thiscantendwell

Ch 2: Stephen meets Maggie #thiscantendwell #stepheniscrushing #maggieandlucyareclueless #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 2w

Ruthiella Honestly, the sub title of this novel should be “This Can‘t End Well”! 😬 (edited) 2w

mcctrish @Ruthie correct! I think Maggie took Stephen‘s breath away 🤣🤣 #whywontshelookatme #ifirowshehastolookatme #oooicantouchherhandtwice #notcreepyatall (edited) 2w

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Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella lol 2w

ElizaMarie 👀 2w

julieclair @Ruthiella 😂😂Truth! Honestly, I‘m going to be so upset if he comes between Maggie and Lucy. 2w

Leftcoastzen Lots of drama could be coming up! 2w

Leftcoastzen I liked the fact that Maggie was direct about her sewing skills . She needed money , not just needlework projects for after dinner. 2w

dabbe I could just feel the electricity between those two! And Lucy just sitting there being so pretty and hoping they like each other. #oy! This can't be good, can it? And now Phil's going to come over, too? #doubleoy 2w

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The Hotel: A Novel | Elizabeth Bowen

Ch 18: apparently knitting socks makes people avoid you 🤷🏻‍♀️ #illhavetorememberthat #miltontriedtowritesomeletters #sydneyshowsupwithherjewels #miltonisnotinterested #sydneyseekshimoutagain #sheaskshimthistime 💍 #imhappyandsadforhimallatonce #thiscantendwell #mrsdoublenameisacreeper #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @graciouswarriorprincess @mcctrish @ruthiella @cuilin @jewright @julieclair @quietjenn @thebookhippie @currentlyreadinginco @rubyslippersreads @deblovestoread @dabbe @catlass007 @willaful @debinhawaii @peanutnine @Tineke 8mo

Cuilin The image of Mrs LM sitting on the newspaper 🤦‍♀️ is it me or is her relationship with her husband just a bit strange? 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin it‘s straight crazy 8mo

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Ruthiella @Cuilin Mrs LM‘s energy is 100% focused on making sure her husband gets what he wants. Like he is her job. 8mo

Cuilin @Ruthiella Paris Paloma‘s “labour” comes to mind. 8mo

willaful Well damn, that\'s one of the stupid things I was hoping Sydney wouldn\'t do... 8mo

mcctrish What happens when Mr LM doesn‘t get things his way? Cuz I‘d like to see that shit storm go down! I think heels are an excuse to not talk to people as opposed to putting off people from talking to you AND I‘d like to know why, if you think people are all so wrong, you go somewhere where all these people might be? Oh right, cuz your husband is a pervy creepasaur 8mo

Bookwormjillk Happy and sad all at once is a good way to put it. 8mo

IndoorDame Every time Mrs. LM shows up in a scene I become more frightened of Mr. LM even if he‘s not there. 8mo

rubyslippersreads How did Mrs. LM extract the newspaper and give it to Mr. LM without anyone noticing? 8mo

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Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 22: the Inquest #darnboatmakerruinedeverything #janshouldhavestayedoutside #jackanddanversarecreepers #thiscantendwell #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 13mo

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 13mo

ElizaMarie Ahhhhhh!!!!!! 13mo

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julieclair This chapter was so intense!!! (And I enjoyed every moment!) 13mo

Bookwormjillk Such a good chapter. This is the trial we deserve after #TheBros 13mo

Roary47 Intense! 😱😬 13mo

IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk 🙌 13mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 13mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk #amemsista! 😂😂😂 13mo

Clare-Dragonfly This is very intense! I keep worrying that Maxim is going to freak out and confess! 13mo

Ruthiella I don‘t know…Jan‘s fainting fit might have prevented Maxim from being even more of an imperious and arrogant toff and annoy the magistrate even more… 13mo

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 13mo

5feet.of.fury Ugh, I have a feeling I know who they might try to pin it on… 13mo

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Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoevsky

Ch 3: wife #2 and Ivan #poorgirl #outofthekettleandintothefire #thebookwhereeveryonedies #atleastivanandalekseyhavealittlemorehelp #ivanmoveshomeaftercollege #whyyyyyy #thiscantendwell #staytuned #thebros #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @thebookhippie @daisey @indoordame @librarybelle @mcctrish @cuilin @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @peanutnine @bluebird @kao @aimeesue @currentlyreadinginco 1y

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury @willaful @peanutnine @rwmg @bklover @teresereading @tineke @crinoline_laphroaig @samanne @graciouswarriorprincess @daena @deblovestoread @larkken @paintandprose @alldebooks @TheAromaofBooks 1y

Cuilin Dmitri working in the background, where and how did Ivan and Dmitri meet? Already so intriguing. 1y

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Cuilin Plus the casual line, about Loose women in front of the wife and orgies taking place. Lol #FyodorsDepravityKnowsnoBounds Why does this character have the same name as the author? 🤔 1y

mcctrish I have to admit I am thoroughly enjoying the translated turn of phrases being used #wouldnotsaybootoagoose so you know she‘s a goner after Fyordor‘s “loathsome snigger” but the BEST is calling Grigory “an idle dunderhead” #allthewomenarenowdead😢 1y

Crinoline_Laphroaig I've still not got Characters names straight in my head. #NeedAFamilyTreeWithCharacterTraits 1y

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin right? Not exactly the kind of guy to make after yourself! @mcctrish so many fun phrases but I‘m trying not to get too attached to anyone! 1y

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig these names are the worst. Hopefully, once the story gets going, it will be easier! Russian names can be so similar, though 1y

5feet.of.fury I think I‘m already lost honestly 😅 1y

5feet.of.fury I look at everyone‘s synopsis & I‘m like “did I read the right chapter?” 🤣 1y

Cuilin @5feet.of.fury though short the chapters are full of details and events. I‘m hoping most of it is background to set the stage. I‘m marking mine as I go along in case I need to backtrack. lol 1y

5feet.of.fury @Cuilin I think I just need to figure out what is important. This is all I wrote down - “Ch 3
Wife 2- Something like a kind of feminine nervous disorder. 2nd wife dies when the boys are young. 2 other bros dumped off. “ 1y

BarkingMadRead I feel like once all of the backstory is taken care of, it will be easier for follow 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 1y

Cuilin @5feet.of.fury I use this site sometimes when I want to be sure I‘m not missing something important. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-brothers-karamazov/part-1-book-1-chapter-1-fyo... 1y

Cuilin @BarkingMadRead I have complete faith in #hashtagbrigade figuring it out, together we‘re 💪💪💪 1y

5feet.of.fury @Cuilin thanks! I‘m going to bookmark that just in case! 1y

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin thanks for sharing!!! 1y

willaful @5feet.of.fury I hear that! 1y

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish haha my translation was blockhead. 1y

Bookwormjillk @5feet.of.fury same… 1y

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk dunderhead just seems more ancient Russian lit 🤣🤣 1y

currentlyreadinginCO Love that the chapter ended on a fun cliffhanger, tell us about Alyosha! 1y

Bklover Alyosha = Alexei, correct? Ivan is a very odd duck. I do remember the narrator saying that Ivan grew up to be sullen and secretive. Maybe he has an evil plan 👿 1y

BarkingMadRead @Bklover yes! 1y

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A Glass of Blessings: A Novel | Barbara Pym

Ch 5: Wilmet has lunch with Piers #eventually #alwayslate #verylazy #wilmetfeelsuseless #thiscantendwell #grinlinggibbons #googleftw #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @ravenlee @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @indoordame @librarybelle @kspenmoll @annr @cuilin @thebookhippie @ruthiella @eeclayton @crinoline_laphroaig 2y

BarkingMadRead @bklover @peanutnine @dabbe @annececilie @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @bthegood @graciouswarriorprincess @rwmg @deblovestoread 2y

Ruthiella Thanks for the Grinling Gibbons! I googled them as well. 2y

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BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I had to know! 2y

Cuilin The more I read the more I empathize with Wilmet. She had no idea what she wants in life. As for Piers there was once upon a time, I would have been very judgmental at his work ethic but now I‘m like I hear ya. 2y

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin when he we talking about days you don‘t want to go to work, I was nodding right along! 2y

peanutnine @Cuilin @BarkingMadRead same. Too bad mental health days weren't a thing back then. I think Piers needs some help in that dept 2y

Aimeesue Would you mind adding me to the tag list? I can‘t always read along, but I do love me some Pym! (edited) 2y

BarkingMadRead @Aimeesue gotcha! 2y

julieclair Wilmet and Piers make me rather sad, aimlessly drifting through life. 2y

dabbe @julieclair I totally agree! Their lunch and walk was rather odd. It seemed like he wanted to tell her something or wanted something from her, but just couldn't get it out. Something deeper going on here. 2y

rwmg This popped up in my FB feed over the weekend - Kensington in 1951. Can you spot Wilmet or the other characters? https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/258179253917187/?mibextid=zDhOQc 2y

julieclair @rwmg Whew! I was too busy feeling anxious to look around for Wilmet. Crossing the street looked petrifying! 😳 2y

rwmg @julieclair You can certainly see why they needed to introduce zebra crossings 2y

bthegood @rwmg fantastic find - 😄 2y

bthegood so many good lines “it was unnatural to want to acquire knowledge after working hours“ Wilmet's thoughts on people who take night classes. 😄 2y

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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman | Thomas Hardy

Ch 41-42: Tess wanders from job to job #angelissickinbrazil #karma #tessstillworshipshim #everythingshedoesisforhim #sadbuttrue #sheendsupwithmarianagain #thiscantendwell #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @thebookhippie
@indoordame @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @currentlyreadinginco @annr @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @dabbe @bklover @julieclair @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @daisey @covertocovergirl @rubyslippersreads @kao @currentlyreadinginco @kwmg40 2y

TheBookHippie This is such a sad sad sad story, and I‘m afraid it was and still is this sad for so many women. It hurts my heart. 2y

Ruthiella This mutual infatuation with Angel makes me think of middle school crushes. Blech. He‘s not worth it. 2y

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Bookwormjillk Why do I think Angel will come back and tell Tess he was sick and it was her fault. 2y

TheBookHippie @Ruthiella 🎯 2y

currentlyreadinginCO Yeahh... I forgot how sad this story is! My copy has a sweet little pastoral scene on the cover (with strawberries and chickens 😒), and I am chuckling at the contrast with the drama within! 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Ugh, no one will leave Tess alone, whether they want to call her a slut, pretty, or ugly! 2y

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BarkingMadRead

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman | Thomas Hardy

Ch 25-26: Angel visits his family #notafan #theywanthimtomarryalocalgirl #hewantstomarrytess #dadmentionsalec #iaboutdied #thiscantendwell #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Angel may not be St John but his dad sure is 2y

Bklover When Alec is mentioned you just know it won‘t be good. 2y

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 2y

Cuilin @Bklover yep. I‘m getting nervous 😟 2y

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BarkingMadRead

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman | Thomas Hardy

Ch 7-8: Alec picks up Tess #ofcoursejoanhastoprettyherup #tessdoesntwanttogo #jackisfullywillingtosellheroff #wtf #alectrickstessintoakiss #tessoutsmartshimthesecondtime #soproud #thiscantendwell #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @thebookhippie @indoordame @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @currentlyreadinginco @annr @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @dabbe @bklover @julieclair @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @daisey @covertocovergirl @rubyslippersreads @kao @currentlyreadinginco @kwmg40 2y

Bookwormjillk Tess won that round at least 2y

julieclair I just love Tess. Proud of her. But her family…. Ugh….. 2y

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TheBookHippie #WTAF is wrong with ppl….I also do love Tess. 2y

currentlyreadinginCO I get that Tess just continued to go with Alex rather than going home and it makes sense to me why she did not, but dang, so much may have been avoided by turning around! Although going back to her dreadful family isn't much of an option, either. 2y

currentlyreadinginCO Alec* 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Wow, Alec is even more of a creep than before. Ugh! Is anyone else reminded of John Thorpe from Northanger Abbey? Alec is definitely worse though. (edited) 2y

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A Room with a View | Edward Morgan Forster

Chapter 6: I don‘t even know where to start! #ilovethenewparty #lavishandcharlottesuck #charlotteespecially #ilovethegoodman #akiss #thiscantendwell #busted #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @librarybelle @dabbe @thebookhippie @mcctrish @crinoline_laphroaig @debinhawaii @morr_books @bookwormjillk @deblovestoread @ruthiella @bklover @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @peanutnine @julieclair @ravenlee @indoordame @allylu @clare-dragonfly 2y

BarkingMadRead @Morr_Books I legit squealed 🤣 #hereforit 2y

Morr_Books He kissed her! I don't know why I am so excited, but I am 2y

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TheBookHippie I am #hereforit as well!!!! I was legit cheering 👀😅😂♥️♥️ 2y

TheBookHippie @Morr_Books Same! 2y

TheBookHippie Also Charlotte 🤮 2y

Bookwormjillk So did Lucy fall in a hole filled with violets to find George when he kissed her? Also loved Mr Eager‘s description of tourists going from place to place just to check things off. #Dontlovehim #Buthekindofhadapointthere 2y

mcctrish Roller coaster chapter, I was legit #poorlucy this is the worst vacation ever with Mr Eager condemning tourists in one breath and pointing out where ‘people of worth‘ live with the other ( but don‘t look, you can‘t see), and Charlotte and Miss Lavish being absolute snobs about everyone “he is the image of a porter - on, on the South-Eastern” #lucyshouldjumpfromthecarriageitsthatbad BUT a kiss 💋 #hereforit #thingsaregettingspicy 2y

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk he was too on point 🤣 also, I think she slid down a little embankment maybe? 2y

Ruthiella I loved Mr. Emerson championing the canoodling between the driver and his “sister”. “To be driven by lovers, a king might envy us…” It would be hard to be his son, but I love him in book form. (edited) 2y

Bklover Lucy‘s determination to avoid the Emersons insures that she spends time with all the snobby idiots. 🙄 Charlotte is an absolute master of manipulation. 😈 Thank goodness she wanted to rid herself of Lucy or we never would have gotten to The Kiss! 💋Oh, and someone should shove Eager off a cliff. Either that, or condemn him to live among the peasants! (edited) 2y

peanutnine This chapter was so wild and I can't wait for the reactions to The Kiss! 2y

julieclair The Kiss! 💋 Go George! #hereforit 2y

Clare-Dragonfly He KISSED her out of nowhere?! Whoa! George, not okay! Also I hope there‘s a good movie of this because I want to see this scene with all the violets. 2y

Clare-Dragonfly I see I am the only one less than thrilled with The Kiss 😂 2y

Cuilin @Clare-Dragonfly there‘s two movies, one from around 2009 and one from the 90‘s with Helena Bonham Carter. The later one is my favorite. 2y

Cuilin @Ruthiella I agree, he‘s fabulous 2y

dabbe I keep expecting Mr. Emerson to break out in poetry by Keats or Byron or Shelley; he is quite the Romantic. ❤️ 2y

Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin Oh, I love Helena Bonham Carter 😍 2y

TheAromaofBooks @Clare-Dragonfly - I also felt like the kiss was a little abrupt 😂 2y

Cuilin @dabbe that would have been perfectly appropriate ❤️ I haven‘t been to Italy yet, but when I go, I will be taking their poetry with me. 2y

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Middlemarch: a study of provincial life | George Eliot

chapter 53: Rigg sold the estate to Bulstrode, who has a secret! #wtf #relatedtowill #stolewillsinheritance #thiscantendwell #rafflesknowsall #bewareraffles #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @cogsofencouragement @librarybelle @coffeenbooks @bookwormjillk @samanne @chrissyreadit @eeclayton @caroline2 @aimeesue @deblovestoread @thebookhippie @ravenlee @indoordame @daisey 2y

BarkingMadRead @bklover @kspenmoll @alldebooks @rubyslippersreads @peanutnine @addison_reads @kwmg40 @litstephanie @moonwitch94 @larkken @jamiearc @rebelreader @jhod @daena @debinhawaii @melissajayne
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Bklover That Raffles is a stinker! I listened to the audio for this chapter (I go back and forth) and her voice of Raffles was perfect! I suspect he will show up again! 2y

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Bookwormjillk Scandalous I love it! 2y

eeclayton Something juicy at last! 2y

TheBookHippie @eeclayton 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 2y

CoffeeNBooks Well, well, well.... Raffles is back. What will Bulstrode do?! 2y

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