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Ch 19: #cynthiacomeshome #mamadoesntevenmeetthecarriage #wontletmollygo #wtf #cynthiaismynewfave #zerofucksgiven #knowsanawfullotaboutthehamleys #doesnotlikehermama #shocker #thiscouldbefuntowatch #ripMrsH #sosad #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 1d

TheAromaofBooks My inclination is to like Cynthia, but we'll have to see if she ends up taking advantage of Molly's good nature. 1d

Ruthiella Mrs. Gibson‘s indifference anyone being there to greet Cynthia at the train is sad. She hasn‘t seen her daughter in TWO YEARS? (edited) 1d

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Bookwormjillk I surprised myself by liking Cynthia today. This is a long book huh? 1d

mcctrish I don‘t not like Cynthia but anyone who says they don‘t love anyone but will choose to love Molly seems a bit sketch 1d

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella and the whole sending her away immediately after her daddy died - that Mrs G is not maternal at all!!!! 23h

Bklover I‘m with all of you! Cynthia seems wonderful in spite of the neglect of her mother. Hope it holds up! A teeny bit concerned that they might end up wanting the same guy. @Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks 23h

Clare-Dragonfly Hmm, I‘m reserving judgment on Cynthia. I like her forthrightness, but I‘m nervous about her saying she doesn‘t love anyone! 21h

dabbe I have finally caught up! 🤣🤣🤣 Whew! 😅 Cynthia reminds me of Estella in GREAT EXPECTATIONS: icily cold and knows it. I'm reserving judgment on her as well, though I do like her WAY more than her mother. Holy guacamole on her! 16h

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 18: #mrshamisgettingworse #osbornefinallycomeshome #awkwaaaaaard #mollywillhavetogohomesoon #takesalittlelibrarytime #osbornecomesin #followedbyroger #withaletterfromozzyswife #wtf #wellnowweknowwherethemoneywent #everyoneupset #mollymustgo #andalsoSTFU #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

Cuilin Oh no, did he marry Clare‘s daughter??? Him being abroad?? 2d

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin omg could you even imagine?! 2d

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Cuilin @BarkingMadRead I‘m trying to figure out if Mrs. Gibson would be upset or pleased??? 🤔 2d

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin Oh! I didn't even think of that! 2d

mcctrish @Cuilin this was my first thought too!!!!cuz if daughter is anything like her mother she‘d be bleeding the boy dry 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin Ooh, that makes sense! She‘s definitely too low-born for his dad so that would be why he has to keep her secret. 2d

Cuilin @mcctrish exactly!!! 2d

rubyslippersreads @Cuilin @BarkingMadRead I think she might have been pleased before Osborne destroyed the family fortune. 😏 2d

rubyslippersreads I was worried that Molly would go home without any books. (The worst fate a Litten could imagine!) I‘m glad Roger chose some for her. 2d

ElizaMarie @Cuilin ooooooo I hope it is her! That would be a perfect twist and explain the $$$$ 2d

Bklover @rubyslippersreads Me too! I wondered why she set them down. I‘d take as many as I could carry!😉😂 2d

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dabbe

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Sometimes, Phoenix, I actually like you. Even when the power went out, it was cool enough tonight to be able to handle it.
#since1914
#thankyouweathergods
Current temp: 71. #heaven

TEArificbooks I have hot wind and dust in the air. Early May though it rained measurably for four days in a row and we had the wettest May ever for our area. It didn‘t rain again though and in total we got less than inch in the four days. 3w

AmyG Oh wow! 3w

dabbe @TEArificbooks Oh, I feel your pain! We're in for that soon as well. Today was just a #wtf kind of day in all the best ways possible. Where do you live? 3w

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dabbe @AmyG IKR? 3w

TEArificbooks @dabbe I am between Death Valley and Vegas 3w

TheBookHippie Is now the time to say it‘s 41F- I‘m afraid for my garden and turned on my electric blanket 😵‍💫🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ supposed to be low of 38F 😩 3w

dabbe @TEArificbooks Oh, W🔥WZA! I bow to your wow. 3w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Oh, no! What is it with the Michigan weather? My SIL lives in Port Huron, and she just texted and said it was 43F there. Holy shit. I'm saying a prayer to Mother Nature that your garden hangs in there. 💚💚💚 3w

Roary47 It rained here too! It felt like the best day. 🥰 3w

AnnCrystal Amazing 🌧️💝💝💝. 3w

dabbe @Roary47 🎯🩵🎯 3w

dabbe @AnnCrystal It was! 😍 3w

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dabbe

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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A richly detailed and emotionally complex novel that explores themes of family, societal expectations, personal freedom, and the tension between individual desires and communal obligations. Eliot presents flawed characters with nuanced motivations, making their conflicts deeply human. ⬇️

dabbe However, so much time was spent developing the characters, town, and story, that I felt the ending to be almost too abrupt and melodramatic. And a major #wtf ending! 😱 While imperfect, it remains a moving and thought-provoking work. 3w

julieclair Excellent review. 3w

Bklover Love your review!! 3w

dabbe @julieclair @Bklover TY! 😍🤩🤗 3w

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ElizaMarie

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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Ugh! I am going to say this one is a blah! It was super long, for that ending THAT ending!? #WTF
Anyway, thanks to the #HashtagBridgage and @BarkingMadRead fpr hosting :) I wouldn't have been able to finish this one alone.

My baby Lazlo

Bookwormjillk That ending was one of the worst I‘ve ever read 3w

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w

ShelleyBooksie I cannot with this picture ♡♡♡♡♡ I want the goofy puppy snuggle s. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: #yall #thatwasalot #stephenwritestomaggie #beggingtomarryher #shealmostgivesin #flood ⁉️⁉️ #itallmakessensenow #thatfearofdrowning #maggieescapesinaboat #managestogettotom #theyheadforlucy #crash #rip #stephenmarrieslucy #phillipmournsforever #theend #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 3w

Bookwormjillk I was kind of surprised they both went. I thought it would just be her. Thanks @barkingmadread 3w

mcctrish Thank you for leading us #iwillnevernotbemad 3w

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TheAromaofBooks Thank you for guiding us through this one!! This is my second George Eliot book and I am here to say that it will also be my last 😂 What even was the point of this. 3w

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 💯 3w

dabbe The ending infuriated me. All the pages ... on and on ... such descriptions ... blah blah blah ... then BAM! Dead in one chapter. The end. #wtf? 😳 And what kind of marriage will Lucy and Stephen have. I'd always think that his true love was Maggie. What kind of marriage can come from that? At least MIDDLEMARCH had a happy ending! 3w

mcctrish @dabbe I am so mad!!! Maggie is smarter than her father, smarter than her brother, Philip is her intellectual match but he‘s a cripple so that‘s a no, Stephen is a lightweight and her cousin‘s choice so that‘s a no, let‘s kill her off cuz that‘s the fitting thing to do #knowyourplacegirls ENRAGED I am 3w

KAO Stunned! It actually crossed my mind that the author was tired of this story or didn‘t know how to end it—so, ta daa! A dangerous flood occurs to shut it all down with fatal consequences! The End. Argh! Ah well, thanks for leading us through this one, @BarkingMadRead! 3w

Ruthiella Thank you @BarkingMadRead for once again leading us through the breach! I likely would have not read this otherwise. I‘m glad to have it under my belt, even though it was a frustrating read at times. 3w

eeclayton Joining the #wtf club. It was interesting to realize that out of the 3 times we saw Maggie in a boat, the only time she was safe was when she was threatened by the flood, floating with no male companion in the vessel. But the I still don't understand why the siblings had to be killed off like this.
Thanks @barkingmadread for leading us through another difficult read that I would probably have given up on without our lovely group 💕 3w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 3w

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🎯🩵🎯 3w

dabbe @KAO 🎯🩵🎯 3w

dabbe @Ruthiella 🎯🩵🎯 3w

dabbe @eeclayton 🎯🩵🎯 3w

dabbe All hail @BarkingMadRead, the hostess with the mostest! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Thanks for leading us yet again through a challenging read with an unbelievable #wtf ending. On to Ms. Gaskell! Love this #hashtagbrigade! 😍 3w

ElizaMarie #WTF 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Bleh! All the flooding and drowning was definitely foreshadowed effectively… but bleh! Thanks for leading us @TheAromaofBooks 😘 3w

AllDebooks Wow, what a cop out of an ending. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for keeping us sane and amused through yet another chunker 😊 3w

Leftcoastzen Thank you @BarkingMadRead all that for that ending ?😡🤬 3w

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen @AllDebooks @dabbe that ending was garbage 🙄 3w

julieclair @AllDebooks I agree 💯. So disappointing after aaaalllllll those pages. @BarkingMadRead You are the best leader ever! 3w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair thank you!! 3w

kwmg40 I feel the same way as everyone else about that ending. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for hosting! I'm sorry I didn't contribute much to the discussion but I did enjoy following along with the #hashtagbrigade. 3w

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