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Leftcoastzen
The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS
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What a wonderful read ! My first time reading with the #HashtagBrigade that added to the fun ! Great characters & many twists & turns ! Thanks to @BarkingMadRead for hosting ! Also qualifies for a #BitsyChunster for #ChunksterChallange2025

Ruthiella Such a wild ride! 🫣😃 23h
Amiable You and @Ruthiella both loved it—I‘m stacking it right now! 17h
Tamra One of my favorites! 15h
Leftcoastzen @Amiable it is so good ! Sorry I waited so long . 5h
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Ruthiella
The Woman in White | William Wilkie Collins
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Two thumbs up 👍! This was my 3rd time reading this and it never disappoints-especially since I never remember the details! 😆 If you‘re going to read one Victorian Gothic novel, make it this one; epistolatory and perfectly paced. Thank you to @BarkingMadRead for leading the #HashtagBrigade ! 🙏

This counts toward my #AllergictoChunksters / #ChunksterChallenge2025 at 626 pages!

I listen to this mostly and the Blackstone audio production was 👌

Amiable I‘ve never read this one— will have to add to my list! 17h
Ruthiella @Amiable Awesome! I think you will like it. Also, if you do audio, it‘s particularly a great option for this one due to its structure of multiple narratives. 14h
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oddandbookish
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This was a fun heist story!

The premise is basically Crazy Rich Asians meets Ocean‘s Eight, which I loved. The plot is essentially a mashup of the two. I thought the story was super entertaining and amusing. I wasn‘t shocked at any of the twists and turns at the end because it was slightly reminiscent of Ocean‘s Eight‘s heist.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/review-women-of-good-fortune/

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LitsyEvents
Mill on the Floss | George Eliot
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Ok #hashtagbrigade here is our April/May book! This book has 59 chapters! This is open to everyone, just remember that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read my post until you‘ve read the day‘s chapter! We will read a chapter a day, starting April 1. Drop a comment below if you are joining in!
via @barkingmadread

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing! 2d
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BarbaraJean
Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS
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I had so much fun reading this with the #HashtagBrigade, although I still question my judgment in deciding to read both this and Nicholas Nickleby simultaneously. This was a re-read for me, but I remembered little about the twists and turns of the narrative, so the unveiling of the various secrets and plots was still largely a surprise. 😆 Also, I‘m happy to report that my review from August 2011 still holds up! ⤵️

BarbaraJean I loved this. It‘s deliciously Victorian (oh, the melodrama!), and reminded me both of why I love Victorian lit so much, as well as of its quirks which thoroughly annoy me. Of course, the most capable woman is ugly... and her energy, intelligence, and presence of mind are continually referred to as being “like a man‘s.” Although, Marian herself seems to mock and poke fun at these conventions throughout, which was great fun. ⤵️ 2d
BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) What more could you ask: A despicable villain, a conniving husband, a convoluted conspiracy complete with uncanny likenesses and mistaken identity, “horrifying” secrets of the past finally uncovered, a lovely fainting heroine (contrasted drastically with her capable and ugly half-sister), and, of course, the entirely annoying invalid uncle, whose parentheticals just killed me: ⤵️ 2d
BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) The date was towards the end of June, or the beginning of July, and the name (in my opinion a remarkably vulgar one) was Fanny.”
“She had carefully put the two letters into her bosom. (What have I to do with her bosom?)”
“...she had thought she should like a cup of tea. (Am I responsible for any of these vulgar fluctuations, which begin with unhappiness and end with tea?)”

Hilarious.
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Bookwormjillk A great read for sure 2d
ferskner Ooooof! That's a lot of Victorians at once. 2d
BarbaraJean @ferskner Soooo many Victorians. At least Dickens and Collins have very different vibes! 13h
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dabbe
The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS
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#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead
A heart-pounding sensational read, blending elements of mystery, romance, and psychological drama. Told in an epistolary style, Collins is able to explore multiple perspectives from a myriad of characters to piece together the mystery of the woman in white. The novel's greatest strength lies in its characters, especially Marian, who stands out as a strong, intelligent, and resourceful woman ... ⬇️

BarkingMadRead I love this graphic! 2d
dabbe ... who defies the typical Victorian archetypes of femininity. THE WOMAN IN WHITE also explores issues of identity, gender, and power, reflecting the social anxieties of its time. Collins critiques the legal and social systems that disempower women, using the plight of his female characters to highlight injustices such as the lack of property rights and the vulnerability of women to male manipulation.

Thanks, #hashtagbrigade and @BarkingMadRead!
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dabbe @BarkingMadRead IKR? 🤩 2d
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TheBookHippie We did this for IRL Bookclub a couple years ago. Great discussion times! 2d
Clare-Dragonfly Great illustration! 2d
dabbe @TheBookHippie I bet it was! That would have been fun to be part of! 🤩 2d
dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly IKR? 🤩 2d
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ElizaMarie
Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS
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I loved this one! Thank you again @BarkingMadRead for leading us through this #HashTagBrigade I enjoyed this journey :)

BarbaraBB Yes I loved this one very much too. 2d
BarkingMadRead This was so so good! 2d
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2d
Bookwormjillk One of my favorite #HashtagBrigade reads so far. 2d
rubyslippersreads I need to catch up. 2d
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BarkingMadRead
Mill on the Floss | George Eliot
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Ok #hashtagbrigade here is our April/May book! This book has 59 chapters! This is open to everyone, just remember that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read my post until you‘ve read the day‘s chapter! We will read a chapter a day, starting April 1. Drop a comment below if you are joining in!

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Librarybelle Looking forward to it! 2d
Bookwormjillk I actually have a real live paper book for this one! 2d
Cuilin I‘m in. 2d
mcctrish I‘m in and I‘m going to try and track down a print copy and I got it on the serial app for free ( trying not to give Amazon any more of my money ) (edited) 2d
Deblovestoread I'm in! 🙋‍♀️ 2d
dabbe Me, too, please! 🙋‍♀️ I think I have a copy somewhere on my horribly unorganized shelves. 🤣 2d
BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2d
julieclair I‘m in! 2d
Clare-Dragonfly Downloaded from Project Gutenberg and ready to go! Looking forward to more Eliot! 2d
Ruthiella I‘m in! I‘m woefully under read re: George Elliot! 2d
BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2d
TheAromaofBooks As long as my copy comes in time, I'm in!! Hopefully I like it better than Middlemarch, which was a serious struggle! 2d
Daisey I‘m in, hopefully. I may fall woefully behind, but I want to try. 2d
KAO I need to pass on this one. These next months will be quite busy for me. 2d
quietjenn Yes please 2d
Morr_Books I'm in too, hopefully, but I've been terrible at keeping up with the reading pace. I'm only 1/3 thru Woman in White... 1d
Leftcoastzen Yes , please. May I join in? 1d
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