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Ch 8: #Tullyvisitshissis #eightkids 😳 #impressed #tullywantsmoneytheydonthave #sohecanpaybackGlegg #sissyremindshimofmaggie #sissylovesmaggie #somuchguilt #hewillgetthemoneysomeotherway #maybeanothermortgage 🤷🏻‍♀️ #togowiththeonehesayshedoesnthave #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @bklover @elizamarie @kao 6h

Bklover I think I‘m going to bail. I keep thinking it will get better, but this just isn‘t doing it for me. Thanks @BarkingMadRead - I want to stay for the hashtags, but I think I‘m tossing this one. I‘ll be back though! 5h

BarkingMadRead No worries @Bklover 5h

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TheAromaofBooks This is actually interesting to read after Lark Rise to Candleford. I feel like a lot of the things we read about in that book as generalities are happening in this story. 5h

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks for sure! 5h

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks this is the story that goes with Lark Rise‘s accounting lists. Also I‘m some mad at Glegg calling in her money and poor sister Tulliver living in squalor has to figure out some way to magic cost savings out of thin air 4h

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7: sisters giving P&P vibes #pullettissoverdramatic #deaneissoquietandunassuming #glegghasanopinionabouteverything #anyway #thesistersarrive #theylistenandthentheyjudge #loudly #thehusbandsarenobetter #thesistershavealottosayaboutmaggie #especiallythehair #soonviouslyshecutsit ✂️ #hatchetjob #tomdoesnthelpwithhisteasing #muchcryinganddrama #timetotalkaboutschool #onlyspecialneedsboysgotoparsons #apparently 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking P&P too 😂 And I love the shade thrown on sister Glegg‘s clothing. Doesn‘t she know the rule that if you wore it when it was in fashion, you don‘t wear it when it comes around again? 1d

dabbe Maggie cries almost as much as Emily from UDOLPHO! 😂😭😂 1d

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julieclair @dabbe Next thing we know she‘ll start waxing poetic about #VerdantVerdure 😂 1d

julieclair Sister Gregg is on my last nerve. 1d

Morr_Books @julieclair Agree! I did enjoy Mr. Glegg - plus Mr. Tulliver vs. Mrs. Glegg. 1d

Bookwormjillk Some things never change though with the drama about meal times and people refusing to just have a snack for goodness sakes. Or maybe that‘s just my family. 1d

mcctrish Mrs Tulliver hurt her sister‘s feeling wearing her own hair aka Glegg who‘s got her third best fake hair on cuz it‘s a weekday 🤯 which is a wonderful lead up to berating Maggie so much she chops her own hair off just to show Glegg. 🤦🏻‍♀️ maybe she can sell Glegg her hair ? 1d

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish Glegg can suck it! She‘s the worst! 1d

mcctrish Glegg is the worst 1d

Clare-Dragonfly I think Glegg might be a worse aunt than Mrs. Norris. 😱 1d

dabbe @julieclair 🎯🩵🤣 1d

Ruthiella “And uncle Pullet had a great natural faculty for ignorance.” 😂😂😂 “Well, if I may be allowed to speak, and it‘s seldom as I am,” said Mrs Glegg.” (edited) 19h

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella 😂😂😂😂 12h

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #kiddrama #arguingovercake #tomandmaggiearetoomuch #siblingrivalry #tomandbob #typicalboys #rathunting #animalabuseirritatesmethough #bobcheats #tomgetssoworkedup #hypocritemuch #boyswillbeboysiguess 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Did Bob cheat or was Tom just mad? I couldn‘t tell. Wish he would go back to school. 2d

Ruthiella Yes! Poor Yap! And that cat! 😭 2d

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dabbe I am not liking Tom at all. So high and mighty and always wanting to exact justice! Maggie adores him yet he abuses her. All of them do, except the father seems to favor her a bit. Childhood can be so brutal. And the animal abuse? Horrific. 🤬 2d

mcctrish This chapter just had me mad, Mr Tulliver telling Mrs Tulliver to invite them all and she‘s like “the work of it, more food to make, leaves for the table, dishes to get out” and no one‘s helping her and none of them get along as he puts on his hat and strides off 2d

rubyslippersreads If there‘s animal abuse (especially cats), I think it was the right choice for me to skip this. 😼 2d

ElizaMarie I hated Tom with his little mind games with his sister here. She adores him. And did everything she thought she could to make him happy - offered him the better piece and everything! Ugh! He is mean. 2d

TheAromaofBooks Honestly both Tom and Maggie scare me in their own ways 😂 2d

Morr_Books @TheAromaofBooks Agree! 2d

Morr_Books I am weirded out by the conversations between Maggie and Tom. It seems more like a marriage than a sibling relationship. 2d

Morr_Books A lot of serial killer tendencies (killing of animals, etc.) with some of these characters. Not at all what I was expecting from this book. 2d

BarkingMadRead @Morr_Books 💯 on both, I definitely wondered about the serial killer aspect 🤣 should be interesting to see how this progresses 2d

Bookwormjillk @Morr_Books yes! Total serial killer vibes! You nailed it. 2d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: Tom is home #hebringsgoodgifts #noimagination #maggieconfesses #nowtomdoesntloveher 💔 #backtotheattic #pityparty #popsmakeshimapologize #friendsagain #fishingisaauccess #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk I don‘t think he was wrong though about the rabbits? Oh well. 3d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk definitely not wrong! 3d

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dabbe I worry about Maggie. She ignores the rabbits and lets them starve to death and takes out her aggressions by stabbing a doll voodoo-style while in the attic. This can not bode well for her psyche. And Tom loving-hating her within minutes. Granted, what she did to the rabbits was awful, but still. 3d

Bklover @Bookwormjillk @dabbe You‘re right about the rabbits. I‘m even mad at her for that! But I hate all of this “I won‘t love you anymore”. Even mom says it. Anyway. I just wanted to mention the last sentence of the chapter is gorgeous! It‘s the narrator speaking about childhood memories. 3d

BarkingMadRead @Bklover the writing is just beautiful! 3d

dabbe @Bklover 🤩😍🤗 3d

Morr_Books I may have an unpopular view, but I'm kinda on team Tom... for this chapter. 3d

ElizaMarie AND the mom quickly again goes to Maggie Drowned! What is with the drowning, maybe her momma lost her sister to drowning. Or do people just up and drown all the time? Is drowning the new boogieman? 3d

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie I really hope we get some clarity on this, I need me a good backstory! 2d

mcctrish @Morr_Books I‘m team Tom too! He asked 2 people to check on his rabbits and they both let him down 👎🏻👎🏻 and he‘s not allowed to be upset ( mom is a bit theatrical with the drowning ) 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @ElizaMarie I think it‘s just because they live close to a river, but maybe there is something… 2d

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly Oo that makes more sense than it being something more nefarious. 2d

Leftcoastzen Why doesn‘t mom just say stay away from the river ! If my mom said stay away from the river , she would have told me why , and I would have stayed away from the river ! 😁 1d

Leftcoastzen I was miffed everyone let Tom down as well , it was a simple ask , Maggie is young but should have been able to look after a couple of rabbits. The parents don‘t look after her , I know people had plenty of work in those days. 1d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: I read today‘s chapter in Disney and then forgot to post! #maggiegivesmelife #zerofucksgiven #livingherbestlife #hangingintheattic #runningloose #staygoldenmaggie #hashtagbrigade #omg #thosepoorbunniesthough #iforgotthatpart 🙈🐰

KAO @BarkingMadRead Please add me to the list! Thanks! I am caught up to chapter 4! 4d

BarkingMadRead Gotcha @kao 4d

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Ruthiella Yes, those poor bunnies. 🐰 💔Also th image of a child driving nails into a doll out of anger scares me a little. 😬 But those were different days. 4d

mcctrish She‘s going to live with her brother so she can keep Tom up to speed in life 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ( although she forgot to feed his rabbits so maybe he won‘t want her !) 4d

dabbe And it's now the second time the mom has been afraid that Maggie has drowned. Should I be worried about this? 😬 4d

Bklover @Ruthiella Maggie is very entertaining, but I have to admit she scares me a little. I wouldn‘t want to be up in that attic with her! 😬 (edited) 4d

Bookwormjillk Maggie is a little bit scary but I can‘t decide yet if she‘s adorable scary or don‘t leave her alone with small children scary. 4d

ElizaMarie Oh Maggie!!! She is a different one. 4d

Clare-Dragonfly The poor bunnies 😭😭😭 3d

Leftcoastzen I‘m with @Bookwormjillk 😵‍💫so sad about the rabbits. Maggie is baffled by Luke‘s lack of curiosity about the world. I guess he‘s satisfied with his lot. 1d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #maggieisobsessedwiththedevil #lovestoread #tomnotsomuch #streetsmartbookstupid #rileyfoundhimateacher #popswantshimtohavetimeoff #rileysaysno #maggieismyfave #sassmaster #tomsprotector #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Maggie=me sneaking my Dad‘s Stephen King books. 5d

TheAromaofBooks The end of this chapter felt like some heavy foreshadowing that things aren't going to go well for Tom at Stelling's 😂 5d

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Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks Agree! 😰 😅 5d

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks yup 5d

mcctrish #fathandsriley I‘m with Maggie and thinking he‘s not worth listening to 5d

Bklover @TheAromaofBooks I agree- I‘m feeling very sorry for Tom right now. 5d

dabbe We haven't even met Tom yet and already we're feeling bad for him! And this is another one where it sucks to be a female in the 1800s! 😊 5d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I was so glad I read this in the hotel instead of bringing it into Disney, I was yelling at the book 🤣 5d

ElizaMarie (I am not getting the tags; can you re-add me). Anyway, I love Maggie. Poor girl :( “A woman's no business wi' being so clever; it'll turn to trouble.“ - Also, I love how Tom is trying to talk himself into thinking he made the right choice to give them the recommendation. 5d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🤣😍🤣 5d

Clare-Dragonfly I really want Tom and Maggie to switch places like Alanna and her brother! She would be much better suited to scholarship! 5d

Morr_Books I found myself being very suspicious of Mr. Riley. Maybe it is cuz Maggie didn't like him. 5d

Leftcoastzen 🙄poor Maggie , poor Tom . I think this Mr. Riley isn‘t reliable, does he get a cut for finding students? I‘m with @Dabbe it sucks to be a girl in the 1800s 3d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen Talk about a patriarchal world, right? #oy 3d

Sparklemn Riley can tell himself that he‘s being magnanimous by recommending the clergy as tutor to Tom. But I think this is going to be an “you scratch my back and I‘ll scratch yours” scenario. 3d

Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly I agree 👍 (edited) 3d

Sparklemn @Morr_Books He was so dismissive of her reading. Blech. 3d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch2: #thetullivers #saucycouple #tomneedsaneddication #ihopewemeetglegg #maggielooksfun #bringiton #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Another easy chapter. Waiting for something terrible to happen. 6d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I feel like we are being set up for something 🤣 #scarredforlife 6d

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Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead #TrustIssues 6d

AllDebooks I love Maggie already ❤️ 6d

ElizaMarie I love the whole convo with the mole! “its puzzling work, talking is“. 😂 6d

dabbe This quote scares me from the mother: “Maggie, Maggie ... you'll tumble and be drowned some day, an' then you'll be sorry you didn't do as mother told you.“ 😳 6d

eeclayton As a non-native speaker, I found this chapter a bit difficult to read. I may need to switch to a translation if characters keeps speaking like this. 6d

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton the language was definitely rough. I had to read a couple lines twice! 6d

Leftcoastzen I already feel sorry for Maggie 6d

Ruthiella @eeclayton I am a native speaker and I found some of the sentences tough to parse! 6d

Clare-Dragonfly Poor Maggie, so poorly behaved that her hair won‘t even curl! 🙄😂 6d

mcctrish “I‘d be sorry for him to be a raskill ( lawyer)” 🤣🤣🤣 6d

Bklover Can you add me to the list please? 6d

Bklover @dabbe No Mother of the Year award for her!!😉😂 6d

dabbe @Bklover 🎯🤣🎯 6d

Sparklemn @Ruthiella Same! 😵‍💫 6d

Sparklemn Maggie is sassy! Love it. And her father appears to take it in stride. The mother not so much. 6d

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Sunrise on the Reaping: A Hunger Games Novel | Suzanne Collins

Last new book of the day 🤣 my book club is reading this

5feet.of.fury So good! 6d

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The Way of Kings | Brandon Sanderson

My son‘s friend suggested this to me last summer and I finally picked it up. This is gonna take awhile!

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Nancy Drew 18: Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion | Carolyn Keene

#nancydrewbr time! The pages of this one feel different than usual. They are very shiny! There are Chinese letters on the copyright page, although it does say it was printed in 1971.

Librarybelle Interesting! 1w

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The Long Walk | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #theLongWalk 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 1w

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A Court of Wings and Ruin | Sarah J. Maas

3 chapters while I eat my birthday bundt! (My birthday is tomorrow but we are going to Disney) The churro one is really good, but I couldn‘t finish it! #littensloveacotar

Trashcanman Happy birthday! Am I the first to wish you a happy birthday? Does it count because it technically isn‘t your birthday today? 1w

Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 1w

BarkingMadRead @Trashcanman you‘re the first, and it totally counts 🤣 thank you! 1w

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AnnCrystal 🥳🎂🍰💝 Happy Birthday & have fun at Disney! (edited) 1w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella @AnnCrystal thanks!! 1w

Deblovestoread Happy birthday! Enjoy Disney! 🎂🎈🎉📚 1w

Roary47 Happy birthday!! 🎉 1w

maich Happy birthday💐🎂 1w

TheBookgeekFrau Happy Birthday! 🥳 1w

BarkingMadRead @deblovestoread @roary47 @maich @thebookgeekfrau thank you! 1w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Book 1, ch 1: loving all the covers so far! #shortchapter #boyandgirl #dorlcotemill #beautifulwriting #inlovewithmoistness #um #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk This was a pretty chapter. Perfect for spring. 1w

Morr_Books I loved the opening descriptions. 1w

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Leftcoastzen Forgot to start 🙄😳 1w

mcctrish benumbed arms - this a going to be lovely 1w

Ruthiella The first chapter was a breeze. ❤️ 1w

dabbe I think “moist“ was used in different forms more than once! 🤣 I love the setup to a long flashback of what happens at Dorlcote Mill on the Floss River. No dental floss here whatsoever! 🤩 1w

Sparklemn “There is a remnant still of last year‘s golden clusters of beehive-ricks rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows…” Such beautiful writing! 7d

Bklover So far so good! 7d

AllDebooks This was a perfect opening, such evocative writing. 6d

Leftcoastzen Very descriptive, I‘m interested. 6d

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The Stand | Stephen King

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #theStand
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

Bookwormjillk I don‘t even know where to start! I don‘t think I‘ll ever get sick of reading and re-reading this one. 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk never ever ever. Always and forever my favorite! 2w

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PaperbackPirate I wanted to join in on this one but just didn‘t have the time. Maybe later this year! 2w

TieDyeDude I really enjoyed the graphic novel adaptation. I'm not a fan of the artist's style, but it was consistent and the characters were discernable (which isn't always the case in comics with a large cast). The overall focus was more on the Colorado crew, but it never felt rushed or lacking. I would say the biggest miss was Trashy. His story kinda dropped off after he got to Vegas, so his role in the finale felt underdeveloped. 2w

TieDyeDude I has been about 5 years since I read The Stand for the first time. I was surprised at how much came back to me as I was doing this re-read, though I mostly forgot the Vegas finale 🤷‍♂️ Maybe in another 5 years, I'll read the uncut novel 😋 Has anyone done this on audio? (edited) 2w

Bookwormjillk @TieDyeDude yes, I did it on audio this time. It works. 2w

BarkingMadRead @TieDyeDude how can they do that to poor Trashy! He‘s so important! 2w

JessClark78 I‘m only about a hundred pages in, but this is my third or fourth time reading The Stand. I‘m always amazed at how King can write so many characters in one book. 2w

kwmg40 I too am doing a reread, but I only got about a quarter of the way through before having to return it to the library. It's a gripping read but I had way too many books on the go already. I'll resume when I get the book again, and in the meantime, I'm really enjoying this more leisurely read, instead of the frantic page-turning experience last time, trying to find out what happens next. 2w

bekakins I didn‘t manage to do a reread but this is one of my favourite King novels - such great character development in this one! 2w

Roary47 I read this last year and have to say it‘s one of my favorites. 😍 1w

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Now or Never | Janet Evanovich

I finally organized my anxiety bookshelf 🤣 the sorting was soothing and the putting of the books into then shelf was anxiety inducing 🤣🤣

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w

willaful Lol, we just can't win! 2w

AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝. 2w

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Pride and Premeditation | Tirzah Price

#bookspinbingo time! How is it almost April already?!? #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Bookwormjillk I am really in denial about the April situation 2w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w

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The Third Gilmore Girl | Kelly Bishop

My daughter and I were supposed to be in London over the weekend but 💥 🔥 cancelled our flight 🙄 so we did a book crawl around Charlotte all weekend instead 🤷🏻‍♀️ not the same, but not all bad! 19 bookstores, plus one free ARC from one of them for spending too much money 🤣

kspenmoll What fun! Making the best of a bummer situation… 2w

AnnCrystal 👏🤩📚💝...This Spells Love 😉👍🏼📚💝. 2w

BarkingMadRead @kspenmoll @AnnCrystal yes!! 2w

Leftcoastzen When I saw your post & heard what happened at Heathrow I was hoping you got in ahead of it . Looks like you had fun even though you had to change things up ! 2w

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If We Were Villains | M.L. Rio

Bookclub book to be discussed next week! I packed a huge stack of books for my no longer existing trip to London 🤣 but I‘m sure I‘ll still have time to read! We haven‘t made alternate plans yet!

Bookwormjillk Are you just sitting on the airplane? 3w

dabbe Pretty nails! 🩵🩵🩵 3w

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk we were in the air, I was flying from Charlotte to Newark 3w

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead What a mess! 3w

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A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas

Heading to London with my daughter so we can see Tom Hiddleston in As You Like It. So much airport and airplane time ahead for reading!

Itchyfeetreader Hoping you are not heading into Heathrow? Safe travels 3w

BarkingMadRead @Itchyfeetreader well. I was. 3w

Ruthiella Gosh. Not a good day to fly to London. Wishing you luck. 🤞 3w

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BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella not happening, unfortunately. We are trying to make US plans that are fun enough to make us stop feeling sorry for ourselves 3w

Bookwormjillk Oh no! 3w

willaful I'm so sorry. :-( 3w

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Mockingjay | Suzzane Collins

I just love these movies!

Gissy Me too♥️♥️♥️great adaptations 3w

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The Long Walk | Stephen King

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

BookwormAHN I loved The Long Walk 🖤 And I'm still on the waite list for The Stand audiobook. 3w

BarkingMadRead @BookwormAHN I haven‘t read Long Walk in decades, I can‘t wait! I‘m still reading the Stand (for the gazillionth time) I‘ll be finishing mid April at this point 🤣 3w

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AllDebooks I started The Long Walk in December but bailed as found it troubling and non-festive. 😅 I'll go back to it as I do want to know the outcome. 2w

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks definitely not festive 🤣 2w

ElizaMarie I want to join this month :) please add me 1w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

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@indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @BarbaraJean 3w

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader 3w

BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @AnishaInkspill 3w

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Librarybelle Looking forward to it! 3w

Bookwormjillk I actually have a real live paper book for this one! 3w

Cuilin I‘m in. 3w

mcctrish I‘m in and I‘m going to try and track down a print copy and I got it on the serial app for free ( trying not to give Amazon any more of my money ) (edited) 3w

Deblovestoread I'm in! 🙋‍♀️ 3w

dabbe Me, too, please! 🙋‍♀️ I think I have a copy somewhere on my horribly unorganized shelves. 🤣 3w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3w

julieclair I‘m in! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Downloaded from Project Gutenberg and ready to go! Looking forward to more Eliot! 3w

Ruthiella I‘m in! I‘m woefully under read re: George Elliot! 3w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3w

TheAromaofBooks As long as my copy comes in time, I'm in!! Hopefully I like it better than Middlemarch, which was a serious struggle! 3w

Daisey I‘m in, hopefully. I may fall woefully behind, but I want to try. 3w

KAO I need to pass on this one. These next months will be quite busy for me. 3w

quietjenn Yes please 3w

Morr_Books I'm in too, hopefully, but I've been terrible at keeping up with the reading pace. I'm only 1/3 thru Woman in White... 3w

Leftcoastzen Yes , please. May I join in? 3w

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen absolutely! 3w

kwmg40 Please include me, thanks! 2w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2w

AllDebooks Count me in, please. 😊 2w

eeclayton Please tag me in your posts, I plan to join you. 1w

Sparklemn Please tag me, too! 1w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1w

KAO Oops! I was out of town, but my book will arrive tomorrow, and I‘ll catch up! Count me in! Thanks. 6d

BarkingMadRead @KAO the chapters are short! You will catch up in no time! 6d

KAO @BarkingMadRead Thank goodness for short chapters! I am already caught up! I like Maggie already and can tell this will be fun! 5d

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The Woman in White | Wilkie Colli

#butfirst #waltersmissionissuccessful #uncleuselessacknowledgeslaura #marianstayswiththem #asonisborn #porkchopmeetshisend #ratherdramatically #uncleuselesspassestoo #ratherundramatically #littlewaltistheheir #theend #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads 3w

BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @morr_books 3w

Bookwormjillk I kept waiting for something shocking to happen but I guess they‘re all just happy and all the evil people are dead. Oh well 🤣 3w

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Bklover I feel bad for Marian. Forever the aunty. 3w

BarbaraJean It was a bit anticlimactic! More dramatic vindication would have been nice. Or at least a hilarious dramatic deathbed scene with dear Uncle. I‘m just glad Pesca didn‘t have to kill Porkchop. 3w

BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean I definitely hoped for better deaths 🤣 3w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk #atleastthebadpeopledied small mercies and @BarbaraJean silver lining for Pesca 👏🏻👏🏻 3w

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraJean good point- happy for Pesca 3w

ElizaMarie @Bklover YES! I feel so badly for Marian. Like she was a super amazing woman, and if only she wasn't so ugly - ha! I mean, she kinda gets a happily ever after, but... only kinda? 3w

dabbe It creeped me out how #countporkchop lusted/loved Marian. There has to be someone out there for her! But you know what? She's Wilkie's independent woman, so maybe it's fitting that she ends up happily on her own. She, Walt, and Anne were my favorites. Oh, and Pesca, too!

Thanks for another fabulous read, #hashtagbrigade and our wittiest leader, @BarkingMadRead! 🤩🙌🏻🤩 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Heck yeah they did! I suspected that foreigner with a scar on his face might be the Brotherhood‘s vengeance but when he left the Count alone when Walt arrived at his house, I wasn‘t sure. He got the ending he deserved! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Does anyone remember, if Laura hadn‘t managed to produce a son, would someone else have inherited Limmeridge? Or would a daughter have done the trick? Or could she have inherited in her own right? 3w

Ruthiella @Bklover @ElizaMarie @dabbe We can all write our own ending for Marian. I see her meeting Mr. Gilmore‘ son (or nephew or daughter or niece, whatever your flavor) and starting a beautiful partnership both personally and professionally as private detectives. 3w

Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly I think she would have inherited in her own right. 3w

TheAromaofBooks I ended up loving this one!! Thanks so much for hosting @BarkingMadRead - this one was an unexpected win for me 😂 3w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I love that ending!! @TheAromaofBooks I was pleasantly surprised as well! I really loved this one! 3w

dabbe @Ruthiella Love this! 🤩🤩🤩 3w

KAO I enjoyed this a lot! Thanks so much! 3w

Leftcoastzen What a wonderful book ! Glad for the happy ending (it‘s about time) so many of the characters are so well crafted, they could have a book of their own ! Yay,Marian! Thanks @BarkingMadRead 3w

Bklover @Ruthiella That‘s a perfect ending!! I love it! 2w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

I almost forgot to post!
Epoch 3, part 4 #thisfreakingguy #nothingnewreally #lotsofbragging #hugecrushonmarian 🙄 #morebragging #insufferabletwit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads 3w

BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @morr_books 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Why was this so fun and SO GROSS at the same time? I nominate we change his name from #countporkchop to #countcreepula 3w

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mcctrish I laughed out loud twice during #countporkchop ‘s side of the story with his insertions about how awesome he is 🤣🤣 but cringed at how much he looovvvveeddd Marian ( but it saved her so yay Marian) every time someone describes him I hear in the back of my mind “how fat was he?” like part of a running joke 3w

Bookwormjillk Honestly I would read a whole book told from the POV of Uncle and Count. They‘re awful but so funny. And he wasn‘t wrong about Marian. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly for real! I laughed the whole time. @mcctrish I could only use drawings of him, the actors they used were never fat enough 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w

Bklover The illustration is perfect!😂😂 3w

BarbaraJean @Bklover The illustration is absolutely perfect, in no small part because at first I interpreted the right hand as a foot and his belly as the leg attached to that “foot,“ and the ridiculousness of that pose + the ridiculousness of seeing my error had me cackling 😂 😂 Also: does he have smoke coming out of his ear?!? What is happening?! 3w

BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean omg I never noticed that smoke, wtf?!? 3w

ElizaMarie @BarbaraJean The SMOKE!!! Ha maybe its a “he is full of hot air“ type of reference. 3w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 3, part 3, ch 4-7: Pesca! #waltthinksporkchopisaspy #hecallsonsweetpescatohelp #offtotheopera #porkchopisafraidofpesca #waltfindsoutwhy #whathappensinthebrotherhoodstaysinthebrotherhood #pescaismaybenotsosweet #waltsendspescaanote #justincase #offtoconfrontporkchop #whoknewwaltwasabadass #impressed #anyway #waltthreatensporkchopthreatenswalt #porkchopwriteshiscinfession #thenheruns #themicehekeeps 🙄 #peaceoutporkchop #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads 3w

BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @morr_books 3w

Bklover Who is the sneaky foreigner who follows porkchop? Hopefully one of the good guys! 3w

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BarkingMadRead @Bklover I hope we find out, there‘s not much left! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I was highly suspicious that the Count was really a spy back when Laura said it randomly! #yaypesca #waltlauramarianthrouple #changemymind 3w

Bklover @Clare-Dragonfly Laura doesn‘t actually say a whole lot in this book, so it was definitely notable! She‘s generally too busy being fragile 😉 3w

Bookwormjillk Porkchop‘s schedule and his description of the birds had me cracking up. 3w

Ruthiella I read many years ago somewhere that Count Fosco was an influence on the Bond villain, Bloefeld (the one with the white cat). I see the connection. Charming but deadly. Fond of animals. 3w

mcctrish Porkchop laughing at Walt not accepting coffee - the English always pick the wrong thing to be worried about. Yet the Italian played a long con for something Laura would have happily given her aunt - her inheritance and skipped the murder/lock up 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w

ElizaMarie @BkLover I love your description of Laura #TooFragileToFunction :) I hope this #MysteryMan does something!!! (edited) 3w

ElizaMarie #INeedATwist at the end! 3w

Leftcoastzen #yaypesca I‘m so tired of #countporkchop making their lives miserable. Love the scene where he grows fearful at the Opera ! 3w

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Woman in White, The | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 3, part 3, ch 1-3: that freaking count #waltertiesuplooseends #mariansendsascaryletter #waltrusheshome #porkchopcausingtrouble #threateningtosendlaurabacktotheasylum #asshole #marianandlauramove #waltisonamission #butfirst #offtotheseaforsomefreshair #lauraisalmostbacktonormal #whichobviouslyleadstoawedding #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads
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BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @morr_books 3w

Bookwormjillk I hope Percy really is dead for their sake 3w

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk if he shows up alive I will throw this book into the woods 🤣 3w

Clare-Dragonfly No surprise on Anne‘s parentage. Poor girl. I want to know how Walt and Laura can get married when she‘s legally dead?! 3w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly i thought the same thing! How legal is this marriage, sir?!? 3w

ElizaMarie Maybe she‘s getting married as Anne? Or could they flee the country? (edited) 3w

Leftcoastzen @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 👏😂😂😂😂😂 3w

mcctrish Dead ladies can‘t do crimes but they can get married ✊🏻 @Bookwormjillk I just can‘t help think some other poor chap got thrown in the burning vestry 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I hope they‘re not pulling a #percypig and sneaking their names onto some church‘s registry 😂 3w

dabbe Sounds like the Fairlie bros were both quite a piece of work. #thebros #thankfullynottherussianbros 3w

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRead SAME QUESTION. How?!? @mcctrish #werideatdawn #toburnstuffdown #andalsogetmarried 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @dabbe And #countessdeadeyes is their sister! What a childhood they must have had. 3w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly IKR? 🤩 3w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 3, part 2: Mrs C‘s letter #aintsheapeach #weprettymuchknewallofthisalready #soproudofanneatandinguptopercypig #but #mrsCnevercheated #shejusttookgifts #interesting #impressedthatshesavedmoney #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I do like a woman with no fucks to give 3w

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BarkingMadRead @mcctrish and casting was on point with this one 🤣 3w

mcctrish Absolutely on point 3w

Clare-Dragonfly It‘s a bit anticlimactic that he really is the son of Sir Felix, just illegitimate. His parents lived together as though they were married, and he was raised as the son, so really, what‘s the difference?! I agree with being impressed she saved money! (edited) 3w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly I agree! 3w

dabbe I absolutely detest #snottymrsc for allowing Laura to be placed in a “private“ asylum so as to avoid any talk in public. What an absolute bitch. She saved all the $ and not once helped our #nicemrsc and Laura. Again. #absolutebitch HBC is perfect in this role. 3w

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly anticlimactic is the right word for it. 3w

Bklover Know I‘m late with this one as I just caught up. As soon as I saw the photo I laughed- I agree with you- perfect casting! 3w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 3, part 1, ch 9-11: short chapter tomorrow! #wellnowweknowthesecret #waltplaysdetective #somanyobstacles #jail #assholes #nightrunningwithoutaheadlamp #fire 🔥 #vestryisgone #soispercypig 🤷🏻‍♀️ #cliffhangerending #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads 3w

BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @morr_books 3w

Ruthiella I feel like Percy got off too easily. A terrible death, yes. But where‘s the justice? 3w

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mcctrish This was wild and I am still not convinced #percypig died. I‘m with @Ruthiella too easy #whatawickedweb 3w

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella I felt the same. I need to see vindication! @mcctrish Could Percy have a doppelganger as well? 😂 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I was right! 🙌🏻 Though what Walt discovers seems to prove above all that #percypig‘s so-called parents weren‘t married. So why does Mrs. Clements think Sir Felix was married? There are more mysteries to unravel. I also disagree with him: I think #percypig is just the kind of idiot to set the fire on purpose. The Count would have had a better plan, but obviously #percypig didn‘t want #countporkchop to know his Secret. 3w

Leftcoastzen I‘m thinking more mysteries to come ! I knew when that notation seemed wedged in , no marriage, but so many layers with this story ! Yeah , I could imagine #percypig could have set fire on purpose, not knowing he was trapped. 3w

Bookwormjillk I was a little disappointed in the secret to be honest, but am now thinking either Count set the fire or Percy escaped. 3w

ElizaMarie Because the other dude has gotten confused and thought Walt was Percy —- it makes me think Percy is alive. And/Or he might have tries to catch Walt in the fire and kill him instead? #SomethingIsOff #IDontTrustThis 3w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie I wondered the same, you kind of need someone who knows the man to ID him 🙄 3w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 3, part 1, ch 5-8: the beginning was giving me Clue vibes #sonowweknowhowtheygotanne #freakingporkchop #ireallythoughtitwaspercypig #walthuntsdownmrsC #thetruthcomesout #kindof #annesmomissomethingspecial #butwhoisannesdad #percypigsupportsannesmom #nosurprisethere #annesmomispsycho #nicetrywalt #whatsupwiththeclergymanthough #doesannesmomhaveatype #hmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads
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BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @Morr_Books 4w

Ruthiella Even though I have read this before, I don‘t remember Percy‘s secret. I‘m on tenterhooks! 🫣 4w

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BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella it better be good! 4w

Bookwormjillk Great pic. Also Laura calling out the fact that Walt and Marian make a better couple. Even she knows. Seems cruel to make her think she's making money with those drawings though. 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I feel like this could bite them in the butt 4w

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead yup 4w

mcctrish Everyone knows Walt and Marian belong together! 🤣if only she wasn‘t so ugly ☹️ The #manofaction really is an evil mastermind, Marian and Laura know #countporkchop needs to be stopped 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I am growing stronger in my belief that #percypig isn‘t really who he says he is! If he was born abroad it would be pretty easy to fake—either he switched places with the real Glyde child, or there was no real one, or he‘s illegitimate and just pretended to be legit when he came back. But how does Mrs. Catherick know his secret? And who is Anne‘s father? And could Mrs. Catherick not really be her mother? So many mysteries! 4w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Yeah, I really don‘t like that they‘re lying to her about that ☹️ You‘d think they could have come up with some real work for her to do. 4w

ElizaMarie Hmm.. I am confused about the ages here. Is Anne young and #PercyPig old enough to be her father? What if #CountPorkChop is the daddy? No, that wouldn't be it. Maybe the who #WhoIStheDaddy is a #RedHerring. This is 1/2 Telenovela 1/2 Jerry Springer 1/2 Maury (ha!) - You are NOT the father! 4w

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead Maybe they are the perfect Victoria thruple. 😱😂 (edited) 4w

Leftcoastzen Interesting reading but I need to find out the secret! 4w

Ruthiella @ElizaMarie I think Percy is at least 15 years older than Ann or Laura. So he could be the father. But as Walt surmises, that seems unlikely based on his and Mrs. Catherick‘s behavior. 4w

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella Me too!! The only parts I remember vividly from my first reading are Walt‘s exclamation of “the lady is ugly!” and Dear Uncle‘s parentheticals. I do NOT remember The Secret that is so central to the plot… 🤦🏻‍♀️ 4w

Ruthiella @BarbaraJean What I remembered was the barest outline of the plot and the charming but dangerous Count Fosco. His was the only character name I remembered. 😂 4w

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella The Count is pretty memorable! I never trusted #countporkchop on this reading, but I don't know if that's my memory or just that he's clearly dangerous from the beginning. When I correctly anticipate plot points, I'm never quite sure whether I'm picking up the clues Collins is giving us, or if I'm just remembering it from before and not realizing that I remember it. 😂 4w

Marctgore I genuinely enjoyed it. I've been thinking about adapting your story into my comic style, and I would be thrilled to bring it to life in that format. I believe you'll be pleased with the results, and perhaps you'd even consider sharing it once it's done.
I'm a skilled digital artist with professional experience, and I offer paid services for my work. I don't work for free, but I assure you that the quality will be worth it. We can discuss pricing 4w

BarkingMadRead @Marctgore I do believe you are in the wrong place 🤣 3w

KAO @BarkingMadRead Nowhere is safe from these guys! 😂 3w

mcctrish Apparently Marci Gore is new on IG too 🤷🏻‍♀️ I guess we should be thankful when the scammers are so obvious, not like #percypig and #countporkchop (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @kao @mcctrish at least put some effort in there 🤣 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish I‘m also the only actual person she‘s following, should I feel special? 3w

mcctrish At least she‘s reading P & P - CoHo would be a serious red flag 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 3w

dabbe @mcctrish @BarkingMadRead @KAO ... Here's what @Marctgore wrote on @Crinoline_Laphroaig's post re: P&P:
“Hi there! Your book is incredibly fascinating and impressive; it is genuinely unique and captivating. I'd be delighted to offer some suggestions to boost its popularity and success...“

I. Kid. You. Not. Apparently he/she thinks P&P was not written by Austen. 😳🤣😳

Here's the link to the entire post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2847420 3w

mcctrish @dabbe because they are reading p&p I wondered if they‘d find @Crinoline_Laphroaig but I didn‘t want to help them 😂 3w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 3w

dabbe @mcctrish Good thinking! I just let the entire cat out of the bag! 🤩🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 3w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Now that I've just reread the comments to you and the #hashtagbrigade, I believe by they also thought you wrote THE WOMAN IN WHITE! 🤣🤣🤣 3w

Crinoline_Laphroaig 🤣 3w

KAO 😂 3w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 3, part 1, ch 1-4: Walter does some sleuthing #sonowweknow #mariansneakslauraoutoftheasylum #justintimetofindwalter #walteriatryingtofigureoutthedetails #typingerror #movingon #visittothelawyer #hastobesneakytogethome #poorlaura #anyway #porkchopsendsalettertomarian #passiveagressiveass #hethreatenswalt #walthasanewplan #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads 4w

BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @Morr_Books 4w

mcctrish What would Kryle say if he read the letter ? (edited) 4w

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mcctrish Also #unclenervous is the WORST 4w

Clare-Dragonfly The Count is a Man of Action! https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Forigi... 4w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣🤣🤣 4w

Bookwormjillk Am I the only one that thinks Walter and Marian would make a much better couple? 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I totally agree, they are much more suited to each other 4w

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk You are not the only one! 4w

dabbe @mcctrish Such a narcissistic wimp! 4w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly Good one! 🤩 4w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Nope. Laura just lies around, saying “Ah is me.“ She's the typical #damselindistress Marian is so much more interesting! 🤩 4w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Oh, they would be! They work together really well. I suspect it is an Elinor Dashwood and Colonel Brandon type of situation… 4w

mcctrish I ship Waltarian/Marialter completely @Bookwormjillk also @Clare-Dragonfly despite the menacing tone of the letter I did laugh out loud at #manofaction @dabbe I‘d lose my marbles too if no one believed me that I was me especially my stupid fucking uncle but I‘d burn his house to the ground cuz if I‘m dead who can make me pay #letsgohauntunclenervous 4w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I thought the same thing 4w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish dead ladies can‘t do crimes 4w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk that might be a whole other book 🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4w

dabbe @mcctrish I think if we ripped up his drawings/sketches or whatever-the-hell they are, he'd die instantly of an aneurysm. #unclenervousnelly 4w

mcctrish @dabbe we ride at dawn 4w

dabbe @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣 4w

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk You‘re not wrong about Marian, but according to Walter “the lady is ugly!” 🙄 4w

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk @mcctrish @dabbe We have our fanfic title ready: “Dead Ladies Can‘t Do Crimes: We Ride at Dawn.” Who‘s gonna write it? I‘m first in line to read! 4w

Leftcoastzen I‘m so mad at all of them ! #greedyPercy #ManofAction #unclenervousnelly 4w

ElizaMarie @BarbraJean @Boomwormjillk @mcctrish @dabbe - I‘d read that book!!!! 4w

dabbe @BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk OMG, this is #perfection! 🤩🤣🤩 I say @mcctrish can start it because she had the best line: “We ride at dawn.“ 🤩 4w

dabbe @ElizaMarie 🤩🤣🤗 4w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen #menofthe19thcenturysuck 👊🏻 4w

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Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins

Movie #2 I forgot how crazy it starts out!

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The Sirens: A Novel | Emilia Hart

Waiting room reading

DieAReader 😢😢😢 4w

AmandaBlaze I have this ARC! 4w

BarkingMadRead @AmandaBlaze I love netgalley 🤣 I‘m a little behind on this one, but it‘s really good! 4w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

2nd epoch, part 5 aka all the narratives #eventhetombstone #letsstartwiththenewcook #stjohnswood #porkchophaslaura 😳 #lockedawayinaroom #sick #arethoseflowerspoison #lauradies #omg #myheart #thedocarrangesthefuneral #alongwithjane #waltersurvivesthreetragedies #makesithome #mamatellshimlauradied #offtothecemetaryhegoes #tobemetbylaura 😳😳😳🪦🪦🪦👻👻👻#stop #omg #cliffhanger #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads 4w

BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @morr_books 4w

Bookwormjillk Wait! What????? Was it Laura or was it the lady in white? This book is such a soap opera! 4w

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mcctrish What. The. Hell. 4w

Leftcoastzen Maybe one of those poisons that makes you seem dead but you are not ? I went through all the stages of grief. He would get the money but it probably be worth it to be rid of him . 4w

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen I wondered the same thing, I can‘t wait to see what happens next! 4w

dabbe I recall #porkchop hinting to #percypig that he had a plan re: the likeness between Anne and Laura. This must be it. Anne's the one with the heart problem, so Anne's the one who died at #porkchop's place. Laura has to be the one alive and the one that Walter met in the cemetery with Marian. Now we need to fill in how she got there. @Bookwormjillk: #soapoperaindeed

I feel like I'm playing CLUE: Laura is in the library with the wrench .... 🤣 4w

dabbe Just read this from good ol' Wikipedia; it definitely confirms the soap-operaness of this novel! 🤩
“Collins's works were classified at the time as sensation novels, a genre that became the precursor to detective and suspense fiction. He also wrote penetratingly on the plight of women and on the social and domestic issues of his time.“ 4w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe for real! Total telenovella, this is CLUE, the movie 🤣 4w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe ohhhh good theory. And the flowers did something right? Pork Chop did it in the bedroom with the bouquet. 4w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk #perfection 🤩🤩🤩 4w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Circa 1860s. 🤩🤣🤩 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Twin switch! I knew it!!!! @dabbe That‘s exactly how I think it went! (edited) 4w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Yesssss 😂 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I love the inclusion of “the narrative of the tombstone.” So dramatic! So fitting for the way the novel is told! So unexpected! 4w

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly yes the tombstone part was A+ 4w

ElizaMarie #JawDropped 🫢 4w

KAO I did not see that coming!! (But in retrospect probably should have!) 4w

julieclair I've never thought of flowers as a murder weapon, lol. (Except maybe when consumed as poison.) 💐☠️ 4w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair when I think of flowers I think of Carol on the walking dead #lookattheflowers 4w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

2nd epoch, part 3: well, this took a turn #herewego #marianissupersick #thedociscalled #porkchopthinksheknowsmore #thedociaunthrilled #doctorporkchophireshisownnurse #thenhepissesofftherealdoc #docleaves #mrsmichelsoniasentonanerrand #thatsnotsus #shereturnsdayslater #marianisgoneoffwithporckchopanddeadeyes #lauraissuspicious #sheleavesthenextday #percypigsaysporkchopwillpickherup #lauraasksmrsVtomeetherinstead 🤞🏻 #mrsMfindsoutthetruth ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead #marianneveverleft 😳 #theevilnursehadherinanotherwing #wtf #evilnursebails #percypigpitchesafitandthenheleaves #mrsMstayswithmarian #whereislaura #MBelievesporckchopisinnocent #innocentofwhat #thesuspenseiskillingme #ihopeitwilllast #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #whew 1mo

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Ruthiella I love how rain causes such illnesses in Regency/Victorian novels (see also Sense & Sensibility). 💧💧🤒 1mo

mcctrish OMG the twists and the turns. Pork chop is a master manipulator #oceans11vibes Percy Pig is such a twat! Where the hell did typhus come from? I swear at this point I was thinking did the ‘private nurse‘ bring it? Or were they just one step away from typhus at this point in history despite being upper class and having household staff to clean up the lice, etc…? 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish I was going to google it, but i was afraid to go down the rabbit hole 🤣 I am very suspicious of the whole thing though, like was it ever typhus? Did they pay that young doc to lie? So many questions! 1mo

Bookwormjillk This section was bananas. What do we read tomorrow? The rest of Epoch 2? 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk yes! It‘s only like 10 pages, how sweet is that?!? 1mo

mcctrish @BarkingMadRead I feel like this entire book is a lesson in gaslighting #idontknowwhichendisup #trustnoone 1mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead very sweet! @mcctrish yes on the gaslighting. I feel like Pork Chop is playing chess and Percy is playing checkers but they‘re both very effective in their manipulations. 1mo

julieclair So much going on here!! I love it! But I‘m very afraid for Laura in London. 😬 1mo

Leftcoastzen Didn‘t they mention that #countporkchop knew about poisoning? Some of course kill you , but others can make you sick. Though lady gets wet , gets a chill, gets real sick is common in these novels 4w

dabbe My lord, how women were at the mercy of men in this era. You're simply property, and that's it. Oh, and an apparent ATM for all of your debts. #percypig and #porkchop are beyond evil. So much melodrama! That's what Collins was known for, and he writes it well! What a soap opera this would be! 4w

ElizaMarie Growing up we werw always warned not to go outside with our hair wet (Mexican superstition) — 4w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

2nd epoch, part 2: this was actually really funny 🤣 #andalsodevastating #countessdeadeyesdruggedpoorfanny #stolethelawyersletter #leftablankinitsplace #uncleuselesshatesmariansletter #marriedpeople 🙄 #secretions 🤣 #invitesmariantovisitalone #porkchopshowsup #bullinachinashop #overwhelmsuncleuseless #askstosendlaurahome #interesting #uselessagrees #lawyerwasconcernedbutnotenoughiguess #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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TheAromaofBooks I have been genuinely impressed by the different voices for the different POVs. Each one has really sounded distinct - even the tiny postscript by the Count yesterday. This was honestly maybe my favorite so far, despite the fact (because of the fact??) that I can't stand this guy! 😂 1mo

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mcctrish I hate all the men but @TheAromaofBooks it‘s true, each POV is so distinct it really is awesome 1mo

mcctrish Will they send Marian to the asylum? 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish omg I hope not, but if she‘s alone in that house there‘s nobody to stop it from happening 1mo

mcctrish @BarkingMadRead and unconscious/delirious with fever 😔 they knew she was out there, they lured her 1mo

ElizaMarie Its a toss-up for me on which male character in this book I hate more. That #UncleUseless I almost pity him! Almost! and #EweSecretions !!! 1mo

Bookwormjillk This was really funny and frightening all at the same time. This picture is perfect. The count is really playing chess. What is going on? 1mo

CatLass007 Hi my friend. Would you please remove me from this and all future posts except for what‘s coming up next year? I am so overwhelmed with buddy reads. I have to cut something somewhere. I may still read the books and pop in from time to time, but I‘m trying to take some of the pressure off myself. Self imposed pressure. 1mo

Bookwormjillk Also I'm listening to Pride and Prejudice now too and imagining it being told from the perspective of Uncle Useless. I wish all books had an Uncle Useless chapter. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @CatLass007 I totally get it! 1mo

CatLass007 Thank you. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly #CountPorkchop is SO DIABOLICAL!!! I am afraid for Marian because I‘m pretty sure #UncleUseless is wrong about Laura being unwilling to leave without her, when they already agreed on this course of action. And of course if the count thinks it‘s a good idea, it must be a bad one! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @TheAromaofBooks Yes, good point! I knew the Count was the author of the postscript within a line or two. 1mo

Leftcoastzen #uncleuseless makes me laugh then I get so angry at him! OMG ! The POVs in this book are all so good. It saddens my heart that these women are trapped in this situation. 1mo

KAO Ah! I am caught up after a brief lapse. I agree that the varying points of view are marvelously done! I am very worried for Marian at this point, as I considered her the strongest character to search for the truth and defend Laura—and as I see that no other coming chapters in the table of contents appear to be coming from her point of view, I fear the worst. Meanwhile the grumblings of Mr. Fairlie really amused me! What a curmudgeon! 1mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Yes! Each POV is so well done! And today‘s section is perfect and so hilarious! 1mo

BarbaraJean Today‘s section was much-needed comic relief after the infuriating postscript to yesterday‘s section… and also really frustrating because I NEED to know what‘s happening back at Blackwater and what #countporkchop is plotting. (And I‘ve read this before… I just don‘t remember 😂) 1mo

julieclair I must admit I enjoyed the comic relief #UncleUseless provided in this section, secretions and all! 1mo

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

2nd epoch, part 2, ch 7-10: #yall #myheart #herewego #buckleup #percypigcatcheslaura #interceptsanotefromanne #thinkslauraknowstheSecret #firesfanny #abuseslaura 🤬#locksherup #countporkchopanddeadeyestakemariansside #ordotheyidonttrustthem #deadeyesspies #marianwriteslettersforfannytodeliver #thecountfollowsher #didheintercepttheletters #icanttell #percypigandporkchopmeetinthelibrary #marianspiderclimbstospy #soproud #talkofdebt #talkofmurder ⬇️

BarkingMadRead #percypigseemsagainstit #porkchopismoreinvolvedthanithought #bleedingthewomensmoneydry #pouringrain #marianmakesitback #writesitallup #andpassesout #porkchopfindsthediary #hisnotationisdiabolical #myheartlegitstopped #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 1mo

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Clare-Dragonfly I‘m so proud of Marian for being so proactive and brave. The Count is so evil! I‘m worried about what will happen to Anne 😬 He keeps finding things Marian has written and not destroying or messing with them even if that would be the smart thing to do… because he‘s so diabolical he thinks he‘ll get away with it anyway! I hope he doesn‘t! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Any guesses on #percypig‘s Secret? I wonder if he isn‘t really who he says he is… maybe a bastard or the product of an affair? 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly ohhhhhh I wonder! Because Anne‘s mom knew the secret first! I can‘t wait to find out 1mo

mcctrish #percypig #countporkchop #countessdeadeyes what a trio of terror 1mo

ElizaMarie Cringy! #DontWriteInMyJournal 1mo

ElizaMarie I wonder if somehow Percy is related to Anne? Or had impregnated her? Ahhh I need to know how damaging this secret is!? Its got to be juicy with all this talk of murder! Oooo maybe they know Percy murdered someone (Ann‘s daddy?) 1mo

Leftcoastzen Greedy & creepy they are ! 1mo

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A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas

Started this today! I got the bookmark last week at a romance bookshop! #littensloveacotar

StayCurious I love that! 4w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 2, part 1, ch 4-6: so stressful #laurawontsignthepapers #soproud #countporkchopstepsin #percyleaves #marianwritestothelawyer #countporkchopreadit 😳 #countesscoldeyeshelpshim 🙄 #lauraandmariantakeastroll #followed 😳 #bywho #butnowweknowwhatanasspercyis #notsurprised #dick #marianinterceptstheletter #countporkchopshowsupimmediately #porkchopcluesinpercy #nosignaturenow #whew #but #anneisback #sheknowspercyssecret #theplotthickens #staytuned

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Leftcoastzen 😂👏 1mo

Bookwormjillk Super stressful 1mo

Leftcoastzen I was hoping they might be able to get a letter out & get a response. #Countporkchop keeps a close eye on things , I know novels of this era draws things out , but I‘m yelling at the book if there is a secret , tell Laura & Marian NOW!😄 1mo

mcctrish #countporkchop is the mastermind! How much money does #percypig owe him? I loathe the countess, Ann is the hero 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly How exciting! I wanted to cheer when Laura wouldn‘t sign the paper without reading it. She learned something from Emily! 😂 I‘m glad #countporkchop only read Marian‘s letter—I was afraid he would have tampered with it. 1mo

ElizaMarie #WhatIsTheSecret !? I need to know! The suspense keeps building up! 1mo

julieclair So much suspense. #bitingmynails I was surprised #Countporkchop didn‘t just destroy the letter after reading it. 1mo

julieclair @mcctrish Yes to everything you said! 💯 1mo

dabbe I can't stop laughing at the #percypig, #countporkchop and #countesscoldeye hashtags! 🤣 1mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe they take up so much space but it‘s so worth it 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) | Suzanne Collins

When the hubs lets me pick the movie

dabbe 🤩🙌🏻🤩 1mo

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 2, 1st story parts 1-3: Laura is back #differentbutthesame #nopeekintothemarriage #seemsshady #countfoscothough #verypowerfulman #hebroketheaunt #thatwomanwillsnap #ihopewegettowatch #shadydealingswithpercy #ihopelauradoesntsign #marianisleftout #butfirstawalk #countisananimalwhisperer #yesideliberatelyavoidedthedogdying 😢😢😢 #percyisunthrilledaboutmrsC #tenseconversations #foscoworriesme #thatpaperworriesme #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Clare-Dragonfly My only positive thought with Fosco is that if he likes to hang out with other Italians maybe we‘ll get to see Pesca again! Though TBH he‘s not wrong about morals. Does Marian remind anyone else of Jo from Little Women with all her little masculine traits? I love it. 1mo

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mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly both Fosco and #percypig have sliding scale morals so they‘d know. I think Laura will sign because she‘s basically broken too. What is up with Mrs Catherick?! 1mo

Bookwormjillk He‘s evil but he also walks around with a cage full of mice. This is such a delightfully weird book. 1mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly And if I remember right, Pesca fled Italy for some reason. Wonder if there's a connection there with the evil Count? 🤔 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish #percypig 🎯🎯🎯! 1mo

dabbe The house is decrepit in some areas, there's a scary lake and dark forest which makes Marian feel claustrophobic, a dog dies that was SHOT!, some of the servants are questionable ... we are not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy! Marian and Laura are away from ALL who care about them, especially the lawyer. They are now completely vulnerable and at the hands of #percypig and #countporkchop 😱 1mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe #countporkchop 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

mcctrish That sums it up @dabbe and #countporkchop he shall be 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🤣🤩🤣 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish #pig&pork 🤣 1mo

BarbaraJean @dabbe A scary lake that #percypig and #countporkchop casually discuss whether it‘s a suitable location for committing a murder. Because THAT‘S not weird at all. Totally normal. Nothing to see here… (edited) 1mo

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly When Marian says England is “unquestionably virtuous” in not killing “thousands of innocent people on the most frivolous pretexts”—that they are “free from all guilt of that kind”—I just said to myself: “Oh, honey…” 😵‍💫 Fosco ain‘t wrong, that‘s for sure! (edited) 1mo

dabbe @BarbaraJean Excellent point and foreshadowing ... I'm loving how Gothic this is--but such better plot over #verdantverdure UDOLPHO! 🤩🤣🤗 1mo

ElizaMarie Yall kill me!! #PercyPig and #CountPorkchop --- I can't even!!! 1mo

Leftcoastzen So many bad signs , Laura not telling Marian ANYTHING about her husband, the creepy murder talk. #countporkchop and his mouse circus , you can tell #percypig needs money because of the condition of the estate. I keep thinking, don‘t sign Laura, no one around to help Laura or Marian 1mo

Morr_Books I'm gonna catch up this weekend and then join the discussions, so feel free to add me! 😀 1mo

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The Stand | Stephen King

Laughing because this is the bookmark that came up in my mug, it‘s from a romance author at a book con I went to a couple years ago. Not so sure doctor romance could handle Captain Trips 🤣 #losersclub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

@Bookwormjillk this one‘s for you #shabbyhairring #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Ew, but probably more environmentally responsible than diamonds? 1mo

ElizaMarie Gross!!!! 1mo

BarbaraJean 😂 😂 😂 1mo

KAO Eeks! 1mo

dabbe #wth? 😱🤯😰 1mo

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 1, part 3: Marian‘s diary #ihavesomuchtosay #lauraleavesituptopercy #aftersheconfessestolovinganother #hestillwantstomarryher 😳 #thiswouldmakeagreatsoapopera #mariandoesnttrusthim #percychoosesaweddingdate #whilethegirlsareaway #thatsnotsketchy #mariangetswaltajobinSAmerica #waltislosinghisshit #orhishe #whoisfollowinghim #marriageprep #mariantriestoseepercyinabetterlight #shesucceeds #until #wtfdidhesaytolaura #toolatenow #shabbyring ⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead #sketchyrelatives #couldtherebeaplanbetweenpercyandthecount #morefrommariannext #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 1mo

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Bookwormjillk I was hopping for a picture of a shabby hair ring. This would make an excellent soap. 1mo

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ElizaMarie So - If we didn't know that he wants #ALLtheMoney , then choosing to marry her after she tells him she loves another and plans to remain a singleton is kinda sweet (maybe). But.. yeah! Also, I didn't even think the Count and him were in cahoots until you mentioned it! MAYBE!!! - I was just thinking - small world with the rich. Oooo I love telenovelas! This would be a great one! I like this Marian :) 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk ugh i wish i had looked for a shabby hair ring 🤣🤣 1mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I probably shouldn't google that at work. 1mo

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I found this #shabbyring: https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/cocktail-rings/antique-victorian-18k-yello... and also this: https://ladynextdoorvintage.com/products/antique-victorian-woven-hair-15k-gold-b... 😖 😬 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly 1. Marian is my favorite now! I just wish she‘d let herself stick with hating Percy. Why do you hate him? Because you‘re smart! 2. Looks like Walt is in for a fun adventure. If the ship doesn‘t go down. 3. Not sure who sucks worse, Percy or Uncle. 4. Percy sure isn‘t acting like a man deeply in debt. Marian isn‘t acting like she knows he‘s in debt. I bet she and Laura don‘t know about the debt or his money grab. Does Uncle? 1mo

BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean ew that second one, the hair is on your skin 😳 I don‘t know why, but that grossed me out 🤣 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly 5. They‘re going to Italy to meet the horrible aunt and her horrible count husband! (I know he‘s horrible because he‘s friends with Percy.) Somebody‘s going to get locked in a room, aren‘t they?! 1mo

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly Uncle knows! Didn't Mr. Gilmore fill him in on it all? Not that he listened... #mynerves 🙄 1mo

BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead Ugh, I know! And the little buckle? #nope 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @BarbaraJean You‘re right! I guess he doesn‘t care because it has no effect on his precious etchings 🙄 1mo

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly I think I hate Uncle more than Percy. Somehow I respect greed and potential murder-plotting and whatever other nefarious deeds are in his past more than self-absorbed laziness and dramatics. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean - For REAL the uncle is the villain of the piece! It's been a while since I wanted to punch a fictional character so badly 😂 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly someone is most certainly going to get locked in a room. 1mo

Bklover Just checked out the rings @BarbaraJean - they are a definite #nothankyou 1mo

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Now that you've got me thinking about it, I'm 100% certain the person getting locked in a room will be Laura. 1mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk @BarbaraJean it‘s the shabby that‘s killing me, in my mind the hair of the hair ring is frizzy 🤢 like it‘s regifted 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 🤣🤣 I was thinking more that the ring itself was shabby, but now you got me wondering…… 1mo

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly Marian is hands down the best! The uncle is the WORST! I don‘t think anyone knows #percypig is in debt but Gilmore was trying to keep Laura‘s inheritance for her as her father had set it out ( I think he‘s rolling over in his grave for pushing this marriage on Laura and then rolling again over leaving #unclenerves in charge of everything ) and I‘m getting even stronger #udolphovibes from this Italian tour 1mo

BarbaraJean @mcctrish Oh, gross—that mental picture makes it worse! And it doesn‘t say whose hair it is, does it? 😬😵‍💫 1mo

mcctrish @BarbaraJean hair jewelry is mourning jewelry, made to remember spouses or family and a bloody horrible wedding gift and creepy AF. Maybe her mother‘s hair ? 1mo

Leftcoastzen #mynerves that uncle has me so angry, so focused on his “fragile” self & his etchings, shirking his duties. And what did awful Percy say ? Marian is wonderful, I‘m totally creeped out and concerned for the trip to the continent.😡 1mo

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 1, part 2: y‘all. Damn. #herewego #percyshowsup #iamnotafan #heissomanipulative #marianseesrightthroughhim #lauraavoidshim #thelawyerlikeshim #until #lauradoesntwanttomarryhim #gilmoreleavesandawaitslaurasdecision #percyhasthemaloneallweek #suddenylaurasaysyes #wtf #gilmoreworksonthesettlement #percywantsallhermoney #thatsnotsus 🙄 #fairlieallowsit #dude #idonottrustpercy #neitherdoesgilmore #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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CatLass007 Truth! That is completely understandable. 1mo

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willaful Could you take me off the tag list please? I'd really like to read it with you but I just don't seem to be doing it. :-( 1mo

BarkingMadRead @willaful absolutely 1mo

ElizaMarie Percy is lower than a dog! That doggie not liking him is a #RedFlag and just #AlllTheMoney IF she dies? Hmm... are we setting up for some future murder? Or is my mind just dark/gutter? And -- Why does she have to marry #RightBefore she is of age? Like if she was of age, would she have been able to make the will work? 1mo

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie that‘s exactly what I thought! He‘s twice her age, obviously he will be the first to go, unless…. 1mo

mcctrish The fact he wants to marry her before she‘s 21 is a red flag! Wait 3 months and she can do her own will without that stupid #unclesmellingsalts having any say! Also Aunt Eleanor and her Count were giving me brief Udolpho vibes #iykyk 🤣🤣 she needs to put Marian in a legal document #percypig is going to run her out of town aka #lockherup 1mo

Bklover @mcctrish Next thing you know Marian will suddenly be in an asylum. Soon following will be Laura. #percypigisanass 1mo

mcctrish @Bklover #thewritingisonthewall 1mo

Bookwormjillk I felt like Uncle Crabby in his room yesterday. Every time I tried to read this section someone would talk to me. My nerves! All caught up now and you all said what I was thinking. I‘m loving reading about the same events from different points of view. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I appreciate how Collins drums in that Percy is a jerk and not to be trusted. As though we didn‘t all hate him already, the dog can‘t stand him. Dogs know! Do you think Collins was getting paid by the word like Dickens? That last section was a whole lot of words to say “he gets all her money if she dies first” 😂 And even if he doesn‘t have nefarious plans… this book is still in a high maternal mortality era. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Udolpho vibes yes 😂 1mo

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I love our ‘inside vibes‘ connections #bestgroupever #trustthedog 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 💯 Gilmore was like, let me just explain this last bit real quick, and then it took like 5 pages. Sir. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I forgot to mention, I have serious doubts that uneducated Mrs. Catherick really wrote that “yeah Percy is cool with me” letter. 😒 I wish we were reading this more slowly—so much happens in each day‘s section that I can‘t remember it all, let alone have time to discuss it! 1mo

julieclair Whew! Lots going on 1mo

julieclair #trustthedog for sure. And what's with #unclesmellingsalts allowing this ridiculous inheritance business? 1mo

Leftcoastzen Always #trustthedog could Gilmore make it any more obvious to #unclesmellingsalts ? Lost in his own little world to the perils of his family 1mo

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 1, ch 11-15: #solong #sorryyall #theletterwasnuts #waltthinksitsanne #timetoinvestigate #annehasbeenvisitingthecemetary #ghaists #waltwaitsforher #percyputherintheasylum #annerunsaway #gilmorearrives #moreinvestigating #gilmorehadtwowordstosay #themancannotcount #waltmustgo #veryemotionalgoodbye #thelawyertakesoverthetale #staytuned

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BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess 1mo

Bookwormjillk #PercyTheWanker of course he was behind it. I‘ll miss Walt but interested to hear what Gilmore‘s take is. I had a bad attitude about this book because I thought it would be Udolpho like but I‘m loving it so far. 1mo

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dabbe I remember the 1st time I read this, I was like “Walt, don't go! Come back!“ Happily, he does. 🤩

I love the epistolary style of this books, too. What a fabulous one to teach point-of-view! 1mo

Bklover I love this so far!! (I know I shouldn‘t sound so surprised!) Can‘t wait to hear more from Gilmore. My first impression wasn‘t great. 1mo

mcctrish @Bklover once bitten, twice shy 🤣🤣 my standards for awesome are set by Crandford (multiple random deaths right off the mark) The Bell Jar ( unreliable narrator turning my world upside down ) and now this a mile a minute action packed gothic goody 1mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk #percythewanker 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 whatever has Catherine done to deserve being committed 🤔 1mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish Cranford was so good! 1mo

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk OMG this is nothing like Udolfo, never fear! 😂 I‘d read both before and I chose NOT to reread Udolfo but willingly opted to revisit The Woman in White. 1mo

ElizaMarie I love how juicy this story is! I am all in for this #WildRide. - Lets see what the lawyer has to say :) 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly The uncle‘s letter in response to Walt saying he has to leave cracked me up! “You can‘t leave. Suggesting you can makes me dislike you. Now that I dislike you, I‘m getting rid of you. Leave.” 😂 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly that uncle is a piece of work! 1mo

julieclair Poor Laura, in love with Walter, but engaged to Sir Percy. 😢 1mo

Leftcoastzen I‘m loving it ! So much mystery & melancholy! I‘m about a day behind you all . Poor Walter ,Poor Laura, this Percy guy seems like bad news. Always enjoy a cemetery scene .😀 1mo

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 1, ch 6-10: so much happened! #mshalcombeisperfection #evenifwaltthinksshesugly #mrfairlirleisnotperfection #hecanpeacerightout #exhausting #missfairlie 😍 #womaninwhitegossip #laurastwin #apetstudentofmissHsMom #backtolaura
#ofcoursewaltlovesher #betrothed 💔 #waltisdevastated #soislaura #Hwantswalttoleave #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @catlass007 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @willaful @kwmg40
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BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess 1mo

Ruthiella Yeah, he does lean into Marian‘s unattractiveness a bit too much for the modern reader. But Marian is awesome. I love her. (edited) 1mo

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Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella she is awesome. I hope he‘s not really going to leave. 1mo

ElizaMarie He can‘t leave yet! I won‘t. I‘m sure of it. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I find Miss Halcombe funny but annoying. Stop hating on your own gender, lady!!! With the whole “these two women are identical” thing, I‘m wondering if there will be (or already was) a twin switch… 🤔 And that letter is definitely from Mrs. Catherick, calling it now. 1mo

mcctrish @Ruthiella that paragraph almost made me spit out my drink as he rhapsodized on about her perfection and then hard stop on “oh crap she‘s ugly AF” and @Clare-Dragonfly I am not at all happy with her constant woman trashing 👎🏻👎🏻 1mo

mcctrish @ElizaMarie he has to stay 1mo

dabbe Marian outmans all men and women so far. She has no patience for what is expected in 19th-century women and for women who act out their submissive roles. Wonder how she'd get along with Sarah, Walter's sister? 🤔 1mo

Bklover @dabbe I love Marian too! I can‘t even picture her and Sarah in the same room, although it might be entertaining! 1mo

BarbaraJean @mcctrish I wonder how serious her woman-trashing is; whether there‘s a level of sarcasm to it. I‘m with @dabbe —I think she has no patience for societal expectations of women, and I read a bit of irony into the woman-trashing comments! 1mo

Ruthiella @BarbaraJean I think she‘s definitely wielding some sarcasm there. 1mo

Bookwormjillk I feel like there‘s so much an author can say about a character just by naming him Sir Percival Glyde 1mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk sounds like a complete wanker 1mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish exactly and that stands the test of time 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

mcctrish I‘ve woken up and I‘m still thinking about the uncle and I don‘t know whether to laugh or scream at his theatrics #mynerves they are quite the role reversal household 1mo

dabbe @Bklover 🤣🤩🤣 1mo

dabbe @BarbaraJean 🎯🎯🎯! 1mo

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk @mcctrish 😂😂Yessss 1mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish the uncle sounds like what I want to say sometimes listening to my husband chew at dinner. 1mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk #MYNERVES 1mo

Leftcoastzen The uncle ! What a handful of drama he is ! Marian is something, I do think often she is being sarcastic with the women bashing thing as she seems highly capable. I love the writing so far ! 1mo

julieclair @BarbaraJean @dabbe I didn‘t catch the sarcasm when reading it, but now that you suggest it, I totally see it!! 🎯 1mo

dabbe @julieclair 🤩🤗🤩 1mo

rubyslippersreads @julieclair @BarbaraJean @dabbe I think it must be sarcasm; I can‘t see Miss Halcombe being that self deprecating. 1mo

rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @Bookwormjillk The uncle‘s #poornerves make me think of Mrs. Bennet. #mypoornerves 1mo

mcctrish @rubyslippersreads absolutely 1mo

julieclair @rubyslippersreads Yes about Mrs. Bennet! Although I think he‘s even worse. 😬 1mo

Bookwormjillk I finally read yesterday‘s chapters. #NoOneWouldLeaveMeAlone #MyPoorNerves So much going on! The Count- so evil! 1mo

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Nancy Drew 17: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Revised) | Carolyn Keene

Starting the book today, printed in 1940, and we are going to South America! #nancydrewbr

Librarybelle Hooray! 1mo

Ruthiella Finally you know the destination! 🚢 🤣 1mo

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What the Mountains Remember | Joy Callaway

A new romance book shop opened near me this weekend, and the tagged book is by a local author who was doing a book signing for the hour that we were there. They had a different author each hour today. This used to be a book bus, but she opened a store front. So much fun!

Leftcoastzen That‘s awesome! 1mo

AnnCrystal 🆒📚💝. 1mo

peanutnine I saw the opening weekend was a success! I can't wait to check it out! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine the lines yesterday were so insane that we left and went today instead. Definitely a success! 1mo

tpixie What a fun event!! 1mo

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The Woman in White | Wilkie Colli

Epoch 1, ch 1-5: y‘all. What a start! #waltersavespesca #pescaissofun #iwanttokeephiminmypocket #pescagetswalterajob #waltisnttoosure #thefampressureshim #offhegoes #takingthelongroadhome #thewomaninwhiteisdeliciouslycreepy #sheknowsthefamhewillworkfor #butsaystheyredead ☠️ #wut #hehelpshergetacab #overhearsthatshescapedfromanasylum #sosocreepy #arrivesathisnewjobafterbedtime #becauseofcoursehedoes #staytuned #hashtahbrigade #whew

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @catlass007 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @willaful @kwmg40 @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll 1mo

CatLass007 Thank you for the reminder! I had forgotten that I was supposed to read some of this today. 1mo

Ruthiella Such a delightfully creepy beginning! 1mo

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Clare-Dragonfly This is exciting! Pesca is such a delight. I‘ll be disappointed if the rest of the book is all at Limmeridge and he doesn‘t show up. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I do have to say, the description of “a woman in white” is not exactly calculated to get the right person back to the asylum 😂 1mo

Bklover Ooh, this is fun! Pesca is wonderful! Mom was fun too, although Sis is a stuffy thing! 1mo

Bookwormjillk Super creepy. I loved it. 1mo

Leftcoastzen Wonderful! So happy I joined in ! Great intrigue in this beginning. Love Pesca . 1mo

TheAromaofBooks This one is off to a great start!! I also loved Walter's sister vs mom - isn't it funny how as you get older, you're less concerned about what people think, so you start having fun again? 😂 1mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks 💯 1mo

ElizaMarie I love how quickly something happens! I‘m excited to read more!!! 1mo

mcctrish Another great start #wearentinlarkriseanymore 1mo

julieclair Off to an intriguing, creepy start. Love it! 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish You mean we're not going to read 40 pages on just farming equipment? 🤩 1mo

mcctrish @dabbe or the endless ramblings of drunk Russians or the lack of mysteries in verdant valleys 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish #verdantverdureoverload #notothebros 1mo

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