Litsy

Ch 2.2: #juliaandrex #whataguyheis #juliawantstomarryhim #hewantstomarryjulia #butalsohavehismistress #somuchdrama #rexbecomescatholic #butooops #hehasanexwife #uhoh #nocatholicweddingnow #noneofthegoodfamilywillcome #protestantwedding #ohtheshame 🙄 #thatlastlittlebitthough #whathappenstorex #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #omg #ialmostforgot #thosetalescordeliatoldtorex 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 2mo

Bookwormjillk Cordelia 😂😂 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk best part of the whole chapter 🤣🤣 2mo

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willaful Oh man. Charles falls for Julia because she's the closest he can get to Sebastian. UGH.

Cordelia is a beam of sunshine. 💛 2mo

lil1inblue Cordelia was excellent in this chapter. ??? I also found Rex's whole "I'll just become a Catholic" thing hilarious. 2mo

Cuilin @lil1inblue that was so funny, especially with Cordelia interfering. 😆 2mo

ElizaMarie Rex doesn‘t seem to get it. I would think Julia would have been insulted that he didn‘t take the Catholicism seriously and dismissed it. Like to say he would throw money at the fact his x wife existed - he is cocky. —- oh and Cordelia is a hoot!!! 2mo

mcctrish I quite liked Rex until he went back to his mistress because Julia wouldn‘t put out - she was 20? In an era that frowned on extra marital sex AND didn‘t talk about sex to know what to expect 2mo

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 2mo

Clare-Dragonfly Cordelia is the best. I want to say Rex and Julia deserve each other, but that might be a little harsh on Julia. The bit where she catches him with his mistress so pointedly avoids him, and then when she‘s talked into seeing him she emerges engaged, cracked me up! 2mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly YES !!! I was thinking she was going to “hold strong“ with her avoiding him and making him chase her to even talk to her! But... she probably knew how weak she was to him and his speeches. I felt sorry for Julia. 2mo

lil1inblue @mcctrish 🎯 🎯 🎯Exactly this! 2mo

BarbaraJean @mctrish Ugh, yes. Especially when his earlier version of it to Charles was that Julia knew about the mistress and was fine with it 🙄 2mo

Daisey This was a great chapter. Cordelia's interference was hilarious. 2mo

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 11: #claregivingjanefairfaxvibes #answerthedamnquestion #idigress #mollyvisitsclare #sheisnotafan #claresaysalltherightthings #almost #wtfisherproblemwithcheese #maam #ladysuggestsmollylivewithclare #hellno #claredoesntwantherowndaughter #whatatrainwreck #thiscannotendwell #evendoclikedtheidea#wtfdude #mollygoesbacktohamleyintears #rogercheersherup #uhoh #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #whewthatwasclose

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 5mo

Lcsmcat Any Keeping Up Appearances fans here? Because Hyacinth! 😂🤣😂 5mo

Cuilin I‘m not sure I would want to get between Mr. Gibson and his cheese. Also, I‘m trying to be understanding of Hyacinth, as women in the 19th century if they were not ever so slightly manipulative, they could be coerced into anything. I‘m not sure cheese is the hill I‘d want to die on though. 5mo

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mcctrish Good lord help us all from Hyacinth! Is it too late to call the whole thing off? Let‘s just find Molly a husband instead of 5mo

Cuilin @Lcsmcat bouquet (Bucket) residence Lady of the house speaking”. I keep thinking of her too. (edited) 5mo

BarkingMadRead @cuilin I would definitely choose a better hill 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5mo

willaful Cheese is the hill I would die on, as in I will die for cheese!
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Bookwormjillk @Cuilin you are so right about the cheese. 5mo

peanutnine Uh oh Roger is paying attention to Molly....the squire would not approve 5mo

ElizaMarie @willaful I‘ll die right next to you —- #ForCheese #CheeseIsLife 5mo

ElizaMarie Does Molly even need a mother? Isn‘t Mr Gibson too late in thinking this would be “good” for her? Excuses? 5mo

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie yeah I think he waited a smidge too long 🤣 5mo

willaful @ElizaMarie I once told someone that I don't trust people who don't like cheese and I'd say I was justified! 5mo

Clare-Dragonfly Some women are dripping with diamonds / Some women are dripping with pearls / Lucky me, lucky me, look at what I‘m dripping with / Little girls! (edited) 5mo

eeclayton @ElizaMarie I agree that Mr G is rather late. It's weird that he tends to (both him and Mrs K actually) treat Molly like a little child but expect her to behave in a mature way. Also, Lydia Bennet had been married for over a year when she was Molly's age. Not that she'd be a good role model, I'm just comparing life stages. 5mo

eeclayton @Cuilin manipulation is one thing, but what really bugs me is that she doesn't want to invite her own daughter to the wedding so that she can't outshine her. Just awful. And then there's the matter of the cheese!
Come to think of it, I wonder what kind of person Cynthia will turn out to be. 5mo

Lcsmcat @Clare-Dragonfly 😂🤣 5mo

Cuilin @eeclayton yeah not wanting your daughter around because she might outshine you, is problematic. 5mo

Bklover @Clare-Dragonfly 🧡😂🧡😂 5mo

rubyslippersreads @Lcsmcat That‘s exactly who I thought of. 5mo

rubyslippersreads @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣 5mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

Ch 10: this was a lot #buckleup #homeagain #didntgetintothesummerclass #nobackupplan #randomstoryaboutaneighborwithsixpointfivekids #nosyblackwidowneighbor #didshereallyeatrawmeat #yikes #letswriteanovel #nevermind #letslearnshorthand #nope #letshaveanexistentialcrisis #letsrethunkourentirecareerpath #atleastsheblewoffbuddy #soproud #offtogetsomemeds #uhoh #referraltoashrink #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @librarybelle @ruthiella @matchlessmarie @jacqmac @cogsofencouragement @sace @clare-dragonfly @cuilin @dieareader @bookwormjillk @thearomaofbooks @graciouswarriorprincess 9mo

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine @dabbe @deblovestoread @andrea313 @larkken @willaful @morr_books @kwmg40 @thearomafbooks @anishainkspill @elizamarie @tpixie @julieclair @jenlovesjt47 9mo

mcctrish All of a sudden the randomness has a Lark Rise vibe #iykyk 9mo

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BarkingMadRead @mcctrish it really does 🤣 9mo

willaful Man, what a depressing chapter. I hope Esther is going to get some help but I kind of doubt it. :-\ 9mo

BarkingMadRead @willaful I‘m worried that she will think she doesn‘t need it 9mo

Deblovestoread Mrs. Kravitz! 9mo

Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRead Same! Or that the shrink will be terrible… 9mo

Bookwormjillk I‘m with you all hoping she gets the help she needs. 9mo

tpixie @Deblovestoread 😝 @BarkingMadRead Mrs Kravitz!!! 🧙 I LOVED Bewitched 9mo

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I think it's almost guaranteed that the shrink will be terrible. 😞 9mo

Deblovestoread I loved Bewitched, too! @tpixie I was glad the family doc didn‘t just throw more pills at her. Hopefully her referral is a good one! 9mo

dabbe Esther has never had anything below an “A“ in her life. She wins contests, too. Not getting into the summer class was her complete undoing. I'm almost scared now to read more.

BTW, do they live in a house in Boston? If so, why do the mom and Esther share the same bedroom? Or am I wrong in that assumption? 9mo

TheAromaofBooks Waaaaaayy too casual about eating raw hamburger + raw egg 😂 9mo

ElizaMarie Buddy !!! #RunForYourLifeNurse !! Hopefully he doesn't seduce that poor nurse who he “falls in love“ with. I mean. poor girl to be sucked into him! I am #proud Ester put her foot down with that one! 9mo

julieclair @mcctrish Maybe the Lark Rose vibe was why Esther got on my last nerve in this chapter! 😂. But then I reached the end of the chapter and felt guilty about her getting on my nerves. She does need someone who can help her. I do hope the psychiatrist turns out to be a good one. But I'm fearful 9mo

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Tkimsal

The Satanic Verses: A Novel | Salman Rushdie

Actual photo of me after finishing Part 1 of this month‘s book club book, Salman Rushdie‘s “The Satanic Verses.” #FirstSaturdayReaders #UhOh

Leftcoastzen 😁👏 3y

Reggie Lol 3y

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BkClubCare

Normal People | Sally Rooney

“He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.” OMG! Have a book-blogging friend who kept track of this when she encountered such an occurrence in books. It always makes me think of her. She isn‘t in Litsy; cannot find her anyway. Fond thoughts of book friends this morning! Esther assisting. #DogsofLitsy #whpg

BkClubCare #lbraryloan #uhoh #cannotfindslipwithduedate #readingtodoneasap 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘d love to see her research on that! 6y

BkClubCare @Riveted_Reader_Melissa - I believe she was appalled and curious about what it signifies, why it is often used in literature? 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BkClubCare Yes! That sounds like it should have been developed into a great paper! I‘m sure it‘s in literature meant to be a shortcut to “he cares”, but in reality “he feels entitled to touch her” or “fix her”. 🤷‍♀️ 6y

BkClubCare @Riveted_Reader_Melissa - Ah, YEP. That is is my take on it. “Dude, my hair is fine. No need to touch me right at this moment” 6y

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