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Ch 27: #beaufortmessedup #somanypeoplearescrewed #wifeybegsgrannytobackthemup #grannysaysGTFO #andpromptlyhasastroke #timetobringellenhome #probablytousethedeathbedtogettheirway 🙄 #winonapointsoutthatarcherwillmissher 🤣🤣🤣 #WTGwinona #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk May was AMAZING in this chapter! 1d

willaful May is scary. 1d

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lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk I nearly cheered aloud for May! 😏 😏 😏 #archerisoutmatched 1d

lil1inblue “[Archer] felt, no doubt, more sorry for her than her indignant relatives; but it seemed to him that the tie between husband and wife, even if breakable in prosperity, should be indissoluble in misfortune.“ That's so rich coming from a #cheatingcheaterwhocheats, and it's interesting that he doesn't apply the same logic to Ellen. 1d

dabbe @lil1inblue Amazing how sympathetic one can be towards the one that the heart wants, isn't it? 😏 1d

Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue Archer is playing checkers while May plays chess 1d

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk 🎯 🎯 🎯 1d

lil1inblue @dabbe And how hypocritical! 😂 #ireallydonotlikearcher 1d

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk for real 🏆 1d

mcctrish @lil1inblue I don‘t think Archer listens to himself when he thinks or talks 😆😆😆 1d

KAO @Bookwormjillk Exactly! May has surprised me in this way! 1d

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Yuuuup @mcctrish So true 😂 1d

julieclair @Bookwormjillk @willaful May is amazing AND scary!!! 1d

ElizaMarie So proud of May —- she knows exactly what she is doing!!!! 13h

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 26: #beaufortisinfinancialtrouble #whichwillaffectellen #thefamilycutheroff #mayseemstostronglysuspect #archerisofftowashington #eventhoughellensaidnotyet #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2d

TheBookHippie #imsureitwillbefine 😝 2d

ElizaMarie Okay, so May suspects, but what does she do about it? Do you think she is siding with the family against Ellen because of this suspicion? Like, secretly (or not so), she wants Ellen to be destitute, to financial and societal ruin? Or just to get her to leave? Either way? 2d

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Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie The passage with may at the end where it said what she said in one phrase and then said what she meant in about 2 paragraphs was so interesting. I'm not sure she even knows what she wants though other than to maybe keep up appearances and practice archery in peace? 2d

Cuilin “They smell less if one blows them out”!!!!!!! Methinks May wants rid of Ellen. (edited) 2d

mcctrish I love how Archer knows exactly what May is saying even though she‘s saying nothing, AS IF! Nobody talks about anything, how would he know what goes unspoken #utternonsense but his guilt is talking loud in his head, that‘s for sure 2d

lil1inblue @Cuilin 🎯😏 2d

lil1inblue @mcctrish Exactly! His arrogance is beyond the pale. #dick 2d

lil1inblue “Archer's New York tolerated hypocrisy in private relations; but in business matters it exacted a limpid and impeccable honesty.“ So Beaufort can be a #cheatingcheaterwhocheats at home and no one gives a fork, but he can't fail in business! How horrid! #shameshame 2d

mcctrish @lil1inblue at least they are worrying about Beaufort‘s wife now being left penniless ( as opposed to when he was gallivanting around town and throwing money at women who weren‘t her) 2d

lil1inblue @mcctrish I felt like they were less worried about Beaufort's wife, and more worried about the disgrace to the family name. #horrors 2d

mcctrish @lil1inblue true 2d

Clare-Dragonfly They‘re worried about Beaufort‘s wife being ostracized by his screw-ups. But they could choose not to ostracize her 🙄 2d

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The Assassin's Blade | Sarah J. Maas

#bookspinbingo stack for September! #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3d

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Natsume's Book of Friends, Volume 19 | Yuki Midorikawa

Thank you @Cuilin for this beautiful card, what a beautiful surprise!

Cuilin 🩷🤍❤️ 3d

wildwoodreads How precious! 3d

AnnCrystal 😍💝. 3d

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 25: #backtony #theresthestrangeragain #exceptnotastranger #thetutorworksforthecount #fornow #hemadetheoffer #buthedoesntwanthertotakeit #hethinksshesbetterwheresheis #winonasfamilyhasleftarcheroutofdiscussions #theyseehowhefeels #wompwomp #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Cuilin My gast is flabbered! Did May‘s family acquiesce to the preponed wedding because they knew how Archer felt? #ThePlotThickens #TheWellandsAreSly (edited) 3d

mcctrish #wompwomp 😆 3d

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lil1inblue @Cuilin It does please me if they know. Because he thinks he's so sly. 3d

ElizaMarie @lil1inBlue and @Cuilin - I totally agree! I hope they know. I know Archer is #Delulu but ... come on, people have to see what's going on! --- I so want to read ahead - but so far I am being good #ChapterADay is SO SO HARD! 3d

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie I feel like I‘m approaching a binge finish 🤣 3d

Cuilin @BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie I foresee a binge read in my future. Lol 3d

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead @elizamarie @Cuilin the chapters are so short in this book a binge finish is VERY tempting 3d

Clare-Dragonfly That conversation was really hard to follow but it does seem like the French tutor is not going to blackmail Archer like I feared! 3d

julieclair @Cuilin I think they do know. But how would they have found out? 3d

Cuilin @julieclair he thinks he hides his feelings well, but I think he‘s more demonstrative then he realises. 2d

Cuilin @Clare-Dragonfly yeah like when Archer got angry and stood up, I had to reread it. Like what did he say that made you angry? 2d

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 24: #shortchapter #declarationsmade #poorwinona #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 4d

mcctrish #cheatingcheaterswhocheat 4d

willaful This chapter reminded me of Rules of Civility by John Towles; I wonder if he was inspired by it. 4d

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Bookwormjillk @willaful oh, good connection 4d

ElizaMarie I feel so bad for his wife :( ❤️‍🩹 4d

lil1inblue #ugh 3d

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Gravepulse | R Richards

Starting something a little different

Gissy Sounds interesting! 4d

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 23: #herdic #anyway #archerfindsellen #herhubbywantsherback #offeredmoney #archerconvincedhertoblowoffthemeeting #whowasthedudeinthecrowd #webetterfindout #boatride #cheatingcheaterwhocheats #thisguy 🙄 #messingwithmywinona #willtheyworwontthey #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 5d

TheBookHippie #MESSINGWITHOURWINONA #HEISTRASH 5d

Bookwormjillk I hope the guy in the crowd is a close relative of May‘s! 5d

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BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk ohhhh I didn‘t even think of that! That would be epic #busted 5d

Ruthiella What I found crazy is that Archer ran into acquaintances in Boston. It really underscored what a small world he moves in. 5d

Clare-Dragonfly I thought the guy in the crowd was the French tutor from London. 5d

mcctrish #cheatingcheaterwhocheats ✊🏻 5d

ElizaMarie Oooo 👀who can it be!? 5d

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly 👀 4d

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Gift Wrapped Protector: A holiday Paranormal Fantasy Romance featuring a Wyvern Shifter and his Curvy Girl Mate with a pinch of humor. | C.D. Gorri

I love book signings! I went to one today with @Princess.ofthe.pages and scored some great new smut 🤣

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳📚💝. 5d

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 22: #apartynobodywantstoattend #lazyarcherpretendshesbuyingahorse #sohecandoapaychodrivebyofellenshouse #butshesinboston #obviouslyarcherneedstogotobostontoo #goodthinthatgirlwasclueless 🙄 #dick #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 6d

TheBookHippie What a #dick 6d

mcctrish 🎶don‘t be suspicious, don‘t be suspicious 🎶 (edited) 6d

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lil1inblue @mcctrish 😂 6d

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 🎯 6d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 😂🙌🏼🤣 6d

lil1inblue I just want to play tiny violins for Archer. 😂 🎶🎻 🎶 6d

Cuilin @mcctrish that melody is Archer‘s leitmotif. 😆 6d

Cuilin Parker House mentioned!!!! 6d

mcctrish @Cuilin at varying decibels depending on the proximity of Ellen 😆 6d

ElizaMarie Ugh Archer!!! 6d

willaful Okay, Archer kissing the parasol that turned out the be the other girl's did make me hoot! 6d

Clare-Dragonfly I was really hoping Archer would go to the party! Those people sound actually interesting, and spending time with interesting people does seem to be what he won‘t allow himself to want. @willaful 💯😂 6d

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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

The #hashtagbrigade book for September! Drop a comment below if you‘re in! There are only 15 chapters if you include the prologue and the epilogue! I think we will start on September 8th, after the weekend, since Age of Innocence will run into September. Anyone can join, just know that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so read the chapter before reading the post each day!

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@indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean 7d

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader 7d

BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @anishainkspill 7d

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mcctrish I‘m in! I LOVED this show! Bringing back high school and uni memories 6d

kwmg40 I‘d like to join for this one, thanks! 6d

Librarybelle I‘m in! 6d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 6d

Bookwormjillk I'll be there! 6d

Cuilin One of my favourites!!! I‘m in. 6d

BarbaraJean I‘m in! 6d

TheBookHippie I can make it work 😂😅 I need to buy a copy. 👀 6d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 6d

Ruthiella I‘m in! 6d

Deblovestoread I'm in! 6d

lil1inblue What the heck - I'm in! 6d

TheAromaofBooks September is looking a lil crazy, so I think I'm going to pass on this one and come back for October!! 6d

julieclair Looking forward to it! 6d

AnneCecilie I‘m in! 6d

rubyslippersreads I‘ve read this, so I‘ll pass. I‘ll be eavesdropping on the comments, though. 😄 6d

Morr_Books I have actually been pretty inactive in all things lately, but I think I would love to join for this 6d

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm in! I've had this on my TBR forever! 6d

willaful Count me in! 6d

BarkingMadRead 😘😘😘 6d

Daisey I‘m in for this one! 6d

Clare-Dragonfly Count me in! 6d

KAO I found a used copy! I‘m in! 6d

Sparklemn I‘m in! 6d

eeclayton I think I'll sit this one out. Happy reading to everyone who participates! 6d

peanutnine I wanna give this one a go! 5d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 5d

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The Dark Tower, the Gunslinger | Stephen King

Just a reminder that September‘s #LosersClub read is #gunslinger Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about July 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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Bookwormjillk Ohhhh so excited for this one. One of my favorites. 7d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk me too! I love this series! I think the only ones I like more are the Holly books! 7d

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Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead That's a tough call! 6d

Sparklemn I‘m going to join you if I may? (edited) 6d

BarkingMadRead @sparklemn absolutely 6d

PaperbackPirate I just got the graphic novel version of The Gunslinger so I might join in with that. I‘ve already read The Gunslinger and am looking forward to a reread now that I know how the series ends. 5d

BarkingMadRead @PaperbackPirate I love that! 5d

kwmg40 I‘ll join you in a reread of this one! 5d

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 21: #oneyearlater #archerseemsmostlycontent #inadenialsortofway #mayisanarcherybadass #beaufortisstillaroundanslookingawful #ofcourseellenismentioned #denialshattered #soletsvisitgranny #whoalsomentionsellenisvisiting #ofcourseshesendsarchertofetchellen #butheisbutthurtthatshedoesntsensehispresence 🙄 #awaytheygo #fornow #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1w

mcctrish Archer is going to implode at this rate 1w

Bookwormjillk Gee wonder why he wanted to go to an isolated island 1w

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Cuilin Interesting how Wharton still refers to May as May Welland and not May Archer or Mrs Newland Archer. 🤔 Why did May blush so? (edited) 1w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin Good catch! I wonder why now too! 1w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 👀 1w

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin hmmmm 1w

lil1inblue @Cuilin I didn't even clock that... Intriguing! 🤔 1w

ElizaMarie The name Ellen drives Archer crazy!!! He has got it bad!!! Better watch out- May is a badass with and arrow 🤭 1w

lil1inblue So many #marilynversusjackie vibes. 1w

willaful Archer knows there's more to May, but he can't reach it. I wonder if he's actually tried... 1w

Clare-Dragonfly I think it‘s unfair of him to accuse her of cruelty for saying Ellen would be happier with her husband. She doesn‘t know how awful the Count was to her. 7d

julieclair @Cuilin I think May blushed because she's thinking of what has to be done to have sons or daughters! 😉 6d

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 20: #honeymoon #somanyawkwardmoments #thiswontendwell #heissocondescending #thattutorthough #neitherofthemwerekind #snobby #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1w

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 1w

Bookwormjillk Hot mess express 1w

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Ruthiella All this not really talking and assuming things will settle…😱 1w

lil1inblue #dick continues to fit again today! 🙄 1w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🎯 1w

mcctrish @lil1inblue 😆 and yet May is a snob so maybe they are a #pairofdicks but for different reasons 1w

lil1inblue @mcctrish 😂 Excellent point. There's just #somanydicks in this book! 1w

willaful @mcctrish Different types. The one who has no idea she's a dick and the one who knows but keeps doing it anyway. 🙄 1w

ElizaMarie The first 6 months of the marriage are the hardest? Really!? 1w

mcctrish @ElizaMarie I mean if you‘ve never been told about sex or been allowed to have an opinion ….. 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Newland seems to expect they‘ll have children but if May‘s features are still “virginal” at the end of their honeymoon I‘m not so sure 😬 1w

Cuilin @Clare-Dragonfly yeah the “virginal” and the “6 months” has me 🤔 1w

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Yeah, this is literally the honeymoon!! There‘s a reason we say “the honeymoon is over” to denote the challenging times are next. 🤔 1w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 19: #thewedding #archerspendsthewholetimelookingforellen #thinkingaboutellen #wishingforellen #dick #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1w

lil1inblue #dick 🎯🎯🎯 😅 1w

Bookwormjillk You got it!

Got to say I was surprised they actually got married. But I guess that gives him more ways to be a #dick 1w

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lil1inblue #mrsmingotttriestoattend That part was wild. 1w

Cuilin I love the description of all the white flowers like it was a funeral and not a wedding!!! lol 1w

dabbe Why, Archer, why? Just stay single and run away with Ellen! Oh, wait. We're in the Gilded Age--where they're all pretty in their cages. #oy! 1w

TheBookHippie @dabbe #OY also #DICK 1w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin well…. When I was in school we called weddings funerals. 🤣👀🤦🏻‍♀️😳😬🤭 1w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🎯🎯🎯🎯 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🩵🎯🩵 1w

mcctrish Archer has turned into a space cadet 1w

ElizaMarie #Archer=Dick 1w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 18: #wellthattookaturn #archerconfrontsellen #confesseshislove #ellenpusheshimaway #atelegramarriveslate #sosolate #mayiswillingtogetmarriednow 😳 #epictiming #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1w

mcctrish Archer almost had it all 🎶you had my heart inside of your hand …… we could have had it all 🎶 1w

lil1inblue @mcctrish I laughed so hard at this, my co-workers got a little scared. 😂 1w

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lil1inblue #ellensaysIdontwantyourflowers 😅 1w

Bookwormjillk I finally caught up this morning. I was kind of feeling like I'm driving the hot mess express but Archer made me feel better about myself. 1w

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1w

TheBookHippie I‘m not sure I should be laughing as hard as I am reading this 👀😅… 1w

Cuilin @TheBookHippie I had to look it up to see if this was considered a comedy of manners because I am also just 😂 1w

Cuilin @mcctrish 😂😂😂 1w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 🤭 laughter is good for the soul.… glad to have good company in the laughter. 1w

mcctrish @lil1inblue Ellen is more 🎶I can buy myself flowers …… say things you don‘t understand 🎶 1w

lil1inblue @mcctrish 😂 🎯 😂 1w

willaful Awww, I guess I'm a sentimental sucker because I was sad for them... 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Whoa! Suddenly everything is happening! I wonder who sent the flowers? Beaufort? 1w

ElizaMarie 😆 1w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I think it was her husband trying to woo her back 1w

Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRead Ahh, that would explain the anger! 1w

julieclair @willaful I‘m with you in the sentimental sucker camp. 1w

willaful @julieclair let's sob in each others arms! 1w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 17: #archerisbackhome #inmediatelyseesellen #sheaskshimtodropby #butshehasguests #auntiemedoraisvisiting #farewellparty #beaufordgotellenahouse 🙄 #andthehusbandwantsherback #auntieisonhisside 🙄 #pathetic #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

mcctrish #everybodywantsellen 2w

Cuilin Short chapter with little action yet #thePlotThickens #WhartonisLaconic (edited) 2w

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ElizaMarie Oooo the aunt is on the hubby‘s side??? And Archer rather see her dead, than back in her marriage!? 🤔 2w

willaful Ellen is punishing Archer, I think.... 2w

TheAromaofBooks Okay, so do we all think Ellen is as innocent as she acts? I keep wondering if she's pushing Archer's buttons on purpose. Everything she says/does seems like the EXACT thing to keep him interested. 2w

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks oh I definitely agree! She is totally manipulative and calculating with every move she makes! I think she knows exactly what she is doing. 2w

lil1inblue @mcctrish 🎯😅 2w

lil1inblue @TheAromaofBooks @ElizaMarie Totally agree. It feels like she's playing a game. 2w

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks Ellen is teaching a Master Class on manipulation 2w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 16: #archervisitswinona #heaskstopushupthewedding #mayasksiftheresanyoneelse 😳 #archeralmostshitshimself #winonathinksitshisoldaffair #whew #thatwasclose 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

mcctrish For a minute she was a real person and then she slipped back into her role - can‘t see this marriage working out 2w

willaful @mcctrish Yeah, that was unexpectedly perceptive of May. I think they maybe could have been happy together, but it'll never work now. 2w

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Clare-Dragonfly Wow! They ALMOST had a real conversation! 2w

dabbe I think there's a lot going on under May's batting eyelashes. 2w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly #ThisClose 🤏🏻 2w

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly She was just about there.... 🫠 2w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 15: #randomopeningparagraph 🤣 #archerhuntsdownellen #shehidfrombeaufort #buthefoundher #foundherahouse 🙄 #middlemarchreference #ellenwantstoexplaintoarcher #soobviouslyherunstowinona 🤷🏻‍♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

mcctrish I loved the random shenanigans while visiting! And the arrival of a new book called Middlemarch ❤️❤️❤️ poor Ellen has her work cut out for her with Beaufort - this is a comedy 2w

lil1inblue #iwouldhidefrombeauforttoo 2w

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willaful The subtext is becoming text. 😂 2w

lil1inblue @willaful 😅🎯 2w

Clare-Dragonfly This is just getting more confusing! I wish these people would talk to each other! I got so confused by “dressed a burglar”—I googled and didn‘t get much help but I finally decided it means he “dressed up as” a burglar to scare that poor random aunt. 2w

ElizaMarie Loved all the shenanigans. It felt so out of place! ==== I caught up!!!! Now I am back on #ChapterADay 2w

TheAromaofBooks It was like a random paragraph from a Wodehouse book got inserted into this chapter 😂 2w

Cuilin @lil1inblue Same, he seems predatory. 😣 2w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 14: #archerisapieceofwork #ellenhelpedalittleboy #whichobviouslymakesheranangel 😇 #nedtriestoputarcherinhisplace #fail #nooriginalthoughtsthere #butthensheignoresanotefromarcher #noflowersforyou #shesoffwiththeoldies #becausesheneedspeace #archerisnothappy #poorwinonahasnoclue #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #thatwasalittleoutoforder #sorry

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

TheBookHippie NOFLOWERSFORYOU 🤣🤭 this is the best part of my day currently. This reread is a blast. Thank you. 2w

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie #imheretohelp #outoforder 2w

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mcctrish Poor Archer, he has to pretend to work for a living and the GALL of Ellen taking 3 days to respond to his note AND make no note of the time she took! #nobodyisfollowingtherules 2w

Cuilin I‘m not sure if this is meant to be a comedy but I‘m having all the lols!! 2w

Ruthiella Archer‘s irritation at having to wait three days for a response to his note is like now and getting annoyed if someone doesn‘t text back immediately. 😂 2w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Hilarious! 2w

lil1inblue @Cuilin Same! 🤣🤣🤣 2w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin SAME! 2w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 13: #archergotellentodropthedivorce #winonakeepspushingthemtogether #gurl #watchyourman #winonaisinfloridawithherparents #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

lil1inblue Archer wants to kiss Ellen's ribbon. 🤣🤣🤣 I can't get that out of my head for some reason. Also, I had to look into the symbolism of yellow roses. Apparently, in the Victorian Era they were associated with jealousy and betrayal. 🤔 2w

dabbe @lil1inblue Ooh, that's interesting! 💛🏵️💛 2w

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dabbe #winonamay #winonamaynot #winonamayormaynot 😂 2w

mcctrish I laughed out loud at archer wants to kiss Ellen‘s ribbon @lil1inblue that is serious code for kink 2w

lil1inblue @mcctrish OMG. I did not even realize what I said. 🙃🙃🙃 But I guess it fits, too. We know what Archer really wants. 🤣🤣🤣 #ithasbeenalongday 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Did he get her to drop the divorce??? They keep saying “I know what you mean” “you know what I mean” and I am concerned they‘re talking about total opposite things. 2w

Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly I am also unsure if they really communicated there. Archer takes her silence for an admission of an extramarital affair. But what if she was just being quiet? 2w

ElizaMarie @Lil1InBlue --- #RibbonKiss #ExtraKink 2w

lil1inblue @ElizaMarie 😅🙃🤭 2w

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Outmatched: A Mansfield Park / Sense and Sensibility Vagary | Jayne Bamber

Reading this for #janeaustenthenandnow for the #manasfieldpark adaptation. It‘s starting off slowly, hoping it improves soon! @Crinoline_Laphroaig

Clare-Dragonfly Well, that seems true to the original… 2w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly of course as soon as I post this, it takes a dramatic turn and now I‘m a little more interested 🤣 we will see if it keeps holding my interest now 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig Curious to hear your final thoughts. 2w

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig it‘s slow going, I‘ll keep you posted! 2w

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It | Stephen King

Thank you @PaperbackPirate for telling me about this duck!!! #losersclub #stephenking #it

PaperbackPirate 🙌🎉 Happy to help! 🤡 2w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 12: #archervisitsellen #beaufortbeathimtoit #timetogetridofhim #sohecanlectureellen 🙄 #iwanttoknowthebackstoryhere #whatistheexsayingaboutellen ⁉️ #ellenisnthavingit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

mcctrish I think Ellen had an affair, Beaufort gives big creep factor 2w

julieclair Sounds like Ellen has a scandal or two in her own past. Can‘t wait to find out the juicy details! 😎 2w

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Cuilin @mcctrish Beaufort has designs of his own I fear. 🤔 2w

Cuilin “… bursting with the belated eloquence of the inarticulate” anybody else have “belated” conversations in their head? 2w

Bookwormjillk Popcorn time. Can‘t wait to see how this plays out. 2w

mcctrish @Cuilin I have most of mine in the shower but middle of the night works too 2w

Cuilin @mcctrish same. 🤦‍♀️ 2w

dabbe @Cuilin More than I care to admit. 😂 2w

willaful I think Archer is in kind of fascinating position. He's intrigued by Ellen because she not in the “innocent maid“ trap that May is but he's also still heavily influenced by the double standards of his day. I suspect he'll end up hating himself for wanting her unless he can grow a schmecker. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m so confused by his comment about the State not liking Ellen‘s plans. Was it illegal then to marry an affair partner? Or to remarry after a divorce? Neither makes sense to me, but maybe the first a little more. 2w

nanuska_153 I am a lawyer and I got really excited when he got the file, to then realise that I wasn't going to read the file and get disappointed for not reading the details 😅 2w

lil1inblue @nanuska_153 I love that. 😅 🍿 2w

lil1inblue @Cuilin So many belated conversations. Like @mcctrish said, the shower and the middle of the night are, of course, the best time to have them. Also, in the car on the way to work. Because you gotta start the day right. 🤣🤯🫠 2w

mcctrish @lil1inblue absolutely start the day strong 🤣 2w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly - I was wondering that too. If you can't remarry with the person you had an affair with ... imagine how many people wouldn't have 2nd marriages (in today's cynical world). But also, wonder who she had an affair with? It has to be someone we know? 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @ElizaMarie I don‘t think it‘s someone we know—Archer has referred a couple times to her husband‘s secretary who helped her escape. He thinks that who she had the affair with. 2w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly ooo yes that's true!!! I had forgotten about that! 2w

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J.K. Rowling

Some friends sent me this to cheer me up 🥰🧙‍♂️🪄

Ruthiella 💡❤️ 2w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2w

dabbe 🧡🤎💛 2w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 11: #archerhastodealwithellensdivorce #nobodywantshertofile #notevenarcher #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

Bookwormjillk Poor lady let her do what she wants. (I know different times) 2w

lil1inblue So many dudes trying to make decisions for her! 2w

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mcctrish Women should be free like men, but not actually free if it means being ‘unpleasant‘ 2w

Cuilin “For the first time he perceived how elementary his own principles had always been” “ I think that‘s for her to decide” a smidgen of growth perhaps? 2w

dabbe @Cuilin One can hope! 🤞🏻 2w

dabbe Lordy, I can just stare at this pic of DDL all day long. #theperfectarcher #theperfectanythingforthatmatter 2w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe he really is delightful looking 😍 2w

TheAromaofBooks I actually don't think Archer is a bad dude (at this point) - he's just always thought what he's been told to always think. And actually we see glimpses of him wanting something more with May - hoping that she will enjoy travel and discussions, but frustrated because she's always been told that she shouldn't enjoy those things. I feel a little bad for him, even knowing I'll probably end up despising him later 😂 2w

willaful @TheAromaofBooks I feel the same. Admittedly the bar is low, but he's not the worst. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Wow I hate this. If there‘s no difference whether she gets the divorce or not why prevent her from getting a divorce?!?! And deliberately putting the one guy in the firm with a connection to the case on it? Talk about a conflict of interest (that wouldn‘t exist if they were only looking at the legal aspects of the case). I will never hire them, that‘s for sure! 2w

eeclayton @TheAromaofBooks @willaful I feel the same, too. I think it's the first time in his life when he really starts questioning things. 2w

willaful @eeclayton yes, and many people in his situation never get there. 2w

eeclayton @willaful So true! 2w

ElizaMarie This chapter made me value Archer. Although he agrees divorce is unbecoming, I praise him for not wanting to fully speak on this until he speaks with Ellen first. I love that it appears he cares for her thoughts on this matter (unlike her whole family!) 2w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 10: #janey #archerwantstogetmarriedfast #tostaveoffellennodoubt #ellenisintroubleforgoingtothatchickshouse #societyisoffended 🙄 #thatsprettymuchit 🤷🏻‍♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I can‘t keep track of these people or why I should be offended. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly so so so many people. 🤣🤣 3w

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Bookwormjillk I think I‘m on the wrong chapter. Must investigate. 3w

Cuilin I love how they said “New York is offended”, like it isn‘t less than 1% that would even care. 🤨 3w

willaful @Cuilin yup! 3w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly 😂🎯😂 3w

dabbe @Cuilin 😂🎯😂 3w

lil1inblue @Cuilin 😂🎯🤣 3w

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly 😂 Same. 3w

lil1inblue And all the flowers Ellen received... 👀 3w

mcctrish Henry so happy to mansplain the world to Ellen 2w

ElizaMarie @MccTrish - Exactly what I thought - he is all - let me, a man, tell you how women should behave in public- so as not to offend ALL of New York - 2w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 9: #yikes #archervisitsellen #whokeepshimwaiting #becausesheswithbeaufort #howmanytakenmendoesshehave ⁉️ #anyway #sheinsultseveryone #startscrying #manipulatesarcher #inwalksthedukewithsomechick #whoassumesarcherandellenareathing #andnobodycorrectsher #becausewhywouldthey 🙄 #archergoestosendmayflowers #whichheforgottodoearlier #amdsendssometiellenaswell #sir #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

TheBookHippie #withsomechick is sending me OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 3w

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie #isaidwhatisaid 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 3w

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dabbe I feel guilty so I'm going to send my betrothed some flowers because that'll make me feel better but I have to send Ellen some too because I can't stop thinking about her and I hate this time period I'm living in because I have to be all prim and proper and follow the norms of the day and .... #oy! 3w

lil1inblue @dabbe 🎯 🎯 🎯 😂 3w

dabbe @lil1inblue 😂😍😂 3w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie @barkingmadread #withsomechick is just gold. 😂 3w

mcctrish Archer wants to send yellow roses to May but they‘d be too much for her so I will send them to Ellen cuz sending flowers to someone other than my fiancé is an okay thing to do 3w

KAO @mcctrish Sure, because that seems entirely reasonable…except—if it‘s that innocent and reasonable, why remove the card at the last minute, eh? 3w

mcctrish @KAO oh I think Archer is crossing all kinds of lines 3w

Graywacke @TheBookHippie 😂 3w

TheBookHippie @Graywacke I needed to laugh that hard! 🤣 3w

Graywacke @TheBookHippie oh… @BarkingMadRead nailed it 🙂 3w

julieclair @dabbe 💯🎯🎯🎯 3w

Clare-Dragonfly And don‘t forget that he didn‘t even tell May he was visiting Ellen 😬 3w

ElizaMarie I love how he can't send the roses to May because they are “too rich, too strong, in their fiery beauty“ - but they are perfect for Ellen! #TskTskArcher #BadFiance 2w

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Heir of Fire | Sarah J Maas

#5joysfriday with @DebinHawaii for my first time!! I‘m trying to focus on joy more, with the beginning of the year being so horrible for me! Good books, Lego kits, my beautiful granddaughter, a solo adventure book for my new solo life, and series 2 of mini books!

Cuilin, morgankaileigh, Graciouswarriorlibrarian, Avanders, dabbe

Avanders 💛🩵 3w

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 3w

Cuilin 🩷 thanks for the tag 3w

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Bookwormjillk ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3w

dabbe L😍VE these joys! And thanks for the tag; I'll post mine soon. 🩵💙🩵 3w

mcctrish Books and Lego = joys 3w

5feet.of.fury Love the starry night legos! I have a botanical one I really need to make time for! 3w

AnnCrystal 🫂💝💝💝💝💝. 3w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 8: #thattookaturn #dukeofaustreyisabore #archerandellentalk #ellenmakesamove #withwinonanearby 😳 #archerfallsforit #herewego #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

lil1inblue Well, this is getting good... 3w

TheBookHippie 👀 3w

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mcctrish Well I wonder where this is going to go?! 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish nowhere good #onecanhope 3w

mcctrish 😆😆 3w

Cuilin Ellen singing 🎶 Don‘t be suspicious, don‘t be suspicious 😒 3w

dabbe #theloveplotthickens ♥️👀♥️ 3w

mcctrish @Cuilin I can‘t unhear that tune now 🎶🎶🎶🤣🤣 3w

julieclair Well, what a surprise. Not. 3w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin Ha I love it!!! - Also @MccTrish Iwill be singing it too! 2w

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Emma by Jane Austin | Jane Austen

Series 2 of the mini brands! I can‘t wait to collect them all!

willaful Eeee, so cute! 3w

Meshell1313 I‘m also obsessed with them! 😍🙌 3w

AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 7: #archervisitsthevanderluydens #convincesthemtobackellen #hmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3w

Clare-Dragonfly More stuff to Google. These chapters are so short that almost nothing happens in them! 3w

lil1inblue Mr. van der Luyden: #andthatwillbethat Also: #thesenames! 😂 3w

mcctrish It‘s like they live sealed off in a tomb ( the van der luydens) but emerge once in a millennia to make a pronouncement 3w

ElizaMarie I really liked the conversation of the appropriate times of when we should be reading the morning paper and the comment “my father abhorred hurry. But now we live in a constant rush“. --- I feel that! I hate HATE HATE rush! 2w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 6: #archerreflectsonmay 🙄 #dinnerpartytowelcomeellen #nysocietysayshellno #archersaskshismomtostepin #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 3w

Cuilin “in reality, they all lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought but only represented by a set of arbitrary signs” I‘m really loving Wharton‘s writing. 3w

mcctrish Getting strong Agnes Van Rhijn vibes with the hard pass on the dinner party #thegildedage 3w

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mcctrish @Cuilin same 3w

Bookwormjillk Bunch of jerks 3w

dabbe @Cuilin Isn't it absolutely gorgeous? 3w

lil1inblue @Cuilin I noted this passage, as well! Such a good one! 3w

lil1inblue @mcctrish Same! 😅 3w

lil1inblue I share in the eyeroll regarding Archer's reflections! 😅 🙄 😐 3w

ElizaMarie 🙄🙄 3w

KAO I love the writing, but oh my goodness—SO many people to try to keep straight! I glazed over through part of this listing of who‘s in and who‘s out and the family heritage of each. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @KAO I really tried but I lost track! The whole genealogy thing of defining people by their last name even though obviously half of every couple previously had a different last name is so nonsensical. 3w

KAO @Clare-Dragonfly Exactly my sentiments! But—onward! Surely this will get sorted out! 3w

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Jolly Old Santa Claus: Collector's Edition Featuring the Original Story by "Sparkie" with the Classic Oil Paintings by George Hinke | Sparkie

Progress on my granddaughter‘s stocking! #litsycrafters #showandtelltuesday @Catsandbooks

lil1inblue Wowza! That's gorgeous! 🤩😍🤩 3w

peaKnit Fun! I love a show and tell! 3w

KadaGul Gorgeous 3w

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ShelleyBooksie Looks awesome!! 3w

tpixie Omg!!! Great job! What a beautiful stocking! 🎅 3w

AnnCrystal Beautiful 👏🏼🤩🎅👍🏼💝. 3w

Catsandbooks You're making great progress!! 🌟 3w

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The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 5: so many beautiful things mentioned. #americanrevolutionaryglazedware #anyway #gossipatthearchers #verypettytheserichpeople #newlanddefendingellen #thattookaturn #imlovingthedrama #andtheshortchapters #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 3w

mcctrish The short chapters are wonderful because so many people are mentioned 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish yes! More time to process all of these introductions 3w

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Ruthiella I googled “Wardian case”! 3w

JacqMac I love the short chapters! I read them before I fall asleep every night. This one had great ambiance for my dreams. lol 3w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella same! 3w

lil1inblue #newlandisconfusingme 😂 Also, I love the gossip and drama. I feel like I should read this with tea and popcorn. 🙃 3w

JenlovesJT47 That last part of the chapter really surprised me! Didn‘t think he had it in him 😳 3w

TheBookHippie It‘s the petty drama for me. Warms my cynical heart. 🤣 3w

JenlovesJT47 @TheBookHippie that‘s what‘s so great about The Gilded Age! 😻 3w

TheBookHippie @JenlovesJT47 AGREE!!! 3w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 🎯🙃 3w

lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 Right?!?!?! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I googled a few things in this chapter! I‘m glad it was there to hold my interest because otherwise I found it pretty boring. Also, now I want to make a terrarium. 3w

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue are you all caught up? I watched it last night and omg 😱 3w

Bookwormjillk I love the short chapters too but I think I need to make myself a chart of who everyone is 3w

JenlovesJT47 @Bookwormjillk it‘s confusing isn‘t it? 😵‍💫 3w

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk Yes please share with the class! I am so confused! Too many names!!!! 3w

willaful Archer seemed to change his tune pretty fast! Is Ellen that compelling? 3w

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie @JenlovesJT47 I found this- I need to print it big so it‘s right in my face when I read https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/the-age-of-innocence/character-map 3w

JenlovesJT47 @Bookwormjillk thank you so much!! 🤗♥️ 3w

lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 I started over from the beginning, just because I could, so I'm still catching up! Almost done with the re-watch of Season 2! I'm hoping I'll catch up this weekend. 3w

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue I started season 3 when it first aired then decided to go back and do a whole rewatch. So I caught up and now am rewatching the last 4 episodes of season 3 again since I only saw them once 😆. This show is so good! ♥️ 3w

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The Getaway Girls: A hilarious feel good summer read | Dee MacDonald

Started this one for my neighborhood book club while I waited for bloodwork today

Bookwormjillk Love that cover. Looks so fun. 3w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 4: #mansonmingott #whatacharacter #theengagementisannounced #ellenshowsupatthehouse #withbeaufort 👀 #asksDDLtovisit #thatsnotweird #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 3w

Cuilin “about to ally himself with one of his own kind” 🤮 Newland Archer is giving me the ick!!! (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin right? Ugh! 3w

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julieclair @Cuilin All these people are giving me the ick, lol. Except for Mae, who doesn‘t seem to have much of a personality. 3w

Cuilin @julieclair hopefully she develops some sort of personality as the narrative moves forward. 🤞 3w

Bookwormjillk @julieclair agree ick! 3w

mcctrish Holding court in the throne room vibes 3w

Ruthiella Also icky about Archer is how he appears to be marrying Meg because as an “object” he likes the aesthetics. And how he just assumes she is thinking as he thinks… 3w

JenlovesJT47 He‘s a skeeze! Man I‘m going to have to track down this movie, Miriam Margolyes is the perfect person to play Mrs. Mingott! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @Ruthiella 💯 3w

ElizaMarie The description of Mrs. Mingott --- wow! I just can't! 3w

nanuska_153 Oh I bought this book only last month, are you doing a chapter a day? 3w

BarkingMadRead @nanuska_153 yes! And they are short chapters, you should be able to catch up fast! Do you want me to add you to the daily tag list? 3w

nanuska_153 @BarkingMadRead yes please! 3w

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Autumn Sky | Jenna Starly

Two of these are novellas, so maybe I stand a chance of knocking more than one out 🤣 @CBee

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 3: #thebeaufortshaveaball #everyonejudgesthem #butalso #theywontmisstheball #beaufortisapieceofwork #asherandwinonaannouncetheirengagement #kissykissy #butalsoellen #whogetstotell ⁉️ #asherdoes #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade #omgitsarchernotasher 🤷🏻‍♀️ #whatever

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 4w

Cuilin To be in that society sounds exhausting!!!! Also if you were a performer can you imagine how distracting it would be with everybody just showing up and leaving whenever. And owning a house in Manhattan big enough to have a ballroom is hard to imagine today. 4w

mcctrish @Cuilin it‘s almost exhausting to read about society - did Archer and #winoforever ‘s cousin have a relationship? 4w

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Ruthiella It does sound exhausting and performative. I read this years ago and saw the movie when it came out. I remember the basic outline of the plot but none of these details. 4w

JacqMac It doesn‘t just sound exhausting, but also uncomfortable. 4w

JenlovesJT47 Yay I‘m caught up! 4w

Bookwormjillk New flex is hosting a ball but going to the opera instead of helping my staff get ready 4w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk But only, like, one scene of the opera. 4w

ElizaMarie @Cullin that‘s what I was thinking too- they are horrible audience members! 4w

julieclair @Cuilin @ElizaMarie It seems like the opera was only an excuse to see and be seen, and then gossip about whom you saw and who saw you. So disrespectful to the performers. But I don‘t think these people worried much about disrespecting people who were “beneath” them. 3w

Cuilin @julieclair @ElizaMarie yes, they probably see performers as some form of servant existing to cater to them. Ugh 3w

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Nancy Drew 22: The Clue in the Crumbling Wall | Carolyn Keene

Action and adventure from the start! #nancydrewbr

Librarybelle Yay!! 4w

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The Light above the Reading Chair is Weeping | David Francis Jeffery

Did I just order this chaise for living room reading? Maybe? When the Wasband moved out, he took his armchair with him, so I had to replace it 🤷🏻‍♀️ #idontmaketherules

ju.ca.no Looks cozy🥰 4w

CBee Omg - where did you find this? I loveeee it 4w

BarkingMadRead @ju.ca.no Amazon! My daughter found it for me 4w

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TheBookHippie Perfect napping spot. 4w

TheBookHippie Also WASBAND ya need to trademark that… 4w

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie I think I read it in a book 🤣 4w

TheKidUpstairs It looks so cozy! How perfect. Also, the term “Wasband“ made me LOL 😂 Enjoy your new, peaceful reading space! 4w

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead 🤣🤣🤣🤣 4w

squirrelbrain Love ‘wasband‘! 🤣 4w

kspenmoll “Wasband”😂😂😂😂 4w

JenReadsAlot That looks awesome! 4w

KadaGul This sofa is saying, “Sit and I'll be your reading buddy”😁😁 4w

Hooked_on_books I have this chair! It‘s AMAZING! You‘re gonna love it. (I got mine on Wayfair.) And I agree with the others on wasband. 😂 (edited) 4w

Lcsmcat Love the term Wasband! I had to put down Litsy and text my daughter who‘s going through a divorce . Chair looks good too. 😀 4w

Clare-Dragonfly That looks like a super comfy reading chair! With room for your snacks too! 4w

BarkingMadRead I‘m glad you all like my new name for him 🤣 we are going to be permanently separated so I can keep my health insurance so I have to call him something 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4w

TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat I texted my daughter too… we call her ex P.O.S.H. we like this better (piece of 💩 husband ..) 4w

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead at least there is that. 4w

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie POSH 🤣🤣🤣 4w

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead Good right?!?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😬 4w

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩💝💝💝. 4w

Itchyfeetreader I have a reading chair tbh was a one and a half seat sofa really and I love it. 4w

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Murder in the Reading Room | Ellery Adams

My #bookspin and #doublebookspin for August! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 4w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 2: I love these short chapters 🤣 #anyway #cousinellen #abitrisque #allthegossipisabouther #ourboysupportswinona 🤣 #maybeheisntsobad ⁉️ #heprobablyis #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 4w

Bookwormjillk He probably is 😂😂😂 4w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣🤣 4w

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk #isaidwhatisaid 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4w

Cuilin Snobs IRL ❎ Snobs in classical literature ✅ 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Ellen is my favorite so far. She got out of a bad marriage and doesn‘t care what anyone thinks of her! 4w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 🎯♥️🫣🤣 4w

julieclair He totally is. 4w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly same 4w

lil1inblue @Cuilin Right?!?!?! 😅 4w

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk I mean, #theyusuallyare 🤣 4w

willaful I liked how the class understanding between the characters was depicted. They can speak without words. Ellen grew up there but apparently doesn't have it? She's even acquired an accent... 4w

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Cujo | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #Cujo Grab your copy and check back at the end of the month for open discussion! Don‘t forget to tag me so I can see which version you have! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @karkar @julies_bookshelf_adventures @bekakins @elizamarie 4w

Bookwormjillk 🐶 4w

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Dating Ban: Finding Myself... One Clay Gnome at a Time | Dani Elias

This was seriously cute! A little steamy, lots of sweet moments, and who can resist a gnome army?

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 1: #newlandarcher #abitofapompousass 🤷🏻‍♀️ #operahousestalking #inlovewithmaywelland #oratleasthelikeshowshewilllookonhisarm #until #whoisthisnewlady #interestingalready #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #psilovewinona 😍

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie 4w

TheBookHippie He looks pompous 👀 4w

Bklover I love Winona too! ❤️⭐️ 4w

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Cuilin Oh, this is going to be good!!!! I already just love the tone. 4w

kspenmoll Now I must watch the movie- after the book is finished! 4w

Bookwormjillk This is going to be fun. I have that Don Henley song in my head though. 4w

JacqMac So pompous. This made me want to watch the movie. She sure hit us with a lot of characters in that first chapter though. 4w

lil1inblue @kspenmoll Me too! #ilovewinonatoo 4w

lil1inblue @Cuilin The tone is fabulous. 😘🤌🏻 4w

ElizaMarie @JacqMac so many characters!!! I'm already lost but —- intrigued ♥️♥️ 4w

mcctrish Merchant Ivory goodness ❤️❤️❤️ 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Well, I can‘t stand Newland Archer already, but I guessed that by his name 😂 4w

dabbe All I can see is D-Day Lewis. 😍 4w

julieclair Like @Cuilin , one chapter in and I‘m loving it already! 4w

lil1inblue @dabbe #hubbahubba 😋 4w

KAO This first chapter immediately reminded me very much of “The Gilded Age” (drama series)! (I haven‘t seen the newly released season, but the first one was quite good.) 4w

eeclayton I'm so happy to be reading this with you all. It's a re-read for me, and I'm excited to rediscover all the fabulous details in daily increments with the #hashtagbrigade 😍 4w

TheAromaofBooks I don't think I got tagged for this one; could you please make sure I'm on the list? Thank you!!! 4w

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks you are now 🙈 4w

TheAromaofBooks Thank you!! I honestly wasn't completely sure because the two days before/after BookSpin I get a million tags and know that I probably miss some 😂 4w

JenlovesJT47 @KAO I had the same thought! The opera war was the main storyline of season two. That show is so good! ♥️ 4w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

ch 60: #rogerlovesmolly #hewillwaittilhereturnstopropose #docapproves #rogerstalksthehousetosaygoodbye #ofcoursemammaruinsir #cynthiawillvisitonherwaybackhome #theend ⁉️ #wtf #ifeelsochated #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 1mo

BarkingMadRead The pic won‘t load! 1mo

mcctrish I had no idea this wasn‘t finished - after all Molly went through this is the ending we get ?! 1mo

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willaful SO MADDENING! How did we not know this?! I wanna see Molly happy! I wanna see Dr. Gibson slough off NotClare somehow! I guess we can watch a filmed version to get some kind of closure.. 1mo

Bookwormjillk So I'm guessing she died before she finished? Too bad. Still liked this book but kind of melancholy over the ending. The characters were great in this one. 1mo

peanutnine Yes I was so surprised at the abrupt end of the last chapter! But my version had an afterword that gave details about where Gaskell planned to go with the story before she died, so it was nice to know Molly gets her happy ending @mcctrish @willaful @Bookwormjillk 1mo

Ruthiella @peanutnine My book had this too. It does have a HEA! 1mo

Bookwormjillk @peanutnine my book had that too but it wasn‘t really clear where the information came from. But there was something about Cynthia‘s new husband being like “Wait you know Rodger???” and I got a kick out of that. 1mo

eeclayton I had the afterword, too. But even without it, Mrs Gaskell set up the HEA nicely, and she was no Charlotte Brontë to kill off Roger somewhere in Africa 😂 1mo

mcctrish @peanutnine mine had the afterward and thank god - I really was in a panic with how much book there was left and how much story there was to tell - but it felt too abrupt. All this ongoing story ( especially #notclare with her long winded double speak) ending with “dear reader, Roger married Molly. The end” 1mo

Ruthiella @eeclayton OH MY! ??? I she had pulled a Charlotte Brontë trick like the end of Villette? ? 1mo

peanutnine @eeclayton I am SO GLAD she didn't!! @mcctrish I agree, it was abrupt and I wanted all the details like we got for the whole rest of the story! I'm sure it would have been much more satisfying 1mo

ElizaMarie Yes!!! Actually if I had knownn- I probably would have skipped this book because it irked me soon much!!! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Sooooo, some of you didn‘t know that Gaskell died before finishing this book 😅 I have the edition with the ending written by her publisher but I was saving that for tomorrow! 1mo

Bklover Well, I am glad for the HEA, but I would have loved to have seen Cynthia have children and love them madly! 1mo

Lcsmcat @peanutnine That‘s how my edition handled it too. Still disappointed that we didn‘t get to see how Gaskell would have gotten us there. 1mo

AnnCrystal @PageShifter is having the same difficulty with images. 1mo

Bookwormjillk Forgot to say thanks @BarkingMadRead 1mo

dabbe I‘m in the minority, but I liked how it ended with both Molly and Roger seeing one another, saying nothing, but knowing where their hearts were and where their future lay. To me, their souls said more to each other than their spoken words ever could. Thanks for hilariously leading us again, @BarkingMadRead. 😍 4w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

ch 59: #hamleyhallvisit #soawkwardallaround #aimeeandsquiredontgetalong #mrsgoodenoughmademollyparanoif #rogerthinksitstoolatetolovemolly #soofcoursesquiretellsherso #mollyisdevastated #rogerischanginghismind #osborneisill #panicmode #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 1mo

Bookwormjillk She gave him a rose though 💐

Ugh Squire Aimee speaks English and can understand you, you jerk. 1mo

mcctrish Mrs #nogoodenough needs to zip it and so does the squire 1mo

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ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk ha! That's what I was getting at, too! Just because she is French doesn't mean she doesn't understand you! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Doesn‘t seem like Molly was around long enough to help bring the Squire and Aimee together but maybe this illness of the baby will! I love baby Roger. He‘s such a good baby. 1mo

peanutnine The flower exchange made me happy though! Molly is content to act as friends again and Roger seems to have gained some hope for more! 1mo

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Roadwork | Richard Bachman

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #roadwork
Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @karkar @julies_bookshelf_adventures @bekakins @elizamarie 1mo

ElizaMarie I didn't get to read this one - also one I had never read, so Its on my TBR to seek it out, but I am interested in reading other's responses to it. 1mo

BarkingMadRead It was not my fave, the characters weren‘t his usual, but the idea was good 1mo

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BookwormAHN Also not my favorite. Dawes was frustrating 🤦🏼‍♀️ 1mo

Roary47 I need to get my hands of these stories eventually. 😬😅 1mo

KathyWheeler I read these all years ago when that collection first came out. I didn‘t remember Roadwork at all. It‘s not my favorite at all. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @KathyWheeler I know I‘ve read it before but I don‘t remember it. It made zero impression on me 🤣 1mo

KathyWheeler @BarkingMadRead Apparently it made none one either! The only one I remember well from that collection is Rage. 1mo

PaperbackPirate I thought it was a good story despite it being so dark. The main character frustrated me but at the same time I understand why he was so upset. 4w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

ch 58: #rogerisalittlejealousofmollysnewfriends #interestingturnofevents #heaskshertovisithamleyhall #foraimeeofcourse #mammaisjealousofmollysattentions #howshemakeseverythingaboutherselfisamazing #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 1mo

AllDebooks Can you imagine how suffocating it must have been to live with someone like that? Molly needs to get away. 1mo

Bookwormjillk I know I say this every day but today I really might just have to keep reading. 1mo

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ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I ended up finishing it- tried really had to stay on schedule but couldn‘t 1mo

ElizaMarie @AllDebooks yes!!!! That woman is a narcissist and insufferable!!!! I just can‘t! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie I finished it last week 🙈 1mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead the only thing keeping me from finishing was a family reunion last week, but I'm back now. It's only a matter of time. 1mo

julieclair I think a little jealousy is good for Roger! 1mo

Cuilin @ElizaMarie I finished it last week also. 1mo

rubyslippersreads @ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I couldn‘t resist finishing either. 1mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk I‘m ready to wrap this up !!! @julieclair we‘ve had enough dilly dallying with Roger, if jealousy gets him going then pile it on 1mo

Bookwormjillk @julieclair I agree- let him see what he might miss out on. 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead #ditto 😂🎯😂 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯🩵🎯 He deserves to suffer a wee bit more for not choosing Molly to begin with. 1mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe fair- a couple more chapters at least 1mo

Lcsmcat @ElizaMarie Me too! 1mo

Lcsmcat @dabbe True! 1mo

Bklover I finished it too. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I kept giggling at the conversation between #notgoodenough and #notarealclare. They were both working so hard to make sure they were right! 1mo

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