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Greek Myths: A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys | Nathaniel Hawthorne

so-so

This was an okay read. It was mostly stories I was already familiar with. Overall it was okay. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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FlowerFairy

Dracula | Bram Stoker

Getting a 4 week old baby void to pose for a photo is quite a daunting task. May I introduce Vlad. He was found in our yard a few days ago following a storm. He is already proving to be a wonderfully snuggly reading buddy. Happy Caturday! #litsylove

BarkingMadRead Awwwww he‘s so cute! 11h

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww I love him 🖤🖤 (edited) 11h

Ruthiella Adorable Vlad! 😻😻😻 11h

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Tamra So cute! 11h

IndoorDame That‘s the perfect name for him!!!!! 11h

Susanita What a cutie!🥰 11h

Bookwormjillk 😻😻😻 11h

julesG 😍😍So cute! 11h

Librarybelle Adorable! 11h

rubyslippersreads What an adorable little bat! 🦇😻 10h

KadaGul Welcome To The Family 👪 Vlad. #Petslife #FurBaby #PetParent 10h

wanderinglynn So cute! 🖤🐱 10h

LiteraryinLawrence Vlad, you are a cutie!! 10h

AmyG He found you! Adorable. 10h

KathyWheeler We have a new kitten too, about the same age. She was found in someone‘s car engine. 9h

dabbe #valientvlad #nottheimpaler 🖤🐾🖤 8h

quietjenn 😻 he's the cutest 8h

SconsinBookyBadger Vlad‘s a cute lil void 🖤 7h

Texreader The cat distribution system strikes again! What a cutie pie! I ❤️ black cats!! Little voids they are indeed and you named him perfectly! ❤️🐈‍⬛❤️🐈‍⬛ 6h

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ChaoticMissAdventures

1984 | George Orwell

#weekendreads

1984 is taking me longer than I had hoped, which is too bad, it is really interesting to reread it.

Loving Margo's Money Trouble, and am listening to Pansies, Alexis Hall is my go to feel good listen.

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AnneCecilie

Emma | Jane Austen

Whenever I hear the word #Picnic I always think about this scene from Emma

#SummerSouls

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 16h

Crinoline_Laphroaig Box Hill! 12h

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

How did you feel about how the story wrapped up: with “Mr. Aladdin,” with Rebecca‘s aunts, and with Rebecca‘s family at Sunnybrook?

Would you want to read sequels to Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, or a series about Rebecca?

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent #ChildrensClassicRead2024

rubyslippersreads, TheBookHippie, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

TheAromaofBooks Just as an aside, this graphic is the same as the last one, so not everyone may realize that you actually asked a different question haha

I actually would be interested in reading sequels to Rebecca. I think the whole book would have been better if it had been two separate books and we could have devoted more time to her at school. I would totally read another book about her teaching adventures (if she has some). Apparently, Wiggin's nephew ⬇ 15h

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Hahahaha—thank you!! Changing the graphic now!! 15h

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) or someone rewrote the book/added stuff/created a sequel, although the GR reviews seem to agree it's terrible 😂 So I'll probably take a pass. 15h

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lauraisntwilder I would not want to read a sequel. In the absence of literally any other options, I have a feeling Rebecca would end up marrying Mr. Aladdin and I'm not interested in that. 15h

lauraisntwilder Oh, and I thought the ending, especially the actual last lines, was a letdown. It felt very much like the book didn't go anywhere. "There once was a family with too many kids, but then a aunt died and left them a house and they were all fine. Also, one of the kids went to school, but I'm not telling you about it." 14h

lauraisntwilder *aN aunt. 🙄 14h

rubyslippersreads I‘m actually reading the next book in the series, but I wouldn‘t call it a sequel. So far, it‘s just more stories set in the same time frame as the original.

New Chronicles of Rebecca

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rubyslippersreads @TheAromaofBooks I think I saw those. They seem to be retellings of the book with an emphasis on religion. I‘ll pass too. 11h

rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder I agree about Dean Priest, oops, I meant Mr. Aladdin. 🤣 11h

TheAromaofBooks @rubyslippersreads - It's weird because while this book felt as religious as most books of that era (that is to say, the characters go to church, believe in God, and try to live up to “Christian morals“) it didn't feel like Rebecca was an especially church-focused character. So that seemed like an odd direction to go since it seems like you would have to kind of rewrite her character?? 9h

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

Any further thoughts on parallels between Rebecca and LMM‘s Anne and Emily books?

And because I‘m super interested in everyone‘s thoughts: how does Adam Ladd compare/contrast with Dean Priest in the Emily books?

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

rubyslippersreads, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

BarbaraJean I have been waiting until I finished Rebecca to listen to this 2-part episode of the Gibson Girl podcast, which discusses the similarities between Rebecca and Anne of Green Gables. Check it out if you‘re interested! https://www.gibsongirlreview.com/season-1-episode-10/ 17h

lauraisntwilder Dean Priest and Adam Ladd both give me the creeps. Dean is definitely worse, Mr. Aladdin made me cringe every time he showed up in the second half. 15h

TheAromaofBooks I definitely think that LMM was influenced by this book. There are too many scenes that overlap for it to be coincidental. However, I don't think she just rewrote this story. So much of Anne is unique, and while she and Rebecca have some similarities, I'm not convinced that LMM based her actual character on Rebecca as much as she borrowed some of Rebecca's circumstances and gave them to Anne. I saw a few GR reviews link to this article ⬇ 15h

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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) http://canadianicon.org/table-of-contents/mirror-images-anne-of-green-gables-and... and while I agreed with some of it, I also felt like some of their “mirrors“ were a bit of a stretch. For instance, yes Rebecca and Anne both “like nature“ but I never felt like that was an inherent and critical part of Rebecca, while it's hugely a part of Anne - which I think in turn is a reflection of LMM's own passion for trees⬇ 15h

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) and the outdoors. I also didn't actually think that Emma Jane and Diana are much alike, beyond a basic “secondary character“ vibe. Emma Jane literally just feels like Rebecca needs a friend, so here she is, while Diana, once again, is an important part of Anne herself and her character development. The same with Matilda and Marilla - both grumpy old women, I guess, but wildly different in their relationship with the main character and in⬇ 15h

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the way they each develop (that is to say, Matilda doesn't). I definitely felt like the second half of the book is where Anne and Rebecca really diverge, with Anne having actual purpose, direction, development, and growth, while Rebecca continues to just be the same little girl she was all along - which is part of what adds to the creepiness of Adam Ladd tbh. There are parallels to Dean and Adam, although interestingly I actually found ⬇ 15h

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) myself comparing Adam more to “Daddy Long-Legs“ - a book I do love, but have always felt like Daddy pulled the strings in the background to put Judy into situations where she would be maneuvered into falling in love with him. Dean's grooming feels much more active, with a personal correspondence and regular visits/discussions/etc. Adam is more in the background creating scenarios where Rebecca will be obligated/grateful/admire him. 15h

sblbooks @lauraisntwilder yep! 12h

rubyslippersreads @TheAromaofBooks Diana is much more of a kindred spirit to Anne than Emma Jane is to Rebecca. 11h

rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder I agree. Although when I first read these two books (probably at about age 10), any idea of possible “romance” with the older men went right over my head. (Thank goodness!) 11h

TheAromaofBooks @rubyslippersreads - I agree! I don't feel like we ever see a real bond between Rebecca and Emma Jane beyond them being the same age and going to school at the same time, while Anne and Diana are genuinely involved and interested in each other's lives. And Anne definitely has a deep love for Diana that Rebecca never seems to show for Emma Jane. 9h

TheAromaofBooks @rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder - I feel like if I had read this book at a younger age I wouldn't have thought of Adam as a love interest. The signs are there as an adult reader, but he seems much more subtle of a character than Dean. 9h

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BarbaraJean

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

Please join us to discuss the second half of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm! #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent #ChildrensClassicRead2024

What did you think about the second half of the book, focusing on Rebecca‘s school years in Wareham? Any favorite scenes or quotes?

What growth and change do you see in Rebecca during her time at Wareham? (Or does she change?)

rubyslippersreads, TheBookHippie, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

lauraisntwilder The second half moved too quickly. It felt like we were rushing to the end. And I didn't particularly like the ending! 15h

TheAromaofBooks I definitely liked the first half better than the second. The second half felt a lot choppier and less cohesive. I actually usually really enjoy school stories, but it almost didn't even feel like Rebecca was at school half the time?? It felt weird that all this time and money was spent without much of a goal (I guess so she could be a teacher) and then she just comes back and starts nursing various family members instead of using the education ⬇ 15h

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) that the aunts sacrificed so much for?? I don't know, it was just kind of odd. I also definitely like Adam should be marrying the teacher instead of waiting for Rebecca to grow up, ick. There were parts and characters that I enjoyed, but overall the second half felt jumbled and rushed, and the ending seemed really abrupt. Like @lauraisntwilder I didn't really care for the ending. 15h

sblbooks @lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks I agree. The ending did feel rush they tried to pack too much into one book this could have been a series for sure. The "age gap"romance in these books...why is that a thing? ? 12h

rubyslippersreads I wanted Adam to marry the teacher too. I agree that the first half of the book was better than the second. 11h

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen

And so #PemberLittens begins my tradition of reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen in June as part of my Birthday Celebrations. I'm reading Chapter a Day which means I will finish on July 31st.
🎩📖🤓

#JaneInJuneJulyAndAlways

Crinoline_Laphroaig @curiouserandcurioser
@Graciouswarriorprincess
If any one else wants to join just let me know and I'll tag you. 18h

LiteraryinLawrence 💗💗💗 18h

StayCurious I‘ll join you! 18h

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LiteraryChanteuse

Picture of Dorian Grey | Oscar Wilde

It‘s time for me to get a #classic off my tbr list .

dabbe Ooh, you're in for a treat! 🤩 14h

LiteraryChanteuse Thanks @dabbe I‘m looking forward to it. 14h

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intothehallofbooks

The Awakening | Kate Chopin

pick

I read along with my BFF who is enrolled in an American Lit class and had to write a paper on it. The reading is easy, but the story is complicated and thought-provoking. In a lot of ways I really understand Edna and her thoughts, but in some ways I feel like her feelings of hopelessness make her careless with herself and those close to her.

Reminds me a lot of Anna‘s POV in Anna Karenina (my favorite!) but Anna K is by far the superior story.

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