Litsy

The.Great.Catsby

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This book was absolutely horrifying.
I had nightmares.
My husband had to tell me to stop reading it.
But I couldn't.
It was too good.
At 60%, I thought we had it all figured out. WHAT MORE COULD THERE BE?? Oh, there was more.
I told all of my friends to avoid this book, not because it was bad 👎, but because it was awful 😱. Omg.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
09.02.2025

dabbe W🖤WZA. I've never read a review like this before. #gobsmacked. The adorable kitty ... 🖤🐾🖤 2w

The.Great.Catsby Haha! I've never read a book like this before. When I say it gave me nightmares, I'm not kidding. And thanks! As soon as I finished, I took a picture and then deleted it from my Kindle. I just needed it to go away. She's always the perfect model. 🩷 2w

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Librarybelle

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie

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1. This is our fourth Hercule Poirot novel. Was this the first time you read it? A reread for you? What are your overall impressions? We'll be exploring the novel's popularity/acclaim as well as the twists and identity of the murderer in later questions! #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

OutsmartYourShelf It was my first time reading the book, & although I've seen the David Suchet adaptations, I still didn't remember whodunnit! I thought it was a great read. 2mo

kspenmoll It was my first time reading this. I loved it; had no idea “ whodunit”. 2mo

MallenNC This was my first time reading it! I really enjoyed it but up until the end I wasn‘t sure why it was considered so highly among Christie‘s work. The ending made that clear. 2mo

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dabbe This was a reread for me. I will never forget the first time, though. I was completely #gobsmacked by the reveal! 2mo

suvata First time reading this from me too. I‘ve read several other of hers in the past, but not this one. Too bad, because I think this might be one of her best. 2mo

BarbaraJean This was a re-read (second read) for me. It made me so angry the first time--I felt tricked! But then every objection I had was answered by flipping back through the book. Genius but infuriating! This time, I remembered whodunnit, but I second guessed myself all the way through, thinking surely I must have remembered wrong. But no. She just got me again! 2mo

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TheLudicReader

Canada | Mike Myers

Happy Canada Day! @dabbe I will take you to this very spot when you come to visit!

Kitta Beautiful! Where is it? I‘m a Canadian living in the US atm and missing Canada Day celebrations. Glad there‘s some on litsy! 🇨🇦 3mo

TheLudicReader @Kitta it is St. Martin‘s, NB. 🇨🇦 3mo

AmyG Happy Canada Day! 3mo

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Kitta @TheLudicReader ooh I‘ve never been to NB, looks amazing. 3mo

ImperfectCJ I was amazed at how beautiful NB is when I drove through a few years ago. My first experience of the boreal forest biome, and I loved it! I definitely plan to go back, although it's a bigger trip from California than it was from Massachusetts. 3mo

TheLudicReader @ImperfectCJ I am glad you enjoyed your time here. It‘s a pretty special place, for sure! 3mo

TheLudicReader Thanks, @AmyG ❤️ 3mo

LeahBergen Happy Canada Day from out west! 😄 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 3mo

dabbe #gobsmacked! Exactly 4 weeks from today! Happy Canada Day! ♥️🇨🇦🤍 3mo

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DebinHawaii

Hawaii Is a Rainbow | Stephanie Feeney

#HaikuADay #HaikuHive

Stuck in traffic on the way home but I saw three rainbows that inspired today‘s haiku:

Spotted three rainbows
Traffic jam? No worries, sis!
Watch as nature smiles

Kristy_K, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Reggie, vivastory, Eggs, jdiehr, TheSpineView, CBee, dabbe, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me

Texreader ♥️ 🌈 4mo

dabbe #gobsmacked 🌈🌈🌈 4mo

TheSpineView Beautiful! 💛🐝💛 4mo

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AnnCrystal “Watch As Nature Smiles“ 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🪄🌈🐝💝 Pure magic 😍💝. (edited) 4mo

Eggs Oh this is awesome 👏🏻 🤩 🌈!! 4mo

BooksandCoffee4Me How fun! 😃💛💛💛 4mo

JenlovesJT47 This is freaking awesome, love rainbows 🌈💛🐝🖤 4mo

lil1inblue Magical! 🌈🤩🌈 4mo

julieclair So positive and uplifting! 🌈🐝🌈 4mo

Reggie 💙💜♥️🧡💛💚 4mo

bellabella Wow. That's so gorgeous. A sign of a promise kept. 💕 4mo

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dabbe

Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell

#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs (thanks for the tag! 😍)

1. When my eyes open every morning, and I see that I've been given another day on this precious planet, I'm inspirited to get my ass out of bed and enjoy it.
2. I was and always will be #gobsmacked by Scarlett O'Hara. #sassiestlassie

Play? @kspenmoll @AnnCrystal @CBee

rubyslippersreads I ❤️ Scarlett, even though she often infuriates me. 😆 4mo

dabbe @rubyslippersreads 🎯🩵🎯! 4mo

peaKnit Ope, I tagged you too late😊 I love #1! 4mo

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AnnCrystal 🏜️💝💝💝
Thank You for the tag ☺️👍🏼💝. 4mo

dabbe @peaKnit You're never too late! 😍 4mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal YW! 😍 4mo

Eggs Thx for playing❣️You are so good at inspiring 👏🏻👏🏻 4mo

dabbe @Eggs Aww shucks. 😍🤩😍 4mo

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dabbe

The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes
@Cuilin

#theblanchedsoldier

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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CatLass007 Sherlock Holmes‘s fear of being vulnerable and lonely is represented by his comments about Watson abandoning him to get married. The same loneliness faces Godfrey and his family. The family and their two trusted servants have isolated themselves from any community because they believe they have to protect Godfrey‘s “secret.” Solitude is great and being alone doesn‘t mean being lonely, but the self-isolation of this small group of people (cont)⬇️ 4mo

CatLass007 has brought loneliness to one and all. 4mo

Librarybelle Holmes sounds bitter when he mentions Watson choosing to marry and live with his wife, leaving Holmes all alone. It‘s like Holmes recognizes the importance of Watson in these cases, and he also brings in the doctor to help identify the disease, in essence showing he cannot do this on his own. The family, meanwhile, chooses to self-isolate rather than be piranhas in society. (edited) 4mo

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Cuilin Absence makes the heart grow fonder and can lead to loneliness. James misses his friend Godfrey, Sherlock misses Watson, the family miss their “healthy” son. The butler misses the young Godfrey and Godfrey misses his life of inclusion. 4mo

dabbe @CatLass007 @Librarybelle @Cuilin ... W🤩WZA! All of your answers have #gobsmacked me! Just to add my 2 cents: Godfrey's literal confinement reflects the social fear of contagion and mirrors how society isolates those who are considered tainted.

The setting itself: The country estate is portrayed as secluded and gloomy, emphasizing the idea of separation from the outside world. ⬇️ 4mo

dabbe @CatLass007 @Librarybelle @Cuilin The country estate is portrayed as secluded and gloomy, emphasizing the idea of separation from the outside world. The locked and hidden room where Godfrey is kept symbolizes how society sometimes “locks away” what it fears or does not understand.

Also, Godfrey's “blanched“ appearance may not only be due to his illness but could also be psychologically symbolic of the emotional toll of his isolation. 4mo

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julieclair

White Egrets: Poems | Derek Walcott

#haikuaday #haikuhive

I love driving into my neighborhood in the evening and seeing these guys. 💟

Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Reggie, TheSpineView, dabbe, lil1inblue, AnnCrystal, bellabella

bellabella So fun! They really are like fluffy cotton balls! 4mo

JenlovesJT47 💛💛💛🐝🐝 4mo

TheSpineView Hoe pretty! 😍😍😍 4mo

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AnnCrystal 🤩 Amazingly Beautiful 👏🏼😍👍🏼🐝💝. 4mo

BooksandCoffee4Me Beautiful! I see them in the water ways in our farmland here, but never in trees. 😮💛 4mo

dabbe I would get in a car wreck because I would be totally #gobsmacked looking at them! 💛🐝🖤 4mo

Reggie Sooo good! 4mo

julieclair @bellabella @JenlovesJT47 @TheSpineView @AnnCrystal @Reggie 💛🐝💛 4mo

julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me They spend their days in the waterways here, too. They only come to the trees towards evening. I read online that they like to spend their nights in trees/bushes because they‘re safer from predators if they‘re off the ground. That makes a lot of sense, since our alligators can‘t climb trees. (Although occasionally one does manage to climb up a few steps!) 4mo

julieclair @dabbe I often see people pulled to the side of the road looking at them! 4mo

DebinHawaii Wonderful! 💛🐝🖤I love the cattle egrets here too. I see them on the highway & in the neighborhood. I especially love it when they follow yard guys with leaf blowers single file to pick up insects & things they might stir up. Makes me smile! 4mo

julieclair @DebinHawaii That‘s a hoot about the yard guys! Smart birds! 4mo

lil1inblue What wonderful imagery! 😍 4mo

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DGRachel

Charlotte, NC: The Global Evolution of a New South City | William Graves, Heather A. Smith

I completed the Greater Charlotte Book crawl today. 22 independent bookstores and hundreds of miles of driving across 7 counties. I may have gone a little overboard and yes, I‘m still heading back to my favorite Indie for Independent Bookstore Day tomorrow. It was fun, but I don‘t think I‘ll do it again.

BookNAround Maybe I‘ll run into you there as I‘m planning on being there tomorrow too. 😁 5mo

DGRachel @BookNAround 🥳🥳 5mo

LeahBergen Awesome! 👏 5mo

dabbe #gobsmacked 😮🤩😍 5mo

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dabbe

Untitled | Untitled

@TheLudicReader
It FINALLY came! It was sent to EAST Virginia, not West. The people were out of town, just found it, and sent it to me. How lucky/cool is that? I adore the St. John calendar and still want so much to visit there and to meet you. Connor's print totally #gobsmacked me and made me 😭. What. A. Talent. Tell me exactly where that is that he drew! And your novel-letter, well, I can't wait to read it and will reply soon! I ❣️ you, m'dear.

TheBookHippie Oh dear!! 7mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie 2 months later! 😱
P.S. I just sent you an email. 🔥 (edited) 7mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe happens here all the time 😂🤦🏻‍♀️😵‍💫🤷🏻‍♀️ 7mo

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AmyG Wow! You are lucky it found it‘s way to you! 7mo

dabbe @AmyG IKR? 😅 7mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie What are those mailmen up to? 🤣 7mo

TheLudicReader Yikes. Did I misaddress it? So glad it finally arrived! (edited) 7mo

dabbe @TheLudicReader Nope. You didn't. We have a new postman, and he's been a bit all over the place. I'm so glad, too! (edited) 7mo

TheLudicReader I forgot to say, the vantage point of Con‘s painting is from my side of the harbour looking across to historic Uptown Saint John. I will show you when you visit! (edited) 7mo

dabbe @TheLudicReader Just gorgeous. What a view! You know, I'm turning (gasp) 60 this year and have been sort of thinking of some outrageous trip somewhere ... 🤔🤩🤔 ... 7mo

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