easiersaidthandone

Ch 7: #constantinwasinteresting #UNandasammie #estherisobsessedwiththerussiangirl #andfiganalogies #girl #focusonwhatyoucando #notwhatyoucant #easiersaidthandone #obsessedwithsex #shemeetsthestrangestpeople #weirdomagnet #balalaicamusicandanap #sobizarre #soletsdropabombandendthechapter #staytunedforthesagaofthebrokenleg #hashtagbrigade

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BarkingMadRead @peanutnine @dabbe @deblovestoread @andrea313 @larkken @willaful @morr_books @kwmg40 @thearomafbooks @anishainkspill @elizamarie @tpixie @julieclair @jenlovesjt47 4d

mcctrish Some of the things she can‘t do I figure she could if she put her mind to it - winning all the prizes must mean she can memorize shit like a boss ( I‘m not talking about shorthand - she can write her own letters) the white, black and yellow men comment was 😳 4d

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BarkingMadRead @mcctrish so 😳 the things people said back then 🙄🤮 4d

willaful @BarkingMadRead @mctrish Not to mention the “suspiciously thick lips.“ 😬 4d

Cuilin @mcctrish talk about a lack of belief in yourself!! The homemade rug made me think about the current conversation about trad wives. Some podcast bros think their grandmothers were perfect not understanding they didn‘t want to stay home or have their lives controlled too. Some had less options. 4d

mcctrish Ah the podcast bros who know everything @Cuilin 4d

Clare-Dragonfly The famous fig tree metaphor! And then on the next page she goes “oh, maybe I was just hungry.” 😂😂😂 I love it. 4d

dabbe As I go deeper into this story with Esther, I want to rush to her NYC hotel, give her a hug, and tell her that it'll be alright. 💚 4d

tpixie It was funny reading about the rug- a coinkydink- my kindergartner granddaughter was reading a reading assignment that mentioned a rag rug. I was explaining to her what a rag rug was. The next day I read this chapter! That sure was another weird date! (edited) 3d

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BarkingMadRead

The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

Ch 3: Esther likes to eat #allthecaviarallthetime #eatlikethatpoetgirl #liveyourbestlife #jayceegaveherawhoopin #sheneedstostandupforherself #easiersaidthandone #thosecollegestoriesthough #socrafty #channelthatcraftinessnow #andlearnsomelanguages #languagesarehard #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @librarybelle @ruthiella @matchlessmarie @jacqmac @cogsofencouragement @sace @clare-dragonfly @cuilin @dieareader @bookwormjillk @thearomaofbooks @graciouswarriorprincess 1w

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine @dabbe @deblovestoread @andrea313 @larkken @willaful @morr_books @kwmg40 @thearomafbooks @anishainkspill @elizamarie @tpixie @julieclair @jenlovesjt47 1w

Deblovestoread Oh to be young again and eat whatever I want😂 but I don‘t think I want avocado with claret sauce 😬 1w

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BarkingMadRead @Deblovestoread yeah that would be a hard pass for me, too 🤣 1w

Bookwormjillk The whole avocado pear terminology confused me for a hot minute. Then they put grape jelly in it and then I was really confused. Moving on.

As a teen I probably sympathized with Ester but I think I'm Jay Cee years old because man it frustrates me to supervise people who just want to be brilliant but not actually work. Good for her eating that caviar though. 1w

Cuilin @Deblovestoread I also was wistful for the eat whatever I want days. 1w

Cuilin I think chemistry formulas made me dizzy too. 1w

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk the grape jelly really threw me. 🥴 1w

mcctrish The eating made me feel sick 1w

dabbe Am I such a hard-ass that I'm finding it difficult to be sympathetic with her as she eats caviar while having an all-expenses-paid trip to NYC, and she's still not happy? She reminds me of Hubbell Gardner from THE WAY WE WERE, whose 1st line in his college creative writing class that was read out loud was the following: “In a way, he was like the country he lived in. Everything came to easily to him.“ 1w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe nope, I‘m with you 1w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I‘m definitely with you on that 1w

JacqMac @dabbe Right? 1w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead @JacqMac ... thanks, ya'll! 🩶🩷🩶 1w

Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if the other apprentices are getting lectures from their bosses. It doesn‘t seem like it! 1w

Clare-Dragonfly At least we got some confirmation that Doreen actually likes Lenny and isn‘t traumatized! 1w

Andrea313 @dabbe The all-expenses paid trip and loads of caviar seem to signal her being spoiled but I think there's also a sense of alienation there from her more modest upbringing- she never ate in a "proper" restaurant before this trip, and her grandfather works as a waiter. She benefits from proximity to wealth, but doesn't fully inhabit that world and is trying to make sense of it all. I'm feeling a lot of empathy for this 19 year old kid- anyone else? 1w

willaful I may be biased because of knowing about Plath's life, but I think Esther is likely clinically depressed. 1w

dabbe @Andrea313 Agree 💯. Thanks for reminding me of these things, too. The fact that she's 19 says a lot, too. The cynical way-older me got in the way of seeing the world through her eyes. 🩶🩷🩶 1w

Andrea313 @dabbe And I think Esther believes she's old and world-weary, too. Part of what I love so much about this book is the way that her experiences are given a very adult gravity, despite her youth. Being in those "on the precipice of your future but not quite there" years can be really overwhelming. But I'm also a biased reader- I've loved this book for years! It's been fun to read everyone's comments, especially folks reading it for the first time. 1w

dabbe @Andrea313 I'm so glad you're sharing such excellent thoughts with us. You've also reminded me that POV is so important--not just through the character or author's eyes, but the reader's as well. I'm way past the precipice of my future and am now looking back. But there's still the young me who remembers. Thanks for that reminder. 1w

Andrea313 @dabbe Thanks for the discussion and the lovely comments! I love what you said about "the young me who remembers". I am a big re-reader and love to both confront and appreciate the young me's who explored the stories I love. This one takes me straight back to being 17- maybe more than any other novel! 1w

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AkashaVampie

Heart of Stone | Christine Warren

#WorryLessSmileMore #EasierSaidThanDone

#PLC

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

Texreader 👍🏻 4y

jb72 Definitely need to work on that one for myself. 4y

Revenge4bess Me too 💯😉 4y

ElizaMarie I have been so chill lately (okay I was super depressed recently but it wasn‘t worry it was more of just blah than anything) but yeah I agree it‘s way easier said than done but worrying less is so freeing 4y

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