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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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willaful I KNEW IT! About why NotClare her mind about Roger. She is so gross! 1w
Cuilin This book is so good. My mind is going in so many different directions. But what if…. And then…, and therefore…that would mean …. Fabulous!! 1w
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willaful NotClare absolutely deserves to marry Cynthia off to Roger and then be upstaged by Osborne's heir. Except that would be too cruel to Roger. I hope he gets over this infatuation. 1w
mcctrish @willaful I hope #notarealclare marries Cynthia off in the next 2 years #rogerhastomarryformoney 1w
dabbe I'm still in the hopeful Molly + Roger camp. 🤞🏻 1w
Bookwormjillk Doc handled the squire perfectly. That‘s the kind of thing I would only think to say hours later when I was fuming in bed unable to sleep. 1w
Butterfinger I adore Jonathan Bailey. 1w
Clare-Dragonfly Yikes. I hope Mr. Gibson is wrong about Osborne‘s illness. After all, he doesn‘t have the full picture. 1w
mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly if Osborne is sick Roger needs to make sure all the paperwork is legit re:the marriage 1w
rubyslippersreads @Butterfinger Me too. This picture certainly brightened up my day. 😁 1w
BarkingMadRead @Butterfinger @rubyslippersreads I‘m obsessed, he was really good in Jurassic world, so fun to watch 1w
Lcsmcat @dabbe Me too! Cynthia would not make anyone happy ultimately. She‘s too shallow. 1w
willaful @dabbe Oh absolutely! That would be the happy ending. But I also don't want him to marry Cynthia, because she's not capable of making him happy. 1w
dabbe @Lcsmcat 🎯🩵🎯 1w
dabbe @willaful 🩵🎯🩵 1w
Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish But Roger has just gone off on his new dangerous job… 😬 7d
mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I know! Did he have time ? If Roger is Jonathon Bailey, and I sure hope he is despite the squire‘s descriptions of him, he needs to stay safe and come home and marry Molly 7d
ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk :) I like to relive convos in the shower 🚿 7d
julieclair I am definitely on Team Molly + Roger! 6d
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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Bookwormjillk The whole Ozzy I let my friend who can't tell the difference between France and Rome take care of the paperwork it's fine thing had me rolling. Poor Roger. 1w
mcctrish Why is Osborne so dumb? Aimee needs to give her head a shake 1w
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willaful I loved this line: “if this ungenerous though of Osborne's had been set clearly before his conscience, he would have smote his breast and cried 'Mea culpa' with the best of them; it was only that he was too indolent to keep an unassisted conscience.“ 1w
julieclair I feel like I‘m saying #poormolly in every chapter. I just want to reach through the pages and give her a hug! And give everyone else a good talking to. 1w
dabbe And the fact that Molly wants Roger to be happy--even at the expense of her happiness-- just gets me. 😩 Harriet sees what a gem she is. I cling to that. 1w
Clare-Dragonfly OSBORNE. 1w
Lcsmcat @willaful “unassisted conscience” isa great phrase! 1w
willaful @dabbe Harriet seems very perceptive, except she seems to accept #NotARealClare at face value... 1w
ElizaMarie @julieclair and @dabbe Molly is too good for all of them! 1w
Bklover @dabbe Those are my thoughts exactly. I think Cynthia sees Molly too. Cynthia just seems to be rather broken. 1w
dabbe @Bklover Agree 💯. 1w
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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Bookwormjillk It's a long book. I feel like repeats are allowed. 2w
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peanutnine Roger has the patience of a saint. I'd be so annoyed with my father and brother at this point 🙄 2w
mcctrish @peanutnine facts!!! I‘m ready to bludgeon the old fart!!! Osborne should bring the French catholic home sooner than later to finish him off 2w
ElizaMarie And the father being all - I was Hangry 2w
Bklover @mcctrish 😂😂😂Yes!! 2w
julieclair Osborne is not my favorite, but I give him some credit for trying to drum it into his father‘s head that the invitation really is for Roger, on Roger‘s own merit. 2w
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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Ruthiella Well, this explains the secrecy of it all…somewhat. 2w
dabbe Osborne is annoying me like a pebble in my shoe. I adore Roger and want him to like Molly, not Cynthia. The squire's an ass, though it was good to see him laugh over a smoke with Roger. 2w
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ElizaMarie @dabbe my thoughts exactly :) 2w
mcctrish Osborne has no money now so he might as well tell his father about Aimee and explain where all his money went. It would be cheaper to house Aimee at home. The Squire can then tell him why they basically advanced him the money they did ( cuz mama pushed for it) someone can slap Roger so he can see Molly and bring her home too 2w
rubyslippersreads I‘m disappointed the wife isn‘t a character we already know. Kind of like coming to the end of a mystery where the murderer is someone we‘ve never heard of. 😏 2w
willaful @rubyslippersreads Well, we do still have HOURS and HOURS of the book left. 😂

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TheAromaofBooks I honestly feel bad for the squire. While he may not be the brightest, I do think he genuinely loved his wife and feels completely lost without her. He's grieving so much and I think he's turning some of that grief into anger at Osborne - it's pretty natural to want a target when you're sad like that. But I do think Osborne is dumb for keeping this all a secret. How can things get worse by telling him?? 2w
Bklover @rubyslippersreads I agree!! I kind of thought they‘d surprise us! 2w
rubyslippersreads @willaful True, but this particular mystery has been solved. (Unless someone murders Aimee and Osborne remarries. 😂) (edited) 2w
Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads I know! I thought it might have been Lady Harriet…because Rodger mentioned that name much earlier to Molly. 2w
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BarkingMadRead
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
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AllDebooks 🤣🤣🤣🤣 3w
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AllDebooks #PoorpoorMolly is in a similar situation as #PoorpoorMaggie re feckless family and acquaintances 3w
mcctrish I WANT TO SCREAM!!!!! “Dad says I can go “ there‘s a new sheriff in town now” 3w
rubyslippersreads Just by casting this actor, I feel as though they‘ve told us all we need to know about Osborne. 😏 3w
BarkingMadRead @rubyslippersreads seriously 🙄🤣 3w
Bklover That woman is HORRIBLE. I wanted Mr Gibson to walk in and tell her to shut her narcissistic mouth! @mcctrish Exactly! By the way we all know MrG would do no such thing. #FreeMolly (edited) 3w
Clare-Dragonfly Awful woman! 3w
mcctrish @Bklover Mr Gibson wants no trouble = everyone else has the trouble aka Molly is going to crack 3w
ElizaMarie I wonder if Molly will complain to her daddy about this? ugh! I hate this new momma. Also curious to see her interactions with her own daughter. 3w
Lcsmcat @mcctrish Right? He got them into this mess with his I‘ll-advised marriage and now he just dumps the blame on Molly. 😡 3w
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BarkingMadRead
Mill on the Floss | George Eliot
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mcctrish This family is a toxic dump 3mo
Bookwormjillk I can see not wanting to bail them out with money- they seem bad at that. But give the kid a job for Pete‘s sake! 3mo
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Clare-Dragonfly They are all so mean! I wish it had occurred to Tom to mention that he‘s good at drawing, especially things like buildings. I bet that could get him a good start. 3mo
Leftcoastzen Much better to have less family than a family like this ! Poor Tom trying to do what he can while listening to Uncle belittling his education. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk - I felt the same way! I get that you don't want to hand a pile of money to people who have proven that they aren't going to use it wisely, but Tom is genuinely trying to make good and start providing for his mom and sister, and I thought it was dreadful the way his uncle just blew him off. 2mo
ElizaMarie This chapter felt very current to me. It's like kiddos get an education and then can't get a job with their education. I know it's not the same, but it got me thinking about how some college courses/majors do not translate to the working world. I feel so bad for Tom - also this #TheirFamilySucks ! 2mo
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BarkingMadRead
Mill on the Floss | George Eliot
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Bookwormjillk This is not going to end well 3mo
dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯🩵🎯! 3mo
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ElizaMarie Not that I want something bad to happen -- but... something happening might be cool, so #FingersCrossed someone gets a little flesh wound? 3mo
Clare-Dragonfly I am worried that someone will get hurt! 3mo
eeclayton @ElizaMarie I agree. While I enjoy the character studies, I would love for something to happen already. 3mo
ElizaMarie @eeclayton YES!!! I am glad I am not the only one! 3mo
Leftcoastzen Made me think of my parents “ hey put that down, you‘ll poke your eye out!” Or in this case , cut your arm off ? Funny/not funny 3mo
mcctrish @ElizaMarie while I might have said “oh FFS Mr Poulter that was stupid” you aren‘t wrong about wanting to have something happen. @Bookwormjillk can‘t see this going right 3mo
julieclair I have visions of Maggie playing with the sword… 😳 3mo
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BarkingMadRead
Mill on the Floss | George Eliot
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mcctrish Giving religion a bad name 3mo
dabbe To be the only student ... YIKES! And (gasp) Tom behaves like a girl and actually has his hubris stomped on a little bit. I think it's a good lesson for him--even though his actual lessons are 😱! 3mo
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KAO Whew. That chapter was rather long and somewhat tedious (though I liked the bit of life reflection in the last lines). Maybe the feeling that this chapter would never end parallels Tom‘s feeling about this long and tedious academic term. 3mo
TheAromaofBooks I actually found myself liking Tom for the first time in this chapter. 3mo
Bookwormjillk I‘ll admit it. It‘s Monday. I skimmed. 3mo
ElizaMarie Tom can‘t ever let Maggie have any props 3mo
Morr_Books I wish I had learned more languages when I was younger, but Latin was never one of them 3mo
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BarkingMadRead
Mill on the Floss | George Eliot
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Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking P&P too 😂 And I love the shade thrown on sister Glegg‘s clothing. Doesn‘t she know the rule that if you wore it when it was in fashion, you don‘t wear it when it comes around again? 3mo
dabbe Maggie cries almost as much as Emily from UDOLPHO! 😂😭😂 3mo
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julieclair @dabbe Next thing we know she‘ll start waxing poetic about #VerdantVerdure 😂 3mo
julieclair Sister Gregg is on my last nerve. 3mo
Morr_Books @julieclair Agree! I did enjoy Mr. Glegg - plus Mr. Tulliver vs. Mrs. Glegg. 3mo
Bookwormjillk Some things never change though with the drama about meal times and people refusing to just have a snack for goodness sakes. Or maybe that‘s just my family. 3mo
mcctrish Mrs Tulliver hurt her sister‘s feeling wearing her own hair aka Glegg who‘s got her third best fake hair on cuz it‘s a weekday 🤯 which is a wonderful lead up to berating Maggie so much she chops her own hair off just to show Glegg. 🤦🏻‍♀️ maybe she can sell Glegg her hair ? 3mo
BarkingMadRead @mcctrish Glegg can suck it! She‘s the worst! 3mo
mcctrish Glegg is the worst 3mo
Clare-Dragonfly I think Glegg might be a worse aunt than Mrs. Norris. 😱 3mo
dabbe @julieclair 🎯🩵🤣 3mo
Ruthiella “And uncle Pullet had a great natural faculty for ignorance.” 😂😂😂 “Well, if I may be allowed to speak, and it‘s seldom as I am,” said Mrs Glegg.” (edited) 3mo
ElizaMarie @Ruthiella 😂😂😂😂 3mo
Leftcoastzen When I was reading all the back & forth with the aunts , I‘m thinking why do they put up with them , especially Gregg . The Tullivers just seem more down to earth. Maggie is a wild one , no doubt. I‘m getting the feeling that Tom will be insufferable after a bit of education 🙄I‘m behind this week .Loving the book though. 3mo
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BarkingMadRead
Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS
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Bklover Who is the sneaky foreigner who follows porkchop? Hopefully one of the good guys! 4mo
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BarkingMadRead @Bklover I hope we find out, there‘s not much left! 4mo
Clare-Dragonfly I was highly suspicious that the Count was really a spy back when Laura said it randomly! #yaypesca #waltlauramarianthrouple #changemymind 4mo
Bklover @Clare-Dragonfly Laura doesn‘t actually say a whole lot in this book, so it was definitely notable! She‘s generally too busy being fragile 😉 4mo
Bookwormjillk Porkchop‘s schedule and his description of the birds had me cracking up. 4mo
Ruthiella I read many years ago somewhere that Count Fosco was an influence on the Bond villain, Bloefeld (the one with the white cat). I see the connection. Charming but deadly. Fond of animals. 4mo
mcctrish Porkchop laughing at Walt not accepting coffee - the English always pick the wrong thing to be worried about. Yet the Italian played a long con for something Laura would have happily given her aunt - her inheritance and skipped the murder/lock up 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4mo
ElizaMarie @BkLover I love your description of Laura #TooFragileToFunction :) I hope this #MysteryMan does something!!! (edited) 4mo
ElizaMarie #INeedATwist at the end! 4mo
Leftcoastzen #yaypesca I‘m so tired of #countporkchop making their lives miserable. Love the scene where he grows fearful at the Opera ! 4mo
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