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Ch 28: #cynthiaissickaftertheball #whatdidprestonsay ⁉️ #rogerisaconstantvisitor #bringingcyntiagifts #breakingmollysheart #mammaisnotafan #outrightrude #thegirlsdefendhim #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I am spiralling after this chapter - #notarealclare is soooooo obnoxious, Molly is so sweet, Roger is a dumbass, what is up with Cynthia?! My favourite quote is Osborne “I believe my movements are guided more by the lunar calendar than the floral” trying to shut #notarealclare down 17h

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish Ozzy seems to be the only one who knows what is going on. So weird. 17h

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mcctrish @Bookwormjillk he‘s one of the few that knows his back story 😆 16h

willaful I was a little confused by the section about “Mrs Gibson's cautious and quiet efforts to forward the catastrophe.“ Is she trying to get Osborne to compromise Cynthia so they have to get married? Truly that would be a catastrophe. 16h

BarkingMadRead @willaful I would not be surprised in the least #anythingforwedding 16h

ElizaMarie Another reminder that Rodger is not the Golden Boy Osborne. 16h

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful I think in this case “catastrophe” is more of a synonym of “climax” or “resolution” than “terrible thing.” But I‘m sure Mrs. Gaskell had both meanings in mind! 12h

julieclair @mcctrish “Spiraling” is the perfect word to describe how I‘m feeling after this chapter, too. 7h

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 27: I know I‘ve used this pic before, but pics of just the Hamleys are hard to find 🤣 #anyway #rogergetsinvitedtothetowers #squireloseshisshit #saystheinvitemustbeforosborne #youknow #theimportantbrother 🙄 #rogerdeclines #squireloseshisshitoverthat 🙄 #boysaredumb #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk It's a long book. I feel like repeats are allowed. 2d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk thanks 🤣 2d

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peanutnine Roger has the patience of a saint. I'd be so annoyed with my father and brother at this point 🙄 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @peanutnine Right?! 2d

mcctrish @peanutnine facts!!! I‘m ready to bludgeon the old fart!!! Osborne should bring the French catholic home sooner than later to finish him off 2d

ElizaMarie And the father being all - I was Hangry 2d

willaful @ElizaMarie lol! 2d

Bklover @mcctrish 😂😂😂Yes!! 2d

julieclair Osborne is not my favorite, but I give him some credit for trying to drum it into his father‘s head that the invitation really is for Roger, on Roger‘s own merit. 8h

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Gild | Raven Kennedy

#bookspinbingo July! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 26: #timefortheball #iadorethebrownings #interestinggossipaboutmammaandpreston 👀 #thetowerscrewappears #timetodancewiththeregularpeople 🙄 #politics #mollymakesanimpression #whichpissesoffmamma #poorcynthiawillpayforit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella What is this mystery about Mr. Preston? Also, I also love the Browning sisters! 3d

mcctrish I LOVE that everyone was aggrieved and defrauded by the late arrival hour and poor dress of the wealthy and the duchess. Preston and #notarealclare are the snobbiest, ill tempered social climbers anywhere 3d

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peanutnine I'm beginning to really like Lady Harriet, and how she "learned her lesson" from Molly. I love how her familiarity with Molly and the Browning sisters annoys #notarealclare so much 3d

willaful Oh man! I used to have paper dolls of the women in that picture! Dover published them.

I'm suspecting that #NotARealClare set her cap at Mr. Preston but he wanted Cynthia. 🤢 And he seems to have some power over them, so maybe he knows something damaging. Possibly he did something damaging. 😬

Great Fashion Designs of the Victorian Era Paper Dolls in Full Color

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eeclayton I read the fourth hashtag as “the tower screw appears“ 😂 3d

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton 🤣🤣 3d

Bookwormjillk @eeclayton me too! That one took me a minute. 😂

It's always a good day when we get to the ball in one of these chapter a day reads. 3d

Bklover @eeclayton Me too! 3d

Bklover @peanutnine Yes!!!! 3d

Lcsmcat @eeclayton 😂😂 3d

Lcsmcat @willaful I had those too, but mine was a coloring book. 3d

willaful @Lcsmcat There was nothing Dover couldn't do with copyright-free media. 😂 3d

willaful I actually tagged the wrong one, it was this.

Fashion Paper Dolls from Godey's Lady's Book, 1840-1854

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Clare-Dragonfly Ugh, Preston is such a creep!!! 3d

Cuilin I‘m playing catch up. I do like that the gossip was called Mrs. Hornblower. 2d

dabbe @eeclayton OMG, so did I! 😂 11h

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 25: #prepfortheball #clarevisitsthetowers #totallyignoredbyherhosts #soshemadeupstories 🤷🏻‍♀️ #beatifulflowersforthegirls #frompreston 🔥 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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ElizaMarie I am curious about the story behind Preston 4d

Bklover I have to admit I rather enjoyed Clare getting snubbed! 4d

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willaful Cynthia definitely has something of her mother's ruthless disregard for other people's feelings, though she did try to make up for it.

@Bklover Yes, some satisfaction. Wow, there aint no climber like a social climber 'cause a social climber don't stop! 4d

Bookwormjillk @Bklover same 4d

dabbe @Bklover 🎯🩵🎯! 4d

mcctrish #notarealclare and Cynthia are double trouble imo @ElizaMarie I too am very curious about the mystery surrounding Preston ( I am happy the note came from him and not Roger ) 4d

rubyslippersreads @Bklover Me too. 4d

julieclair @ElizaMarie @mcctrish Me too. I really want to know what their story is. 3d

julieclair This ball is going to be so much fun! #WhatCouldGoWrong #ThePossibilitiesAreEndless 3d

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Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery | Rachel Ekstrom Courage

Starting this one today!!

Bookwormjillk I‘m reading this too. It‘s a good one for when the air is trying to melt my brain. 5d

AnnCrystal 🤩👍🏼🆒📚💝. 4d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 24: #shortchapter #theboyscometodinner #mammamakessurecynthialooksgood #andmollydoesnt #poormolly #rogerseemstolikecynthia #almosttimefortheball #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish What a gong show! He likes her, she likes him, he‘s married to a French girl and Molly is left out 5d

Bookwormjillk Poor Molly indeed 5d

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dabbe @mcctrish I see some major emotional explosion coming soon down the Hollingford road! 5d

willaful Before I was getting Emma vibes, now I'm getting Mansfield Park vibes. 5d

Bklover Osborne and Roger can be such idiots! Poor Molly! 5d

Lcsmcat @willaful Very Mansfield Park-like! Except Molly has more spirit than Fanny. 4d

willaful @Lcsmcat She's no Fanny but she may be just as bad at being in a love-triangle. No idea what to do at all, poor dear. 4d

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The Mailman | Bentley Little

My #staycationswap box arrived from @Gissy today! I did open it to see if there was anything melty in there! It‘s a real feel if 107 here today. I threw the melty stuff in the freezer and but the box out of sight so I wouldn‘t be tempted 🤣 @Chrissyreadit @DinoMom

kspenmoll Stay safe in the heat! 6d

dabbe I hope you have ac! 💙 5d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe oh yeah! It‘s on all day! @kspenmoll I will! I‘m grateful my car turns on through an app 🤣 I can set the air conditioner on high without going outside 🤣 5d

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Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉 5d

Gissy I‘m so happy it arrived. Yes, I had my doubts if I should or not to send chocolates because here is so hot 🥵 too. But then, I didn‘t know what else to send as snack. But I wrapped the chocolates in many plastic bags so it couldn‘t damage the other items. I really hope you like what I chose for you. It was so fun shopping for you, I wanted everything for myself too😂but I resist the temptation to buy double ☺️ 5d

BarkingMadRead @Gissy melted chocolate is still delicious 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 23: #wehaveaname #afrenchgirlnamedaimee #ohthehorror #althoughhehintedatabitofacandal 😳 #anyway #rogergetstosmokewiththesquire #osbornewaitsforsquiretopopoffsohecangetthemoney #yikes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella Well, this explains the secrecy of it all…somewhat. 6d

dabbe Osborne is annoying me like a pebble in my shoe. I adore Roger and want him to like Molly, not Cynthia. The squire's an ass, though it was good to see him laugh over a smoke with Roger. 6d

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ElizaMarie @dabbe my thoughts exactly :) 6d

mcctrish Osborne has no money now so he might as well tell his father about Aimee and explain where all his money went. It would be cheaper to house Aimee at home. The Squire can then tell him why they basically advanced him the money they did ( cuz mama pushed for it) someone can slap Roger so he can see Molly and bring her home too 6d

rubyslippersreads I‘m disappointed the wife isn‘t a character we already know. Kind of like coming to the end of a mystery where the murderer is someone we‘ve never heard of. 😏 6d

willaful @rubyslippersreads Well, we do still have HOURS and HOURS of the book left. 😂

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TheAromaofBooks I honestly feel bad for the squire. While he may not be the brightest, I do think he genuinely loved his wife and feels completely lost without her. He's grieving so much and I think he's turning some of that grief into anger at Osborne - it's pretty natural to want a target when you're sad like that. But I do think Osborne is dumb for keeping this all a secret. How can things get worse by telling him?? 6d

Bklover @rubyslippersreads I agree!! I kind of thought they‘d surprise us! 6d

rubyslippersreads @willaful True, but this particular mystery has been solved. (Unless someone murders Aimee and Osborne remarries. 😂) (edited) 6d

Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads I know! I thought it might have been Lady Harriet…because Rodger mentioned that name much earlier to Molly. 5d

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Roadwork | Stephen King

Just a reminder that July‘s #LosersClub read is #roadwork 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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PaperbackPirate I‘m finally joining in again! This is the first one from the list this year that I haven‘t read. Looking forward to it. 6d

BarkingMadRead @PaperbackPirate hooray!! 6d

AllDebooks I've got mine ready to go. 6d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 22: #squirehamley #heandosbornetoetotoe #somuchstress #osbornewantsajob #squireseeingrogersworth #staytuned #popinjay 🤣 #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Poor spoiled Osborne! #youhavetospendmoneytomakemoney I‘d go to work but yo how can I without a start up fund. Roger needs to marry Molly so they can have a centre to revolve around again (edited) 7d

willaful Such a sad chapter, and really shows a lot of insight into human nature. 7d

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Lcsmcat The watch! What a thing to argue about! (But great picture.) 7d

dabbe My ⌚️ is better than your ⌚️!!! #oy 7d

Ruthiella Osborne is such a waste of space. 7d

Bookwormjillk Ugh 7d

rubyslippersreads Does anyone else think the burden of all that emotional labor contributed to making Mrs. Hamley an invalid in the first place? 😏 (edited) 7d

ElizaMarie I want to meet the wife ! 6d

Bklover @ElizaMarie Me too! I keep wondering if it‘s someone we‘ve already met. 6d

willaful @rubyslippersreads I didn't but you make a good point!

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willaful @mcctrish I'm not fond of Osborne but I don't think he was wrong about needing money to start a profession. Maybe he'll sell off his fancy clothes and redeem himself? He does seem to be trying.

@Bklover It would make so much sense for it to be Cynthia, but the text doesn't seem to support that. We shall see! I'm also dying to know. 6d

rubyslippersreads @Bklover @ElizaMarie Maybe it‘s Harriet. 😆 6d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 21: #rogerisback #cardgamesatthebrownings #cynthiamonopolizesroger #poormolly #atleasttheymissedpreston #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella Poor Molly indeed! 😢 Is this a love triangle? Does Roger only see Molly as a sister? Also, I feel like the Miss Brownings could have stepped right out of

Cranford

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Lcsmcat Cynthia is going to hurt a lot of people, I‘m afraid. 1w

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dabbe @Ruthiella Cranford ladies sing this song, doo-dah, doo-dah! 🤣 1w

dabbe @Lcsmcat 🎯🩵🎯 She seems to enjoy it, too. 1w

AllDebooks @dabbe 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1w

ElizaMarie Molly!? She is “friend (sister) zoned” and I don‘t think Cynthia really likes Rodger—- 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Oh dear, I sure hope Cynthia isn‘t the secret wife! 1w

mcctrish @ElizaMarie I do feel so badly for Molly - I‘m not sure she likes likes Roger but he won‘t even talk to her and Cynthia could care less about his rambles 1w

mcctrish @dabbe a top 10 hit for sure 🎶🎶🎶 1w

dabbe @AllDebooks 🤩🤣🤗 1w

dabbe @mcctrish IKR? 🤣🎶🤣 1w

Bklover I‘m probably mistaken, but I got the impression that Roger was trying to get to Molly but kept getting snatched up by Cynthia. 1w

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie I don‘t think Cynthia likes Roger either. I think she just likes taking what Molly wants. 1w

willaful @Bookwormjillk I don't think I've seen enough of Cynthia to make that argument, though it won't surprise me if it turns out to be true. Cynthia seems pretty shrewd and it's hard to believe she has no idea Molly is developing feelings for Roger.

The omniscient narrator is generally very kind to Cynthia and I'm not sure if we're supposed to believe it or not. 1w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 20: #prestonisback #mammaactssobizarre #likeshewantedhimtogoandthenwantedhimtostay #icantwaittohearthishistory #cynthiawasnothavingit #osbornedropsby #superinterestedincynthia #hmmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Oh what a wicked web we weave! What are Cynthia and #notarealclare up to? 1w

dabbe There is DEFINITELY some history that ain't so savory between #prissypreston, @notarealclare, and #nolovecynthia. 😱 1w

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Bookwormjillk This chapter was definitely one big #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmmmm 1w

eeclayton Molly picking up on the tension and trying to save Cynthia was so sweet. She's definitely too good for these folks. 1w

Cuilin @dabbe There‘s a story there. Spill the tea ladies. 1w

dabbe @Cuilin 🎯🤣🎯 1w

ElizaMarie So bizarre 1w

Bklover Hmmmm… 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Roger got chief wrangler which I assume means he did really well on his exams. Looks like he‘s the smart one after all! 1w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 19: #cynthiacomeshome #mamadoesntevenmeetthecarriage #wontletmollygo #wtf #cynthiaismynewfave #zerofucksgiven #knowsanawfullotaboutthehamleys #doesnotlikehermama #shocker #thiscouldbefuntowatch #ripMrsH #sosad #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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TheAromaofBooks My inclination is to like Cynthia, but we'll have to see if she ends up taking advantage of Molly's good nature. 1w

Ruthiella Mrs. Gibson‘s indifference anyone being there to greet Cynthia at the train is sad. She hasn‘t seen her daughter in TWO YEARS? (edited) 1w

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Bookwormjillk I surprised myself by liking Cynthia today. This is a long book huh? 1w

mcctrish I don‘t not like Cynthia but anyone who says they don‘t love anyone but will choose to love Molly seems a bit sketch 1w

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella and the whole sending her away immediately after her daddy died - that Mrs G is not maternal at all!!!! 1w

Bklover I‘m with all of you! Cynthia seems wonderful in spite of the neglect of her mother. Hope it holds up! A teeny bit concerned that they might end up wanting the same guy. @Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Hmm, I‘m reserving judgment on Cynthia. I like her forthrightness, but I‘m nervous about her saying she doesn‘t love anyone! 1w

dabbe I have finally caught up! 🤣🤣🤣 Whew! 😅 Cynthia reminds me of Estella in GREAT EXPECTATIONS: icily cold and knows it. I'm reserving judgment on her as well, though I do like her WAY more than her mother. Holy guacamole on her! 1w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 18: #mrshamisgettingworse #osbornefinallycomeshome #awkwaaaaaard #mollywillhavetogohomesoon #takesalittlelibrarytime #osbornecomesin #followedbyroger #withaletterfromozzyswife #wtf #wellnowweknowwherethemoneywent #everyoneupset #mollymustgo #andalsoSTFU #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

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Cuilin Oh no, did he marry Clare‘s daughter??? Him being abroad?? 2w

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin omg could you even imagine?! 2w

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Cuilin @BarkingMadRead I‘m trying to figure out if Mrs. Gibson would be upset or pleased??? 🤔 2w

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin Oh! I didn't even think of that! 2w

mcctrish @Cuilin this was my first thought too!!!!cuz if daughter is anything like her mother she‘d be bleeding the boy dry 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin Ooh, that makes sense! She‘s definitely too low-born for his dad so that would be why he has to keep her secret. 2w

Cuilin @mcctrish exactly!!! 2w

rubyslippersreads @Cuilin @BarkingMadRead I think she might have been pleased before Osborne destroyed the family fortune. 😏 1w

rubyslippersreads I was worried that Molly would go home without any books. (The worst fate a Litten could imagine!) I‘m glad Roger chose some for her. 1w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin ooooooo I hope it is her! That would be a perfect twist and explain the $$$$ 1w

Bklover @rubyslippersreads Me too! I wondered why she set them down. I‘d take as many as I could carry!😉😂 1w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 17: #yikes #mrshamleyisdying #osborneisincrazydebt #squirecantpay #givingoffwickhamvibeswithhisdebts #mollygoestostaywiththem #untilclarecallesherback 🙄 #dancesanddresses #mollysaysno #docsideswithmolly #nodresaformollynow #thiswomanmakesmenuts #hashtagbrigade

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Bklover I like Mrs. Hamley! 😟. Mrs. G is awful- I don‘t feel sorry for Mr G at all. He has his head up his 🫏 2w

Ruthiella Mrs. Gibson is the limit. So incredibly selfish. 2w

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mcctrish @Bklover same! poor Mrs Hamley thinking she‘d be a better mom to a girl and that‘s why Osbourne turned out bad ☹️ Doc Gibson better smarten up and put his wife in her place or he‘s going to be broke and his daughter will take the first offer out of there 2w

Cuilin @mcctrish yes. Dr Gibson needs to stand up for Molly!! 2w

Bookwormjillk Mr Gibson roaring for lunch instead of standing up to his wife grrrr. 2w

TheAromaofBooks Before I opened this post, I was thinking about this chapter and the word that came to mind was “yikes“ so I thought it was hilarious that that was your first hashtag 😂 But seriously, apparently Mr G just never wants to have to make any decisions about Molly ever again 😑 And the way he makes her call Mrs. G “mamma“ just... ugh 2w

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks he just wants to come home FOR ONCE and have a meal waiting for him #isottoomuchtoask 2w

TheAromaofBooks @mcctrish - In fairness, it literally is Mrs. G's job and the main reason he got married😂 2w

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks she‘s banned cheese from the house #thatwasthefirstclue 2w

ElizaMarie @mcctrish ha yes!!! I can‘t think of a good lunch without some cheese so —- why bother!? Mrs G doesn‘t seem to like to hang out with her husband either - just complain when he is out 2w

TheAromaofBooks @mcctrish - Never trust a woman who won't have cheese in the house 😆 @ElizaMarie - She's the same way with Molly. She only wants her because Molly is wanted somewhere else 🙄 2w

willaful @mcctrish absolutely! 1w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 16: found this pic of #osborne and now all I can think of are #excellentboiledpotatoes #anyway #hamleybrosvisit #osborneisonlyinterestedinlooks #rogerwantshertobehappy #whichshesnot #mammareplacedherfurniture #jealousthatmollyisfriendswithharriet #squirewantsmollytovisit #mammasaysno #notthewaytohookcynthiaupwithosbornedumbass #thatsgonnacomebacktohaunther #karma #poorpoormolly #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk #FreeMolly 2w

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AllDebooks #PoorpoorMolly is in a similar situation as #PoorpoorMaggie re feckless family and acquaintances 2w

mcctrish I WANT TO SCREAM!!!!! “Dad says I can go “ there‘s a new sheriff in town now” 2w

rubyslippersreads Just by casting this actor, I feel as though they‘ve told us all we need to know about Osborne. 😏 2w

BarkingMadRead @rubyslippersreads seriously 🙄🤣 2w

Bklover That woman is HORRIBLE. I wanted Mr Gibson to walk in and tell her to shut her narcissistic mouth! @mcctrish Exactly! By the way we all know MrG would do no such thing. #FreeMolly (edited) 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Awful woman! 2w

mcctrish @Bklover Mr Gibson wants no trouble = everyone else has the trouble aka Molly is going to crack 2w

ElizaMarie I wonder if Molly will complain to her daddy about this? ugh! I hate this new momma. Also curious to see her interactions with her own daughter. 2w

Lcsmcat @mcctrish Right? He got them into this mess with his I‘ll-advised marriage and now he just dumps the blame on Molly. 😡 2w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 15: #homewiththenewlyeds #mrsGisnotpopularinthathouse #ringingthebellalldaylong #complainingaboutdocsjob #bettyquits #mollybegs #mrsGhiresareplacement #evendocisfrustrated #coxegoestostaywithasickuncle #peaceoutmyguy #docgetsanewapprentice #saysthisoneistooyoungformolly #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 2w

mcctrish If only the sick uncle had gotten sick sooner thinks everyone involved and saved us all this trouble #mrgibsonhasmadehisbed #mrsgibsonisgoingtobleedhimdry 2w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish wiser words were never spoken 🤣 2w

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Lcsmcat @mcctrish Exactly! 2w

ElizaMarie Call me momma!? WHAT! I do not like this woman! And Again with the Cheese!!! 2w

Clare-Dragonfly She‘s so annoying! Oh, I‘d be totally happy to keep Betty, if only she would attend to my every whim! 🙄 And can the Gibsons afford this maid she wants to hire? Doesn‘t seem like she‘s thought about what is affordable, just how much she needs to spend to get her away from her current employer. 2w

julieclair This whole chapter made me sad. 😕 2w

Bklover @mcctrish You said it!! 😂. Would have been a short book though!! 2w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 14: #phoebegivingmissbatesvibes #butfirst #theweddingwasfine #mollyandharrietstuckwitheachother #harrietiskindofabitch #mollyputherinherplacethough #wtgmolly #rogervisitsmollyatthebrownings #invitetohamley #mollystillprefersosborne #whoshehasntevenmet 🙄 #osborneshowsup #brotherlove #backtothebrownings #whereharriethasvisited #slightdisaster #atleastshebehaved #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish No matter what anyone says about Harriet, she can read the room regarding Mr Preston 2w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish aggghhh I forgot about him! #selectivememory 2w

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mcctrish It was a really long chapter that seemed to go off on tangents but, for me, Preston is bad and everyone is obsessed with Osborne for no reason 2w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 💯 2w

willaful Yes, Harriet can be trusted on this one, I think.

I wonder if Molly is going to talk herself into being in love with Osborne, even though he's not exactly what she imagined. 2w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish Harriet did her a solid keeping her away from creepy Mr Preston 2w

mcctrish @willaful Roger is standing right in front of her 👩‍❤️‍👨 2w

willaful @mcctrish I know! 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m hoping that Molly/Roger will be endgame, and if it is, I just love how this romance is developing. I also love the way Mrs. Gaskell writes old maids! The Miss Brownings are delightful to read about! 2w

julieclair Preston‘s paying attention to Molly to mask his feelings for Miss Kirkpatrick, Molly‘s convincing herself that Osborne is swoon worthy, and meanwhile Roger just continues on being his kind, thoughtful, dependable self. Things are getting interesting! 2w

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The Life of Chuck | Stephen King

#booktomovie
If you‘re a Stephen king fan, don‘t miss this! The casting was epic and the movie was just so so good

Bookwormjillk Was it based on one of his books or did he write a whole new screenplay? 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk based on one of his short stories. He was not involved with the making of the movie at all 2w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 13: #renovationsaredone #offtothewedding #thisprestonguygivesmetheick #sortoftellsmollythatclarekeptcynthiaaway #minormrcollinsvibes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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AllDebooks I got distracted, Iain Glenn is a very handsome man. 2w

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks 🤣 I feel that! I think he‘s going to disappoint us 2w

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peanutnine Wait, I feel like I missed something. How do we know this Preston guy? 2w

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine we don‘t 🤷🏻‍♀️ we just met him today. I‘m just getting bad vibes 2w

peanutnine @BarkingMadRead okay cool, just making sure. There are so many characters to keep track of I thought I missed one 😅 2w

Ruthiella @peanutnine I think he was mentioned briefly earlier as the land manager for this estate who had done Mrs. Kirkpatrick favors like providing her with game or produce from the estate. @BarkingMadRead I agree, this guy feels skeevy.😬 2w

mcctrish Mr Preston is in love with Miss Kirkpatrick? I‘m not sure #mommydearest #notarealclare is going to approve and is Mr Gibson getting cold feet ? I hope so, this marriage is giving #titanicvibes 2w

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead possibly so 😔 2w

willaful Mr. Gibson certainly has plenty of reason for cold feet! But is there anything he can do about it now?

I kept being so uncomfortable every time Molly was allowed to be alone with this guy... what happened to being so careful of her, hmmm? 2w

Bookwormjillk We certainly shouldn‘t trust Preston 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Yes, he‘s a land agent—I had to CTRL+F his name but I did find that 😂 2w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly gotta love technology - I had gottrm confused too! 2w

julieclair #Prestonistrouble 2w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 12: #clareisgettingherway #earlywedding #nodaughtervisit #gibsonfundedit #shedidnotreturnthemoney #usedthelordstrousseaugifttopayoffdebt #sosneaky #mollywillstaywiththesisters #poorphoebe #timetorenovate #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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willaful Definitely got some Emma echoes in this chapter, with Lord Whassisface being so proud of his “matchmaking.“ If only NotClare was like Mrs. Weston!
2w

Bookwormjillk I feel like shaking the doctor and telling him it's not too late. 2w

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mcctrish #whatcouldgowrong #redflagslittertheground #notarealclare 2w

ElizaMarie #AllTheRedFlags !!! 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful My thoughts exactly! 2w

willaful @Bookwormjillk I'm wondering if she actually going to pull off making him happy, just because she's generally so good at it. I'm honestly surprised he's not sick of her already, given he's not much for demonstrations of affection, but then again, he has been single for a long time... 2w

Ruthiella @willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I thought of Emma too! 😂 And yes to @mcctrish @ElizaMarie SO MANY RED FLAGS 🚩‼️ ⛔️⚠️🚨 2w

Bookwormjillk @willaful probably 2w

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PUCKED | Helena Hunting

I bought this book because the sprayed edges were pretty 🤷🏻‍♀️ starting this today with @StayCurious and #littensloveromance

TheSpineView Love books with sprayed edges! ❤️📘 3w

BarkingMadRead @TheSpineView me too! Luckily I‘m also in my hockey romance era 🤣 3w

StayCurious @BarkingMadRead you‘ll have to give me some recommendations- I love sports romances 3w

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BarkingMadRead @StayCurious look up Skye McDonald for smutty, Ari Wright if you like Omegaverse, and Kerry Evelyn if you like em sweet 3w

StayCurious @BarkingMadRead great thanks! 😊 3w

AnnCrystal Love sprayed edges 📚💝. 2w

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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

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Lcsmcat Any Keeping Up Appearances fans here? Because Hyacinth! 😂🤣😂 3w

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. 3w

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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 3w

Cuilin @Lcsmcat bouquet (Bucket) residence Lady of the house speaking”. I keep thinking of her too. (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @cuilin I would definitely choose a better hill 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w

willaful Cheese is the hill I would die on, as in I will die for cheese!
3w

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin you are so right about the cheese. 3w

peanutnine Uh oh Roger is paying attention to Molly....the squire would not approve 3w

ElizaMarie @willaful I‘ll die right next to you —- #ForCheese #CheeseIsLife 3w

ElizaMarie Does Molly even need a mother? Isn‘t Mr Gibson too late in thinking this would be “good” for her? Excuses? 3w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie yeah I think he waited a smidge too long 🤣 3w

willaful @ElizaMarie I once told someone that I don't trust people who don't like cheese and I'd say I was justified! 3w

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) 3w

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. 3w

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. 3w

Lcsmcat @Clare-Dragonfly 😂🤣 3w

Cuilin @eeclayton yeah not wanting your daughter around because she might outshine you, is problematic. 3w

Bklover @Clare-Dragonfly 🧡😂🧡😂 2w

rubyslippersreads @Lcsmcat That‘s exactly who I thought of. 2w

rubyslippersreads @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣 2w

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Bunny's Staycation | Lori Richmond

I mailed out my #staycationintimeswap today! If my butthead mailman won‘t take it, I‘ll drop it at the post office tomorrow 🤣 @Chrissyreadit @DinoMom #staycationswap

mcctrish 😂😂😂 3w

Leftcoastzen I‘m sorry you have a butthead mailman , I consider myself lucky my regular guy is really nice . 😁 3w

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen thanks! Our guy doesn‘t like to work. He‘s not delivered bills to my house, not delivered bills we‘ve mailed out, throws our packages onto our porch from 5–10 steps away. He‘s a real prince 🤣 3w

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TheBookHippie I too have a butthead mailman 3w

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie ugh I‘m sorry 3w

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead It‘s really bad. I mail from the local bookshop. 😵‍💫🫣 3w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 10: #wellhesgoneanddoneit #gibsonproposed #clareaccepted #youknow #soshewonthavetowork #whatcouldgowrong #mollyreactedbadly #popspitchedafit #rogerfoundmollybawling #offeredsomehelpfuladvice #timeformollytomeetclare #hyacinth #whatever #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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AllDebooks It was such a quick proposal. Talk about a 'you'll do' attitude. 😅 3w

Cuilin Marry in haste, repent at leisure. I‘m not sure this is all going work out. 3w

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mcctrish @Cuilin you said it!!!! Roger is a star ⭐️ #gettingcinderellavibes 3w

willaful Ugh, he doesn't know DIDDLY about her actual character! At least we don't have to call her Clare anymore. #UghHyacinth

Roger is a sweetheart. I'm kind of irritated by Molly, but I tend to hate gooey father-daughter relationships. It's not really her fault she's been spoiled. (edited) 3w

Bklover @willaful I‘m with you on the gooey relationship with Dad. And Dad appears to be an idiot! It‘s not like he‘s poor and marrying for money! 3w

willaful @Bklover It's hypocritical of me because I have a gooey mother-daughter relationship, lol. 3w

Bklover @willaful Me too!!! 3w

willaful @Bklover 😂 😂 😂 💝 3w

LiteraryChanteuse Great book, great mini series. 😊 3w

Clare-Dragonfly #thatescalatedquickly 3w

Ruthiella This is not a good match! 😱 3w

Lcsmcat @Cuilin 😂🤣😂 So true! 3w

ElizaMarie That proposal sucked! 3w

Bookwormjillk I feel like Hyacinth is such a passive aggressive thing to name a character you don‘t like. No offense to any Hyacinths out there. 3w

julieclair Oh Gibson, Gibson…. SUCH a bad idea. Why didn‘t you ask us first? We‘d have told you not to do it. 😵‍💫 2w

rubyslippersreads @Bookwormjillk The only Hyacinth I can think of is Hyacinth Bucket. 😆 2w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 9: #clarehasarrived #readinglettersfromthefamforthelady #comesuponsomestuffabouther #awkward #gibsonandclareconsideringeachother #ladygivingoffmrsbennetvibes #sodramatic #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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willaful Ugh! Mr. Gibson, you are such a doof! 3w

eeclayton Mrs Kirkpatrick reminds me a little of Becky Sharp. I wonder if she'll turn out any better. 3w

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mcctrish “Here comes the bride “ 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Lady Cumnor reminded me of Aunt Glegg with her “I‘ll TELL you when I‘m tired, husband.” 3w

julieclair So weird to think about marriage this way. “He‘d be okay.” “She‘d be okay.” So romantic, 😂😂😂. 3w

Lcsmcat With her “I can just sit around while he works” attitude, I don‘t hold out much hope for this marriage. 3w

ElizaMarie @Lcsmcat ha! Yeah! 3w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 8: #rogerishome #getsgrilledaboutosborne #becausethatswhataspareisfor #osbornenotlivinguptoexpectations #nowweknowwhyhestayedaway #mollyblamesrogerforblabbing #inothernews #clareisback 🙄 #girlcantkeepajob #thatbodeswell 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella Osborne sounds like someone who‘s always been given what he wants whether he has earned it or not so when he fails, he doesn‘t know how to handle it. ☹️ 3w

Cuilin @Ruthiella It‘s almost like he thinks he doesn‘t have to make any sort of effort. 3w

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Bookwormjillk Clare sigh. Osborne sigh. 3w

willaful Everyone worships Osborne so much it seems inevitable he'll be terrible.

And yup, here comes NotARealClare again, making mischief. How surprising to learn she was a terrible governess! 🙄 3w

ElizaMarie Ha! Osborne sounds like he would be a spoiled brat (maybe not his fault) 3w

Clare-Dragonfly We‘re all surprised #notarealclare can‘t keep a job, she‘s so pretty 😂 Here‘s hoping she‘s a better wife and stepmother than governess! 3w

mcctrish Osborne sounds like he spends too much time with his friends and not enough time with his studies #notarealclare is just what Gibson needs #notatall @Bookwormjillk #lesigh 3w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 7: #mseyrehasgoneonvacay #scarletfever #mollycantgohome #squireispissed #jerkdoesntwantmollynearosborne #notworriedaboutrogerthough #osbornedelayedhisvisit #rogerdidnot #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

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Cuilin Osborne, Coxe, Roger- Molly you in danger girl. 3w

Bookwormjillk A love square and Molly is clueless 3w

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mcctrish I just want to acknowledge Jenny, standing up for Bethia who was wrongfully sent to new employment because of Coxe‘s nonsense. And Mr Gibson wishing he could live a life without women. He couldn‘t/wouldnt last a DAY!!!! 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish yessss I forgot poor Bertha and Jenny #boysaredumb 3w

willaful @mcctrish yup! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Yes!!! Poor Bethia didn‘t deserve any consequences other than having the letter taken from her. 3w

julieclair The stage is set for Roger to fall in love with Molly…. 3w

Lcsmcat @julieclair Yep. 3w

ElizaMarie I loved this sentence- But fate is a cunning hussy, and builds up her plans as imperceptibly as a bird builds her nest; 3w

BarkingMadRead @elizamarie I almost used #fateisacunninghussy as a hashtag… and then I forgot 🙈 3w

rubyslippersreads @Cuilin 🤣 3w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 6: #thehamleys #mollysettlesin #squirementionsdocremarrying #mollyobsesses #bothhamleystalkuptheirsons #whomuatmarrywell #butnottoowell #rogersoundsmoreinteresting #osbornesoundsdull #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I just can‘t with the Squire 3w

Lcsmcat @mcctrish Really? I find him awkward but lovable. And I think Roger is going to turn out to be the better son. 3w

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Bookwormjillk #TeamRoger

I love how there's this whole scene going on but Molly is just busy overthinking. So relatable. 3w

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk I‘m #TeamRoger too, though I have no inkling how this is all gonna pan out! 😅 3w

mcctrish @Lcsmcat he starts the whole “we all couldn‘t understand why your dad didn‘t remarry” conversation and then is all “why is the girl going on about who her dad would marry” 3w

Lcsmcat @mcctrish I get it, but to me that‘s just his awkwardness. He has no idea what to do with a girl. 3w

willaful I'm cracking up at his making decisions on whether an imaginary daughter would've been good enough for his son.

He seems decent enough on the whole. Trying to entertain Molly. 3w

Bklover It‘s probably too early to be on #TeamNeither 😉 3w

ElizaMarie @lsmcat yes! He seems so clueless about how to talk to anyone!! 3w

julieclair What if both sons fall for Molly? 🤩 3w

rubyslippersreads @julieclair That seems pretty likely. Right now I think I may be on #TeamNeither with @Bklover 😆 (edited) 3w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 5: #wellthattookaturn #coxeisinlove #docispissed #cantsendcoxeaway #somollyisgoingvisiting #heresyourhatwhatsyourhurry #althoughiguessitwasadressinatead #hashtagbrigade #also #ialmostforgot #thehamleysviewonmarriage 🙄😍🤣

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 3w

mcctrish Molly has no idea what‘s going on but she‘s got to leave because daddio doesn‘t like how this is playing out and he‘s mad he doesn‘t know when Molly needs new clothes I‘m not sure how much I like this man anymore 3w

Bookwormjillk Dad has really done downhill these last few chapters 3w

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Lcsmcat I can‘t believe he waited til the last minute to tell her! Maddening! 3w

BarkingMadRead @Lcsmcat #boysaredumb 3w

Lcsmcat @BarkingMadRead 😂 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Sheesh! What a controlling hypocrite! I suppose I understand his desire to keep Molly close as long as possible but it ain‘t going to work. BTW, I figured one of the apprentices was in love with her, and I‘m relieved it‘s the smart one. 3w

Ruthiella I‘m holding out hope she will fall in love with one of the Squire‘s sons! 🤞 3w

quietjenn Such an overreaction 3w

Bklover Bad Dad. 3w

ElizaMarie Shocked but not shocked by daddy‘s reaction. Of course nobody would be good enooggh. Poor Molly seems to have no clue. 3w

julieclair I was really surprised at the father‘s overreaction. Firing the maid, sending Molly away with no warning, raking Coxe over the coals. Too much. 3w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 4: #gibsonsneighbors #victimsofsarcasm #timelineescalatedquickly #hamleysgivingbennetvibes #apprenticescrackmeup #cureorkill #coxeisinthwwrongprefession #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 4w

AllDebooks Cox did make me lol. Kill or cure 😅 4w

Bookwormjillk I have to re-read this chapter. I read it right after I finished a different book and don't remember a bit of it. 4w

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣 4w

eeclayton I love whenever Mrs Goodenough is mentioned. What a brilliant name 😁 4w

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton it gives me a giggle every time 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Hmm. Doesn‘t seem that Mr. Gibson is marrying Clare. But it seems he fears Molly wants to marry one of his apprentices… 4w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly #plottwist 4w

Cuilin Some pretty privilege for Dr. Gibson, allowed into society as handsome as he is and some ginger slander I noticed. Appearances and accents were everything then. 4w

Lcsmcat I laughed out loud at the line “He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones; and leanness goes a great way to gentility.” 4w

Bklover @Bookwormjillk That‘s happened to me; it‘s like when you drive somewhere and don‘t remember the driving part at all 😂😂 3w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 3: I don‘t think I have the right guy, so let‘s pretend this is Dr Gibson 🤣 #alookintomollysfam #mamadiedwhenmollywas3 #dockeptapprentices #misseyrebabysits #bettyteaseseyre #mollyputsbettyinherplace #hashtagbrigade

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Bklover Sigh. I was just loving Dad until he told Ms Eyre not to teach Molly TOO much. We wouldn‘t want her well-read, would we? 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bklover definitely a character flaw 4w

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Bklover Oh, and I do feel a bit sorry for Betty. She‘s had Molly for a long time. 4w

Bookwormjillk I was liking Dad until the whole Molly doesn't need to know how to read thing. Seems like Ms Eyre will do it anyway though. 4w

Cuilin I know Betty cares for Molly but to make fun of Ms Eyre in front of Molly is so unkind. Gibson must be making bank paying for three servants and a governess for his daughter!! (edited) 4w

AllDebooks Please add me to the taglist. I'll play catch-up tonight. Hope you're recovering well @BarkingMadRead 💓 4w

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks thank you, I am!! Added you! 4w

willaful Yeah, dad definitely fell in my esteem. But I guess if he was perfect there wouldn't be a story, right? Assuming he's going to be a right numpty and marry NotClare.

I was reminded of the mom in Lark Rise. I guess discouraged intellectual curiosity was a common theme for women writers.

The prose was pretty amusing in this chapter. I liked the allusion to “echo answers.“ 4w

mcctrish Same @Bookwormjillk daddio lost significant rizz factor with that statement #nevermetaneyreididntlike and oh my gosh @willaful you might be on to something with dad marrying #notarealclare 😫 4w

dabbe @Bklover @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @Alldebooks @willaful @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 with all of your comments! I also love that Molly's “governess“ is named “Eyre“. Wonder if that's in homage to Bronte's JANE EYRE? 🤔

I wish the dad didn't have those thoughts regarding his daughter's education. It truly did suck to be a woman in the 1800s. 4w

mcctrish @dabbe there‘s only one Eyre!!! 4w

ElizaMarie Ugh - I was all #TeamDaddy until the reading comment. But I love that Molly is still gonna learn :) I am really liking our little Miss Molly. 4w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish rizz 😂 you‘re making me want to re-write this in Gen Z no cap 4w

mcctrish As we should @Bookwormjillk 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Molly reminds me of Maggie in The Mill on the Floss with wanting to learn! Thankfully she has a Miss Eyre to help her and no Tom to get in the way. 4w

Lcsmcat @dabbe It could be. There‘s about 20 years between publication dates. I‘d like to think it was one author supporting another. 4w

dabbe @mcctrish 🤣🎯🩵🎯🤣 4w

dabbe @Lcsmcat IKR? 🎯🩵🎯 4w

quietjenn @dabbe @lcsmcat I'm pretty sure it is. They were friends and she wrote a biography of Charlotte. 4w

quietjenn I am momentarily willing to give Dad a pass on the limited education, because I think he just doesn't want her to grow up too fast. But my grace won't extend if he makes a terrible marriage choice. 4w

Lcsmcat @quietjenn Interesting! 4w

dabbe @quietjenn #duh! I misremembered that! 🤦🏼‍♀️ 4w

dabbe @quietjenn 🎯🩵🎯 4w

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead ❤️ that's great to hear. X 4w

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Dragons & Dumplings: A Cozy Fantasy with Baking & a Friends to Lovers Slow Burn Romance and a Tiny Dragon Familiar | Laura Greenwood

#readyourkindle for June! @CBee

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 2: #mollygoestotheparty #boooooring #wandersofftothegardens #starving #tired #naptime #clarefindsher #bringsfood #whichclareeats #takesherforanap #FORGETSHER #wtfclare #mollyjustwantstogohome #butno #sleepover #unwanted #paradesmollyaround #rescuedbypapa #whoreturnsthenextdaytogivethanks #whichclaresoreadilyaccepts 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover 4w

Librarybelle I felt so bad for Molly! And, Clare making it sound like it‘s all Molly‘s fault! Molly‘s a kid, who is relying on strangers to help her out. Glad Papa came to the rescue! 4w

Ruthiella I have a bad feeling about this former Miss Clare! 😬 4w

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Cuilin @Ruthiella I second this suspicion!! 🤨 4w

Cuilin @Librarybelle Agreed. I love the relationship she has with her father. 4w

Bookwormjillk Here we go 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I am extremely disappointed in this Clare! Though I suppose she isn‘t a real Clare, since I figured out halfway through this chapter that it‘s her maiden name, not her first name 🤣 4w

Lcsmcat I‘m definitely on Team Dad. Poor little Molly! 4w

mcctrish Clare is a train wreck #notarealclare hence forth 4w

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly She is definitely not worthy of the name! 4w

rubyslippersreads @Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish My middle name is Claire, and I completely reject this awful woman. 😂 #notarealclare 4w

ElizaMarie I love the daddy-daughter-ness of it all! He is such a sweet man - Ugh #DoesHeDieSoon ? 4w

mcctrish @ElizaMarie EG is not to be trusted with men #shekillsthemwillynilly 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I would also like to mention that the lord dude sucks. I shuddered with childhood recognition at her description of the man who takes hold of a joke and won‘t let it go, and keeps pointing it at a baffled child who can‘t escape. 4w

Bklover @ElizaMarie @mcctrish you are probably right. Dad is my favorite character, so they will surely kill him off, leaving poor Molly an orphan! 4w

quietjenn Clare and the other ladies made me *so* mad. Not only to act like everything is Molly's fault but to be like, ""Oh, you can just stay all night, aren't you lucky?" ? 4w

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Firestarter | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #firestarter 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 I‘m still working on The Dark Half which I read accidentally last month. Then I have the new one and this which both came in from the library at the same time. It‘s going to be a King filled month. Not complaining because to me Stephen King=Summer reading. 4w

bekakins This is one of my absolute faves! I used to have a hardback omnibus of The Eyes of the Dragon & Firestarter and it was proper comfort reading for me whenever I was off sick from school 4w

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BarkingMadRead @bekakins 😍😍😍 4w

JessClark78 I just finished The Stand. I‘ll catch up this month. 4w

BarkingMadRead @JessClark78 I am still reading the Stand 🙈 it‘s a reread of a reread of a reread times 100 for me so I‘ve been reading a chapter a day 🤣 4w

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Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

Starting our #nancydrewbr book for June, let‘s see if Nancy can stay conscious 🤣

Librarybelle 😁 4w

Ruthiella I‘m hoping for at least one kidnapping attempt! 4w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella there has to be one of those! 4w

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Bookwormjillk Hidden rooms are staircases are my favorites 4w

dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 4w

dabbe What number are we on with our #nnk? 4w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 1: #meetingthecharacters #youngmollyexcitedaboutanouting #doctordadmakingitwork #mrsCisapieceofwork #browningsistersahouldbefun #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright 4w

Bookwormjillk He seems like a good Dad. What does it say about the other books we‘ve read that I‘m expecting him to die soon? 4w

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 Here‘s hoping this book breaks the mold! 4w

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dabbe @Bookwormjillk Like Cinderella's dad! 🎯🩵🎯 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I was expecting him to hit up Clare. There‘s time for both 🤣 4w

dabbe The earl and countess are a hoot so far. #festivalatthetowers #mollygetstositbodkinwiththebrownings ... that's a fun tongue twister! 🤣 4w

mcctrish The beginning of this book gave me Goodnight Moon vibes which quickly morphed into “how many might die?” @Bookwormjillk 4w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Hahaha, yes, me too! 😂 4w

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I am in the same boat. 4w

Lcsmcat @BarkingMadRead I‘m with you - but there aren‘t many sympathetic female characters (yet) are there? 4w

rubyslippersreads I have a new favorite word—scomfished! 😂 4w

rubyslippersreads @dabbe Will Clare be the wicked stepmother? 😆 4w

Bklover Could you add me to the list please? 4w

BarkingMadRead @bklover absolutely 4w

willaful @rubyslippersreads exactly my thought... 4w

dabbe @rubyslippersreads Ooh, excellent prediction! She already seems quite self-absorbed! 🤣 1w

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A Court of Silver Flames | Sarah J. Maas

Saw this today and thought of #littensloveacotar 🤣At the bottom it says “what the hell is this?” But it got cut off

mcctrish 😆😆😆 1mo

mcctrish Wait until he meets Nesta 1mo

StayCurious Hahaha love this 4w

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The Dead Zone | Stephen King

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #thedeadzone
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 I know that this was a political book, please make sure your comments are kind. 1mo

Leftcoastzen Love your well loved old copy! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen I had to tape part of the binding this time! 🙈 this poor old thing 1mo

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TieDyeDude I listened to this on audio, narrated by James Franco. It was a tough listen because Franco sounded completely uninterested. I really enjoyed the foreshadowing used by King, like the seemingly random lightning rod salesman. It was a long road to get to the events of the conclusion, but I loved the ride. I'd like to re-read a physical copy in the future; I feel like I'd like it even more without Franco's droning... 1mo

BarkingMadRead @TieDyeDude ugh how disappointing! 1mo

Bookwormjillk SHOOT! I accidentally got The Dark Half instead. I always mix those up. 😂

Not finished yet but I'm enjoying it. Re-read The Dead Zone a few years back and liked that too. 1mo

Bklover This is one of my favorites. Not sure why, except I remember reading it when it first came out. I loved it then, (I was 19), and I still reread it occasionally. It still holds up as one of my favorites. 1mo

kwmg40 Like @TieDyeDude, I disliked James Franco's narration, but otherwise I loved the story, and it really is hard not to think about today's political situation while reading this book. 4w

kwmg40 After finishing the book, I immediately watched the 1983 adaptation, which I thought was very good. My only complaint is that it was so condensed. All the plot elements were there (with some minor changes) but so many details that contributed to the character development were cut. 4w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: #yall #thatwasalot #stephenwritestomaggie #beggingtomarryher #shealmostgivesin #flood ⁉️⁉️ #itallmakessensenow #thatfearofdrowning #maggieescapesinaboat #managestogettotom #theyheadforlucy #crash #rip #stephenmarrieslucy #phillipmournsforever #theend #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 1mo

Bookwormjillk I was kind of surprised they both went. I thought it would just be her. Thanks @barkingmadread 1mo

mcctrish Thank you for leading us #iwillnevernotbemad 1mo

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TheAromaofBooks Thank you for guiding us through this one!! This is my second George Eliot book and I am here to say that it will also be my last 😂 What even was the point of this. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 💯 1mo

dabbe The ending infuriated me. All the pages ... on and on ... such descriptions ... blah blah blah ... then BAM! Dead in one chapter. The end. #wtf? 😳 And what kind of marriage will Lucy and Stephen have. I'd always think that his true love was Maggie. What kind of marriage can come from that? At least MIDDLEMARCH had a happy ending! 1mo

mcctrish @dabbe I am so mad!!! Maggie is smarter than her father, smarter than her brother, Philip is her intellectual match but he‘s a cripple so that‘s a no, Stephen is a lightweight and her cousin‘s choice so that‘s a no, let‘s kill her off cuz that‘s the fitting thing to do #knowyourplacegirls ENRAGED I am 1mo

KAO Stunned! It actually crossed my mind that the author was tired of this story or didn‘t know how to end it—so, ta daa! A dangerous flood occurs to shut it all down with fatal consequences! The End. Argh! Ah well, thanks for leading us through this one, @BarkingMadRead! 1mo

Ruthiella Thank you @BarkingMadRead for once again leading us through the breach! I likely would have not read this otherwise. I‘m glad to have it under my belt, even though it was a frustrating read at times. 1mo

eeclayton Joining the #wtf club. It was interesting to realize that out of the 3 times we saw Maggie in a boat, the only time she was safe was when she was threatened by the flood, floating with no male companion in the vessel. But the I still don't understand why the siblings had to be killed off like this.
Thanks @barkingmadread for leading us through another difficult read that I would probably have given up on without our lovely group 💕 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

dabbe @KAO 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

dabbe @Ruthiella 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

dabbe @eeclayton 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

dabbe All hail @BarkingMadRead, the hostess with the mostest! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Thanks for leading us yet again through a challenging read with an unbelievable #wtf ending. On to Ms. Gaskell! Love this #hashtagbrigade! 😍 1mo

ElizaMarie #WTF 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Bleh! All the flooding and drowning was definitely foreshadowed effectively… but bleh! Thanks for leading us @TheAromaofBooks 😘 1mo

AllDebooks Wow, what a cop out of an ending. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for keeping us sane and amused through yet another chunker 😊 1mo

Leftcoastzen Thank you @BarkingMadRead all that for that ending ?😡🤬 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen @AllDebooks @dabbe that ending was garbage 🙄 1mo

julieclair @AllDebooks I agree 💯. So disappointing after aaaalllllll those pages. @BarkingMadRead You are the best leader ever! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @julieclair thank you!! 1mo

kwmg40 I feel the same way as everyone else about that ending. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for hosting! I'm sorry I didn't contribute much to the discussion but I did enjoy following along with the #hashtagbrigade. 1mo

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: #somuchgossip #oggthinksmaggieisafterkenn #theguestsisterstellstephen #plansmadetoreunitestephenwithlucy #lucysneaksofftovisitmaggie #lucyforgivesher #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 1mo

mcctrish The Guest sisters are a piece of work!!! I‘m glad Lucy came to her senses and I hope she realizes Stephen is not the one for her and thereby convinced his sisters to get their own lives 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Yay for Lucy! She truly is the best. I‘m just going to leave this for the other ladies of St. Ogg‘s: 🙄🙄🙄🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 1mo

julieclair Surely surely Lucy will not marry Stephen. I don‘t think I could take it. 1mo

ElizaMarie All the gossip!!! 1mo

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #mumcomparesmaggietoherfurniture #wtf #phillipwritesabeautifulletter #hestilllovesandbelivesinmaggie #yetmaggiestillhatesherself #iblametom #also #moredrowningreferences #thisdoesnotbodewell #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 1mo

mcctrish It was a beautiful letter ❤️❤️❤️ I‘m so infuriated! All these people pushing and pulling Maggie around and she‘s just trying to do her best 1mo

AllDebooks This is grinding my gears now. Maggie should tell them all to feck off. She should ask Tom for a small allowance and get gone to a new life with found family and better friends. 1mo

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BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks for real! 1mo

dabbe It's hard to believe, but if only Maggie had gone through with the elopement with Stephen, she would have caused less damage, and Philip and Lucy would have eventually moved on with their lives. Now that Maggie is determined to stay in town, she is making it impossible for Stephen to have a possible reconciliation, either with herself or with Lucy. Moreover, her presence in town will keep the wound open in Philip's heart. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t love Philip telling her he would have committed suicide if he didn‘t love her so much. Keep that to yourself, my man. I‘m glad you had something to hold onto but don‘t make Maggie feel guilty. 1mo

Leftcoastzen Maggie can‘t get a break. It was a lovely letter, everyone seems stuck cuz Maggie is stuck .😞 1mo

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: #stoggsisabuzz #maggieisthedevil #stephenwentabroad #lucyisill #philranoff #stephenwritesaletterwiththetruth #willithelp #kennthinksnot #kennwantsmaggietogoawaytowork #maggiesaysno #whatcouldgowrong #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 1mo

mcctrish A man of 5 and twenty should know better but he‘s still a man FFS if men are so fucking strong that they have to be in charge why can‘t they be in charge of themselves 1mo

Bookwormjillk Frustrating chapter 1mo

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Leftcoastzen It is a frustrating chapter! Maggie left to get the scowls, side eye , etc . Hard times for a woman. She‘s trying to stay strong. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Like I get why Maggie doesn't want to start over, but at the same time - it feels like she always purposefully chooses the hardest possible path for no real reason. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Yes, very frustrating. Dr. Kenn seems to be a kind man. I hope he comes up with a solution that can satisfy Maggie‘s conscience without making the rest of her life miserable. 1mo

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks yes!!!! 1mo

eeclayton @TheAromaofBooks it seems like she's internalised the criticism of the community and doesn't feel like she deserves a fresh start. Which is the saddest thing in this book. 1mo

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Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree

Made my #bookspinbingo stack while I had a little energy. It took way more out of me than it should have, but my surgery recovery has been going so well, I‘ll only complain a little 🤣 @TheAromaofBooks

Bookwormjillk I didn‘t realize you had your surgery. So impressed you‘ve kept up the chapter a day posts! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk a couple of the days it was practically all I read 🤣 surgery was Wednesday. I‘m feeling pretty good now! 1mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead glad to hear it! 1mo

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AnnCrystal Now get to resting and reading, may you be all recovered soon 🙏🏼💝. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Glad everything went well!! 1mo

Ruthiella Glad to hear you are recovering nicely. ❤️ 1mo

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead so glad to hear your surgery has gone well. Wishing you a speedy recovery x 🙏 1mo

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7.1: #maggieisruined #tomkickedherout #everyoneknows #mumstickswithher #tobobstheygo #bobtotherescue #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 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Just when you think Tom can't be more of a jerk, here we are. 1mo

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks right?! And it‘s all bob‘s fault for blabbing 1mo

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Bookwormjillk Grrrrr Tom. Surprised the mom went with her though 1mo

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk That surprised me too!! It was rather sweet that her mother finally gave preference to Maggie. (edited) 1mo

eeclayton Tess of the d'Urbervilles vibes 😔 1mo

julieclair @eeclayton Yes, sadly. Poor Maggie. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Yay for Bob! Kind of mad at Maggie for saying she doesn‘t owe a grudge to anyone. Not that it would help if Bob went and beat up Stephen anyway. I wonder what is going on with Stephen. It sounds like Tom wants to duel him but something is stopping him. Presumably duels are illegal so it might just be that. 1mo

dabbe @eeclayton 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

dabbe So, it's like we thought. Stephen gets away, and Maggie bears the heat. It probably would have been better overall for everyone if she HAD married Stephen; at least she'd still sort of have her reputation, and Lucy and Phil would get over it someday. If I were Maggie, I'd get the hell out of dodge and away from those hypocrites. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe it‘s so frustrating, she‘s so worried about everyone thinks of her, but nobody would give her the same courtesy 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

Daisey These are some frustrating chapters, and as was mentioned in I think yesterday‘s discussion, we don‘t have many chapters left for things to work themselves out. I didn‘t think I could like Tom less than I already did, but this chapter managed it. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Daisey I‘m very much afraid it‘s all going to go to hell in a handbasket 1mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead @dabbe it was so hard not to read ahead this morning 1mo

Bookwormjillk @eeclayton yup 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I so know how you feel, so I finished it because I have no willpower! 🤣 1mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe maybe I will copy you tomorrow. @dabbe did it first! 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I couldn't help myself! Plus, I got to the point when I wanted this sucker over and done with! 🤣 1mo

ElizaMarie @Daisey YES !!! I disliked Tom for all his #HolierThanThou attitudes then, and now I loath him for his constant jackassery! Ugh! And he didn't even let Maggie explain herself. I am super surprised the Momma finally has her motherly vibe and goes with Maggie - that was a shocker! 1mo

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ok #hashtagbrigade it‘s time to start thinking about the book for June/July! we have another #chunkster on our hands! Who will be joining in the discussion? Everyone is welcome, but remember: my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read my post until you‘ve read the chapter!

BarkingMadRead @litsyevents
@indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean 1mo

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader
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BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @AnishaInkspill 1mo

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Bookwormjillk Me! 1mo

Librarybelle Yes, please! I came across my copy the other day. The same edition as yours. 😂 1mo

Lcsmcat I‘d love to be included please. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks I'm in!! I found one Gaskell super boring and another one delightful, so we'll see where this one lands 😂 1mo

Cuilin I ordered a copy but when it arrived, it was not in very good condition so out it went again. I think I‘m going check my local library. (edited) 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin I‘ll put you in the list and you can let me know if you need to be taken off! 1mo

rubyslippersreads I‘m in, although I may have bitten off more than I can chew, tackling this in the same month as

Kristin Lavransdatter

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mcctrish I‘m in . It‘s free on kindle and the serial app. I think I will do it on kindle (edited) 1mo

rubyslippersreads @Cuilin if you don‘t mind reading an ebook, it‘s available on Project Gutenberg. 1mo

Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks I did not love “North and South” but I adored “Cranford” and I liked “Ruth”. I am curious to see where I land on this one. 1mo

Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads Me too! 😬😂 We can do it! 💪 1mo

eeclayton 🙋 1mo

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1mo

julieclair I‘m in! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m in! 1mo

ElizaMarie Im in- gotta secure a copy 1mo

peanutnine I'm in! 1mo

willaful I'm in, though I'll be away for part of June. 1mo

dabbe I'm in! 😍 1mo

jewright I would like to join, please! 1mo

KAO I need to tackle some other titles in my TBR stack, so I‘ll skip this one and rejoin in August for Age of Innocence! 1mo

TheAromaofBooks @Ruthiella - Yes! I was not a fan of N&S which I felt like dragged on forever with Gaskell killing off some other perfectly nice character every 50 pages or so so we can get MORE chapters of boring Margaret wringing her hands and bemoaning her life and worrying that she said the wrong thing. But Cranford! So delightful! So much humor and wonderful characters! I couldn't believe they were written by the same person! 1mo

quietjenn Yes! 1mo

Bklover I‘m in! I need to improve on @dabbe ‘s Thursday lists. I have the same copy as well😉😊 1mo

dabbe @Bklover Same here! 🤣😍🤗 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Firestarter | Stephen King

Just a reminder that June‘s #LosersClub read is #firestarter Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about May 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #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

Bookwormjillk 🔥🔥🔥 1mo

LitsyEvents May or June? 1mo

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BarkingMadRead June 🙈 @litsyevents 1mo

KathyWheeler It‘s been a long time since I read this — looking forward to it. 1mo

BookwormAHN It's on hold 🤞🏻 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 14: #yikes #maggieandstephensleepontheboat #scandalous #stephenarrangedaninn #thatsnotsuspiciousatall #maggiewontgiven #stepheninsiststheymarry #maggiewontdoit #soobviouslystephenkicksherout #alone #atnight #ass #maggietakesthewrongcab #anothernightswayfromhome #whatcouldgowrong #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 1mo

mcctrish I don‘t even know what to think at this point - Maggie won‘t marry Stephen because of Lucy, she can‘t be with Philip because of Tom and his lines in the sand so she will be alone ? There are probably more fish in the sea but we are running out of chapters 1mo

Bookwormjillk Maggie doesn‘t seem to have any good options and now everyone will blame her for Stephen‘s assery. 1mo

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dabbe Yep, Maggie gets to go back and face the music while Stephen literally can ride off into the sunset. Damn what these women had to go through in the 1800s! 1mo

Leftcoastzen Oh man ! Poor Maggie! Few choices to begin with and now this ! 1mo

Leftcoastzen Too all ! Enjoying the read along and all the great comments! 1mo

ElizaMarie @dabbe Yes! The 1800s were so brutal for a young woman. She is screwed, Stephen is an ass, he doesn't care about her reputation, and practually blackmails her into marriage for the “sake“ of her reputation - ugh! I hate boys! I feel bad for Maggie. Worried this book will end and she won't find happiness. 1mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie 🩵🎯🩵 1mo

KAO @ElizaMarie @dabbe Agreeing with you on all points!! (edited) 1mo

dabbe @KAO 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I would like to give Stephen a smack! I don‘t know what options Maggie has now. Someone saw her and Stephen together who knows them 😨 (I‘m guessing and hoping Ben!) She can‘t even get a decent teaching situation if they hear she‘s been alone with a man. 1mo

kwmg40 What a chapter! Poor Maggie. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly (Bob, not Ben. I don‘t know if there‘s even a Ben in this book 😂) 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 14: #boatridetime #stephenrowsformaggie #toofar #lotsofdeclarathonsoflove #snagarideonabiggerboat #wontthiswreckmaggiesrep #hmmmmm #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 1mo

mcctrish Two days on the water? No one knows where they are? #whatcouldgowrong 1mo

dabbe Maggie is now in DEEP waters. #punintended 1mo

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Bookwormjillk @dabbe 😂

And how could Stephen screw this up so bad that they got there in like an hour but now it will take 2 days to get back. Maggie is cooked for sure. 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

KAO This can‘t go well!! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly He kidnapped her!!! THIS IS NOT OKAY. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I think it would ruin Maggie‘s reputation if they don‘t get married. So he‘s pretty much forced her hand at this point. 1mo

Leftcoastzen Uh oh ! Not fair! 1mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly I agree - I don't like this Stephen guy. He feels so entitled to do whatever, consenquences be damned. He claims to care for her, but then he puts her in a lot of situations a young lady shouldn't be in. AND doesn't listen when she tells him to stop/leave her alone. 1mo

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