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William Shakespeare Complete Plays | William Shakespeare

#coverstories
#2SimilarCovers
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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#JoysFriday @DebinHawaii (thanks for the tag; you too, @Eggs! 💚🩶💚)

1. After having a filling that partially fell out of my molar back in 1986 ... two root canals, an implant, an implant removal because the 1st one was done incorrectly ... I finally had a new-and-improved implant done this week. So much over one stupid-ass tooth.
2. We saw every planet except Mercury and Neptune.
3. Matt survived his colonoscopy.
4. Matt.
5. Kate & Pip.

Eggs 😅🤣 2d

Mimi28 lol, good for you 🩷😉 I am still having tooth drama- the filling fell out and only the dentist who did it can fix it. I just need a break from them I need to schedule another appointment 😅 2d

Susanita Been there done that with the dental drama. I‘m glad you‘re on the other side! 2d

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AnnCrystal 🙏🏼💝💝💝💝💝. 2d

kspenmoll Teeth…, planets, Matt surviving a colonoscopy ( prep!!!) thanks for sharing your joys!!!!💕💕 2d

Lesliereadsalot Isn‘t the process to save one tooth ridiculous? Congrats on getting to the end 🥂 2d

dabbe @Eggs 🤩🤣😅 1d

dabbe @Mimi28 My two cents: get it fixed asap! If only I had done that with this tooth years ago. 🩶💚🩶 1d

dabbe @Susanita #metoo! 🤩🤣🤗 1d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩶💚🩶 1d

dabbe @kspenmoll Kind of all over the place, huh? 🤩🤣🤗 1d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot TY! 🩶💚🩶 I know you've had one, too! Oy, and the cost! 😱 1d

Lesliereadsalot Don‘t get me started! My friend who had an implant said to the oral surgeon, I could buy a car for what this costs. And he said, a small car. 😂😂 23h

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot 🤣🤣🤣 23h

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Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR @LItsyEvents

Fascinating discussion today, Shardlakians!

Next up: HEARTSTONE. The events of this novel take place in the summer of 1545. Shardlake and Barak travel to Portsmouth on a legal case given to them by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. The book also concerns preparations for the Battle of the Solent and the King's warship, the MARY ROSE. Elizabeth I makes an appearance or two, too! 🤩

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#ReadYourKindle (or whatever! 🤩) #ReadYourBooks @CBee🤗

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#bookspin #bookspin2025
@TheAromaofBooks 🤗

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1d

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🩶💚🩶 1d

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The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

#bookbracket2025 Thanks, @Catsandbooks! 🤗

Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🎉 💕 2d

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The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

#readingbracket2025 Thank you, @CSeydel 🤗

February: THE BELL JAR
So far: THE CRUELEST MONTH

CSeydel Looking good! 2d

dabbe @CSeydel 🤩🤗🤩 1d

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Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

#anotheronedone!

#ChunksterChallenge2025
#AllergicToChunksters
@Amiable @julieclair

Amiable Yay! 1d

dabbe @Amiable 💚🩶💚 1d

julieclair Woo hoo!!! 🎉 6h

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The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

#weeklyfavorites
@Read4Life

Thank you, #hashtagbrigade and @BarkingMadRead for this week's gem.

BarkingMadRead #imheretohelp 🤣 2d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead #youaredamngoodatit! 🤩 2d

Read4life 💙🩷💙 1d

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The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde

#feelinthelove
#narcissism
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfection 👌🏼 2d

LiseWorks Love this story 2d

dabbe @Eggs 🩶💚🩶 1d

dabbe @LiseWorks 💚🎯💚 1d

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection | Arthur Conan Doyle

#FeelinTheLove
#brotherlove
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Surprised? #sherlocked

Eggs Hardly!! 2d

AnnCrystal
🔍🧐🔎💝💝💝. 2d

dabbe @Eggs 🤩🤣🤩 1d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩶💚🩶 1d

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We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Legend and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Film | Noah Isenberg

#ThreeListThursday #tlt

I got so excited reading everyone else's posts that I forgot to post mine! I chose my three favorites. In fact, they're in my top 10 of all time!
In no particular order:
1. CASABLANCA: “Louis, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.“
2. GONE WITH THE WIND: “After all, tomorrow is another day.“
3. REBECCA: “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.“

Thanks to all who played! 🍿❣️📽️

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳🎬💝💝💝. 2d

shortsarahrose I got to see Gone with the Wind at a historic theater just like it would‘ve been seen originally and it was one of the coolest experiences. 1d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩶💚🩶 1d

dabbe @shortsarahrose I bet that was absolutely stunning! 🤩 1d

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Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, 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, Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes, BookWrym

OutsmartYourShelf Back then, people in England had the 'comfort' of thinking that hardships were part of God's plan & that the afterlife would make up for any suffering on earth. I have a hard time reconciling in my mind a God that loves humankind but would allow His worshippers to suffer excruciating deaths in His name. The death for treason was horrific whilst being burned at the stake would be bad enough. 3d

OutsmartYourShelf “they confuse their own needs, for certainty or power, with God's voice speaking to them.“ We know that Henry VIII was one of these.

Also how many others over the centuries (even talking 20th century with the cult leaders) have claimed to have had the truth revealed to them by God, & somehow it involves them being in charge, getting rich, &/or having many lovers. Really odd that🤔 /s 3d

LiseWorks The greatest wars were about religion. I remember a priest telling me that members of the Congregation should not read the Bible because they can't understand it. I have read my Bible since I was given one in grade 5 ( when they used to give Bibles in school). I was so shocked. This was in 1981. How ignorant of that man telling me a woman that I could not read a book or understand it. No wonder ordinary people were kept in the dark. 3d

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dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf Excellent thoughts. The more I see the horrors unleashed in this world, the harder it is for me to believe. And just saying “God works in mysterious ways“ is NOT an answer to the amount of suffering that goes on. If God gets credit for all the good that happens (I see a person praising God for winning a game), he also gets the blame for the bad. Otherwise, we're living in chaos, which is what I do believe to be true. 2d

dabbe @LiseWorks Beyond ignorant. Aggrandizingly arrogant IMHO. 2d

lil1inblue This was a wonderful quote. It was a confusing, uncertain era, where things changed based on who was whispering in the king's ear that day. Those in power used religion as a way to maintain control or to gain power. They manipulated "god's word" to fit their ends. Meanwhile, the general population was left confused and afraid. And fear and confusion are often the seeds for extreme behavior. 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue You're more easily led, too, if you're afraid and think you have nowhere to turn to. 2d

lil1inblue @dabbe 🎯🎯🎯 2d

AnneCecilie The Tudor time along with many others just proves to me all the wrongs that have been done in the name of religion and that extremism in any form is never a good thing. (edited) 2d

dabbe @AnneCecilie Too many wrongs to name. And whose religion is the right one? Why do we have to persecute in the name of our religion? These thoughts have led me to become an agnostic. 1d

AnneCecilie @dabbe I‘m not sure what I am, but I love in a very secular society so it doesn‘t really matter. I have enough distance to it to see that religion isn‘t all good. 1d

dabbe @AnneCecilie Did I ever ask where you're from? I wish things were more secular here. 1d

AnneCecilie @dabbe I‘m from Norway. Religion isn‘t a big thing here. There‘s a very low percentage that visits the church during the year. I hade to google and it says that each Norwegian on average visits the church 0,59 times during a year. I would think that most of these visits are during Christmas and Easter. 1d

dabbe @AnneCecilie You live in the most beautiful of countries! I was lucky enough to visit there back in 1990. My 1st husband's submarine was stationed there after breaking through the ice at the Arctic Circle. We spent most of our time in Bergen, and it's one of my five favorite places on this planet! The people were the friendliest folks, too. Where do you live? ❣️🇳🇴❣️ 1d

kwmg40 I love what this quotation says about humility. It seems that, so many centuries later, the mix of politics, religion, power and economics can still cause a lot of upheaval in the world. now

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Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

OutsmartYourShelf It must have been a very confusing & dangerous time to live in. Henry VIII 'reforms' the Church, ripping away what has been a constant for centuries, & then as he gets older he starts walking it back in some ways.

The constant changing of those in power or favour - one minute you are high in the King's favour, the next your head is on a block. For the masses, there is the spectre of torture & execution for doing/saying the wrong thing. 3d

LiseWorks Being in London for a lot of people was in poverty. I would have lived in the country. The king was mad at the end. Being sick was not helping. His drs didn't know how to treat his leg. Can you imagine how much pain he was in? 3d

dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf I can't even imagine living in such uncertain times. Everyone had to be walking around constantly looking behind them. Who could like like that? 2d

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dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf I'd probably want to live far enough away, too, to avoid getting caught doing anything wrong. But who knew what that was since it changed on a daily basis? 2d

lil1inblue The religious extremism and fanaticism really struck me, perhaps because there are echoes of those themes in our current times. Sansom seems to show that much of the extremism is the result of fear and uncertainty, which I can't help but compare to today, as well. 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue Agree 💯. And unfortunately, too many politicians and people in power know just how to stoke your fears and make you worry. At least we don't have to worry about getting our heads stuck on a pike, though, so there's that. 👊🏻 2d

AnneCecilie This most have been a hard time to live in. Especially for the common person where religious beliefs changes constantly and you can‘t expect to get justice if someone thinks you‘re doing anything wrong. It highlights know your friends because you must always be careful of who you say what to. 2d

Daisey @lil1inblue I also was more struck by the aspects of religious extremism when I read it this second time compared to several years ago because of how I see more of it in our current world now as well. 1d

dabbe @AnneCecilie IKR? One day they're Catholic, the next Protestant, the next who the heck knows? All on the king's whim, God's supposed representative on earth. What a representative! 😱 1d

dabbe @Daisey 🎯🎯🎯! 1d

kwmg40 It does come across as a very chaotic time. I found interesting the way politics mixed with religion and how ordinary people's lives were changed as different religious factions gained and regained power. now

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Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

OutsmartYourShelf I think a serial killer is classified as someone who kills more than 3 victims in separate killings. If someone killed several people at once, in one 'hit' as it were, I wouldn't consider them a serial killer.

The popular image is of a clever, fiendish killer who plans out their kills. The jury is still out on whether Jack the Ripper was clever or insane & remarkably lucky to get away with the murders. 3d

LiseWorks Bedlam reminded me that the medical community did not have a clue about mental health. When a lot of people are killed by one person at the same time, it's called a mass killing. Jack the Ripper was a serial killer. Something happened to him because those killings stopped, and that's why he was never caught. 3d

dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf Agree 💯. If a person kills a bunch of people at once, I'd probably consider them a mass murderer but not necessarily a serial killer. RE: Jack the Ripper, it's hard to say. I guess I'd call him clever in his choosing of marginalized women that no one cared about. 2d

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dabbe @LiseWorks One of the greatest serial killer mysteries of all time! 2d

lil1inblue What makes a person insane is such a great question. Adam Kite was trying to deal with something he didn't understand Ellen is agoraphobic, but is utterly competent when she's inside. 2d

lil1inblue It seems as though many of these people just had differences people didn't know how to deal with, so they locked them away. 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue 🎯! Who gets to decide? The doctors? The families who can't deal with you? Guy knew that Adam just needed love and the right touch. I can't believe the horrors that have been unleashed in this world all in the name of someone's so-called religion. #ranttime 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue I just wrote that before reading this! So true! 🎯 2d

AnneCecilie Insanity seems to be when someone behaves differently than what society excepts/ wants. At this time, I would guess it was enough if the man of the family said someone was insane, to get them locked up. A serial killer is someone who kills on numerous occasions. I‘m going to assume that they have “always” existed, but in times before fingerprints, DNA and other technologies it was easier to get away. (edited) 2d

dabbe @AnneCecilie Excellent reminder about the fingerprints. And yes, serial killers have probably been around as long as we humans have. 1d

kwmg40 I found Sansom's exploration of mental illness and his investigation into the motivations of the serial killer really interesting. I've read many novels that had scenes in or references to Bedlam, but this novel has made me want to learn more about its history. now

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Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

OutsmartYourShelf I liked Ellen, & having taken a peek at the synopsis for the next book it seems we may learn more about her story.

I think Barak & Tamasin will get back together by the end of the next book. 3d

LiseWorks I think the loss of a baby really affects the marriage of Barack and tamarin. But Barack is really being an ass. 3d

dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf I really cared for Ellen and want to learn her backstory and hopefully see her completely free. Agree 💯 re: Barak and Tamasin. 🤞🏻 2d

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dabbe @LiseWorks Or as he would say it: ARSE!!! 🤣 Takes one to know one, Barak! 2d

Mollyanna I agree with everyone. I like Ellen and would like to see more of her in the future. I hope Barak and Tamasin reunite, but I appreciated Tamasin for standing up for herself. I feel bad about Dolores, Shardlake sure can‘t catch a break in the love department. 2d

lil1inblue @OutsmartYourShelf Totally agree on both points. I'm intrigued by Ellen's character. I'm a little annoyed with Barak, but I want him to shape up for Tamasin. 2d

lil1inblue Guy's storyline in this one was both interesting and a bit heartbreaking. I'm curious to see how he fares in the next book. 2d

dabbe @Mollyanna I hope we see more of Ellen, too. I think Dorothy is gone, so I hope there's love for Shardlake somewhere in the future. 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue That boy needs to man up! 🤣 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue He's a fave of mine. Just heartbreaking to see what happened to him and to witness how lonely he is. 😔 2d

AnneCecilie That Dorothy went to stay close to her son wasn‘t a huge surprise. I felt sad for Ellen after learning parts of her story. I‘m glad Adam overcome his religious insanity, but did this really happen? I wouldn‘t be surprised if it did considering the times. I feel sorry for Barak and Tamasin for the loss of their baby. This shows that everyone deals with grief in different ways & some are more destructive that others. I hope they get back together 2d

Daisey I pretty much agree with all the previous comments. I did think the potential love of Shardlake & Dorothy was better and still incredibly realistic than his interests in previous books. I also really enjoyed Ellen‘s story. 1d

dabbe @AnneCecilie Barak just needs to stop being such an arse! 🤣 1d

dabbe @Daisey I thought so, too. I would have loved to see them get together. I love the character of Ellen, too. 1d

kwmg40 I find myself getting more invested in the lives of Barak, Tamasin and Guy, and it seems that we may see more of Ellen as well. I also find Catherine Parr an interesting character and wonder how accurately Sansom's depiction matches what we know of her in real life. now

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Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

OutsmartYourShelf I liked this one. I think it builds on the previous books as we have seen Shardlake's growing disenchantment with religious reform (maybe religion in general) & in this book, doubters like him are being targeted. 3d

LiseWorks All I know is that the more I read these books, the more I know I would not like to be in these times. The medical profession was really bad, the religion beliefs were so attacked. Every high person was blackmailing someone for higher power. 3d

dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf I wouldn't call him an agnostic yet, but it seems as if he's headed in that direction. 2d

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dabbe @LiseWorks 🎯! I used to think it'd be so romantic during that time period. WTH was I thinking? 😱 Can you imagine even going on a walk around your city and seeing people's heads hanging from bridges? At least our political turmoil hasn't let us to that ... yet. 🤣 2d

Mollyanna I enjoyed this one. I think we are really seeing the evolution of Shardlake and Barak, just as you would watch friends or relatives grow. Sansom does a great job of portraying the true tension of the time. 2d

lil1inblue The religious fervor in this one seeme to be a culmination of the uncertainty of the time, which has also been building throughout the series. We also see how all of these tragedies are affecting both Shardlake and Barak personally. 2d

dabbe @Mollyanna 🎯! Their relationship reminds me of Holmes & Watson in a way. Such a great duo!🤩 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue I truly can't imagine living in such a tumultuous time period. But then I think of religion and other countries who are suffering today. 😔 No wonder I'm not religious anymore. 2d

AnneCecilie I like each book better than the last and think that‘s because we get to know the characters better. And that‘s something I like. Since this is a reread I think I‘m focusing less on the mystery this time around and more on the time Shardlake and Barak are living in. I wouldn‘t want to live in the Tudor times 2d

Daisey I really loved Dark Fire, partly because it‘s what first got me started on this series years ago, but the mystery and the connections to Revelation in this one were truly fantastic and thought provoking. It ties into the historical aspects of the religious turmoil so well. 1d

dabbe @AnneCecilie Agree 💯, though you'd think I would have remembered the “whodunnit“ in each one of these rereads. 🤣 1d

dabbe @Daisey DARK FIRE was truly original, wasn't it? As we dive into each book, we go deeper into this tumultuous time period. It's still my favorite time period, too, no matter how horrific. 1d

AnneCecilie @dabbe I don‘t remember either, but isn‘t it 10-15 yrs since these were published? 1d

dabbe @AnneCecilie Sounds about right. I guess it's asking my brain a lot to remember the exact killers, right? 🤣 1d

kwmg40 I really liked this one. It had the elements of a good serial-killer mystery: the suspense and tension as Shardlake races to find the killer before the next murder, and the attempts to understand the mind of the serial killer. The usual excellent character development and the interesting historical details were there too. 4m

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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

The Academy Awards Winners for Best Picture
In honor of the awards, which will air this Sunday, how many have you seen?
1. Survey link: https://shorturl.at/jp3WT
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 some who've played in the past. 🤗

mcctrish, Megabooks, peaKnit, melissajayne, Soubhiville, Crazeedi, tpixie, Cuilin, AmyG, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, Amiable, CogsOfEncouragement, Susanita, Lynnsoprano, Blueberry, Vansa, Bklover, Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick, TheLudicReader, Larkken, jenniferw88, julesG, Eggs, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, rwmg, Q84, BookwormAHN, Traci1, CSeydel, Ruthiella, RamsFan1963, TheSpineView, EadieB, CBee, Bookish_Viking, TheAromaofBooks, ImperfectCJ, Cupcake12, bthegood, lil1inblue, The_Penniless_Author, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnCrystal

Leftcoastzen Link isn‘t working 4d

Bookwormjillk I‘ve seen 27 which is about 25 more than I would have expected. This reminds me I‘ve been meaning to watch Shakespeare in Love. 4d

CogsOfEncouragement 26 for me. My all time favorite movie is My Fair Lady. (edited) 4d

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CSeydel 42 … I‘m exactly average 🤣 4d

melissajayne 43 for me 4d

rwmg 38, which I was surprised by. There were a couple that sounded vaguely familiar and which I might have seen on TV and forgotten about. 4d

Amor4Libros 30…I thought it was going to be lower 😅 4d

willaful Only 29 for me. I'm not that into the sort of movies that win Oscars, apparently. 4d

Blueberry 37, it was hard to remember some. 4d

nelsonmatt890 I like to connect with you and read, lol. 4d

AnnCrystal Thanks for the tag 🎬🥳💝. 4d

TheLudicReader 42! I am exactly average, too, @CSeydel ! 4d

kspenmoll 38 but now I want to see some of the older films. I mostly skip movies with war & too much violence- lingers in me too long 4d

Amiable Oh, man, only 29 for me. I‘m not a big movie person (weird, I know). I did love “The King‘s Speech.” And also, how DO you solve a problem like Maria? 🧐😀 4d

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes 6, which is more than I thought I would get. 😂😂. Obviously not a big movie person. 😂🤣 3d

shortsarahrose 40! But I minored in film studies in college and watched a lot of old musicals during the pandemic 💃 3d

The_Penniless_Author Thanks for the tag! Only 36 - I really thought it would be higher. Favorites would have to be Casablanca, Godfather 1 and 2, and No Country for Old Men. 3d

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Only 16. My tastes tend to run more pop-culture then critically acclaimed. Now, ask me about goofy sex comedies over the years, well, I've seen Porky's 100 times! 🤣 3d

Read4life Only 19! I need one for sports movies. 😂😂 3d

Bklover 35. Favorites would be Silence of the Lambs, Terms of Endearment, and Dances With Wolves. Oh, and Titanic. 3d

CSeydel @TheLudicReader woohoo 🙌🏻 (edited) 3d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen How about this one: https://www.listchallenges.com/academy-awards-for-best-picture 2d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk S in Love is excellent! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿💚📽️ 2d

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Audrey Hepburn is beyond elegant, isn't she? And I had a huge crush on Sexy Rexy! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @CSeydel For these surveys, that's a great place to be! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @melissajayne #yahooyou! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @rwmg I hoped you counted them! Did you think you'd score more or less? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @Amor4Libros Nice surprise, huh? 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @willaful I have a lot more that I want to watch! I haven't been into the later movies at all for some reason. The last one I saw in a movie theater was INSIDE OUT! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @Blueberry IKR? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @nelsonmatt890 The books are ALWAYS better than the movies! 🤩🤣🤩 2d

dabbe @AnnCrystal YW! 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @TheLudicReader You're in excellent company! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @kspenmoll Same here! Most of the movies I have seen from this list are the older ones, especially musicals and such. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @Amiable You're not weird at all! I haven't been inside a movie theater since INSIDE OUT came out! I love watching old movies, though. And double also, how do you catch a 🌥️ and pin it down? 🤔🤩🤗 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes I haven't been lately, either! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @shortsarahrose I'm a sucker for older movies, especially film noir. Do you have a favorite? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @The_Penniless_Author IKR? But then those first movies in the early 1930s, I was like 😳 Now I have a TBW list! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Or me with rom-coms or film noir! I haven't seen Porky's in ages ... time to revisit! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @Read4life Oh, I love sports movies! My faves are probably HOOSIERS (rip Gene Hackman 🥺), the original BRIAN'S SONG, and RUDY. What are yours? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

dabbe @Bklover Wowza, what a list! You nailed some fab ones! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️📽️ 2d

Read4life Hoosiers is my top for sure!! I also love The Sandlot, Field of Dreams, Rudy, Miracle, oh I can go on and on!! Watching Hoosiers & The Replacements this weekend (Gene Hackman 💔) 2d

shortsarahrose Film noir is good, but my heart belongs to mid-century film melodramas, especially anything from Douglas Sirk. Written on the Wind is my favorite, but All that Heaven Allows and Imitation of Life are also great. I also love anything with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Swing Time is my favorite of theirs (except for the black face - might be the only film I‘ve seen Astaire do black face in), but all of them are fun. 2d

dabbe @Read4life I'm definitely rewatching HOOSIERS this weekend. Totally forgot about THE REPLACEMENTS, too! 🥺 2d

dabbe @shortsarahrose I need to look more into mid-century films. And 🎯 to Astaire and Rogers! 🎶 2d

tpixie @shortsarahrose @dabbe did you know that Fred sister was actually thought to be a better dancer? I didn‘t even know he had a sister!! Until I read

Starring Adele Astaire: A Novel

tpixie 40/96=0.417 46% 2h

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Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

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This is #4 in the Matthew Shardlake series, set in 1543 during the final years of Henry VIII's reign. Shardlake, a “hunchback“ (not my words) lawyer grapples with personal struggles while navigating the volatile religious and political landscape of Tudor England. When a close friend is brutally murdered, Shardlake is drawn into a chilling investigation that leads him to uncover a series of killings inspired by the Book of Revelation.
#ShardlakeBR

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@TheLudicReader
It FINALLY came! It was sent to EAST Virginia, not West. The people were out of town, just found it, and sent it to me. How lucky/cool is that? I adore the St. John calendar and still want so much to visit there and to meet you. Connor's print totally #gobsmacked me and made me 😭. What. A. Talent. Tell me exactly where that is that he drew! And your novel-letter, well, I can't wait to read it and will reply soon! I ❣️ you, m'dear.

TheBookHippie Oh dear!! 4d

dabbe @TheBookHippie 2 months later! 😱
P.S. I just sent you an email. 🔥 (edited) 4d

TheBookHippie @dabbe happens here all the time 😂🤦🏻‍♀️😵‍💫🤷🏻‍♀️ 4d

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AmyG Wow! You are lucky it found it‘s way to you! 4d

dabbe @AmyG IKR? 😅 4d

dabbe @TheBookHippie What are those mailmen up to? 🤣 4d

TheLudicReader Yikes. Did I misaddress it? So glad it finally arrived! (edited) 4d

dabbe @TheLudicReader Nope. You didn't. We have a new postman, and he's been a bit all over the place. I'm so glad, too! (edited) 4d

TheLudicReader I forgot to say, the vantage point of Con‘s painting is from my side of the harbour looking across to historic Uptown Saint John. I will show you when you visit! (edited) 4d

dabbe @TheLudicReader Just gorgeous. What a view! You know, I'm turning (gasp) 60 this year and have been sort of thinking of some outrageous trip somewhere ... 🤔🤩🤔 ... 2d

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The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

This semi-autobiographical novel is a profound exploration of mental illness, identity, and societal expectations in mid-20th-century America. While its bleak tone and unflinching honesty may not be for everyone, its literary craftsmanship is unparalleled and remains a vital contribution to discussions about mental health and gender. Like others, this was on my TBR forever. Thanks to the #hashtagbrigade and @BarkingMadRead for seeing me through.

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 4d

Leftcoastzen I‘m glad you got to it , I‘ve read it several times, says a lot about me I guess! 😃 I‘m a bit obsessed with Plath 4d

Suet624 I took a tour of the Smith college botanical gardens and there was a large display on Platt‘s work and a variety of bell jars that inspired the name of the book. 4d

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dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🤩🤗🤩 4d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen I think I need to read more of her. She made me laugh out loud, cry out loud, and think a lot. What more can you ask from an author? If only she could have found a way to get out of that bell jar. You have chosen wisely and well! 🤩 4d

dabbe @Suet624 How cool is that? 🤩 4d

Bookwormjillk I went ahead and finished too. So glad we could all read this together. 4d

Singout Also on my TBR list forever! 4d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I'm so grateful for this group for I don't think I ever would have read it on my own. 🩶💚🩶 2d

dabbe @Singout It's truly worth the read. 🩶💚🩶 2d

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#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords @CBee

After perusing all of the Ad Hominem attacks by this country's #ldf last week, I just can't do his fallacies anymore--at least for now.

Something maybe more fun? How about some allusions!?! I love learning/relearning these and hope to bring a new/not new one to you each week. 🤩

CBee Whatever you want to post is good with me ♥️ 4d

dabbe @CBee 💚🩶💚 4d

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#FeelinTheLove
#sisterlove
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Macy's Parade in NYC, 1988. With my sisters + grandma. 💚🩶💚

Captivatedbybooks Beautiful ladies! 4d

Bookwomble 💖 4d

dabbe @Captivatedbybooks TY! With our 80s hair! 🤩🤗🤩 4d

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dabbe @Bookwomble 💚🩶💚 4d

AmyG What a great photo. 4d

dabbe @AmyG TY! It's supposed to hit 90º today. I look at this picture whenever I want to feel cold. 🤣 4d

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 4d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 💚🩶💚 4d

MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 4d

dabbe @MemoirsForMe 💚🩶💚 4d

marleed I love this! 4d

dabbe @marleed TY! 💚🩶💚 4d

TheBookgeekFrau I love this! 💚💚 4d

bthegood I love this picture - it made me think of my own sisters and grandma/nana - thanks for sparking some good memories today!! 🙂 4d

Eggs Great photo 👏🏻🩷🫶🏻 3d

kwmg40 What a great photo! 3d

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau TY! We were freezing are arses off! 💚🩶💚 2d

dabbe @bthegood TY and YW! I've been in a nostalgic mood lately. 💚🩶💚 2d

dabbe @Eggs TY! 💚🩶💚 2d

dabbe @kwmg40 TY! 💚🩶💚 2d

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe It shows 🤣🤣🩵 2d

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 🤩🤗🤣 2d

dabbe @bthegood TY! I've been quite nostalgic lately. 🩶💚🩶 2d

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Revelation. C.J. Sansom | C J Sansom

#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR @LitsyEvents

Friendly reminder, Shardlakians! See pic above! Happy almost 🐪 Day, too!

kwmg40 Looking forward to the discussion, though I may join a bit late, as I‘ll be out of town this weekend. 5d

jenniferw88 I am still reading these, but at my own pace, so I'll join in when I can! 5d

dabbe @kwmg40 Join in when you can! I hope your trip is for fun! 🤩 4d

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dabbe @jenniferw88 Sounds good! I hope you're enjoying it! 🤩 4d

lil1inblue Looking forward to the discussion on this one. I know I keep saying each new book is my new favorite, but this one really did tickle my brain. 4d

dabbe @lil1inblue They keep getting better, don't they? 🤩 4d

kwmg40 @dabbe Yes, it's a short trip to nearby Toronto to visit cousins, and then I'll be back to join in the discussion! 3d

dabbe @kwmg40 Have a blast! 🤩🤗🤩 2d

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#ranttime

I am not ready for this. It's still February! 🔥

TheBookHippie Dude it‘s 40 here WTAF 5d

dabbe @TheBookHippie I'm on my way! ❄️ 5d

TheBookHippie @dabbe some toad in the hole left and fresh coffee … sun is shining 😊 5d

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lil1inblue Whoa! My midwestern brain is breaking: we're having a “heat wave“ and it's 35 degrees. 😂 5d

Deblovestoread We can trade places…I‘m ready for some sunshine and warm weather ☀️ 5d

Leftcoastzen 😡🤮 5d

ChaoticMissAdventures We are going to be in the mid 60s here in Oregon on Friday which is about 5-10 degrees warmer than normal. I am looking forward to it even if it means doom. We call this First False Spring. 5d

dabbe @TheBookHippie I can also smell you baking something delicious--even a couple of thousand miles away! 🤣 5d

dabbe @lil1inblue That is warm for you at this time of year! 😱 Wanna switch? 🤩 5d

dabbe @Deblovestoread My sister just moved to Beaverton, and all she talks about is how chilly it's been there. I'd love to switch places, or at least show up on your doorstep and hang a while. 🤗 5d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen IKR? How are we going to get through the summer? 😭 5d

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures Living vicariously through you right this moment. 🤩 5d

TheLudicReader Please send those temps my way. It was +5 Celsius here today and you‘d have thought it was beach weather! 5d

AmyG Uh oh😬 5d

TheBookgeekFrau 😳😳 5d

Leftcoastzen News guy said it hit 90 here in Phx ! 5d

dabbe @TheLudicReader Are people running around in shorts and tanks? 🤣 I'll do my best to send some hot air your way. All I have to do is flap my big, fat mouth! 🤩 5d

dabbe @AmyG Do you have an extra room in Colorado? 🤣 5d

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 🎯🎯🎯! 5d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen I. Can't. Even. 🥵😡🤬 5d

AmyG I do!!! 5d

dabbe @AmyG Ooh, tempting. 🤔🤩🤗 5d

bookandbedandtea Ugh!! 5d

IMASLOWREADER lol i know meh 🫤 5d

dabbe @bookandbedandtea IKR? What'll it be in July? 140? 😱 4d

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER TY! ❣️ 4d

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#tuesdaytunes #TieDyeDude

Been listening to this one all morning. RIP, Ms. Flack. 😭

Bookwomble I love her version of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Listening to it is an emotional experience ?? Another member of the heavenly choir. https://youtu.be/d8_fLu2yrP4?si=u6W31jg-5cwB8ALi 5d

dabbe @Bookwomble Did you see it in PLAY MISTY FOR ME? I think this is the song that majorly put her on the map. ❣️❣️❣️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee_u1HQxh2s 5d

Bookwomble @dabbe I have seen that film, but I knew her from being on music and variety shows when I was a kid 🙂 5d

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dabbe @Bookwomble And I had no idea what was a teacher! That made me love her even more! 🙂 5d

dabbe Oh, and it's a SCARY movie, too! 😱 5d

kspenmoll 💙🩵💙 5d

TieDyeDude Thanks for sharing ❤️😞 2d

dabbe @kspenmoll 🩶💚🩶 2d

dabbe @TieDyeDude 🩶💚🩶 2d

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#FeelingTheLove
#lovepotion
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 5d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩶💚🩶 5d

Eggs Perfect 💚💚 4d

dabbe @Eggs 💚💚 4d

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#FeelinTheLove
#lonely
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Eggs One of my top favorites- Jimmy Stewart & Grace Kelly 💙🩷💙 If you are a Hitchcock or Stewart fan , watch The Rope!!!! (edited) 6d

dabbe @Eggs Mine, too! I love, love, LOVE this movie! And yes, I've seen THE ROPE, too. I love that the whole movie was done in one apartment, and WHAT an apartment, right? 🤩 6d

Eggs @dabbe Absolutely 👍🏼 💯! Also North by Northwest - Cary Grant!!! In Rope all I could think about was when the corpse was going to start smelling bad during the cocktail party (edited) 6d

dabbe @Eggs So shocking that they're all partying around and over the corpse! 😱 6d

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Love You Forever | Robert Munsch

#FeelinTheLove
#parentchildlove
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

ShananigansReads I cry every time I read this book. 🥹 1w

Bookwormjillk @ShananigansReads same 1w

dabbe @ShananigansReads @Bookwormjillk 😭😭😭 1w

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ShananigansReads @dabbe @Bookwormjillk I‘m glad I‘m not the only one having an emotional breakdown due to this book. I‘m also kinda glad neither of my littlest niblings has asked me to read this. 1w

Deblovestoread Same...tears Every.Single.Time 1w

dabbe @ShananigansReads I don't have kids, but I once read THE RED PONY to my 7th graders, having not read it beforehand (rookie teacher mistake). When I got to the sad part (I won't say what it is), I sobbed so loudly I had to leave the classroom to compose myself. 🤣 I have a feeling it would be the same with this book for mothers. ❣️ 1w

dabbe @Deblovestoread IKR? ❣️ 1w

ShananigansReads @dabbe and now I feel like I should read it 🤦🏾‍♀️ 1w

Eggs 🥰💔😘 7d

dabbe @ShananigansReads 🩶💚🩶 7d

dabbe @Eggs 🩶💚🩶 7d

BooksandCoffee4Me Cry every single time. 6d

BooksandCoffee4Me @dabbe @ShananigansReads I was crying when reading the ending of Of Mice and Men and a dear student offered to finish reading for me. Now that I recall, that also happened when reading Summer of My German Soldier. 6d

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me Yes to both! Every time I showed the movie OF MICE AND MEN (with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich), you'd hear sniffling throughout the whole class--and this was AFTER we had read it! 5d

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Some folks have shared that they are unhappy with Litsy not being as book-focused and happy as before. As many of you know, I, for one, have found it difficult to be Pollyanna Positive when the world seems to be crashing down upon us. I don‘t use any social media except Litsy, and some days I do need to rant—not just about politics but about life‘s annoyances and sufferings, and sharing human angst with my Litten friends really does help. ⬇️

dabbe From now one, though, I will use the hashtag #ranttime on any of my bigger rant posts, so if you don‘t want to ever hear me rant again, please block that hashtag, and you won‘t get my gripes, especially about the hell-weather that is Phoenix! 😂 If that‘s not sufficient enough and you need to unfollow me, please do so. I do not mean to offend anyone, but I can‘t pretend that the world is perfect either. ⬇️ 1w

dabbe ALL of us post about sadness, anger, hurt, etc. I think it‘s just the politics that have quite a few of us enraged. If others want to join me and use the same hashtag, that might alleviate some of our angst on all sides. And thank you to anyone who took the time to read this. 🩶💚🩶

P.S. I did post a dog picture of Joe Cool. That counts for some happiness, right? 🤗 1w

kspenmoll I love your idea. #ranttime it is. 🩷🩷🩷🩷 And Joe Cool is positive! (edited) 1w

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Deblovestoread Thanks, Denise for posting this and giving us a hashtag. Litsy is more than books and reading. It‘s community, so the lines get blurred a bit. We cheer each other on, offer an ear when things are hard and buck each other up when the world is on fire. #ranttime (edited) 1w

dabbe @kspenmoll 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @Deblovestoread 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

AmyG @Deblovestoread Exactly! And thanks Miss @dabbe (edited) 1w

KadaGul @dabbe Most of us are adults, and we understand the importance of communicating thoughtfully and respectfully. I don't think any of us are callous. Nowadays, it feels like we offend someone every time we speak. It's especially concerning to see that many of the people we care about are facing marginalization and having their rights infringed upon. I love the idea 💡 of #RANTTIME. 1w

ncsufoxes Yup & yup! I think for those of especially that feel like our lives are under attack (mom of 3 neurodivergent kids, wife of oncology research scientist that works for NCI, mom of kid in college studying environmental sciences, being a woman). I don‘t want to be Debbie Downer either but it‘s hard to ignore what‘s going on when there is so much at stake for some of us (pretty much 90% of us). Also we have to speak up. Being silent is being 1w

ShelleyBooksie I still love Litsy ❤️😍 1w

ncsufoxes complicit & that is what they want. I won‘t be quiet & I won‘t back down because I have a f-in heart & I care too much about people. #ranttime is over…for now 1w

ShelleyBooksie And you @dabbe ♡ - rant away 1w

Aims42 Love the hashtag! Will use it also 👏 1w

Suet624 Sad to see that people can‘t relate to the anger/depression that a lot of us are experiencing. You would think a literary community would understand the significance of this moment. However, I appreciate what you‘re trying to do and I‘ll try to adhere to it. 1w

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ Litsy has always been a source of comfort to me. We are in very trying times, and reading itself has become a political issue. There have been comments for years over the lack of reading content on Litsy, and I have admittedly muted a hashtag or two when certain posts have become a bit much. As @Deblovestoread , we‘re a community. It‘s good to have a hashtag—I may have to use it the next time I feel like screaming over current events! 1w

dabbe @KadaGul 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @ncsufoxes I'll always be here to listen and support. 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @ShelleyBooksie Me, too, m'dear! ❣️🤩❣️ 1w

dabbe @ShelleyBooksie 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @Aims42 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @Suet624 I can't say I'll be perfect by any means, and I totally hear what you're saying. 🎯🎯🎯 I guess I'm giving people a way to only see happy things if they want to, though I have no idea how that's possible in this current environment. #ranttime 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle The hashtags are really helpful during #Scarathlon and #WinterGames, aren't they? 🤣 This place is a place of comfort for me, too, and the fact that we can share good/bad/ugly and receive the utmost support says so much about the people in this community. But I can't pretend things in the world are great, and I can't not post when I need support. 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle And use away!!! #ranttime anytime! I'll be happy to listen and support! 💚🩶💚 1w

dabbe @AmyG 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

AnnCrystal I'm good with variety posts too...of course, I'm rather new here on Litsy (when compared to many Littens) and only know the Litsy as it has been since my joining this magical community.

I find Litsy a safe place, a gathering place that serves a community of members like a mom and pop bookstore. We recognize one another if we visit often. We learn about one another, celebrate each other, offer emotional support, etc.

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1w

AnnCrystal Also, as a community of readers, teachers, and creatives, I believe it is important for us to keep each other informed in our crazy world. We are the ones the suppressors try to silence out in the real world.

Litsy has become a home on the world wide web. Thank you and all the Littens who make this place absolutely wonderful 🫂📚💝. (edited) 1w

TheBookgeekFrau ❤️❤️❤️ 1w

LiseWorks Well, now #Ranttime is a really awesome idea. I am always ready to listen and know I'm not the only one feeling like the world is going to shits. 1w

DogMomIrene I like non-reading posts, incl political ones. To me, Litsy is such a diverse group of thinkers. I want to know what other people are experiencing & how they‘re feeling about the world turning to 💩 under a fascist. My dogs are named Bernie & Lizzie, after the Senators. I started our move to 🇨🇦 after Kavanaugh was confirmed & it was obvious we lost the SC. I love the hashtag for allies experiencing fatigue, but any MAGAts here can unfollow me. 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal ❣️❣️❣️ 1w

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 🩶💚🩶 1w

dabbe @LiseWorks 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @DogMomIrene 🎯❣️🎯 1w

AnnCrystal @DogMomIrene ✊🏼😎💝. 1w

IMASLOWREADER rant away everyone needs an outlet 1w

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER 💚🩶💚 1w

Lesliereadsalot I personally love a good rant and am more than happy to read and listen. #ranttime is one great idea! 🩷 1w

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

CSeydel Well TIL that you can mute hashtags in Litsy 😆 1w

CSeydel (I still can‘t figure out how to do it, but it‘s nice to know I theoretically could!) 1w

Hooked_on_books I don‘t think that‘s a necessary action, but it‘s kind of you to do. I feel reading is resistance and political and don‘t mind at all. When people post a lot about their personal lives instead of books, I just tend not to follow them. It‘s so easy to unfollow someone if their content isn‘t to one‘s liking. It‘s too bad people feel the need to rant about what others write. When it‘s your own account, I say write whatever you want/need. 1w

Bookwomble @CSeydel You can mute tags on the website, I dint think you can do it in the app 🙂 1w

CSeydel @Bookwomble aha! 1w

Bookwomble Litsy is the only social media site I use (and Goodreads a little bit from habit), and it's been incredibly positive for my mental health that I've come off Twitter and Facebook. I can't say that I've noticed you ranting, Deb, but perhaps our rantings mesh so that it just seems like rational discourse to me 😄 I think I've only come across one Trumpian Litten, who blocked me (world's smallest 🎻). I won't be blocking your tag 😊 1w

Bookwomble The only tags I've blocked relate to an incredibly popular and (imho) overrated notorious billionaire transphobe. What is it about billionaires and their shitty attitudes? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 1w

Amiable @Hooked_on_books @ncsufoxes I feel the same. If people don‘t like my posts if/when they stray into rants about the hellscape unfolding around us, unfollow me. It won‘t hurt my feelings. I can‘t bury my head in the sand and pretend there‘s nothing horrible happening around us. (OMG, I think I just ranted about #ranttime. 😳😀) Denise, you have a kind heart. I‘m grateful to have found you here. ❤️ 1w

kspenmoll @DogMomIrene Canada is so lucky to have you. I am happy you are able to move. 1w

kspenmoll @Amiable So well stated. Thank you. We need each other now.❤️ 1w

kspenmoll @Bookwomble Happy we have found like minded people here. By nature & politics, books are political- why would have so many been burned over the centuries if not so? 1w

kspenmoll @Librarybelle @💕💕💕💕 1w

kspenmoll @ncsufoxes 👍🏻👍🏻 1w

kspenmoll @IMASLOWREADER 👍🏻 1w

kspenmoll @Lesliereadsalot 👍🏻 1w

DogMomIrene @kspenmoll Thank you! We love it here. It‘s not perfect, but more people here ask “what do we owe one another” than “what‘s in it for me?” And I definitely feel like our taxes go to services that help, support, and connect people. 1w

kspenmoll @Suet624 💕 1w

bthegood “Every man of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits his convictions, but we must all protest.” (Martin Luther King Jr.)
-like @Bookwomble this is my only social media - I enjoy the way people express themselves here - so
#ranttime no judgement on how you need and want to express yourself - glad you are a part of my Litsy world - (edited) 1w

TheLudicReader The alternative to ranting is to keep that shit inside and that‘s not healthy. The world is a dumpster fire right now and as my grandfather used to say “better an empty house than a bad tenant”. I think he was talking about farts, but sometimes you just gotta let one of those farts/rants rip. I will not be blocking the tag. Litsy is still a happy place for me. 😘😘😘 1w

kspenmoll @TheLudicReader Your grandfather!!!!😂 1w

kspenmoll @bthegood 🩷🩷 1w

dabbe @Hooked_on_books TY! 💚🩶💚 1w

dabbe @CSeydel I don't know about the Litsy app, but from the website, if you click on your Profile icon, you can then click on “Settings/Import.“ At the very bottom of that page, there's a place that says “Mute hashtags.“ You can then type in exactly which hashtags you'd like to mute. 🤩 1w

dabbe @Bookwomble TY! I think we do mesh, too! 💚🩶💚 1w

dabbe @Bookwomble 🎯🎯🎯 1w

dabbe @Amiable And there's another excellent hashtag: #rantingaboutranttime 🤣
And right back atcha, m'dear. ❣️😘❣️ 1w

dabbe @bthegood Well said, m'dear. 🎯🎯🎯 And right back atcha! ❣️😘❣️ 1w

dabbe @TheLudicReader OMG! I almost farted just laughing at your grandfather's words! 🤣😂🤣 TMI, I know! TY, my dear friend. P.S. I owe you a letter! ❣️😘❣️ 1w

TheBookHippie Well I‘m going to speak out now 😂 in all seriousness I love this post. ♥️ 1w

JenReadsAlot ❤️❤️❤️ 1w

Julsmarshall Well said all! If your privilege allows you to look away while others in our community are being attacked, lucky you. The rest of us may need to rant, cry, support, and lift up others and I‘m here to applaud and take part in that. Books and readers have asked the hard questions and been activists for ever and we won‘t stop now. 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie I was hoping you would! 🤩😘🤩 1w

dabbe @JenReadsAlot 🩶💚🩶 1w

dabbe @Julsmarshall 🎯❣️🎯 1w

Jess861 It seems wild to me that people are upset over others expressing their emotions and thoughts. Rant on 🙌 1w

TheBookHippie @Julsmarshall 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1w

ElizaMarie #RantTime --- I love it! I think this is a perfect way to clue people in on what type of post they are about to read (I for one am all for it!) I think Listy is a lovely place, I feel very close to some of yall I have “met“ here and would love to hear and “rant“ with yall :) We are here for each other! 1w

dabbe @ElizaMarie 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

The_Penniless_Author Amen @dabbe. Litsy is such a great community because of how thoughtful, kind, and supportive its users are. There are a lot of people on here going through difficult times right now, and it's at times like this that such a community is most needed. I love reading for lots of reasons - entertainment and escape, yes, but also to learn and to increase empathy for others. If we can't apply these lessons in the real world, what was all the reading for? 1w

TheBookHippie @The_Penniless_Author 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1w

DebinHawaii I love your post & totally agree. Reading is resistance & I love the supportive community on Litsy & how much so many care about others & each other. Although books bring us together, community is what makes many of us stay. I won‘t be blocking/muting your hashtag. The world we live in is a shitshow & we all are facing our own difficulties so ranting is needed as much as finding joy. I appreciate you and this post. 💛💛💛 1w

Read4life @dabbe @TheBookHippie I‘ve seen your posts about speaking up and unfollowing. I know I‘ve been on infrequently as I don‘t have the greatest connection here in the VI but I have missed the posts complaining about non book related posts. I either don‘t follow them or I‘ve just skipped over them. Isn‘t that akin to banning books? I mean, if you don‘t like it… don‘t read it. Right? Pet posts, life updates, etc are often not book related & they are ⬇️ 1w

Read4life quite popular. I find your hashtag amusing, @dabbe , but wish you didn‘t even have to think of one. Express yourself!!! I learn so much from people on here & have had important issues & upcoming changes brought to my attention through Litsy. Thank you, both, for being a big part of why I enjoy & treasure Litsy. 💙💙💙 1w

TheBookHippie @Read4life ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1w

dabbe @The_Penniless_Author 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @DebinHawaii TY! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @Read4life Right back atcha, m'dear! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

Susanita Not sure how I missed this post earlier, but I think you know how I feel! 😜 7d

dabbe @Susanita #amensista! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 7d

Alora I feel this! Litsy, goodreads and snapchat are the only social media I have. I deactivated everything else and it's been wonderful! I don't post very often here though because I stick to posting books and I'm a slow reader lol 😆 7d

dabbe @Alora I bet you're not a slow reader. You're someone who relishes every word. Big difference! 💚🩶💚 7d

MemoirsForMe I‘ve been on Litsy for 9 years and this community has been such a caring and comforting place. We‘ve been there for each other thru a lot already…the pandemic, times of grief, health issues and many ups and downs. I don‘t consider these rants, I consider this being real and authentic. And that‘s who I want to hang out with here, especially during these difficult and scary times. You‘ve got my support! 👊🏻❤️ 7d

Cuilin I didn‘t read all the comments so somebody may have made this point already but books and reading are political. I approve this message, rant away.💗 7d

dabbe @MemoirsForMe TY! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 6d

dabbe @Cuilin How can they not be, right? Let's all rant away when we need to! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 6d

Alora @dabbe awe yes I love that!! I definitely do savor every word. I'll reread a sentence multiple times if I dont fully understand it or grasp the picture of it 6d

dabbe @Alora As a retired high school English teacher, what I wouldn't have given if my students had done more of that! 🤩🤣🤗 6d

Catsandbooks You keep being you Deb! Rant away! I'll be right there with you! Communities are supposed to support one another especially during difficult times. To be there for the good and bad. If people don't like something, then they can grow up and scroll on. Keep up the good fight! ✊🏼🔥❤️ 6d

The_Book_Ninja 69 Comments?!? The support for non-literary posts on Litsy that you have garnered under this post has given me the confidence to post a really tasteful photo I have of myself laying on my tummy, on a faux fur rug in front of a crackling fireplace, totally naked except for a strategically placed blanket and a cheeky looking-over-my-glasses, come-hither expression while reading 50 Shades of Grey. Follow me for more saucy shenanigans 6d

dabbe @Catsandbooks TY! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 5d

dabbe @The_Book_Ninja 🤩🤣🤩 I already follow you! 5d

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The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Hello, Sherlockians! Great discussion so far today re: THE VALLEY OF FEAR. Hope to read more of your thoughts soon!

Now, on to the second-to-last set of stories: HIS LAST BOW. The discussion for “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge“ will be next Saturday, 3/1, and will be led by @Cuilin. We've almost read the ENTIRE canon! 🤩🤩🤩

Link to analysis (spoiler alerts): https://shorturl.at/VhKV8

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

CogsOfEncouragement Thank you for the post. My copy has The Cardboard Box as the first short story. I would have read the wrong one. As always, thanks for hosting this enjoyable buddy read. 1w

Librarybelle Thank you! 1w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement “The Cardboard Box“ has been in different places in the canon. I think it depends on UK vs. USA editions, too. I believe we're going in the American order. YW! 🤩 1w

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dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 🤩 1w

CatLass007 @dabbe Is part 2 of Wisteria Lodge The Tiger of San Pedro? Is The Cardboard Box known by another name? Because the collection I have, The Definitive Audio Collection, does not include a story by that name. 2d

dabbe @CatLass007 “TAo Wisteria Lodge“ is a 2-part length story, the 1st part being “The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles“ and the 2nd part being “The Tiger of San Pedro.“TAo the Cardboard Box“ was originally published in Great Britain as the 2nd of 12 stories in THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, but it was published in the USA as the 2nd of 8 stories in HIS LAST BOW. The title of the story is the same. Does that help? 2d

CatLass007 I figured out the part about Wisteria Lodge. But the stories in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes in my collection aren‘t in the same order as on the chart from June of last year and Cardboard Box isn‘t in the table of contents. I think I need to have a few words with Stephen Fry. 2d

CatLass007 Nope. Wait. I found it. I had to back way up. 2d

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#FeelinTheLove
#loveontheroad
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Another fave.

Eggs Loved this movie 🎥 1w

dabbe @Eggs 🤩🤗🤩 1w

IMASLOWREADER loved this movie 1w

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER IKR? 🤩🤣🤗 1w

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#weeklyfavorite @Read4life

I got bupkis. 😃

Read4life 😂😂😂 1w

dabbe @Read4life I should have one for the coming week, though! 🤞🏻🤣🤞🏻 1w

AmyG Ha! 1w

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The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Librarybelle Does Conan Doyle have an interest in the American West? It‘s considered very unlawful in this period of time. We know that Conan Doyle had a love/hate relationship with Holmes, so maybe this is his way of diverting to an interest of his. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

eeclayton Why, oh, why, indeed. Poor McMurdo, I was hoping for a happier ending for him.
I was also annoyed by the insta-love between Ettie and McMurdo, especially with him openly joining (pretending to join) the Scowrers. Or might he have told her the truth in secret? 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle I did read an article that stated Doyle was fascinated with cults, gangs, the occult and such (need I say “fairies“?), and I love your point about the American West being unlawful and gang-like. I bet that appealed to him greatly, and he found a way to get his Sherlock in the mix. 1w

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dabbe @eeclayton IKR? He goes through all kinds of stuff, lives to tell the tale, so to speak, and then dies in a half-hearted paragraph at the end. It's almost like Doyle got tired of writing the story and just wanted it done with.

Agree 💯 re: Ettie. I wonder if she was even necessary? She also got a quick write-off--just like Watson's Mary. Women are not treated well in Doyle's stories, are they? 1w

CatLass007 I understand that Mary died, but I can‘t remember even a sentence mentioning her death. Just all of a sudden, Watson was sharing rooms with Holmes again. 1w

AnneCecilie I guess I was hoping that the hero would survive. Ettie was already engaged to another member of the Scowrers when McMurdo arrived. It did give McMurdo an enemy to “steal” a fiancé 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 Here's the ONLY reference to Mary's death from “The Empty House“:
“In some manner he had learned of my own sad bereavement, and his sympathy was shown in his manner rather than in his words. 'Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson, and I have a piece of work for us both to-night which, if we can bring it to a successful conclusion, will in itself justify a man's life on this planet.' “ Her name's not even mentioned! 😱 1w

CatLass007 @dabbe Thank you. I guess that totally went over my head. 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 Mine, too! You gave me the impetus to look it up! I thank you! 🤗 1w

CatLass007 You‘re welcome. 1w

eeclayton @CatLass007 @dabbe It went over my head while I was reading The Empty House, too. I had to go back and reread, like, wait, where did you say Mary is again? And then I got angry, the poor girl would have deserved a better fate. So would Ettie. (edited) 6d

CatLass007 @eeclayton Agreed. 6d

dabbe @CatLass007 @eeclayton Doyle's portrayal of women is a wee bit misogynistic, don't you think? 6d

CatLass007 Very. 6d

eeclayton @dabbe @CatLass007 They are definitely no more than plot devices, brought in and got rid of whenever it's convenient for the story Doyle wants to tell. 6d

dabbe @eeclayton #womenprops 😡 5d

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The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Librarybelle Moriarty is as close to a match for Holmes in regard to wit—according to Holmes‘ thoughts. It seemed odd that Holmes brought in Moriarty, so I thought I had missed something… 1w

eeclayton I was disappointed that Moriarty never got to be more than a bunch of throwaway comments in this book. I think it would've been better to omit him. 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle @eeclayton Plus the continuity errors that ensued! In “The Final Problem“, when we meet Moriarty for the first time, Watson has never heard of him. And since Moriarty dies and his organization is smashed at the end of that tale, THE VALLEY OF FEAR must be set before “The Final Problem“. Yet in this story, Watson already knows of the professor, and listens patiently to Sherlock's lengthy oral treatise about him. 1w

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CatLass007 I thought the introduction of Moriarty could‘ve been left out without a bit of loss to the storytelling. In fact, the storytelling might have benefited if Moriarty had been left out. I also was wondering if the Pinkerton detective had arranged his own disappearance to make everyone believe he was dead. 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 Your idea seems founded more in reality since Douglas knew they'd be after him the rest of his life. Just having Moriarty have him killed out of the blue is too far-fetched for me. 1w

AnneCecilie I thought, maybe even hoped, that Moriarty would have a more prominent role in the story. But it does create a tension to have him mentioned so early in part 1. I kept waiting for him to show up, which he never did. I think, for me, some of the tension in the story would have disappeared if he wasn‘t mentioned 1w

dabbe @AnneCecilie Good point. That tension kept me reading for sure! 🤩 1w

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The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Librarybelle It was a surprise to me, but I‘m terrible at guessing things, so maybe it wasn‘t as big as I thought it was! 😂 1w

eeclayton I was surprised, too 😁 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle @eeclayton I had read it years ago, totally forgot the surprise and was completely gobsmacked again! What does that say about my mental retentive powers? 😂 1w

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CogsOfEncouragement This was a first time read for me. I had other guesses that were wrong. Enjoyed the surprise. 1w

CatLass007 I was not surprised by the revelation of the identity of the Pinkerton detective. But I kind of blame that on Stephen Fry‘s introduction to the novel. 1w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement I did, too--the second time around! 🤩 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 I've heard how good Fry is. I should listen to one of the stories coming up. 🤩 1w

CatLass007 He is marvelous! 1w

AnneCecilie I was very surprised and didn‘t see that twist coming at all, but I‘m terrible at seeing twists 1w

dabbe @AnneCecilie #ditto! 🎯 1w

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The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Librarybelle Definitely a work of its times and is a window to the real thoughts of society at that time. Sad. 1w

Cuilin Surprising that Doyle was furthering the negative stereotyping at the time as both his parents were of Irish Catholic descent. I think his mother was Irish. Doyle is a name from County Wicklow in Ireland. During this time, of course there were many rebellions against British rule in Ireland so is it an attempt to distance himself. 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle @Cuilin Both Doyle's parents were of Irish Catholic descent. He's considered British but was born in Scotland. I've tried to find what he saw himself mostly as, and the results are murky. He did portray some of the Irish sympathetically, but it's hard to ignore the stereotypes. Is it also his views towards “American“ Irish or America in general? 1w

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Librarybelle Good thought, @dabbe …does it have something to do with “American?” 1w

CatLass007 The Freemasons, the organization on which the Free Men is based, are anti-Catholic. Perhaps that is why Doyle presents such a negative view of the Irish. The religion of the members of the Free Men is never mentioned, but perhaps they are Protestants. I know a little about the Masons because my Mom was Catholic and my Dad was Protestant and a Mason, which obviously wasn‘t all that important to him because they had 57 happy years of marriage. 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 I wonder is The Scowrers were Irish Protestant instead of Catholic. And interesting point re: Doyle's views since he was raised as an Irish Catholic. Perhaps that could be why he portrayed this group as being anti-Catholic, though I don't remember reading much evidence of religion in this book. 1w

CatLass007 I don‘t think religion is mentioned at all in this book. But he certainly portrayed the Irish Scowrers negatively. I suspect it‘s something that readers of that era would have known about. Plus, he might not have been free to express any religious views openly. 1w

AnneCecilie I didn‘t give this much thought. I was already familiar with the British though on the Irish. And I definitely didn‘t think about the religious aspect at all. Interesting that Doyle was Catholic raised by Irish parents, I didn‘t know that @CatLass007 @Librarybelle @Cuilin @dabbe 1w

dabbe @AnneCecilie And knowing all that still makes us wonder, doesn't it? Was Doyle ultimately British over being Irish-Catholic, or was he trying to show something else with these not-so-lovely Irish stereotypes? 1w

CatLass007 @AnneCecilie @dabbe @Librarybelle @Cuilin I didn‘t know that he was Irish Catholic until we started our discussion. I did know that the Masons are very anti-Catholic so I just made the assumption that the Irish Masons in this story were Protestant. Knowing that Doyle was raised by Irish Catholic parents does help with understanding that he was so ill-disposed against the Masons. 1w

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The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Librarybelle I could see part two as a standalone, not necessarily associated with Holmes. If someone handed me part two and gave me no other info, I‘d think it was a good mystery—a little long winded in the middle, but again the twist made it a surprise at the end. 1w

eeclayton @Librarybelle I agree. Here, I would've been much happier with a shorter backstory, especially since the mystery in part 1 was completely solved. 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle @eeclayton 🎯! If given Part 2 separately, I would have enjoyed it without knowing any reference to Holmes or Watson. I would not have considered it “one of the finest“ detective stories ever written, but I would have liked it. Pair it next to SH in Part 1, though, and it's a whole different story! 1w

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AnneCecilie Part 2 can stand in it‘s own, but can part 1? I don‘t remember being told the why in part 1 and in a mystery novel, I feel like that is important. In modern crime stories, the resolution comes at the end after learning the why you learn the who. I feel that Doyle shifts the focus and says that the why is more important 1w

dabbe @AnneCecilie Excellent point. And yes, the “why“ is usually in the resolution part. So, I guess you could say that ALL of Part 2 is the “why“ part, but it's so detailed, it could stand on its own--except for the last part where Sherlock comes back on the scene. 1w

AnneCecilie Backstory is important. At least I didn‘t spent half of part 2 wondering where I was and if there was something wrong with my copy like I did with A Study in Scarlet 1w

dabbe @AnneCecilie #truth 🤣 1w

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The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#TheValleyOfFear

Part 2 in the last SH novel in the canon! A lot like his 1st one A STUDY IN SCARLET, perhaps? 🧐

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Librarybelle It does resemble The Study in Scarlet with the backstory related to the American West. As I said in my review, I‘m not the biggest fan of Conan Doyle removing the story from the land of Holmes. I guess I like purely Holmes‘ story, even though this one did have a big twist. 1w

eeclayton I enjoyed part 1 way more than part 2. 1w

Cuilin @eeclayton same. 1w

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dabbe @Librarybelle @eeclayton @Cuilin I think most of us thought the same in A STUDY IN SCARLET. Doyle then writes two fabulous novels, A SIGN OF FOUR and (IMHO) his magnum opus THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, and then he reverts back to the same formula as his first novel, which was by far not his best. I just don't know why he did it again! 1w

CatLass007 He probably was tired of writing about Sherlock Holmes. He already killed him off once. So he just follows the formula. It‘s the formula that got him started. The triangle and circle are reminiscent of Masonic symbols. I guess the introduction by Stephen Fry spoiled thanks for me in a certain way because I knew that the Free Men were based on the Freemasons. I also knew that there was going to be some involvement from the Pinkertons or a (cont)⬇️ 1w

CatLass007 similar fictional agency. Did you know that many of the Founding Fathers were Freemasons? The circle and the triangle with the all-seeing eye in the center appears on the dollar bill. 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 I did! I didn't look at the dollar bill, though. Thanks for the info on that! And yet Doyle still wrote quite a few short stories after this one. Money and fame count, too, I guess. 🤣 1w

CatLass007 £££ 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 Gotcha! #doh 🤩🤣🤩 1w

CatLass007 I almost put dollar signs but then I realized…. 1w

AnneCecilie I liked this one. More than A Study in Scarlet. Maybe I have gotten used to Doyle‘s writing style? The mention of Moriarty at the beginning of part one had me intrigued, and the twist in part 2. I did not see that coming (edited) 1w

dabbe @AnneCecilie The twist got me twice! I can't believe I didn't remember it, having read it before! 🤦🏼‍♀️ 1w

AnneCecilie It‘s not possible to remember every twist of every book we read. Some just leaves more of an impression than others 1w

dabbe @AnneCecilie 🎯! 1w

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#FeelinTheLove
#loveontherocks
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A fave Barry song, and yes, I had this album and cherished it.

Ruthiella I still love Barry. ❤️ 1w

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 🎶😊 1w

dabbe @Ruthiella So do I! I listen to his ESSENTIALS album quite a bit. 💚🩶💚 1w

dabbe @Eggs TY. 💚🩶💚 1w

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For all #kittenlittens and anyone who has any kind of pet, right? 🖤🐾🖤
#CatsOfLitsy

Jari-chan 💖🐾💖 1w

dabbe @Jari-chan 🤩🐾🤩 1w

Leftcoastzen Sophie does this to me every night 1w

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dabbe @Leftcoastzen Then you are the luckiest cat mamma ever! 🤩🐾🤩 1w

AnnCrystal 😍😻💝💝💝. 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 💚🩶💚 1w

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#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii (thanks for the tag; + you, peaKnit! 🤗🤗)
1. Survived the endoscopy and colonoscopy. One polyp, results soon. 🤞🏻
2. Popsicles. Got me through my 2-day fast.
3. A happy #fu to this horrendous post. Our country does NOT have kings! Schoolhouse Rock even wrote a song: #nomorekings!
4. Matt & Pip reading together + getting Matt hooked on L. Penny. ❣️
5. Matt, Kate, & Pip. #always 🖤🐾🐾🖤

Littens, please share your joys!

TheBookHippie I love popsicles 🤪🙃 let‘s hope alll is well!!!! As for the rest FFS 🚫🤴 and awe love&love. 1w

Leftcoastzen Yay! 1w

Lesliereadsalot You did it! Popsicles always remind me of my colonoscopies. 1w

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dabbe @TheBookHippie 🩶💚🩶 1w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🩶💚🩶 1w

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot IKR? It's pretty much the only time I eat them! 😂 1w

AnnCrystal 🙏🏼💖💝💝💝💝. 1w

Catsandbooks 🤞🏼hoping for good results! ❤️ 1w

bthegood I hope your results are good and glad Matt, Kate and Pip are close! 🙂 (edited) 1w

DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 Here‘s hoping for goid results! Those Outshine popsicles are so good—I keep the pineapple ones on hand for sore throats (& because they are yum!)🍍💛 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 💚🩶💚 1w

dabbe @Catsandbooks Me, too! TY. 💚🩶💚 1w

dabbe @bthegood TY. 💚🩶💚 1w

dabbe @DebinHawaii I'd never had them before, and they are yummy. And, boy, did they save the day! TY. 💚🩶💚 1w

KadaGul @dabbe Those examines are important, but boy, they make you run 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ in the other direction ➡️. Pip 🐾 looks 👀 comfortable 1w

dabbe @KadaGul She's Matt's girl. 🖤🐾🖤 1w

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#FeelinTheLove
#brokenheart
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Leftcoastzen Nice 45 sleeve! You own it or found picture on the interweb ?😀 1w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen I wished I owned it! I cracked up when I saw it. I can't believe what Barry Gibb looked like! 🤣 1w

Kerrbearlib LOVE BEE GEES!!! 1w

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Leftcoastzen Long time ago ! I love the old 45s with picture sleeves 1w

dabbe @Kerrbearlib #ditto! 🤩 1w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen I had all mine in a stack (like with files) right next to the 45-record player. Oh, the nostalgia! 🤩 1w

MemoirsForMe Love the album they did with Streisand! 1w

Eggs Love their voices 🎶❤️🎤 1w

dabbe @MemoirsForMe Is that the GUILTY one? I adore it, too! 🤩 1w

dabbe @Eggs They harmonized so well together! 🩶💚🩶 1w

MemoirsForMe That‘s the one. 🙌🏻 They were so talented! 1w

dabbe @MemoirsForMe YES! 🙌🏻 1w

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The Weird World of Words: A Guided Tour | Mitchell Symons

#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords
@CBee

Probably #ldf's fallacy that he is best at is the ad hominem attack. The background picture in the image above is every attack #ldf has said against a person or a group. A picture literally is worth a thousand+ words ... and is horrifying.
To scroll through the ENTIRE list (just up until 2021! 😱), go here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/19/upshot/trump-complete-insult-list...

TheBookHippie LDF 😵‍💫 2w

AnnCrystal 🥺😳🤬😢 what is that teaching about bullying... 2w

Susanita Mind boggling! 2w

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dabbe @TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal @Susanita If he has a presidential library, I hope it's every single one of his evil/hateful/stupid/____ tweets. That's all it should be. Walls and walls of tweets that say more than could ever possibly be said. 2w

TheBookHippie @dabbe I hope it lists everyone gleefully supporting him. 2w

CBee Holy wow. I‘ll pass on reading the list but, I can imagine how long and awful it must be 😳🤯🙁 2w

MemoirsForMe 😳😳🤯🤯😱😱 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 2w

dabbe @MemoirsForMe IKR?🤯 2w

dabbe @CBee You'd be right! 🤯 2w

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The Crucible | Arthur Miller

#FeelinTheLove
#illicitloveaffair
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Boy was this a powerful one to teach.

AmyG Such an amazing play. (edited) 2w

dabbe @AmyG IKR? And the movie with these two ⬆️ was astounding, too. 2w

kspenmoll Yes yes. We also take a trip to Salem MA to visit the memorial/grave site there. 2w

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dabbe @kspenmoll Wish we could have done that! 2w

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The Tell-Tale Heart | Edgar Allan Poe

#FeelingTheLove
#hearts
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A Halloween-ey approach.

kspenmoll Such a great story!!!! 2w

lil1inblue Excellent. 😏 2w

dabbe @kspenmoll One of my “Poe“ faves! 🖤🐾🖤 2w

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dabbe @lil1inblue 🖤🩶🖤 2w

Eggs Great image 🖤 🫀❤️ 2w

dabbe @Eggs TY. ❣️❣️❣️ 2w

ChelseaM6010 Love this! Such a great Poe story! ❤️🩶🫀 1w

dabbe @ChelseaM6010 IKR? ❣️🫀❣️ 1w

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#mentalhealthmonday @kerrbearlib
1. Not so great, TBH. I get to have both a colonoscopy AND and endoscopy this Thursday, and since I have diabetes, I get to prep and fast for TWO days instead of the typical one--starting tomorrow. I honestly can't wait for this week to be over.
2. Not so great either. Because of worrying about #1.
3. The alphabet game. I pick a subject (like authors), then I run through the alphabet ... ⬇️

dabbe ... trying to come up with as many names as I can (Albee, Edward, Alcott, Louisa, or even the other way like Agatha Christie). I usually get to around H-M before I'm asleep. 2w

LeeRHarry Hope it all goes ok. I run through places around the world - 10 beginning with A, 10 beginning with B etc, sometimes I take it up to 20. 2w

dabbe @LeeRHarry That's a good one, too! I'll try it. Thanks for the encouragement. I hope so, too. 🩶💚🩶 2w

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AnnCrystal May all go well for you, prayers and good vibes 🙏💝. 2w

Deblovestoread Best of luck with the prep and procedures. Why all the necessary stuff has to be so unpleasant is beyond me. Thinking of you! 2w

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫😝I‘ll be thinking of you!!! Yuk yuk yuk. 2w

BarbaraJean 💜 🤗 Hope all goes well for you and that you're able to find rest and spaces of peace this week. I like that alphabet game and will have to try it! 2w

Librarybelle Thinking of you and hope all goes well! 2w

Kerrbearlib I like the alphabet game, too. Keep us posted with your procedure. I‘ve had an endoscopy before and know how unpleasant they are. I hope it goes well and will be thinking of you! 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @Deblovestoread I tried asking if there was any other way to prep, and the doctor just laughed at me. At least I tried! TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Is it Friday yet? I'm trying to think of the most fattening delicious dinner I could possible have. TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @BarbaraJean TY. It really helps my mind unwind. I usually choose authors, book titles, music titles, actors/actresses, famous people in general, or movie titles. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @Kerrbearlib TY. Fun on both ends! 🩶💚🩶 2w

TheBookHippie @dabbe if I was close I‘d come cook it for you!! 2w

cariashley Ugh, good luck and hang in there. I‘m still a few years away from my first colonoscopy, barring any other issues, and not looking forward to it! 2w

Ruthiella The prep is awful but the drugs are awesome. The best nap I ever had. Plus they gave me coffee and cookies after. Hope it goes well. 🤞❤️ 2w

Lesliereadsalot Having had both procedures, they‘re actually ok. But the prep! Last time I had a colonoscopy, I fainted on the way to the car afterwards, and it turned out I had pneumonia! Hope all goes well for you! 🩷 2w

TheDaysGoBy Good luck! That all sounds dreadful. Wishing you the best 2w

Butterfinger Will be thinking of you. Keep us updated. 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Someday I'm gonna come banging on your door, woman! 🤩😂😘 2w

dabbe @cariashley May the days until then be VERY LONG!!! 🤩😂🤗 TY. 2w

dabbe @Ruthiella Hmm, I forgot about that. I did get cookies after the last time I had one (gasp) 15 years ago. I'm long overdue. I just gotta get through the prep! TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot You are so right. I've had both before, too. And it is the prep that is just awful. And then to have pneumonia! 😱 You poor thing! TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @TheDaysGoBy TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @Butterfinger I will, and TY! 🩶💚🩶 2w

tpixie @dabbe @LeeRHarry great getting to sleep ideas!! @dabbe hope prep goes well and thank got for the drugs that let you forget your procedure. I wonder why you need a two day prep because of diabetes…. One day seems long enough! 2w

curiouserandcurioser Thinking of you🫂💜 2w

BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, I‘m supposed to do this and put it off. Prayers for you. 💛 2w

InkedBookworm13 I had a Colonoscopy and Upper Endoscopy last year (I have to get them every 5 years bc of family hx) The prep is always worse than the actual procedures. Wishing you the best 🧡 2w

bthegood Good luck this week - 💕 2w

dabbe @tpixie It's because I'm on a semaglutide, so two days of fasting, still only a 1-day prep. Thank God. TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @curiouserandcurioser TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me I hear ya! TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @InkedBookworm13 I'm also supposed to go every 5 years due to family history but have put it off now for 15 years (😱) and am scared. TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

dabbe @bthegood TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

tpixie @dabbe oh! Yes it slows down stomach emptying!! Good luck 🍀 fasting is HARD! 2w

dabbe @tpixie I thought as much. I'm already REALLY tired of this liquid diet after one whole day. How spoiled and lucky am I. 2w

DogMomIrene Hope you have a good list of all the rewards you get to enjoy on Friday! 2w

dabbe @DogMomIrene I'm working on it! TY. 🩶💚🩶 2w

tpixie @dabbe yes! We are blessed to have food 8h

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#FeelinTheLove
#gallentinesday
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Cheers ❤️ 🥂 ❤️ 2w

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My Pinterest | Michael Miller

Quite a fun board to do, though I'm wondering how some of these fit me, especially Bellatrix and coke-nose Michelle Pfeiffer from SCARFACE. And Sir Robert? Maybe because I have an entire board labeled “PERCY?“ 😂 Sally's stance has been mine since the November election. MTM? A hero. Gromit? More coffee, please!

Type “Literally my character” into your Pinterest search bar and see what you get…

#literallymycharacter #pinterest @TheBookHippie 💚

TheBookHippie OMG!!!!!! 😮‍💨💀😂♥️ 2w

jenniferw88 I always look forward to your #litsylove letters, and Bellatrix is my favourite HP character, so I can see it, lol! (This may be due to the fact that Helena is my favourite actress) 2w

wanderinglynn This is awesome! 🤩 2w

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BooksandCoffee4Me Oh gosh, I so wanted to grow up into Mary Tyler Moore when I was a teen 😂 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie 💚🩶💚 2w

dabbe @jenniferw88 I am so behind on my #LL letters! 😱 I promise something soon! I actually can see me as Bellatrix--especially when I taught freshmen all day. 😂 Love HBC, too! 💚🩶💚 2w

dabbe @wanderinglynn I'd love to see yours! 💚🩶💚 2w

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me Same. My mom looked a lot like her--even to the thin body-type and 70s work clothes! “Who can turn the world on with a smile?“ 💚🩶💚 2w

TheBookHippie @BooksandCoffee4Me I wanted her apartment!! 2w

BooksandCoffee4Me @TheBookHippie 😂 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Hers was the coolest! 2w

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Pride and Prejudice | Austen