Litsy

Ch 10: ughhhh she burned the papers!!! #whatdidshepeep #igottaknow #butfirst #valancourtshowsup #selprofessedpeeper #declareshisloves #emilyisntresistant #butsheisbusted #auntieshowsup #suchawitch #emilymustmove #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #creeper

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Bookwormjillk Of corse auntie shows up just then. But what did the papers say??? 2w

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AllDebooks This was very frustrating. Spill the T Radclyffe 😕 2w

mcctrish At present I‘d say the mystery is how anyone reads this 2w

AllDebooks @mcctrish so much repetition!! 1w

mcctrish @AllDebooks every time there is a chance of something happening - nope! We see gypsies, ooo what‘s going to happen? Nothing. Dad holding miniature portrait - nothing, papers to read, burn em and nothing 1w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish 😂😂😂 1w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk it‘s a lot of words and a lot of crying for nothing 1w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish I don‘t mind it when the chapters are short, but sometimes I see 23 minutes in the chapter on my kindle and I want to cry right along with her. A lot of people love this book so hopefully something other than dying parents and crying happens soon. 1w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk I‘m reading on serial and when it says the chapter continues to more than one section I too want to cry 1w

Clare-Dragonfly I can‘t believe it said she read a bit but won‘t tell us what that bit is!!! So unfair. And auntie… she‘s obnoxious but she‘s not wrong about people who look good not necessarily being good. 1w

Bklover I‘m hoping Auntie spices things up a bit! I do think, though, that Auntie is going to cause more crying and fainting. There has to be some excitement coming soon! 1w

eeclayton @mcctrish same! I would never get through this if it wasn't for the #hashtagbrigade ! 1w

eeclayton I was actually proud of Emily for not saying yes to V right away. But this is about the only positive thing I can say about the story so far. 1w

julieclair So. Much. Crying. I switched to audio and it has helped me to enjoy the story more. (Not sure why…) 1w

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Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe

Ch 4: ok that was a lot of very beautifully written #blahblahblah and then 💥 #gunshot #butfirst #valancourtsaysgoodbye #emilyandpopstravelon #untiltheyareaccosted #butarethey 💥 #popsshootsvalancourt #ooooops #Vmissedpops #orsohesays #ithinkhemissedemily #hmmmmmm #ishethecreeper #theydecidetotraveltogether #popsistired #totheconventtheygo #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @thebookhippie @dabbe
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Bookwormjillk That was weird. Sounds pretty though. 2w

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mcctrish @Bookwormjillk it does sound pretty but so far they suck as travellers #itistheirfirstrodeo 2w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish totally 2w

peanutnine I always find it odd that the prescription for illness in this time period is so often travel, like travel is the most exhausting thing I don't get it 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m surprised to see both monks and nuns in a convent. I thought they were always sex-segregated. 2w

ElizaMarie @peanutnine yes!!!! I always have to take an extra day off after taking days off from vacation! 2w

Bklover @peanutnine I agree! Not to mention wandering all over the place picking up germs! 2w

Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly I think Radcliffe might have just made that up. 2w

AnishaInkspill @BarkingMadRead thanks for the add 😍 these 2w

AnishaInkspill @Clare-Dragonfly me too, I looked this up and found this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_monastery , maybe Radcliffe means one of these double monastry ? 2w

AllDebooks Lol, great hashtags 2w

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The Mysteries of Udolpho | Anne Radcliffe

Ch 2: interesting…… #mamasfuneral #popswantsemilytomoveon #soofcoursehebringshertovisitthefam #whoisthrowingaparty #theweekofthefuneral #thatscold #emilychatswithsomedudes #neitherseemedlikeawinnertome 🤷🏻‍♀️ #popsissadaboutthetrees #thefevercomesback #timetotravel #butfirst #emikycatchespopsmooningoversomeotherladiespic #dude #yeahispelledemilywrong #notfixingit 🤣 #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @thebookhippie @dabbe
@zezecki @deblovestoread @librarybelle @kwmg40 @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @catlass007 @elizamarie @quietjenn @jewright @larkken @thearomaofbooks @rubyslippersreads @anishainkspill @eeclayton @alldebooks @elizamarie @peanutnine
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BarkingMadRead @zezeki 3w

Cuilin Can you tag me? I read it a few years ago and just realized I‘m gonna enjoy your #‘s 🙏 3w

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mcctrish I was thinking could it be his mother ? But I‘m all for a trip to the south of France #itwillcurewhatailsyou 3w

Bookwormjillk Something ain‘t right (talking about Dad not your spelling. Don‘t blame you there 😂) (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin yes! @mcctrish ohhhh maybe? My cynical soul didn‘t even think of that! 3w

ElizaMarie @mcctrish Yeah, instantly thought it was his momma. Maybe I am too nieve and trusting :) 3w

Clare-Dragonfly “Oh, brother, you look sick, you should go to the doctor.” Lady, his wife just died and you‘re making him go to a party! 3w

Bklover Can you add me back? Finally finished Dracula and starting this tonight. Will try to keep up better! (I posted this comment already but I can‘t find it so who knows where I posted it 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bklover I got you!! 3w

AnishaInkspill 💛 💛😔

@BarkingMadRead I read this a few years ago, I'm 😍 your posts, pls tag me in, thank you!!!! 3w

BarkingMadRead @AnishaInkspill you‘re on the tag list! 3w

Bklover @BarkingMadRead I must be cynical too- his momma never even occurred to me. I figured it was some mysterious love of his. 3w

julieclair @Bklover I‘m with you. It‘s a mysterious lover! Much more interesting that way. 2w

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Dracula | Bram Stoker

Ch 12: I almost forgot to post!
#whew #vanhelsinganddochavetobreakin #lucyisneardeath #morrisshowsupjustintime #hecomescloserthanalmosteveryoneinfiguringthisout #vampirebats #onelasttransfusion #doesntwork #riplucy #maybe #butfirst #renfieldislosinghisshit #whatwasinthathouse #drac 🧛🏻‍♀️ #also #minaandkeanucomehome #keanuinherits #staytuned

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Cuilin I‘m reading my daughter‘s copy that she read for a class. And her note beside “a brave man‘s blood is the best thing on this earth when a woman is in trouble“ was WTF Bram! 😆 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin 🤣🤣🤣🤣 1mo

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dabbe @Cuilin THAT is priceless! 🤩😂🤩 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Van Helsing is such a sexist! 🙄 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin 😂😂😂 1mo

Cuilin @Clare-Dragonfly and verbose 😴 1mo

mcctrish @Cuilin #praisebe 🤣🤣 ‘The Change‘ has quite a different meaning here 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin 😂😂😂 1mo

Cuilin @mcctrish on a daily basis due to brain fog I say “is this Covid, ADHD, or menopause?” I‘m now going to add in “or was I bitten by a vampire?” 🧛‍♂️😝 1mo

mcctrish @Cuilin I‘m going to say vampire from here on out, makes my life more exciting 1mo

CatLass007 🧛‍♂️ 1mo

rubyslippersreads Lucy certainly had a lot of beaux. And three out of the four actually wanted to *give* her their blood. 😂🦇🩸 1mo

Bklover @Cuilin I blame everything on menopause, but maybe I should switch to 🧛‍♀️😂 1mo

BarkingMadRead @bklover @Cuilin 🧛🏻‍♀️ is so much cooler, IMO 🤷🏻‍♀️ nobody would dare come at you for symptoms of being a vampire 🤣 (edited) 1mo

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The Hotel: A Novel | Elizabeth Bowen

Ch 19: the colonel drives me nuts #butfirst #veronicasdadwontlethermarryvictor #whoapparentlyisworkinginhisdadbod #thecolonelhangswiththegirls #hispoorwife #ronniewalksoffwitheileen #bizarrechapter #vignettes #hashtagbrigade

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Cuilin It‘s vignette after vignette with this novel. I still demand a movie. (edited) 2mo

Ruthiella Oh, I rather like Colonel Duperrier. He strikes me as a sad, wistful figure. I think he see the Lawrence girls as the daughters he never had, nothing more sinister than that…🤔 (edited) 2mo

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BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella that‘s definitely possible, I‘m pretty cynical 🤣 2mo

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin agree. Dare I say it- might be better than the book. 2mo

Bookwormjillk I love the random judgemental quotes though. Two days ago it was middle class words, yesterday it was mustaches, and today it was the sinister yellow glasses. I don\'t always remember all the characters or understand what is going on, but there\'s usually something that makes me laugh. 2mo

IndoorDame @Cuilin YES! Where is our movie 🎥 🍿???? This would make the best movie night ever! 🤣🤣🤣 2mo

willaful Ronald seems to want to be Oscar Wilde. 2mo

mcctrish @Ruthiella I think that‘s what it is, initially it came across as much more sinister probably because of his wife‘s hysterics stomping out of the room 2mo

currentlyreadinginCO Agreed @Bookwormjillk 2mo

rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @Ruthiella I don‘t know; he seems a little more fond of Joan than a father would be. 😏 2mo

mcctrish @rubyslippersreads #creepyunclevibes 2mo

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Ruth | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 30: oh snap! #butfirst #Fwantstopayforleonardsschooling #ruthisworkingallthetime #ruthsaysno #thurstondidntgetmoneyhewasowed #Flooksintoit #bradshawtriestoblamethurston #amitheonlyonewhoimmediatelythoughtofdick #vindicated #menotthurston #bradshawwantstodisowndick #thurstonsaysnotto #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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@clare-dragonfly @julieclair @aimeesue @quietjenn @kao @bklover @alldebooks @jewright @cuilin @willaful 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly Did Ruth say no to F paying for Leonard to go to school? I missed that. And yes, obviously as soon as Benson said he hadn‘t gotten his bonus I suspected Dick! I‘m sure he finished Bradshaw‘s bottle of wine, too. 3mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I know she said she wasn‘t liking the idea, not sure if it was a hard no 3mo

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AllDebooks Dick is completely leaning into his name there 🙄 3mo

AllDebooks #Dickisprimesuspect 3mo

mcctrish Of course it‘s Dick! But Bradshaw‘s parting words about the world being better off with more people like him instead of Benson sum it up perfectly, his kind made Dick! Following rules out of fear = shitheads and following rules B/c of empathy and community = where I want to live aka Benson ❤️ 3mo

Ruthiella The Chekov‘s gun that was Richard just went off! 😆 🔫 3mo

Cuilin Dick is a dumb ass, first rule of crime, you don‘t 💩 on your own doorstep. Bradshaw is about to see the evidence of his parental failings. (I realize I sound criminally inclined, nope I‘m just married to a prosecutor lol). (edited) 3mo

willaful @Ruthiella yes, phew! I'm glad it wasn't something worse happening to Ruth! 3mo

willaful @Cuilin I sure hope he will! He doesn't seem inclined to as yet. 3mo

Bookwormjillk Finally something bad happened that didn‘t involve Ruth🤣 3mo

willaful @Bookwormjillk Yeah, just to another sympathetic character who didn't deserve it! I hope he gets paid back!

I admit to feeling a touch softer towards Bradshaw for what he said about never planning for Benson to refuse his pew money. His liking to be generous isn't completely without merit. 3mo

Bookwormjillk @willaful I was assuming Bradshaw will pay Benson back. At least I hope he will. Unless he decides it was his own fault for being too nice which is very probable now that I think about it. 3mo

dabbe @AllDebooks #dickisadick 😂 3mo

dabbe @Cuilin 🤩😂🤩 3mo

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Ruth | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 26: yikes #theshithashitthefan #butfirst #donneisgettingmarried #loveatfirstsight #asif #jemimaisalwayswatching #bradshawfindsoutaboutruth #thatseamstress 🙄 #ruthisthrownout #thurstonisgonnabeintrouble #jemimadefendsruth #didnotseethatcoming #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Cuilin I‘ve so many questions? How did he find out? The seamstress or Donne? Is Donne wanting to marry Ruth? I can‘t understand hating/blaming a child because of their parents, it makes no sense to me. 3mo

mcctrish @Cuilin these are my thoughts too! Bradshaw wouldn‘t be going to the seamstress so who did she tell that it has made it to his ears ? The Donne marriage scenario, is that the backstory for marrying Ruth? And he told her tale so she‘d be in a pickle and have to marry him? But some people have seen her with the Bradshaw family so ?? (edited) 3mo

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mcctrish Also why are all the men so stupid 3mo

Cuilin @mcctrish I think you‘re right about Donne, he is going to try force Ruth‘s hand. I‘m hoping F is going to swoop in and rescue her and put them all to shame but I get the feeling this is not a happy ever after novel. 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly If Donne did tell Bradshaw, I‘m even more pissed off because he‘s fully blaming Ruth and not saying Donne is a bad person at all. I know it was the way of things, but it still makes me mad! I hope he gets some comeuppance for his bribery hypocrisy. 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Right? 😂😂😂😂 3mo

IndoorDame He said the whole town was talking, but my bet is still on Donne starting the rumor mill going not the seamstress. Men like that don‘t like being told no and rarely think through the consequences. Unless he doesn‘t care at all about the kid, and is fine ruining them both and betting she‘ll agree to be his mistress if he makes her life miserable enough. 3mo

mcctrish @IndoorDame there is no way Bellingshit isn‘t pissed off Ruth turned down his proposal and maybe if he‘d led with marriage instead of initially proposing to just pick up where they left off ( like WTF dude) 3mo

IndoorDame @mcctrish 💯😡 3mo

currentlyreadinginCO @Cuilin would be the best possibility but alas we will see 3mo

willaful We knew it was coming but it's not a relief it finally happened. :-( 3mo

dabbe Bradshaw‘s holier-than-thou sanctimonious crap after the bribery scene to get Donne elected is just 💩 without the smiley face. I am beyond enraged. 3mo

Bookwormjillk I am thinking it had to have been Donne. It was just too close to his marriage announcement. I‘m wondering if he‘s trying to ruin Ruth so he and new wife can take Leonard. 3mo

AllDebooks With the glee the seamstress showed in telling Jemima, I think it was her passing gossip onto her customers, and it spread like wildfire. Donne didn't need to tell her as she recognised Ruth from earlier. He's still an ass tho. 3mo

rubyslippersreads @AllDebooks I agree. I think the gossip has spread through the town. Maybe Mrs. B heard it and told Mr. B. (Or Mr. BS, as I like to call him.) 3mo

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Little Women (Little Women, #1) | Louisa May Alcott

Ch 3: today we meet Laurie #theboynextdoor #whoplayeditbetter #ilovethemboth #butfirst #whyyyyyywouldyouletthetomboycurlyourhair #iloveJoandLaurietogether #megstillhasntlearnedanything #staytuned

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @amor4libros @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @indoordame @peanutnine @catlass007 @julieclair @kspenmoll @cuilin @SpellboundReader
@rubyslippersreads @ruthiella @willaful @thearomaofbooks @dabbe @clare-dragonfly @daena @quietjenn @staycurious @curiouserandcurioser @deblovestoread 6mo

Amor4Libros I need to find a copy of this book. I‘m still on chapter 1 on Serial Reader 🤣 6mo

Bookwormjillk @Amor4Libros do you have a kindle? Pretty sure my copy was under a dollar. 6mo

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Bookwormjillk I always think of this chapter as the mirror image of the ball where Lizzie Bennett met Darcy. 6mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 😍😍 6mo

Librarybelle Oh, that‘s a good thought @Bookwormjillk ! ❤️ 6mo

Amor4Libros @Bookwormjillk I do! I haven‘t been buying any books and didn‘t even think to check and see how much it was 😅…copy secured! Thanks! ❤️ 6mo

BarkingMadRead @Amor4Libros woohoo!!! 6mo

SpellboundReader Giving my totally unfair and biased opinion, but I like Christian Bale's version of Laurie better. This is one of my favorite chapters in Little Women. 6mo

dabbe @SpellboundReader I agree! Bale rocks this role! 🤩 6mo

BarkingMadRead @SpellboundReader I am definitely #teamBale on this one. I also prefer that entire version. The newer one just didn‘t do it for me 6mo

julieclair I just loved this chapter. And… I have never seen this on film (!), so have no opinion on #whoplayeditbetter . But if & when I ever do watch it, I‘m going for the Bale version! 😀 (edited) 6mo

BarkingMadRead @julieclair if I had to suggest an order to watch I would definitely suggest the Bale version. They were both fairly close to the book, but the original movie did a much better job with the characters being accurate 6mo

julieclair @BarkingMadRead That‘s good to know. It always bugs me when the movie differs much from the book. 6mo

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk What a fun way to think of it! @BarkingMadRead Original movie? There are at least two older versions! 😂 I need to watch the one with Katharine Hepburn. 6mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly ohhhhh I forgot about that one! 6mo

mcctrish @Amor4Libros my serial reader ap is letting me read 2 instalments a day = 1 chapter in real life 6mo

mcctrish There are quite a few versions I haven‘t seen, maybe it‘s time for a retrospective binge 6mo

Amor4Libros @mcctrish ooh, how nice! I was able to get a Kindle version of the book 😊 6mo

mcctrish @Amor4Libros I almost bought one for .75 but for some reason I can skip ahead this time 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6mo

Amor4Libros @mcctrish Now that you‘ve mentioned it, I think I was able to do that too, but I didn‘t try it 😅 6mo

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Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 26: did not see that coming #butfirst #separatebeds ⁉️ #anyway #thedocsavesmax #shewasNOTpregnant #shewasdying #whatanevilbitch #karma #isaidwhatisaid #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 7mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 7mo

TheBookHippie But did they push the beds together on Saturday nights? #couldnthelpmyself #alsowhewevilbitch #seebeckylooksbetterallthetimefromvanityfair 7mo

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BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie 🤣🤣🤣 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking of I Love Lucy too! 😂 7mo

TheAromaofBooks So was Rebecca's intent to GOAD Maxim into murdering her ON PURPOSE??? Also, side note, I'm just not sure what I would do if my husband confessed to killing his first wife, no matter how terrible she was. I'm not confident I would be as “obviously I love you and will stay with you“ as our narrator is! 😂 7mo

kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks I would have trouble with that too! 7mo

kwmg40 The doctor offered them cigarettes and sherry! What doctor would do that these days? It was a different time! 7mo

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks yeah, I don‘t think that would have the same effect on me as it had on Jan. 7mo

peanutnine @TheAromaofBooks yeah it seemed like Rebecca's way of taking him down with her, not realizing he would get away with it 7mo

peanutnine The narrator is so desperate to be loved that she'll overlook some HUGE red flags. She's so worried about what others think of her, she can't imagine leaving him even for a good reason 7mo

IndoorDame Totally agree about both of them! If Rebecca wants to off herself, go for it, but suicide by proxy totally makes her an #evilbitch And Jan staying with her husband who‘s perfect except for the whole I‘m a murderer thing is just nuts, like I‘m worried the girl has no basic self preservational instincts! 7mo

5feet.of.fury I was so surprised by the doctor‘s report. What the heck? But, it gives everyone a good reason to believe the suicide… 7mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Yes to everything you said! Rebecca is evil and Jan is not a great decision-maker. 😂 7mo

Roary47 Big reveals! 7mo

ElizaMarie Wow. So… Suicide by proxy!? Makes sense. Rebecca seems like a “if I am not happy nobody can be happy” type of person. #Vile 7mo

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Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 4: and now we know what happened to Rebecca #butfirst #hoppyissick #ummmmmm #whatdowecallthenarrator #suggestionsplease #asiwassaying #narratorisfreefortheday #awkardlunchwithmax #awkwardcarridewithmax #almostsuicidewithmax⁉️ #yikes #howhetalksaboutmanderleythough #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair
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IndoorDame The intro to my copy points out that she is only ever “the second Mrs de Winter” (and it has some very pointed things to say about that 😂) but that‘s quite a mouthful so I think she‘s gonna need a nickname 8mo

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BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame I totally agree. We have to call her something 🤷🏻‍♀️ poor thing never has a name, although we know it‘s a pretty one and also unique. Super helpful. 8mo

IndoorDame @BarkingMadRead I‘ve often wondered what constitutes a “unique” name for a white woman in England in the 30s 8mo

BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame probably something so chill now 8mo

Ruthiella Her name is Jan Brady, forever doomed to be overshadowed by Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! I mean, Rebecca. 8mo

IndoorDame @Ruthiella 👏👏👏 Sold! call her Jan 🤣 (edited) 8mo

Ruthiella Also, it‘s so awkward when your first date is an attempted murder/suicide! 😱😆 8mo

CatLass007 @Ruthiella You have a wicked sense of humor! I like that in a person. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella 🤣☠️🤣☠️ 8mo

BarkingMadRead Omg @Ruthiella #janbrady FTW 8mo

Bookwormjillk Jan 😂 🏈 8mo

rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella Jan is perfect! 8mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I need to find a book about gardens in DDuM books. "The daffodils were in bloom, stirring in the evening breeze, golden heads cupped upon lean stalks, and however many you might pick there would be no thinning of the ranks, they were massed like an army, shoulder to shoulder. On a bank below the lawns, crocuses were planted, golden, pink, and mauve, but by this time they would be past their best, dropping and fading, like pallid snowdrops.⬇️ 8mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig The primrose was more vulgar, a homely pleasant creature who appeared in every cranny like a weed. Too early yet for bluebells, their heads were still hidden beneath last year‘s leaves, but when they came, dwarfing the more humble violet, they choked the very bracken in the woods, and with their color made a challenge to the sky....People who plucked bluebells from the woods were vandals; he had forbidden it at Manderley." 8mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig So many flowers in this Chapter. I highlighted so many. 8mo

Roary47 @Ruthiella I love it! Jan is who I will imagine her to be. Plus we don‘t know her actual age either. Are they on a date showing she‘s older than a child? 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Roary47 I get the idea that she‘s an adult, but maybe a bit younger than Max 8mo

Ruthiella @Roary47 I am reading a bit ahead. I think in chapter five it‘s confirmed she is 21. 👍 But Maxim is “old enough to be her father”, so 35 to 40 years old, I imagine. 🤔 8mo

Clare-Dragonfly @Crinoline_Laphroaig Yes, the descriptions are so vivid and wonderful! I can see the flowers so clearly! 8mo

Bookwormjillk These chapters are long but they don‘t feel like it. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I totally agree! 8mo

Graciouswarriorprincess @Crinoline_Laphroaig These descriptions are so vivid! 8mo

julieclair I am really appreciating du Maurier‘s beautifully descriptive prose this time around. I don‘t remember noticing it as much the first time I read this. 8mo

ElizaMarie I agree with “Jan“ as her name for now... But wouldn't it be wild if her name is Daphne? I mean, if I were an author, maybe I would name a character after myself and then say how beautiful the name is repeatedly. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie that‘s a brilliant point! 8mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Oh, my nose! Oh,my nose! 😂😂😂 8mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk As opposed to our last book! #oy 😂🤗🤩 8mo

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