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LitsyEvents
Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys
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Original post from @BarkingMadRead
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2727331

The #hashtagbtigade selection for May is #widesargassosea and we will read a chapter a day! Comment below if you are joining us for this book! Anyone can join at any time, just know that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don't read the post until you've read the chapter!

LitsyEvents ALSO I leave tomorrow for Europe so my posts will come at weird times of the day
I promise to post though!
7mo
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BarkingMadRead
Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys
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The #hashtagbtigade selection for May is #widesargassosea and we will read a chapter a day! Comment below if you are joining us for this book! Anyone can join at any time, just know that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read the post until you‘ve read the chapter! ALSO I leave tomorrow for Europe so my posts will come at weird times of the day 🤣 I promise to post though!

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IndoorDame Count me in! 7mo
peanutnine It was difficult for me to find a copy of this one but I finally snagged a large print from the library! I'm in ☺️ 7mo
BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 7mo
Bookwormjillk I‘m in. Safe travels. Be wary of single men in Monte. 7mo
Librarybelle I‘m in…looking forward to it! 7mo
Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk 😂 Sage advice! 7mo
BarbaraBB For a lot of us your posts will come at perfect times 😉 7mo
TheBookHippie My library hold is enroute!!! 7mo
TheKidUpstairs Ooh, I think I might join you guys! It's been so long, I'd love to re-read this one :) 7mo
Ruthiella I‘ve read this before but freely admit it was too dense for me to really follow. I‘d love to hear from everyone else what they make of it. 7mo
mcctrish I‘m in 7mo
BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk will do 🤣🤣🤣 7mo
Clare-Dragonfly Count me in! I‘ve been wanting to read this! 7mo
5feet.of.fury I‘m in 🙋🏻‍♀️ 7mo
kwmg40 Count me in! 7mo
dabbe #nobros; I'm in! 🙋🏼‍♀️ 7mo
TheBookHippie Just have fun!!! We all will be here whenever you post! 7mo
TheBookHippie @BarbaraBB RIGHT?!?! 🤭😂 7mo
TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂😂 7mo
willaful @Ruthiella same here! 7mo
CoverToCoverGirl Enjoy your travels! Lucky you! 7mo
rubyslippersreads I‘m looking forward to this one. It‘s been on my TBR list for ages. 7mo
julieclair Wait, didn‘t you just get back from Disney? I love your life! Enjoy! And… I am definitely in for May. This book has been on my TBR forever! 7mo
BarkingMadRead @julieclair yeah 🤣 it‘s a crazy month, Disney with a friend and then an anniversary trip with the hubs. I do not recommend such a quick turnaround, it‘s super stressful 🤣 7mo
currentlyreadinginCO Oh, I am in for sure - might be a few days late in starting but I'll catch up! Have the best time in europe! 7mo
julieclair Yes, I imagine the packing and catching up on real life in between is stressful. But once you are buckled into your seat on the plane, all stress goes away and you can just look forward to the trip! Have a fabulous time! Where are you going? And Happy Anniversary! 😃💖 7mo
BarkingMadRead @julieclair we booked a mystery trip, we are flying to London and we will find out where right before we get there. It‘s in an envelope on my island 😳 all we know is that it‘s a 2-4 hour flight from London 7mo
jenniferw88 I'm not joining the buddy read, but as I'm limited to 4 hour flights, I'm going to guess some locations: Spain (or one of the Balearic Islands) or Greece (or one of it's islands). 😂 7mo
rwmg I thought I read Wide Sargasso Sea quite recently but as it turns out to have been in 2013, perhaps it's time for a re-read. 7mo
TheAromaofBooks I think I am going to pass on this one, but I'll be back for Little Women!!! Enjoy all your traveling - a mystery trip sounds both terrifying and fantastic haha 7mo
BarkingMadRead @jenniferw88 those are my husband‘s two guesses 7mo
daena Please count me in for this one too. Looking forward to it! 7mo
Larkken Your trip sounds so fun!!! I am in for this book. I‘ve been meaning to read it forever. 7mo
BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 7mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm skipping May. Maybe on Little Women. Definitely in for August - Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell. 7mo
KAO Count me in! Have a great trip to Europe, by the way! 7mo
Aimeesue I‘m in. I‘ve had this on my TBR forever. Have a great trip! 7mo
Aimeesue @Bookwormjillk LOL! 😂 7mo
eeclayton Count me in, my copy has just arrived! Have a great trip! 7mo
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MissLucyIrene
Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys
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I first picked up Jane Eyre for a uni course, and I wish we had to read this book as part of it too.

It gave me so much to think about, and while it is a different style and tone to Brontë, I think it helps make the story and the characters of Rochester and “Bertha” that much more interesting.

Finished in a day too, so that‘s a bonus!

#bookstagram #bookstagrammer #penguin #widesargassosea #brontë #jeanrhys #janeeyre #readinaday

KathyWheeler I loved this book and loved getting a story about what might have turned Bertha into the madwoman in the attic. (edited) 2y
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LindaLappin
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I know it's late for #Day4 #SavvySettings #ATTIC but I wanted to pay homage to a marvelous work of #literarycriticism that influenced at least 2 generations of writers & critics -- and these 3 works of fiction all develop the theme: #JaneEyre,# TheYellowWallpaper, & #WideSargassoSea
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 📚 3y
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GabrielleDubois
Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys
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A pray is supposed to go up to heaven, to touch God or his angels, and fall back on you in grace, strength, or hope. But sometimes it fails, and that gives this beautiful quote: "I prayed, but the words fell to the ground, without meaning." #gabrielledubois #bookreview on #goodreads
#widesargassosea #jeanrhys

#historicalfiction #bookworm #jamaica #creole #book #bookstagram

#painting by #martinjohnsonheade #19thcentury

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GabrielleDubois
Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys
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Currently reading and enjoying, even it's not usually the kind of writing I like. Some very good quotes, I'll send my review soon... I'm glad I read this author for the first time.
#widesargassosea by #jeanrhys

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emmaturi
Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys
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Just started this but liking it! I hadn't know before I got the book that the main character is the first wife of Mr Rochester! Very interested to know more! #books #bookcover #widesargassosea #currentread #lovetoread #bookmad

Vikkiha I‘m planning at some point this year to read this and Jane Eyre together - just can‘t decide which order to read them in 😐 7y
emmaturi Well I suppose if you wanted to find out why she ends up in the attic in Jane Eyre, then maybe this one. @Vikkiha 7y
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mcausten_sister
Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys
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I don't understand why Rochester is seen as the villain in the novel. I think Richard is the bad guy as he forces Antoinette to marry Rochester and lies to the guy about his bride and her past.

I also think the book is pretty poorly written, too.

#WideSargassoSea #JeanRhys