathrin, Theresa, SerialReader

Kathrin 😊 Yay 😊 7y

moranadatter Yay! When do we start? 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @kmdartist I went ahead and selected it so I'd be ready when we were ready to start. I have a tendency to forget things. I'm ready when we all are. 7y

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Theresa @Kathrin @kmdartist @jpmcwisemorgan I have it all queued up so I'm also ready when everyone else is!! Looking forward to this! 7y

moranadatter I'm ready when everyone else is. 7y

Kathrin No time but the present!!! I am reading two non fiction books right now, so getting #Sherlocked will mix things up! 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @Theresa @Kathrin @kmdartist @Daisey Then let's get #Sherlocked!!! 7y

moranadatter Added! Let's do this! 7y

Bookworm83 I gave up on #rotf but I'm in for #Sherlocked! 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @Bookworm83 Woo hoo! 7y

InLibrisVeritas Awesome! I just finished #Rotf , so I'm definitely joining in on this one! 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @InLibrisVeritas I'm hoping this is a "thing" now because it's fun. 7y

Theresa @jpmcwisemorgan @InLibrisVeritas I have the same hope! It's fun & it also keeps me motivated to finish the books. I never would have finished ROTF if it weren't for the read along. 7y

InLibrisVeritas @jpmcwisemorgan I hope so too! @Theresa I don't think I could have finished RotF with out the readalong either. 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @InLibrisVeritas then we can make this a thing! 🎉🎉🎉 7y

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Daisey

The Romance of the Forest | Ann Ward Radcliffe, Chloe Chard

so-so

If I hadn't been reading this with others in serial form I'm not sure if I would have pushed through more quickly or just bailed. Some days it was interesting and suspenseful, other days it was just over the top dramatic, and some days it dragged. My favorite parts were probably the descriptions of setting. I'm glad I read it as an example of an early gothic romance, but I'm ready to move on to something else.

#SerialReader #RotF #readalong

Eyelit Same 7y

jpmcwisemorgan Can we do another read together - now or in the future? 7y

Theresa Agreed! 7y

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Theresa @jpmcwisemorgan If you do that, I'd be interested in participating. 😄 7y

Daisey @jpmcwisemorgan and @Theresa I'd love to do another readalong! I'm assuming you mean using Serial Reader to choose another classic and help keep us all on track? I think another this length or shorter would be best. 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @Daisey & @Theresa Yes another selection from Serial Reader, and shorter is a good idea. 7y

Kathrin You made it!! I'll also be interested in another serial readalong! 7y

Daisey @Kathrin @jpmcwisemorgan @Theresa So, how do we go about choosing our next book, and how soon would we think of starting? Any shorter options that might take about a month or less we're particularly interested in? 📚 My read later list includes Wizard of Oz, Agnes Grey, The Awakening, Sherlock Holmes, etc. 7y

Theresa @Daisey @kathrin @jpmcwisemorgan I am open to anything. I just need some thing to get me out of the reading slump I'm in. 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @kathrin @Theresa @Daisey @kmdartist I'm up for anything except for the really really long ones. I think the Sherlock Holmes ones are pretty short. 7y

moranadatter @jpmcwisemorgan @kathrin @Theresa @Daisey If we do Sherlock Holmes, I highly recommend "A Scandal in Bohemia." It's the story of how Irene Adler outsmarts Sherlock Holmes. I've got Anne of Green Gables, Heidi and Wuthering Heights on my TBR. (edited) 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @kmdartist @Theresa @Daisey @kathrin I've not read Wuthering Heights. 7y

Daisey @Kathrin @Theresa @jpmcwisemorgan A Scandal in Bohemia (and many of the other Sherlock Holmes stories) is just 3 issues, so we could easily do that and then something else. The others @kmdartist mentioned are all books I would be interested in rereading, except I would consider Wuthering Heights another gothic novel so maybe not right away. 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @Daisey @Kathrin @Theresa @kmdartist I'm good with Sherlock. I've read them all but ta been ages so I could do with a re-read. We could use #Sherlocked as the hashtag. In case you haven't seen the current BBC's version it's a reference to something in it. I don't want to give away anything. I do recommend watching it, its very well done. 7y

Kathrin @jpmcwisemorgan @Daisey @Theresa @kmdartist I am good with Sherlock. I just recently read (in the last year or so) read Wutgering Hights, so I would sit that one out and cheer from the sidelines! 👏👏👏👏👏 7y

Theresa @Kathrin @jpmcwisemorgan @Daisey @kmdartist Ooh, I've been meaning to read some Sherlock Holmes so I'm definitely interested! Do I understand correctly that the suggestion is to start with "A Scandal in Bohemia"? 7y

moranadatter @Theresa @jpmcwisemorgan @Daisey @Kathrin It sounds like we have a consensus on reading some Sherlock Holmes. Any suggestions on a reading order? If we go by publication date, A Study in Scarlet is first, followed by The Sign of the Four and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Short Stories - A Scandal in Bohemia is the first story in this collection). 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @kmdartist @kathrin @Theresa @Daisey and anybody else. We can start wherever you like. I'm read to get #Sherlocked with y'all! 7y

Kathrin @jpmcwisemorgan @kmdartist @Theresa @Daisey I don't have a preference on where we start. By publication date sounds fine. 7y

Daisey @jpmcwisemorgan @kmdartist @Theresa @Kathrin Publication date is probably the easiest way to go, and A Study in Scarlet is just 17 issues to get us started. Looking forward to it since I really enjoy the current BBC version and have been wanting to read some of the original stories! 😀 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @Daisey @Kathrin @kmdartist @Theresa A Study in Scarlet it is! 7y

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jpmcwisemorgan

The Romance of the Forest | Ann Ward Radcliffe, Chloe Chard

I'm trying to catch up and it's not going well because of all the poems and sonnets and songs and I don't even know what else. Does anyone else find them annoying? #ROTF

moranadatter, SerialReader

InLibrisVeritas Yes! I used to skim them now I just skip them. I'm all for artistic expression but it's like once a chapter now. 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @InLibrisVeritas Whew, I do the same thing. I don't feel so bad now. 7y

Theresa I skipped over them too! I don't feel like I missed anything in the story by doing that. 7y

Daisey I haven't gotten to the point of outright skipping them, but I definitely skim! 7y

moranadatter I skimmed them. They felt like pop culture references that I just wasn't going to understand. 7y

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Daisey

The Romance of the Forest | Ann Ward Radcliffe, Chloe Chard

I'm enjoying a quiet Friday evening catching up on my #SerialReader, and there's an interesting development in issue 45.

#RotF #readalong

rachellayown Looks lovely! 7y

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jpmcwisemorgan

The Romance of the Forest | Ann Ward Radcliffe, Chloe Chard

Poor Adeline is either fainting or deathly ill. I always thought I talked a lot but Peter might beat me out for that title. I'm trying to catch up, I've been distracted by my #novembertbr. #ROTF

moranadatter, SerialReader

Theresa I pushed through to finish this on October because it was driving me crazy! Stop whining people! All the melodrama!! 😆 7y

moranadatter I'm in the same boat. I felt I needed to build up a stock of issues to read because one a day was too little for this one. 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @kmdartist Thats what I've been doing but I kind of let it go for a little too long. @Theresa I thought about doing that but decided I'd just lag a little instead! 7y

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Kathrin

The Romance of the Forest | Ann Ward Radcliffe, Chloe Chard

so-so

Huzzah, I made it through and it sure wasn't always pretty. The basic storyline was good, but the storytelling was just way too dramatic and in the end way too neat of a package. Some classics just don't age very well. #ROTF

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Kathrin

The Romance of the Forest | Ann Ward Radcliffe, Chloe Chard

Issue 51

Adeline just doesn't get a break. Give the woman a Valium or five. #ROTF

BookishFeminist There is SO much swooning in this book.😂 7y

jpmcwisemorgan I'm concerned that she has underlying health issues given the amount of fainting going on. 😬 7y

Daisey I started reading this quote and thought, "Wait, I thought @Kathrin was way ahead of me in this book. Yes, issue 51; it's just going to continue the same way until the end!" 7y

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Kathrin @Daisey 😂😂😂 I have to give the author credit for the multitudes of ways she describes Adeline's fainting! 7y

Kathrin @jpmcwisemorgan "Damsel in Distress" syndrome! ??? 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @Kathrin I like it! @Daisey we're doomed but at least we're not fainting over it. 😉 7y

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