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Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 13: #devastatingchapter #thisquotespoketome #anyway #travelbegins #granmasleepingintheouthouse 🤣 #poorpup #winfieldtookithard #sweetboy #movingon #stoppingforthenight #meetthewilsons #ripgramps #pooroldguy #roadsidefuneral #decisionsmade #sairyissick #poorsairy #somuchheartbreak #staytuned #wrathsnacktomorrow #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover @lauraisntwilder 6d

Bookwormjillk Whenever they have conversations like that I think of Fival Goes West “There are no cats in America and the streets are made of cheese.” Sad chapter but I‘m glad they teamed up with the other family. That seems smart. 6d

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk it‘s a genius plan, i hope it works out 6d

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ElizaMarie Glad you highlighted that quote. It spoke to me too ;) 6d

SamAnne Lord this chapter. 6d

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk I loved the kindness and community spirit with the other family so much. It made the chapter easier to process. 6d

lil1inblue You are on point with the quotes you're picking. It's always something I highlighted, too. #greatminds 😘🤌🏻 6d

lauraisntwilder The dog and Grampa in the same chapter and it's only their first day on the road. Ouch. 6d

Bklover Well, that was awful. Poor dog. Poor Granpa. Oh, and they make me nervous every time they talk about their orange trees and little white house they‘re planning on. This doesn‘t seem like a HEA book, at least so far! 6d

BarbaraJean This quote stood out to me, too—and the next part: “If I go ahead on all of ‘em, it‘s too much.” Wise words from Ma. Also: I was all worried about the turtle and now this. 👴🏻🐶😭 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.7: I made these in a bake off class today and we chose light green in honor of the Creature! #anyway #frankiedeclareswaronthecreature #creepylaughtereverywhere #yikes #andsoweendupbackattheboat #frankieneardeath #askingwaltontotakeoverthehunt #waltonsboatgetsstuck #mutiny #frankietrieatoconvincethemtocarryon #nope #timetoheadback #ripfrankie #creaturecomesback #vowstoendhisownlife #theend #sadbuttrue #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 4w

KAO What a fabulous baking project! 🎃 And a fitting tribute! @BarkingMadRead (edited) 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Frankie is a bit of a hypocrite! At the beginning he was all “oh don‘t do science, let me tell you my story of how science is bad” and then he‘s telling him to go on! The creature is a hypocrite too… 4w

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Bookwormjillk Great work 👏 4w

AnnCrystal
👏🏼🤩😳🤩👍🏼💝. 4w

Bklover Well. That was cheery. Love the fingers! Thanks as always ❤️ 4w

BookwormAHN 💜🐈‍⬛💜 3w

kwmg40 I love these! Very appropriate for the conclusion of this book. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited (75th Anniversary Edition) (Special) | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 3.3: I had just seen a video of Jennifer Coolidge and it made me think of Beryl 🤷🏻‍♀️ #anyway #twoyearslater #juliawantsaweddingandababy #brideyisgettingmarried #wontbringhertomeetjulia #rexandjuliawillhavetomove #charlieandjuliakindofflauntitinfrontofrex #imconflicted #talkofhitler #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 2mo

Cuilin “He seems to have a penchant for my children” says Papa Flyte. lol 2mo

willaful @Cuilin that made me lol too! 2mo

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willaful So I spent most of this chapter diagnosing people. 🙄 Brideshead, autistic. Charles... I dunno but very cold in a perturbing way. Julia, maybe pregnant? She seems like the only person with understandable human feelings and I wonder if it's her curse to fall for men who can't properly support her. 2mo

ElizaMarie @Cuilin 😂 2mo

mcctrish @willaful Julia being pregnant makes sense because she is all over the place in her emotions 2mo

Clare-Dragonfly I guess I was wrong about Celia pushing for divorce. They have to stay together for the children he never sees 🙄 Maybe she just didn‘t want him around at home begging for sex. 2mo

Sparklemn @Cuilin Loved this! 😂 2mo

Sparklemn @mcctrish @willaful I agree. Pregnant totally makes sense. (edited) 2mo

Sparklemn @BarkingMadRead I pictured Kathleen Turner 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Sparklemn ohhhhh that‘s a good one! 2mo

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I think she's setting things up so that however things go, she comes out smelling like roses. 2mo

lil1inblue @willaful Totally agree about Brideshead. And an argument could be made that Sebastian has ADHD. 2mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin That gave me a good chuckle, as well. 😅 2mo

willaful @lil1inblue And/or what they now call PDA. He reminds me of my daughter. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-mental-health/202410/5-things-to-... 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 1.4: #painting #winetasting #camelopard #dude #thatsagiraffe #anyway #wemeetthefam #bigfanofcordelia #offtovenice #onsebastiansdime #hisdadisintereating #caraseesall #veryastute #lotsoffuntheories #backhomeagain #popswasworriedaboutsebastian 🤣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Pop was worried 😂

I'm a Cordelia fan too. 2mo

willaful Haven't finished the chapter yet, but the wine tasting scene is hilarious! “Like the last unicorn.“
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dabbe @BarkingMadRead I was looking over the chapters, and a few of them are 40-60 pages. I'm okay powering through, but I do have a modified reading schedule if anyone is interested; we'd still finish well before the end of September. Starting with tomorrow, here it is:
9/13: Ch. 5, first half
9/14: Ch. 5, second half
9/15: Book 2/Ch. 1
9/16: Ch. 2
9/17: Ch. 3
9/18: Book 3/Ch. 1, first half
9/19: Ch. 1, second half
9/20: Ch. 2
9/21: Ch. 3 ⬇️
2mo

dabbe 9/22: Ch. 4
9/23: Ch. 5, first half
9/24: Ch. 5, second half
9/25: Epilogue

This is only a suggestion that I thought I'd share. 🧡💜💛 2mo

Cuilin I can‘t remember if this is my third or fourth time reading this book, but I cannot figure out Ryder‘s father!! he just exudes sarcasm, right? Also, Cordelia is hilarious. “I can‘t spare you a whole rosary you know. Just a decade.” 2mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I love this, thanks for figuring it out! I will make a separate post and tag everyone so that nobody misses it 2mo

Ruthiella @Cuilin This is only my second time reading it. I do recall on first reading it how I thought Charles relationship was his father was sad and lonely, but on the second reading I kind of think that Ryder Sr. is doing the right thing by encouraging (in his way) Charles to live within his means (which are very generous 740 in 1925!?!!) and get him out of the house and living his own life. Plus, he likes Sebastian - later chapters will prove. 2mo

mcctrish I love Cordelia! Sebastien stuttering “Charles, Charles! It‘s Mr Ryder” Cordelia “Charles, meet me ……” I‘m getting Flavia vibes! I love a precocious tween girl 2mo

Cuilin @Ruthiella yeah I agree with this assessment. I do think he was trying to encourage Charles to live within his means and also to use his summer appropriately, maybe get a job and then he could afford go to the theater, etc.. plus I also think Charles though aware of his father‘s loneliness, doesn‘t write to him. 2mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 😘 2mo

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯♥️🎯 2mo

Clare-Dragonfly I love Cordelia! She knows what she wants and goes for it. 2mo

ElizaMarie I love Cordelia and her rosary!!! She is such a fun character 2mo

lil1inblue @willaful Loved the wine tasting! 🤣🤣🤣 I just love this book. 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 31: #ihatethewayhetalksaboutmay 🙄 #doublestandards #anyway #archergoesafterellen #makesadateatthemuseum #hewantstorunawaytogether #ellensaysno #offersaoneanddone #hefinallyaccepts #whatcouldgowrong #mayistryingtolikeellen #shesuspectssomethingisoffwitharcher #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3mo

TheBookHippie Ughhhhhhh 😵‍💫 3mo

Ruthiella Archer, the time to consider all this was when you were not yet married and Ellen could have divorced. You didn‘t have the stones then and you don‘t now. 3mo

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Bookwormjillk Yuck Archer 3mo

dabbe @Ruthiella Well said! 🎯🩵🎯 3mo

willaful @Ruthiella Yup.
3mo

Cuilin Ugh Archer gives me the ick!!! Like build a bridge and get over it!!!! 3mo

ElizaMarie @Cuilin 🤣 3mo

lil1inblue @Ruthiella 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 3mo

lil1inblue #ihatethewayhetalksaboutmay - #hardsamesister 🎯 3mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin Haha! Love that phrase! 😘🤌🏻 3mo

mcctrish Why does Archer think his adultery is different from the others? #getoveryourselfman 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 29: #howdidinotmaketheconnectionwiththetutor 🙄 #anyway #archerpicksupellen #someromance #akiss #dick #ellengiveshimawakeupcall #heleavesthecarriage #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

mcctrish Archer wants to have it all #nothowtheworldworksespeciallyforwomen 3mo

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 🎯 3mo

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willaful @mcctrish #EllenKnowsBetter 3mo

mcctrish @willaful Ellen is all #beentheredonethat 3mo

Ruthiella When I first read this book, some decades ago, I was much more sympathetic to Archer…less so now for sure. 3mo

Cuilin @Ruthiella It‘s a great line. We‘re just older and wiser now. 😆 3mo

dabbe @Ruthiella I was, too. And as much as I love Winona, I was never a fan of May. All three play their parts in this society the way they're supposed to--on the outer level at least. Those stays are tied so tightly around them they can't be and get what they really want. What a frustrating time period. 3mo

Ruthiella @dabbe Totally agree. I saw May as manipulative then. Now I consider her position differently. 3mo

lil1inblue @mcctrish 🎯 3mo

lil1inblue Archer leaving the carriage felt like such a tantrum. He doesn't get what he wants, so he leaves. #bigbaby 3mo

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella I can see May as being manipulative, but.. I feel a lot of her behavior is justified. (But -- I never watched the movie or read the book before this readathon) - I wonder if I would be like a lot of y'all with changes in perspective. 3mo

KAO This is also my first time to read the book, and I‘ve never seen the movie. I honestly feel sorry for May, Archer, and Ellen. They all are just so very stifled at the least (or downright trapped at the most) by the society and customs of that era. I guess that‘s the point of it all. #heavysigh 3mo

dabbe @Ruthiella I love how our feelings about books can change over time. 🩶🤍🖤 3mo

Bookwormjillk @KAO same 3mo

Bookwormjillk It‘s a great line if not for the circumstances 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 23: #herdic #anyway #archerfindsellen #herhubbywantsherback #offeredmoney #archerconvincedhertoblowoffthemeeting #whowasthedudeinthecrowd #webetterfindout #boatride #cheatingcheaterwhocheats #thisguy 🙄 #messingwithmywinona #willtheyworwontthey #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

TheBookHippie #MESSINGWITHOURWINONA #HEISTRASH 3mo

Bookwormjillk I hope the guy in the crowd is a close relative of May‘s! 3mo

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BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk ohhhh I didn‘t even think of that! That would be epic #busted 3mo

Ruthiella What I found crazy is that Archer ran into acquaintances in Boston. It really underscored what a small world he moves in. 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly I thought the guy in the crowd was the French tutor from London. 3mo

mcctrish #cheatingcheaterwhocheats ✊🏻 3mo

ElizaMarie Oooo 👀who can it be!? 3mo

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly 👀 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 9: #yikes #archervisitsellen #whokeepshimwaiting #becausesheswithbeaufort #howmanytakenmendoesshehave ⁉️ #anyway #sheinsultseveryone #startscrying #manipulatesarcher #inwalksthedukewithsomechick #whoassumesarcherandellenareathing #andnobodycorrectsher #becausewhywouldthey 🙄 #archergoestosendmayflowers #whichheforgottodoearlier #amdsendssometiellenaswell #sir #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

TheBookHippie #withsomechick is sending me OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 3mo

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie #isaidwhatisaid 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 3mo

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dabbe I feel guilty so I'm going to send my betrothed some flowers because that'll make me feel better but I have to send Ellen some too because I can't stop thinking about her and I hate this time period I'm living in because I have to be all prim and proper and follow the norms of the day and .... #oy! 3mo

lil1inblue @dabbe 🎯 🎯 🎯 😂 3mo

dabbe @lil1inblue 😂😍😂 3mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie @barkingmadread #withsomechick is just gold. 😂 3mo

mcctrish Archer wants to send yellow roses to May but they‘d be too much for her so I will send them to Ellen cuz sending flowers to someone other than my fiancé is an okay thing to do 3mo

KAO @mcctrish Sure, because that seems entirely reasonable…except—if it‘s that innocent and reasonable, why remove the card at the last minute, eh? 3mo

mcctrish @KAO oh I think Archer is crossing all kinds of lines 3mo

Graywacke @TheBookHippie 😂 3mo

TheBookHippie @Graywacke I needed to laugh that hard! 🤣 3mo

Graywacke @TheBookHippie oh… @BarkingMadRead nailed it 🙂 3mo

julieclair @dabbe 💯🎯🎯🎯 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly And don‘t forget that he didn‘t even tell May he was visiting Ellen 😬 3mo

ElizaMarie I love how he can't send the roses to May because they are “too rich, too strong, in their fiery beauty“ - but they are perfect for Ellen! #TskTskArcher #BadFiance 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 5: so many beautiful things mentioned. #americanrevolutionaryglazedware #anyway #gossipatthearchers #verypettytheserichpeople #newlanddefendingellen #thattookaturn #imlovingthedrama #andtheshortchapters #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

mcctrish The short chapters are wonderful because so many people are mentioned 3mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish yes! More time to process all of these introductions 3mo

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Ruthiella I googled “Wardian case”! 3mo

JacqMac I love the short chapters! I read them before I fall asleep every night. This one had great ambiance for my dreams. lol 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella same! 3mo

lil1inblue #newlandisconfusingme 😂 Also, I love the gossip and drama. I feel like I should read this with tea and popcorn. 🙃 3mo

JenlovesJT47 That last part of the chapter really surprised me! Didn‘t think he had it in him 😳 3mo

TheBookHippie It‘s the petty drama for me. Warms my cynical heart. 🤣 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @TheBookHippie that‘s what‘s so great about The Gilded Age! 😻 3mo

TheBookHippie @JenlovesJT47 AGREE!!! 3mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 🎯🙃 3mo

lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 Right?!?!?! 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly I googled a few things in this chapter! I‘m glad it was there to hold my interest because otherwise I found it pretty boring. Also, now I want to make a terrarium. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue are you all caught up? I watched it last night and omg 😱 3mo

Bookwormjillk I love the short chapters too but I think I need to make myself a chart of who everyone is 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @Bookwormjillk it‘s confusing isn‘t it? 😵‍💫 3mo

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk Yes please share with the class! I am so confused! Too many names!!!! 3mo

willaful Archer seemed to change his tune pretty fast! Is Ellen that compelling? 3mo

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie @JenlovesJT47 I found this- I need to print it big so it‘s right in my face when I read https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/the-age-of-innocence/character-map 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @Bookwormjillk thank you so much!! 🤗♥️ 3mo

lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 I started over from the beginning, just because I could, so I'm still catching up! Almost done with the re-watch of Season 2! I'm hoping I'll catch up this weekend. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue I started season 3 when it first aired then decided to go back and do a whole rewatch. So I caught up and now am rewatching the last 4 episodes of season 3 again since I only saw them once 😆. This show is so good! ♥️ 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 2: I love these short chapters 🤣 #anyway #cousinellen #abitrisque #allthegossipisabouther #ourboysupportswinona 🤣 #maybeheisntsobad ⁉️ #heprobablyis #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk He probably is 😂😂😂 4mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣🤣 4mo

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk #isaidwhatisaid 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4mo

Cuilin Snobs IRL ❎ Snobs in classical literature ✅ 4mo

Clare-Dragonfly Ellen is my favorite so far. She got out of a bad marriage and doesn‘t care what anyone thinks of her! 4mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 🎯♥️🫣🤣 4mo

julieclair He totally is. 4mo

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly same 4mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin Right?!?!?! 😅 4mo

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk I mean, #theyusuallyare 🤣 4mo

willaful I liked how the class understanding between the characters was depicted. They can speak without words. Ellen grew up there but apparently doesn't have it? She's even acquired an accent... 4mo

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