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Breaking news ...

I knew listening to “Feelin' Groovy“ today would have a positive outcome! 👊🏻♥️👊🏻

ChaoticMissAdventures Ohh thank goodness. Big exhale. 8h

JenReadsAlot I'm so thankful we did it!!! 8h

Ruthiella 👏👏👏 8h

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AmyG I just saw this. Yes, so thankful. 8h

ncsufoxes I just saw, heck yes! 8h

Leftcoastzen ✊👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✊🎉☀️ 8h

Leftcoastzen Madison rocks ! 8h

Deblovestoread Fantastic news! 8h

Aims42 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 I just checked my email and saw the AP news alert on this. YAY!!!!!!!! 8h

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures #yeswecan! 🤩👊🏻😍 8h

dabbe @JenReadsAlot #yeswecan! 🤩👊🏻😍 8h

dabbe @Ruthiella #yeswecan! 🤩👊🏻😍 8h

dabbe @AmyG #yeswecan! 🤩👊🏻😍 7h

dabbe @ncsufoxes #yeswecan! 🤩👊🏻😍 7h

dabbe @Leftcoastzen #yeswecan! 🤩👊🏻😍 7h

dabbe @Deblovestoread #yeswecan! 🤩👊🏻😍 7h

dabbe @Aims42 #yeswecan! 🤩👊🏻😍 7h

Hooked_on_books Woohoo!!!!!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 7h

Sparklemn Splendid! ⚖️ 7h

Karisa Now you have to listen to that song everyday! Between this and Senator Booker‘s stand, today was such a breath of fresh air! 🙌💗 6h

Bette Keep listening to 🎶. 😊 So glad people won over 💰. It‘s hopeful. 5h

willaful My thumb is still sore from the postcards I wrote and it was so worth it! 3h

AnnCrystal 🥳👍🏼🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸💝. 3h

kspenmoll Yay!!!!💪🏻🎉 2h

Bookwormjillk Whew thank goodness 2h

Amiable I had tears in my eyes watching Senator Booker break Storm Thurmond‘s record… and this was like extra sprinkles on a great big sundae. Really needed these inspirational boosts. 1h

Lesliereadsalot Hopefully this is just the beginning! You go Wisconsin! 49m

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Friends TV Show Challenging Trivia: 500 Quiz Questions & Bonus Fun Facts | Dennis Bjorklund

#50kgiveaway

Congrats to @CSeydel reaching 50,000 Litfluence Points! She's hosting a fun giveaway; visit this link for the deets: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2852698

What I love most about Litsy is stated in the pic above (anyone remember this and Marlo Thomas?) It's not just the statement where I feel I can say what I want/need to say, but the people here are incredible and so open and welcoming. It truly is a special place to be!

CSeydel It really is a unique social media experience! 10h

dabbe @CSeydel 💙🩵💙 10h

Ruthiella We had this record when I was a kid. 8h

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sarahbarnes I loved this when I was a kid. 😊 7h

dabbe @Ruthiella We did, too! 🩵💙🩵 7h

dabbe @sarahbarnes 🎯! 🩵💙🩵 7h

Sparklemn Perfect description of Litsy! I had this album, too. 😊 7h

kspenmoll My son was in a class play based on this book in elementary school!!💙 2h

Lesliereadsalot My kids were in this play too! I still love the music. 45m

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The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead

My dear friend gave me her copy of this book. It's her favorite Eliot novel, so I'm looking forward to reading it with this lovely group. I adore Penguin Classics because of the guided assistance! 📚

BarkingMadRead That‘s a beautiful cover! 17h

dabbe @BarkingMadRead TY! 🤩🤗😘 16h

Bookbuyingaddict On dear my lovely it is slightly depressing 😩you can also watch the tv 📺 series on bbc iPlayer lots of love ❤️. X x 16h

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Bookbuyingaddict Ps middlemarch is nicer 😆😘x x x. Also on bbc iPlayer and was filmed up the road from me in beautiful 🤩 Stamford x x x 16h

dabbe @Bookbuyingaddict I think I'm in for some major 😭! 🩵💙🩵 16h

dabbe @Bookbuyingaddict How cool is that? 🤩 I have read MIDDLEMARCH and loved it. A much happier ending, I believe. 🤗😊😘 16h

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Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR @LitsyEvents

Time to finish this baby, Shardlakians! 🤩

Daisey, Cuilin, Amiable, PurpleyPumpkin, Texreader, AnneCecilie, Gissy, Centique, OutsmartYourShelf, jenniferw88, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, batsy, Chrissyreadit, kwmg40, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, dabbe, Fr3NcHtOaSt, RaeLovesToRead, bthegood, lil1inblue, PageShifter, LiseWorks, The_Book_Ninja, Karisimo, BookWrym

LiseWorks Yes I want to read it now, but I want it fresh in my mind for the discussion lol 16h

Mollyanna I still have one and a half chapters left of the previous section. This working thing is really messing with my reading time. 15h

dabbe @LiseWorks I hear ya! I'm trying to pace myself, too! 🤩🤣🤗 14h

dabbe @Mollyanna Just say no! 🤩🤣🤗 14h

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Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits | Paul Simon

#tuesdaytunes
@TieDyeDude

It's been a Simon & Garfunkel kind of day. 🎶#feelingroovy🎶

Deblovestoread Hello lamppost whatcha knowing, I‘ve come to watch your flowers growin‘….an excellent song to have in my head today 👂🏼🐛 16h

dabbe @Deblovestoread
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Let the morningtime drop all its petals on me
Life, I love you, all is groovy!

Much needed, my friend. 🩵💙🩵 16h

AmyG You have a signed album? 15h

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dabbe @AmyG I wish! This is the only pic I could find that was halfway decent and that had the title on it! 🤣 14h

AmyG Ha…that would have been amazing! (Is your bday in July?) 14h

dabbe @AmyG Yup. On Bastille Day! (7/14) ♥️🇫🇷💙 12h

AmyG A day after my Grandfather! 🙌🏻 11h

dabbe @AmyG Well, how cool is that? Was he “crabby“ like me? 🤣 10h

AmyG Ha! Not at all. He was the kindest, sweetest man. I think you might be a little of that, too. 9h

dabbe @AmyG Maybe a little. We Cancers have to stick together! 😘 9h

LiseWorks July is the best month to have a birthday 🎂 🥳 2h

Cathythoughts They look so young and groovy there 🥰 (edited) 1h

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Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! | Peter Davis

#AprilPoetryPrompts
@wanderinglynn

Here's Lynn's link if you'd like to join in! https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2852357

I hope to create a haiku a day for each prompt.
Today's prompt is #fool

wanderinglynn Love it! ❤️🙌🏻 15h

dabbe @wanderinglynn 🤩😊🤗 14h

Mimi28 I got your letter I am going to write you soon 🫶🏽😊🩷I am going to check out this site. You‘re awesome!! 14h

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dabbe @Mimi28 So are you! 🩵💙🩵 14h

peanutnine Love this! 🤩 11h

dabbe @peanutnine 🤩😍🤗 10h

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Killing Mr. Griffin | Lois Duncan

#Two4Tuesday
Thanks for the tag, @TheSpineView! 🤗

1. Not to brag, but I was pretty good in high school; I graduated 3rd in my class of over 600 students (thank goodness, for I would have hated to give a speech!). But then I discovered college and was legally okay to drink at the age of 18, so partying interfered with my scholastic abilities for a while. 🤣
2. My students loved the tagged book! Who wouldn't want to kill their English teacher? 🤩

TheSpineView Yw! Thanks for playing! 10h

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Laughter Therapy: Good Medicine to Make Your Heart Glad | Bob Phillips, Jonny Hawkins

What a fabulous idea, @TheBookHippie! View her original post here: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2852357

We all could use some laughs. Here's one from my life years ago:
While playing Trivial Pursuit with my mom and little sister, she received the following question: “What was the title of Richard Nixon's biography?“

Her answer (in complete innocence): “I'm a Dick?“

This still makes me laugh out loud, and I tease her regularly about it. 🤣

Susanita 🫣🤣🤣 17h

dabbe @Susanita 🤩🤣🤗 17h

TheBookHippie 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 17h

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lil1inblue 😂 😂 😂 17h

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🤩🤣🤗 16h

dabbe @lil1inblue 🤩🤣🤗 16h

AmyG Ha! 15h

dabbe @AmyG 🤩🤣🤗 14h

Sparklemn 😂 Clever girl! (edited) 7h

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The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

#DynamicDs
#detective
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Anyone surprised? 🤣

For April's list, visit here: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2852357

CSeydel Peter Cushing! 17h

dabbe @CSeydel IKR? 🤩🤣🤗 17h

Eggs Thx for posting a link 🔗 🥰 12h

dabbe @Eggs 😍 10h

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Trees & Other Poems | Joyce Kilmer

#poetrymatters
#wanton

So glad this is back, and you, too, @TheSpineView! 🩵💙🩵

lil1inblue 💫 ⭐ 💫 17h

dabbe @lil1inblue 🩵💙🩵 16h

CatLass007 When I was in the 8th grade our West Virginia History assigned each of us to memorize and recite one of two poems. We just counted off 1-2, 1-2, and all the ones had to learn Joyce Kilmer‘s “Trees” and all the twos had to learn “Woodsman, Spare That Tree,” which was more than twice as long. I don‘t remember the poet. Then she started giving us extra credit if we learned and recited both poems. The verses from “Woodsman, Spare That Tree” (cont)⬇️ 14h

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CatLass007 are right at the edge of my memory. I feel like I could recite it if I could just reach out and touch the words. I was just about to say that I can‘t even imagine remembering “Trees” but I just remembered the first line. I‘m not sure I could remember any more than that. It‘s been 50 years! 14h

dabbe @CatLass007 What a lovely story! I believe there is such a power in memorizing poetry or a monologue from something like a Shakespearean play. I still can recite “Immense et Rouge“ by Jacques Prévert because of my French teacher having us recite a poem in French! 🤩 12h

CatLass007 ❤️ 12h

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Heartstone: A Shardlake Novel 5 | C. J. Sansom

#FictionalTraveler
#Island
@julieclair

I hope this counts. I'll be finishing the second half of this book with the #ShardlakeBR, and I'll be on The British Isles, in England, particularly at Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight for the Battle of the Solent. 🇬🇧

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#readyourkindle
#readyourbooks
@CBee

How can it already be April? 🩵🩷💜

CBee Seriously. April already 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤪🤪 1d

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#bookspin
#bookspin2025
@TheAromaOfBooks

How can it already be April? 🩵🩷💜

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 23h

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🤩😊🤗 18h

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The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

#readingbracket2025 #readingbracket

Thanks for the card, @Catsandbooks! 😊

Catsandbooks Awesome! 👏🏼 🎉 💖 1d

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The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

#readingbracket2025 #readingbracket

Thanks for the card, @CSeydel! 😊

CSeydel Very nice! 1d

dabbe @CSeydel 🤩🤗😊 18h

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#coverstories
#sea
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this one 🧜‍♀️ 2d

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #metoo Your hair shade matches Ariel's. ♥️🧜‍♀️🩵 1d

Eggs Sweet 🧜🏻‍♀️ 22h

dabbe @Eggs ♥️🧜‍♀️🩵 18h

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The Shawshank Redemption | Stephen King

#coverstories
#prison
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

One of the best books/movies about redemption I have ever read. ♥️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent choice! 2d

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks TY! 😊 1d

Amiable This is one of the movies that I have to stop and watch all the way through whenever it‘s on TV. 😍 1d

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Blueberry @Amiable yup 1d

dabbe @Amiable @Blueberry Agree 💯! 1d

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 22h

dabbe @Eggs TY! 🤩 18h

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Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

AnneCecilie I‘m not really one to look up things as I read unless there‘s a reference to a painting and I want to see it 2d

dabbe I find I want to see pictures of things, too, like The Solent, The Mary Rose, Portsmouth, etc. I also look up some of the people (like Richard Rich), and yep, he was just as evil as he's portrayed in the novels. 2d

kwmg40 I like looking up the places where Shardlake goes. In fact, I'll be travelling to London very soon to visit my daughter, and I'm hoping to visit the Temple area so I can see where Shardlake spent much of his time! 1d

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dabbe @kwmg40 Oh, please take pictures and share! 🤩🤩🤩 1d

kwmg40 @dabbe Yes, I definitely plan to do that! 1d

lil1inblue I'm definitely interested in researching more about the Battle of Solent, as well as the Italian War as a whole. I like “zooming out,“ so to speak, to see how the events fit into world politics of the time. Previously, I went down rabbit holes reading about H VIII's wives, and I also read quite a bit about Greek Fire. 19h

dabbe @lil1inblue #ditto! I have read a bunch of books about his wives, too. So fascinating! I came out truly admiring Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr. And Greek fire was so interesting, wasn't it? I'm also fascinated by water, so I loved looking up pictures of The Solent and the English Channel. It's amazing to think that England was once landlocked to the continent; you can still see it in the southeaster outline of the country! 🤩 18h

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Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

LiseWorks Greed! 2d

OutsmartYourShelf They're sly bullies who pick on the weak or those they consider inferior. 2d

AnneCecilie They feel that they are entitled to what they want because they now are rich 2d

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dabbe @Liseworks @OutsmartYourShelf @AnneCecilie ... Even though Dryrick and Furstowe are not upper class or nobility, they still lord it over others less fortunate. There was such a pecking order during this time period--the social pyramid where everyone knew his place. And women didn't even belong anywhere on it! 2d

kwmg40 I find Dryrick an interesting character. His arrogance and bullying make him loathsome, but at the same time, it seems like he might have some good qualities in him and his unpleasantness might be caused by pressures or inner struggles that we don't know about. 1d

dabbe @kwmg40 He does seems to really love his wife and children, so there is that. He also had to start from the bottom and work his way up. I find him to be quite insecure underneath all of his bravado. 1d

lil1inblue They are all about gaining money and power, regardless of the damage they cause in order to obtain them. The entitlement is so...icky. Dryrick and Priddis are particularly interesting since they had to work their way up, but seem to have a loathing for people who were where they were when they started. Is this a self-loathing of sorts? 20h

dabbe @lil1inblue Excellent thought. Or it could be a thought of “I got mine, now I don't want you to have yours and possibly rise above me again.“ Or both! 😊 18h

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Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

LiseWorks Was Ellen put in the nut house so the rapist could get away with it? 2d

LiseWorks Hugh just wants to go to war. He seems subdued. They all are! 2d

OutsmartYourShelf I think Leacon seems a bit disillusioned with army life. Can't make my mind up about Hugh, whether he is being mistreated in some way or if he is the problem. Poor Lamkin! One thing I dislike about this series is the constant animal deaths. 2d

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AnneCecilie @LiseWorks I wondered if she was put away to cover up a murder 2d

AnneCecilie I‘m starting to wonder what Calfhill saw. Has it do with the forest or is it related to the family in a way. The dog episode makes it obvious that there‘s a lot going on under the surface in that family 2d

dabbe @LiseWorks Interesting question, and one I hope we find out! 2d

dabbe @LiseWorks It makes me wonder if he wants to unleash his hidden rage onto the French since he can't do it at home. 2d

dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf I think Leacon has PTSD. HIs war stories told to Shardlake are simply heartbreaking. And something happened to Hugh and his sister. I hope Michael Calfhall is completely innocent. And I am HORRIFIED by what happened to Lamkin. My previous dogs were greyhounds. They're usually so gentle, but if you half-starve them like they were starved at Hoyland, who can blame them for fresh meat. 😱 2d

dabbe @AnneCecilie She definitely saw at least one man die in the fire. Or was he pushed in there? 🤔 2d

dabbe @AnneCecilie As awful as Abigail is, I felt so sorry for her losing her pet in such a gruesome fashion. And her admonishing Shardlake and telling him that he can't see what's directly in front of him--that definitely is foreshadowing bad things to come with this family. 2d

kwmg40 I find myself wanting to know more about all the new characters. What secrets are they hiding? What are they thinking? Sansom is really good at giving all the supporting characters depth and mystery. 1d

dabbe @kwmg40 I also appreciate the frustration that Shardlake feels when he can't quite solve the puzzles ... yet. 1d

lil1inblue I feel as frustrated as Shardlake regarding the Hobbeys. Something is amiss, but I can't figure it out! I have no idea what to think of Abigail. She's terrible, but I feel like there is a reason for it. It's unsettling - Sansom does a great job of creating tension. 20h

dabbe @lil1inblue 🎯♥️🎯 18h

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Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

LiseWorks The people don't seem to have a say about war. Especially the men they are gathering to go fight. The rich make the decisions, and the rest have to suffer. Women do not have a say in any. I'm glad to see the queen secretly ask Shardlake to do something about the ward for a friend. 2d

AnneCecilie History has a tendency to repeat itself. When one or more groups gets more rights, there‘s bound to be a backlash. 2d

dabbe @LiseWorks Catherine Parr has some power, but even she hides from H VIII. I have always wondered how you could knowingly marry someone you knew had had two former wives killed. What the heck? 2d

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dabbe @AnneCecilie 🎯🎯🎯 2d

kwmg40 The thing that struck me was how wars could be started or change course based on the whims of the leaders, while all the ordinary people suffer the consequences. 1d

dabbe @kwmg40 It reminds me of THE ILIAD, where the gods play the humans like pieces on a chessboard. The absolute control these monarchs had, especially H VIII, is astonishing. No wonder some people want to be king! 😊 1d

kwmg40 @dabbe A good comparison! 1d

AnneCecilie @dabbe @LiseWorks Maybe that just shows how little power women had? She was just a pawn in a game, and saying yes gave her family more power 1d

lil1inblue @dabbe That's an excellent comparison! I can definitely see H VIII in this light. 20h

lil1inblue I can't help but compare H VIII's ego to that of the tangerine dumpster fire. Their thirst for power is insatiable. On a separate note, the treatment of and discussion about mentally ill individuals is not so different than some of the things I hear today. (And it was not that long ago that we were still institutionalizing people and performing lobotomies.) 20h

dabbe @lil1inblue Agree 💯! #cheetodumpsterfire 18h

dabbe @lil1inblue 🤩😊🤗 18h

dabbe @AnneCecilie 🎯! And how do you say no to a king--especially this one? 18h

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Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

LiseWorks I was so glad that Barack made up with his wife and that she was having a baby.. I don't understand why France is invading. I guess I forgot my high school history. This book is better than the others. 2d

OutsmartYourShelf Good so far, although I can't get a read on what is going on with Hugh & family he is staying with. Anything I can think of doesn't quite fit. 2d

AnneCecilie This book has me hooked so far. I feel that Sansom is using each book to look at something specific within the Tudor society and teach us about it without lecturing. 2d

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dabbe @LiseWorks Yeah, I'm glad for Barak and Tamasin, too. All I can think of re: France invading is that these two countries go back centuries filled with hate and wanting to dominate one another. England was still relatively new to being a kick-ass country, which is why I think H VIII is so cocky with all of his battles to show his strength. Perhaps France sees England as a threat--only 21 miles from Calais to the White Cliffs of Dover. 2d

dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf Something bad is definitely going on! I've read this before, so you'd think I'd remember. But nope! I'm dying to see what's really going on behind the scenes! 2d

dabbe @AnneCecilie He was quite meticulous with his research! 2d

kwmg40 This one seemed to start a little bit more slowly than the others but now I'm quite invested in the various mysteries, and I'm enjoying learning about the historical context. 1d

dabbe @kwmg40 Agree 💯. He gets more in depth as the books continue on, but we're so invested in the characters that we're okay with that ... I hope! 🤩 1d

kwmg40 @dabbe I'm definitely OK with that. I don't mind slow beginnings if I trust the author enough to know that all the setup will be worthwhile. 1d

lil1inblue I finally got to 50% last night and promptly fell asleep! There's so much going on in this book! I honestly have no idea where any of the storylines are going to end up, but I'm enjoying the ride! 20h

dabbe @kwmg40 🎯🎯🎯! 18h

dabbe @lil1inblue We're in the saddle just like they are, traveling all over the place! 🤩🤣😊 18h

Deblovestoread I‘m got a late start but the audio is great and I‘m hooked! 16h

dabbe @Deblovestoread Yahoo! 🤩🙌🏻🤗 14h

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#SundayFunday
@BookmarkTavern

A big 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 to Changing Hands Bookstore! They have two locations in Tempe and Phoenix, AZ. The one near me (Phoenix) also has a wine bar (see pic above). Wine + books = heaven.

BookmarkTavern That sounds perfect! Thanks for posting! 2d

dabbe @BookmarkTavern YW! 🤩🤩🤩 2d

AmyG Well that‘s fun! 2d

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Lesliereadsalot BTW, the deluxe waffle was tough! No stars for me ☹️ 2d

KellyHamHer Basement Books in Liberty, MO 💕 2d

dabbe @AmyG IKR? 🤣 2d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot I didn't get any stars last week but gone one today. Total 🍀! 2d

dabbe @KellyHamHer 🩵💙🩵 2d

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The Murder on the Links | Agatha Christie

#weeklyfavorites @Read4Life

Two Christies in a month: the kind of reading I have needed.

Read4life I know exactly what you mean! 💙📚💙 2d

dabbe @Read4life 🩵💙🩵 2d

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The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @LitsyEvents
#LadyFrancesCarfax

Sherlockians~
We're getting closer and closer to the end of the canon! All 4 novels read, and this is story 42/56! Next up: “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax.“ Discussion will be this coming Saturday, 4/5, and will be led by @dabbe.
Have a lovely week. 💙
Link to summary/analysis (spoiler alert): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kmgu_t6jJMdILHLLSaGsumT8hELSxOuQ/view?usp=shari...

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

kelli7990 Yay! 2d

dabbe @kelli7990 🤩🤗🤩 2d

Librarybelle Thank you! 2d

dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 😘 2d

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Phantom of the Opera | Gaston Leroux

#coverstories
#music
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

“It's over now ... the music of the night.“ 😭

Eggs Excellent 🖤🤍🩶 3d

dabbe @Eggs TY. 🖤🖤🖤 3d

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Heartstone: A Shardlake Novel 5 | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeBR #ShardlakeSeriesBR @LitsyEvents

Hello, Shardlakians! Hope everyone is enjoying HEARTSTONE. I'm finding it hard to stop reading!

Our next discussion will be this Monday, 3/31, over chapters 1-26. Have a fabulous weekend! 🤩

AnneCecilie I know, the story is very compelling 5d

LiseWorks This one is really good 4d

Mollyanna I am really enjoying it! Can‘t wait to hear others thoughts… 4d

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dabbe @Mollyanna @AnneCecilie @LiseWorks IKR? I want to keep reading, but there's so much to take in, and I don't want to get too far ahead until we've discussed! 🤩 4d

OutsmartYourShelf Good so far. Just finished chapter 24 so 2 to go. I should be ready for the discussion. 4d

dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf Yay! 😃 4d

kwmg40 Looking forward to the discussion! I am enjoying this one so far. 3d

dabbe @kwmg40 #wootwoot! 🤩 3d

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The Beatles Anthology | The Beatles

#coverstories
#golden
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfection 🎶🖤🎵 4d

dabbe @Eggs TY! 🩵💙🩵 4d

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#tlt #threelistthursday

53/100 Favorites:
1. FUNNY GIRL: “I'm a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls!“ Fondest memories watching this with my mom, her fave movie. 🥯🤣🥯
2. ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN: “Follow the money.“ We need Woodward & Bernstein now more than ever. 👊🏻🔥👊🏻
3. THE ELEPHANT MAN: “I am a human being!“ This was the first play I ever taught as a student teacher. Powerful. 😭😭😭
Link to play: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2850681

willaful Was just listening to Mel Brooks talk about The Elephant Man (made by his studio, Brooks Films.) 6d

AmyG I read Jeffrey Goldberg from the Atlantic is the new Woodward and Bernstein. 6d

dabbe @willaful Is there a clip/audio somewhere? I'd love to listen to it! 6d

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dabbe @AmyG Excellent point. He just may be. 🙏🏻 I can't even believe that these nitwits aren't even going to receive any repercussions for what they did. Anyone else would have been fired and perhaps prosecuted. WTF? 6d

AmyG I‘ve been reading about this. I can only be patience and see where this all leads. WTF INDEED 6d

willaful @dabbe It's from the audiobook of his memoir. 6d

dabbe @willaful Thanks! 5d

MemoirsForMe I got 71! Oh, so many great movies in this batch. and so many close to my heart. I saw Funny Girl with my mom too. We could sing every song by heart. 💕💕💕 2d

dabbe @MemoirsForMe So could we! We watched it together at least once a year up until her death. One of the best things we did together. 🩵💙🩵 2d

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The Once and Future King | T. H. White

#coverstories
#lake
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A fave movie (EXCALIBUR) and novel.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 👌🏻 6d

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks TY. 💚 6d

JessClark78 Love this movie. 🗡🖤 5d

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rwmg A favourite film but so embarrassing the first time I saw it. I was sobbing all the way home on the tube. 5d

Ruthiella I loved this movie too. And it has SO MANY actors that would go on to be mega-famous. 5d

dabbe @JessClark78 IKR? 💚🗡️💚 5d

dabbe @rwmg I can still hear the music rising (and the vegetation coming to life again) when Arthur and his men go to fight Mordred in the last battle in the movie. 😭 5d

dabbe @Ruthiella 🎯💚🎯 5d

Eggs Well played 🗡️ 🩵👏🏻 5d

dabbe @Eggs TY. 💚🗡️💚 5d

TheLudicReader I love this movie. 4d

dabbe @TheLudicReader 🎯🎯🎯! 4d

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80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards | Robert Osborne

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe
Here's list #3! I think we'll all do a lot better on this one! 🤞🏻
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/academy-awards-list-3-nominations-for-best
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in seeing, or 3 you thought were horrible or a combo of whatever you'd like.
4. Tag a few!
Tagging a few who've played before.

DebinHawaii, BookmarkTavern, wanderinglynn, peaKnit, Cuilin, AmyG, TheBookHippie, azulaco, Susanita, TrishB, TieDyeDude, Deblovestoread, thebacklistbook, MaleficentBookDragon, JessClark78, vivastory, Eggs, JenReadsAlot, Read4life, Itchyfeetreader, CindyMyLifeIsLit, vonnie862, BookwormAHN, TheBookgeekFrau, CoffeeNBooks, TheSpineView, CBee, TheAromaofBooks, bthegood, lil1inblue, The_Penniless_Author, julieclair

melissajayne 15/100

Three favourites include: All the President's Men, Butch Cassidy, Raiders. 6d

thebacklistbook 14/100 highlights are raiders, and star wars 6d

audraelizabeth 20/100 6d

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Lesliereadsalot I saw 79/100. Favorites include Nashville(loved the music and the characters), Coming Home (which I saw at the movies 17 days in a row, obsessed would be putting it mildly) and Midnight Express (scared me to death). 6d

Eggs 🩵💜💙 6d

Amor4Libros I got 10 this time!! 😂 6d

shortsarahrose 29 - I was pretty good on ones from the 1960s/70s, but not the ‘80s 6d

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 🥰💛🏷 6d

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! Will do 🥰 6d

BooksandCoffee4Me 30% but how fun to be reminded of the movies “Heaven Can Wait” and “Goodbye Girl!” 💛 6d

BooksandCoffee4Me @Lesliereadsalot Wow! “Coming Home” was so intense — how did seeing it so many times in two weeks affect you emotionally? 6d

DGRachel LOL. I‘ve heard of a ton of these but have only watched 10. Clearly, I dislike Academy Award winners as much as I dislike fancy book award winners. 🤣🤣 6d

dabbe @melissajayne I adore ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. I've read the book numerous times, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d

dabbe @thebacklistbook #epicsummermovies! Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d

dabbe @audraelizabeth Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot What intriguing choices! 🤩 I'm scared to watch MIDNIGHT EXPRESS! Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d

dabbe @Eggs 🩵💙🩵 6d

dabbe @Amor4Libros Lots of fab ones to add to your TBW list! Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d

dabbe @shortsarahrose I start petering out in the 90s big time. 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d

dabbe @TheSpineView YW! 😘 6d

dabbe @Deblovestoread YW! 😘 6d

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me IKR? 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d

dabbe @DGRachel You're in good company either way! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me @Lesliereadsalot #ditto! 🤩 6d

Lesliereadsalot I really had been oblivious to the Vietnam War and after seeing Coming Home the first time, I couldn‘t believe the war was going on around me and I felt compelled to see it over and over. I didn‘t know anybody who went to Vietnam, my parents never discussed it, it was so foreign to me. I‘ve never before or since felt so intensely about a movie. Totally blew me away! @BooksandCoffee4Me 6d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot Thanks for sharing that. I was oblivious, too, and still have so much to learn about that tumultuous period. I never saw COMING HOME (added to my TBW list now) but BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY at least made me more aware. That and GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM. The humor helped. 😊 6d

BooksandCoffee4Me @Lesliereadsalot @dabbe I‘ve made a point of sincerely thanking veterans for serving. Saw a biker wearing a Viet Nam Vet jacket and stopped where he was and thanked him. He teared up and looked so surprised. They received so little when they returned. It shouldn‘t have taken a decade or two to thank them with the wall. I was in middle school during the war and now have known many Nam vets. Most do not want to share their stories. 6d

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me They bravely did their job and received nothing but hatred from most of us. Shameful. 😞 5d

Lesliereadsalot Very shameful! Our boys did not belong there. I‘ve seen all the Vietnam movies but Coming Home made the biggest impression as it‘s about the soldiers when they got back. You have to imagine what it was like for them and it‘s not a pretty picture. You guys are very thoughtful! @dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me 🩷🩷 5d

BookmarkTavern Thanks for the tag! 5d

peaKnit 26! I have rewatched All The President‘s Men so many times I should count it twice! :) and on Golden Pond, such sweet memories watching this one. 🥰 5d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot So are you! 🩵💙🩵 5d

dabbe @BookmarkTavern YW! 😘 5d

dabbe @peaKnit #ditto feelings on both of your choices. I've just reread and rewatched ALL THE PRESIDENT'S to bring me comfort in this chaotic mess of a country we're currently living in. As @AmyG put it, Goldberg is our Woodward & Bernstein. 👊🏻 5d

peaKnit Amen! 5d

TheLudicReader 53/100. Did you know Children of a Lesser God was filmed in my hometown? Fun fact! So many flicks I love on that list but also so many flicks I am now too old to accurately remember whether I *actually* saw them or not. 🤣 4d

dabbe @TheLudicReader How cool is that? Is your hometown not St. John? I loved that movie, though I read that Hurt was an unbelievable jerk to Marlee Matlin while in a relationship with her. And I say if you wondered, you saw it! Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 4d

TheLudicReader @dabbe, I am not sure I understand your question about St. John. 🤣 My hometown is Saint John (as you know). St. John's is in Newfoundland. But Children of a Lesser God was filmed here in the 80s. 4d

dabbe @TheLudicReader I learn something new every day. 😊 I had no idea that St. was always spelled out. Now I know, thanks to you! I guess it threw me when you said just “hometown“, so I thought that maybe you grew up somewhere else in Canada besides Saint John. No excuse for me not knowing--except that I am more forgetful these days. (edited) 4d

TheLudicReader @dabbe 🤣🥰 4d

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Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience | Shaun Usher

#coverstories
#letters
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A captivating anthology that brings together an extraordinary collection of correspondence from across history, culture, and human experience. Originally stemming from the popular website of the same name, this book compiles letters that are poignant, humorous, enlightening, and sometimes heartbreaking—each offering a unique glimpse into the minds of their writers.

BooksandCoffee4Me Have you read The Only Thing That Counts, the letters between Hemingway and his editor, Maxwell Perkins? These letters share insights into Hemingway -- the real, unheroic, determined, obstinate, fiery, pensive, colliegial Hemingway; of course, the wisdom, almost father-like attention, and expertise of Perkins and discussions regarding F Scott Fitzgerald add to the depth and enjoyment of reading this book. 6d

Eggs My ‘must-read‘ list is unmanageable 🤪, but…stacked. 6d

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The old man and the sea | Ernest Hemingway

#coverstories
#waves
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Just read this a few months ago. It was much more meaningful than when I first read it in 1967 6d

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#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords @CBee
#allusion
#crossingtherubicon

Allusion #4. 🤩

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The Murder on the Links: A Hercule Poirot Mystery | Agatha Christie

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#ChristiesCapers @Librarybelle
A classic whodunit that shines in its puzzle-like structure, with multiple suspects, red herrings, and a tightly woven mystery. The investigation takes several twists, including a love triangle, hidden identities, and a second murder, and the clues are fairly presented to the reader. Poirot shines with his meticulous reasoning and playful ego, contrasting with Hastings‘ more emotional and sometimes naive perspective.

Librarybelle Great review! 1w

Deblovestoread Fantastic review!! 1w

dabbe @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle TY! Looking forward to next week's discussion! 1w

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Our National Parks | John Muir

#tuesdaytunes
@TieDyeDude

Needed calming music today, so my National Parks playlist it is. 🎶
Link, if interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4DQhkB9o9WaXoDdLcZA1B1

Lesliereadsalot On a different subject, the deluxe Waffle is so fun! (edited) 1w

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot I play Waffle every day but have never played Deluxe Waffle ... until just now. Fun indeedy! 🎯🤣🎯 1w

TieDyeDude @lesliereadsalot @dabbe I think I've only gotten a star on Deluxe Waffle once or twice 😆
Thanks for the music recommendation! 1w

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dabbe @TieDyeDude YW! 🤩 1w

IMASLOWREADER i have a soft spot for yosemite♥️♥️♥️ 1w

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER The music is fabulous. 🖤🎶🖤 1w

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And so it already begins. 🔥

To those who are actually experiencing spring, how I envy you. Savor every moment! 😊

Hooked_on_books It‘s March! Oh my goodness! 🥵 1w

dabbe @Hooked_on_books I'm in major self-denial. 🥵👎🏻😳 1w

ChaoticMissAdventures Portland Oregon is going to reach record highs for the season this week too. Not 100 but 70s...in March. It is so scary. I don't know how people can continue denying climate change. 1w

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Librarybelle Oh my! 😱 1w

Lynnsoprano Ouch! Our humidity is going up, but we‘re still in Florida‘s version of spring. 1w

AmyG Oh yay. 😳 1w

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures IKR? My sister lives in Beaverton. They escaped Phoenix to go to cooler climes. #irony Stay cool! 🤩 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle IKR? 😳🔥🥵 1w

dabbe @Lynnsoprano Humidity can be the worst, especially in the summer, right? Stay cool! 🤩 1w

dabbe @AmyG #funtimesahead 🤣 1w

TheSpineView Wow! 😲 1w

dabbe @TheSpineView IKR? 😱 1w

TheLudicReader Haha. We had a storm last night…shovel-able snow, ice pellets. Fun. 😩 1w

dabbe @TheLudicReader #yinandyang 🥵 1w

ShelleyBooksie Wanna trade with Ludic and I? I woke up to 20cm of snow and a broken snowblower - boo. 1w

dabbe @ShelleyBooksie Nope. But you two can come out here so that we can all hang together! 🤩 1w

Pogue It was 85 here today. That is July temps. 1w

TheLudicReader Right? @ShelleyBooksie Ridiculous. And what about the whole Saturday/Sunday situation we just had. We were in St. Andrew‘s on Sat. Spring, people sitting on patios having drinks and Sunday, blowing snow! 🤪 1w

dabbe @Pogue Most definitely! 🥵 7d

dabbe @TheLudicReader @ShelleyBooksie In like a lion, hopefully out like a lamb. 😜
We hit 37.22º C yesterday. 🥵 7d

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Mutts | Patrick McDonnell

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView (thanks for the tag! 😘)

1. Walk in nature. Look at the sky at night. Do 4-7-4 breathing exercises. Cuddle up my pups.
2. My go-to books for inner peace are the comics of MUTTS and PEANUTS.

Play? @TheLudicReader @shelleybooksie @Bklover

TheSpineView ❤️🐾❤️ Thanks for playing! 1w

Lynnsoprano Oh, I love Mutts so much! 1w

dabbe @TheSpineView YW! 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @Lynnsoprano My fave! 🩵💙🩵 1w

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Charlotte's Web | E. B. White

#coverstories
#barn
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheBookHippie I taught this every March for years. 1w

jen_the_scribe One of the books I‘m currently reading is about E.B. White‘s wife, she was one of the initial editors of The New Yorker (the only female editor for a very long time). She actually met E.B. White as he started sending in submissions for the magazine and eventually became part of the staff. Interesting to read about her (and him, as he obviously comes up a lot). 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie I bet the kids adored it. 🩵💙🩵 1w

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dabbe @jen_the_scribe I remember reading about that in an article from long ago. How cool is that? I need to read his essays. 🩵💙🩵 1w

Eggs Perfection👏🏻👏🏻 1w

dabbe @Eggs 🩵💙🩵 1w

IMASLOWREADER such a sweet book 1w

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER Still fave after all these years. 🤩 1w

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#hyggehour
@Alldebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

I finally remembered to post! Pen, blankie, book. Ready! #readlesmis 💙❣️💙

TheBookHippie This makes me so happy I may cry ♥️😂😘🥰 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie I'm farther than I've ever been, thanks to you and your fabulous #readlesmis group! 🤩😘🤩 1w

AllDebooks Les Mis is such an incredible book. 1w

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kspenmoll Isn‘t this hour such a necessary, carved out hour of focus, relaxing, shared community. 1w

dabbe @AllDebooks You've given me yet one more reason to keep reading! 🤩🤣🤗 1w

dabbe @kspenmoll 🎯🎯🎯! It's wonderful to feel community throughout the world. 🩵💙🩵 1w

IMASLOWREADER one of my favorite reads 1w

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER I've seen the musical too many times to count and tried to read this three times. I'm finally appreciating it, thanks to @TheBookHippie and this out-of-this-world translation. The translation really is everything! 1w

IMASLOWREADER @dabbe oh i have seen the live play also and the movie versions both old and new but it hits differently seeing it live 7d

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER It certainly does! 🤩 7d

tpixie @dabbe I just drove into a town with a Barnes and Noble and on an employee favorites shelf was our beautiful Penguin Les Misérables! I better get home to read! Until then, I‘m audiobooking ( ha! I just realized- Still in France ??)

The Paris Express

dabbe @tpixie 🤣♥️💙🤣 3d

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The Adventure of the Dying Detective | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @LitsyEvents

Good discussion yesterday, Sherlockians. Next up: “(TAo) The Dying Detective.“ Discussion will be on 3/29 and will be led by @Cuilin.

Summary/analysis link (spoiler alert): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wDe28JDm2-cpV2zqoU3ofknukb9BfrN6/view?usp=shari...

Have a good week. 😊

Librarybelle Thank you! 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 😊 1w

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The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

#weeklyfavorites
@Read4Life

A wonderful reread for me, thanks to @BarkingMadRead and the #hashtagbrigade.

AmyG Question. Have you ever read Angle of Repose-Wallace Stegner? 1w

dabbe @AmyG No, though I've heard of it. Sounds like it's worth the read, yes? 1w

AmyG Let‘s just say…some day it will find you. 😘 1w

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dabbe @AmyG 🤩😘🤗 1w

Read4life Somehow I‘ve never read this one despite being on my TBR for soooo long. 1w

dabbe @Read4life It's soooo goood! 1w

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Madonna Music | Madonna

#coverstories
#jewelry
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Can't get this one out of my head now. 🩷

Yuki_Onna Perfection! 👏💖 1w

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 1w

dabbe @Yuki_Onna 🩷🙌🏻🩷 1w

dabbe @Eggs 🩷🙌🏻🩷 1w

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#bandbday @TheSpineView (thanks for the tag! 😘)

Anyone else enjoying a bed and beverage kind of day? Hopefully at least for #hyggehour! @Alldebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Happy Sunday, everyone. 🩵💙🩵

Leftcoastzen 👏🐶 1w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🩵💙🩵 1w

AmyG Happy Sunday! 1w

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TheSpineView Great way to spend the day! 1w

Amiable 😍💙💙 1w

dabbe @AmyG #youtoo! 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @TheSpineView 🩵🎯💙 1w

AnnCrystal 💕📚🐕‍🦺🐾☕💝. 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵💙🩵 1w

ShelleyBooksie Great pic! 1w

kspenmoll Definitely for hygge hour! 1w

dabbe @ShelleyBooksie 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @kspenmoll 🩵💙🩵 1w

AllDebooks Love this photo x 1w

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#coverstories
#pastel
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Ahhh, the 80s again. #nostalgia

Susanita Memories of falling asleep on the couch on Friday nights. 🤣 1w

dabbe @Susanita DJ was so cute!!! 🩷🩵🩷 1w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩵💗 1w

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Eggs Brilliant 👌🏼 1w

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩷🩵 1w

dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩷 1w

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RIP, Big George. 😢

Ruthiella Awww. 🥲 2w

Leftcoastzen A character 😢he named all his sons George 2w

TheBookHippie Awe!!! 2w

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AlaMich @Leftcoastzen I know!! I always found that so bizarre! And not a little narcissistic as well. 2w

Amiable @AlaMich @Leftcoastzen I saw an interview with George Foreman where he said he named all his sons George because “when you‘ve been punched in the head a lot, you try remembering a bunch of names.” 🤷🏻‍♀️😄 1w

AlaMich @Amiable 😂 1w

dabbe @Amiable I guess it's no different than all the King Henrys, right? 🤩🤣🤩 1w

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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#BrucePartingtonPlans

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Bookwomble Oh, I listened to Hugh Bonneville narrating this one earlier in the week. I like this story 😊 2w

Bookwomble I think Holmes had Cadogan-West down for it initially, to his evident disappointment as he expressed increasing regret that the evidence was stacking against him. Once he had ruled him out, I think Johnson, the senior clerk, was next on his list. His failure to consider that a member of the aristocratic family of Sir James Walter was the culprit is an example, I think, of Holmes's class prejudice. 2w

Bookwomble As for the lax security, Imperial arrogance and an assumption of security and inviolability? Who, actually, would have the effrontery to trespass into the sacred groves of Empire? I guess today we might call it privilege 2w

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Librarybelle Completely agree on both counts, @Bookwomble . It‘s also good to see that Holmes is actually human and does think incorrectly from time to time. 2w

dabbe @Bookwomble True, Johnson would be the logical choice. Still, there is nothing in particular to make one suspect Johnson. He's only in one scene, and says and does nothing to make anyone suspicious of him. Perhaps Doyle should have made him more suspicious to the reader--at least this one! 🤩 1w

dabbe @Bookwomble 🎯! 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle @Bookwomble And that he does have the humility to admit it, even calling himself an “ass!“ 🤣 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle @Bookwomble I also am left wondering this: why did Oberstein leave copies of the agony ads lying about? He seemed to have destroyed all of the other evidence. Did he forget about them? Was he planning to use them and come back to blackmail Valentine later? It seems unbelievably sloppy (and lucky for Holmes). 1w

Bookwomble I guess Oberstein is no Moriarty! 1w

eeclayton Well they did have 3 keys, then again, there's a mention of Sir James having kept the 3 keys on the same ring, if I'm not mistaken 🤦
I was wondering about his death, too, I don't think it's ever explained. Suicide? Accident? Knowing who the culprit was in the main case, could he have a hand in it?
1w

dabbe @Bookwomble #fersure 🎯 1w

dabbe @eeclayton Ooh, excellent observation! What if James told his brother he was onto him; then, the Colonel could have killed him to quiet him. And, how do we truly know Sir James is dead? We don't see a body, and the only person who tells us he's dead is the bad guy! 1w

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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#BrucePartingtonPlans

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Librarybelle I thought Mycroft‘s comparison of himself to Holmes was interesting—sure, he could solve the crime too, but Holmes is better at ferreting out the truth by visiting locations and talking to people. Imagine those dinner time conversations growing up! 😂 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle Mycroft may be superior in intellect (even Sherlock has stated this), but Sherlock has grit and mettle to add to his capability in solving a case. Mycroft might be the British government at times, But Holmes is the detective I would want on my case. 🤣 1w

Librarybelle Me too, @dabbe ! 😂 1w

Read4life I did like having more of Mycroft in this one. Sherlock is humble when he speaks of Mycroft‘s superior intellect & Mycroft praises Sherlock in a way that is very cerebral vs the way praise is heaped on him by detectives & clients. 1w

dabbe @Read4life 🎯! You know when Mycroft praises Sherlock, it's probably the highest praise given--since he's supposedly even smarter than his bro. 1w

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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#BrucePartingtonPlans

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Bookwomble Given his previous experiences in such cases, Holmes might have had more regard for the family members of the principles that first came to his notice. The laxity of security seems curious, until you remember the relatively recent instances of heads of state communicating on insecure channels or storing government secrets in the toilets of their holiday homes 🗃️🚽 🧐 2w

TheLudicReader I tell my students 3 is a magic number in writing all the time. 🤓 2w

dabbe @TheLudicReader Did you ever watch Schoolhouse Rock? For multiplication, they had a song entitled (wait for it) “3 is a Magic Number.“ It has stuck in my head since I was a kid. If you want to watch it, here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8lRKCw2_Pk

#nerdsunite 🤓 2w

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Librarybelle Yes, @Bookwomble —thinking of security and then the current era of “security” of state secrets. Also, the threats from the East are still threats today. 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle @Bookwombile Interesting to also note that in every one of these so-called espionages, all of the criminals were family members! And in all three stories, it was only blind luck that kept these documents from being leaked or getting into the wrong hands. 1w

Bookwomble @Librarybelle @dabbe Subverting an insider is probably a more common tool of espionage than the high jinks of Mission Impossible. 1w

dabbe @Bookwomble 🎯, especially if said insiders are in desperate need of cold, hard, cash. 1w

Bookwomble @dabbe In debt and susceptible to blackmail for their indiscretions! 🧐 1w

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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#BrucePartingtonPlans

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Bookwomble I like this story, despite Doyle's typical slapdash approach to certain details. As a storyteller, he's more concerned with atmosphere than accuracy, and what would we have to talk about were it otherwise? 😁 2w

Daisey I enjoyed this one! 2w

Librarybelle This was a good one! 2w

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dabbe @Bookwomble Oh, I think atmosphere is so much fun to talk about! In this one, what about the dense fog? Its yellow oils dripping on the window! And would we even have this mystery without it? To me, it was the main character! 🤩 1w

dabbe @Daisey @Librarybelle Yay! I did, too! The body on the train scene reminded me of the film noir from the 40s, DOUBLE INDEMNITY. If you like those kind of movies, you should see it. It's INCREDIBLE! 🤩 1w

Read4life I agree that this was a good one. I could “feel” the fog not just “see” it. 1w

Bookwomble The yellowness and oily quality of the fog tells us that it was actually smog, a poisonous brew of hydrocarbon fumes from millions of coal fires and steam-powered engines supported by a global empire that provided some with great affluence, but which fueled the international conflicts of which espionage was an aspect. No empire, no global war, no military-industrial complex, no submarine plans, no murder, no case for Holmes to investigate. 👇 1w

Bookwomble The smog is a metaphor for the rot at the heart of empire, though I'm certain Doyle didn't intend it as such. 1w

eeclayton I enjoyed this story and agree that the fog added an eerie and sinister atmosphere. 1w

dabbe @Bookwomble Why are you so certain? Inquiring minds are dying to know! 1w

dabbe @eeclayton The atmosphere totally reminded me of DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, too! 1w

Bookwomble @dabbe Doyle was a supporter of empire, and Holmes's death at Reichenbach was retconned as The Great Hiatus, during which The Great Detective was involved in the Great Game of espionage and political intrigue between the British and Russian empires. Holmes often intervenes on the side of Establishment figures, and at times his respected brother IS the Government, which means he is also the Empire! IRL, Doyle defended British atrocities in the 👇 1w

Bookwomble ... Boer War, and supported involvement in WWI on political and anti-German grounds. He wasn't above criticising some colonial actions, but I think due to how implemented rather than in objection to the enterprise. 1w

Bookwomble @Dabbe If you've not read it, I'd recommend Jack London's book, The People of the Abyss as a view into the reality of Holmes's city. He lived in the slums of London for a couple of months to gather materials on the lives of people living in poverty at the heart of empire in 1903. It's a shocking indictment of the then most affluent nation, & so offended the British establishment that London was thrown out of the country and banned from returning.

The People of the Abyss

dabbe @Bookwomble #stacked! Thanks for sharing this info! 1w

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