The Age of Innocence

Ch 23: #herdic #anyway #archerfindsellen #herhubbywantsherback #offeredmoney #archerconvincedhertoblowoffthemeeting #whowasthedudeinthecrowd #webetterfindout #boatride #cheatingcheaterwhocheats #thisguy 🙄 #messingwithmywinona #willtheyworwontthey #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2h

TheBookHippie #MESSINGWITHOURWINONA #HEISTRASH 1h

Bookwormjillk I hope the guy in the crowd is a close relative of May‘s! 1h

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk ohhhh I didn‘t even think of that! That would be epic #busted 1h

Ruthiella What I found crazy is that Archer ran into acquaintances in Boston. It really underscored what a small world he moves in. 1h

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 22: #apartynobodywantstoattend #lazyarcherpretendshesbuyingahorse #sohecandoapaychodrivebyofellenshouse #butshesinboston #obviouslyarcherneedstogotobostontoo #goodthinthatgirlwasclueless 🙄 #dick #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1d

TheBookHippie What a #dick 1d

mcctrish 🎶don‘t be suspicious, don‘t be suspicious 🎶 (edited) 1d

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lil1inblue @mcctrish 😂 1d

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 🎯 1d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 😂🙌🏼🤣 1d

lil1inblue I just want to play tiny violins for Archer. 😂 🎶🎻 🎶 1d

Cuilin @mcctrish that melody is Archer‘s leitmotif. 😆 1d

Cuilin Parker House mentioned!!!! 1d

mcctrish @Cuilin at varying decibels depending on the proximity of Ellen 😆 1d

ElizaMarie Ugh Archer!!! 1d

willaful Okay, Archer kissing the parasol that turned out the be the other girl's did make me hoot! 1d

Clare-Dragonfly I was really hoping Archer would go to the party! Those people sound actually interesting, and spending time with interesting people does seem to be what he won‘t allow himself to want. @willaful 💯😂 22h

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 21: #oneyearlater #archerseemsmostlycontent #inadenialsortofway #mayisanarcherybadass #beaufortisstillaroundanslookingawful #ofcourseellenismentioned #denialshattered #soletsvisitgranny #whoalsomentionsellenisvisiting #ofcourseshesendsarchertofetchellen #butheisbutthurtthatshedoesntsensehispresence 🙄 #awaytheygo #fornow #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2d

mcctrish Archer is going to implode at this rate 2d

Bookwormjillk Gee wonder why he wanted to go to an isolated island 2d

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Cuilin Interesting how Wharton still refers to May as May Welland and not May Archer or Mrs Newland Archer. 🤔 Why did May blush so? (edited) 2d

TheBookHippie @Cuilin Good catch! I wonder why now too! 2d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 👀 2d

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin hmmmm 2d

lil1inblue @Cuilin I didn't even clock that... Intriguing! 🤔 2d

ElizaMarie The name Ellen drives Archer crazy!!! He has got it bad!!! Better watch out- May is a badass with and arrow 🤭 2d

lil1inblue So many #marilynversusjackie vibes. 2d

willaful Archer knows there's more to May, but he can't reach it. I wonder if he's actually tried... 2d

Clare-Dragonfly I think it‘s unfair of him to accuse her of cruelty for saying Ellen would be happier with her husband. She doesn‘t know how awful the Count was to her. 1d

julieclair @Cuilin I think May blushed because she's thinking of what has to be done to have sons or daughters! 😉 20h

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Clare-Dragonfly

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I thought it was fun to see a reference to the House of Worth in this chapter. Of course, May would have her gowns made over by the premiere Paris fashion house. https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/charles-frederick-worth-1825-1895-and-the-house... #hashtagbrigade

lil1inblue Oh, wow! Thanks for sharing the link. 🤩 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 20: #honeymoon #somanyawkwardmoments #thiswontendwell #heissocondescending #thattutorthough #neitherofthemwerekind #snobby #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 3d

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 3d

Bookwormjillk Hot mess express 3d

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Ruthiella All this not really talking and assuming things will settle…😱 3d

lil1inblue #dick continues to fit again today! 🙄 3d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🎯 3d

mcctrish @lil1inblue 😆 and yet May is a snob so maybe they are a #pairofdicks but for different reasons 3d

lil1inblue @mcctrish 😂 Excellent point. There's just #somanydicks in this book! 3d

willaful @mcctrish Different types. The one who has no idea she's a dick and the one who knows but keeps doing it anyway. 🙄 3d

ElizaMarie The first 6 months of the marriage are the hardest? Really!? 3d

mcctrish @ElizaMarie I mean if you‘ve never been told about sex or been allowed to have an opinion ….. 3d

Clare-Dragonfly Newland seems to expect they‘ll have children but if May‘s features are still “virginal” at the end of their honeymoon I‘m not so sure 😬 3d

Cuilin @Clare-Dragonfly yeah the “virginal” and the “6 months” has me 🤔 3d

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Yeah, this is literally the honeymoon!! There‘s a reason we say “the honeymoon is over” to denote the challenging times are next. 🤔 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 19: #thewedding #archerspendsthewholetimelookingforellen #thinkingaboutellen #wishingforellen #dick #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 4d

lil1inblue #dick 🎯🎯🎯 😅 4d

Bookwormjillk You got it!

Got to say I was surprised they actually got married. But I guess that gives him more ways to be a #dick 4d

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lil1inblue #mrsmingotttriestoattend That part was wild. 4d

Cuilin I love the description of all the white flowers like it was a funeral and not a wedding!!! lol 4d

dabbe Why, Archer, why? Just stay single and run away with Ellen! Oh, wait. We're in the Gilded Age--where they're all pretty in their cages. #oy! 4d

TheBookHippie @dabbe #OY also #DICK 4d

TheBookHippie @Cuilin well…. When I was in school we called weddings funerals. 🤣👀🤦🏻‍♀️😳😬🤭 4d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🎯🎯🎯🎯 4d

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🩵🎯🩵 4d

mcctrish Archer has turned into a space cadet 4d

ElizaMarie #Archer=Dick 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 18: #wellthattookaturn #archerconfrontsellen #confesseshislove #ellenpusheshimaway #atelegramarriveslate #sosolate #mayiswillingtogetmarriednow 😳 #epictiming #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 5d

mcctrish Archer almost had it all 🎶you had my heart inside of your hand …… we could have had it all 🎶 5d

lil1inblue @mcctrish I laughed so hard at this, my co-workers got a little scared. 😂 5d

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lil1inblue #ellensaysIdontwantyourflowers 😅 5d

Bookwormjillk I finally caught up this morning. I was kind of feeling like I'm driving the hot mess express but Archer made me feel better about myself. 5d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5d

TheBookHippie I‘m not sure I should be laughing as hard as I am reading this 👀😅… 5d

Cuilin @TheBookHippie I had to look it up to see if this was considered a comedy of manners because I am also just 😂 5d

Cuilin @mcctrish 😂😂😂 5d

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 🤭 laughter is good for the soul.… glad to have good company in the laughter. 5d

mcctrish @lil1inblue Ellen is more 🎶I can buy myself flowers …… say things you don‘t understand 🎶 5d

lil1inblue @mcctrish 😂 🎯 😂 5d

willaful Awww, I guess I'm a sentimental sucker because I was sad for them... 5d

Clare-Dragonfly Whoa! Suddenly everything is happening! I wonder who sent the flowers? Beaufort? 5d

ElizaMarie 😆 5d

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I think it was her husband trying to woo her back 5d

Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRead Ahh, that would explain the anger! 5d

julieclair @willaful I‘m with you in the sentimental sucker camp. 4d

willaful @julieclair let's sob in each others arms! 4d

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 17: #archerisbackhome #inmediatelyseesellen #sheaskshimtodropby #butshehasguests #auntiemedoraisvisiting #farewellparty #beaufordgotellenahouse 🙄 #andthehusbandwantsherback #auntieisonhisside 🙄 #pathetic #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 6d

mcctrish #everybodywantsellen 6d

Cuilin Short chapter with little action yet #thePlotThickens #WhartonisLaconic (edited) 6d

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ElizaMarie Oooo the aunt is on the hubby‘s side??? And Archer rather see her dead, than back in her marriage!? 🤔 6d

willaful Ellen is punishing Archer, I think.... 6d

TheAromaofBooks Okay, so do we all think Ellen is as innocent as she acts? I keep wondering if she's pushing Archer's buttons on purpose. Everything she says/does seems like the EXACT thing to keep him interested. 6d

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks oh I definitely agree! She is totally manipulative and calculating with every move she makes! I think she knows exactly what she is doing. 6d

lil1inblue @mcctrish 🎯😅 6d

lil1inblue @TheAromaofBooks @ElizaMarie Totally agree. It feels like she's playing a game. 6d

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks Ellen is teaching a Master Class on manipulation 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 16: #archervisitswinona #heaskstopushupthewedding #mayasksiftheresanyoneelse 😳 #archeralmostshitshimself #winonathinksitshisoldaffair #whew #thatwasclose 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1w

mcctrish For a minute she was a real person and then she slipped back into her role - can‘t see this marriage working out 1w

willaful @mcctrish Yeah, that was unexpectedly perceptive of May. I think they maybe could have been happy together, but it'll never work now. 1w

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Clare-Dragonfly Wow! They ALMOST had a real conversation! 7d

dabbe I think there's a lot going on under May's batting eyelashes. 7d

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly #ThisClose 🤏🏻 7d

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly She was just about there.... 🫠 6d

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eeclayton

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Dear #HashtagBrigade I'd like to recommend the Literary Life podcast to you. All of their stuff is pure gold, and they've just started a series on The Age of Innocence. The episode on the first chapters is already available and completely spoiler free.
https://www.theliterary.life/289-2/

eeclayton @BarkingMadRead 1w

BarkingMadRead So cool!! 1w

TheBookHippie Oh thanks!!! 1w

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Cuilin This is fantastic 🙏 1w

mcctrish Oh this is timely 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Oh wow! Timely! 7d

eeclayton @BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie @Cuilin @mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I hope you'll enjoy it 🙂 6d

Cuilin @eeclayton Yes, I listened yesterday. It was fabulous. Highly recommend. I‘ll have to check out their other episodes. 6d

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Clare-Dragonfly

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

This video describes the fashionable clothes of the era of this book, and even specifically mentions the velvet ribbon as Archer and Ellen see in the play! https://youtu.be/izrLIMZOqA0?si=jx6u1J0iPG-jxSfo @BarkingMadRead #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead That‘s a lot of layers! 1w

ElizaMarie Geeze!!! I would hate getting dressed! I have already come to a period of my life where I am refusing got wear shapewear. 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 15: #randomopeningparagraph 🤣 #archerhuntsdownellen #shehidfrombeaufort #buthefoundher #foundherahouse 🙄 #middlemarchreference #ellenwantstoexplaintoarcher #soobviouslyherunstowinona 🤷🏻‍♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1w

mcctrish I loved the random shenanigans while visiting! And the arrival of a new book called Middlemarch ❤️❤️❤️ poor Ellen has her work cut out for her with Beaufort - this is a comedy 1w

lil1inblue #iwouldhidefrombeauforttoo 1w

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willaful The subtext is becoming text. 😂 1w

lil1inblue @willaful 😅🎯 1w

Clare-Dragonfly This is just getting more confusing! I wish these people would talk to each other! I got so confused by “dressed a burglar”—I googled and didn‘t get much help but I finally decided it means he “dressed up as” a burglar to scare that poor random aunt. 1w

ElizaMarie Loved all the shenanigans. It felt so out of place! ==== I caught up!!!! Now I am back on #ChapterADay 1w

TheAromaofBooks It was like a random paragraph from a Wodehouse book got inserted into this chapter 😂 1w

Cuilin @lil1inblue Same, he seems predatory. 😣 1w

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mcctrish

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#hashtagbrigade I feel like this speaks to a few characters in our read

dabbe 😂🎯😂 1w

BarkingMadRead 🤣🤣🤣 1w

lil1inblue 😂 😂 😂 1w

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Ddzmini Yes yes it is 🤣🤣🤣 1w

TheBookHippie 😂😂😂😂🎯🎯🎯🎯 1w

Cuilin 😂 yep!! 1w

ElizaMarie 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 14: #archerisapieceofwork #ellenhelpedalittleboy #whichobviouslymakesheranangel 😇 #nedtriestoputarcherinhisplace #fail #nooriginalthoughtsthere #butthensheignoresanotefromarcher #noflowersforyou #shesoffwiththeoldies #becausesheneedspeace #archerisnothappy #poorwinonahasnoclue #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #thatwasalittleoutoforder #sorry

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1w

TheBookHippie NOFLOWERSFORYOU 🤣🤭 this is the best part of my day currently. This reread is a blast. Thank you. 1w

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie #imheretohelp #outoforder 1w

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mcctrish Poor Archer, he has to pretend to work for a living and the GALL of Ellen taking 3 days to respond to his note AND make no note of the time she took! #nobodyisfollowingtherules 1w

Cuilin I‘m not sure if this is meant to be a comedy but I‘m having all the lols!! 1w

Ruthiella Archer‘s irritation at having to wait three days for a response to his note is like now and getting annoyed if someone doesn‘t text back immediately. 😂 1w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Hilarious! 1w

lil1inblue @Cuilin Same! 🤣🤣🤣 1w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin SAME! 1w

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AroundTheBookWorld

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton's "THE AGE OF INNOCENCE" is getting a new TV series adaptation!

The classic novel is coming to Netflix as a limited series, and it will be directed by Emma Frost!
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lil1inblue 🤩🤩🤩 @BarkingMadRead #hashtagbrigade 1w

BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh this is so cool! I can‘t wait to see who the cast is!! 1w

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 13: #archergotellentodropthedivorce #winonakeepspushingthemtogether #gurl #watchyourman #winonaisinfloridawithherparents #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 1w

lil1inblue Archer wants to kiss Ellen's ribbon. 🤣🤣🤣 I can't get that out of my head for some reason. Also, I had to look into the symbolism of yellow roses. Apparently, in the Victorian Era they were associated with jealousy and betrayal. 🤔 1w

dabbe @lil1inblue Ooh, that's interesting! 💛🏵️💛 1w

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dabbe #winonamay #winonamaynot #winonamayormaynot 😂 1w

mcctrish I laughed out loud at archer wants to kiss Ellen‘s ribbon @lil1inblue that is serious code for kink 1w

lil1inblue @mcctrish OMG. I did not even realize what I said. 🙃🙃🙃 But I guess it fits, too. We know what Archer really wants. 🤣🤣🤣 #ithasbeenalongday 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Did he get her to drop the divorce??? They keep saying “I know what you mean” “you know what I mean” and I am concerned they‘re talking about total opposite things. 1w

Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly I am also unsure if they really communicated there. Archer takes her silence for an admission of an extramarital affair. But what if she was just being quiet? 1w

ElizaMarie @Lil1InBlue --- #RibbonKiss #ExtraKink 1w

lil1inblue @ElizaMarie 😅🙃🤭 1w

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 12: #archervisitsellen #beaufortbeathimtoit #timetogetridofhim #sohecanlectureellen 🙄 #iwanttoknowthebackstoryhere #whatistheexsayingaboutellen ⁉️ #ellenisnthavingit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

mcctrish I think Ellen had an affair, Beaufort gives big creep factor 2w

julieclair Sounds like Ellen has a scandal or two in her own past. Can‘t wait to find out the juicy details! 😎 2w

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Cuilin @mcctrish Beaufort has designs of his own I fear. 🤔 2w

Cuilin “… bursting with the belated eloquence of the inarticulate” anybody else have “belated” conversations in their head? 2w

Bookwormjillk Popcorn time. Can‘t wait to see how this plays out. 2w

mcctrish @Cuilin I have most of mine in the shower but middle of the night works too 2w

Cuilin @mcctrish same. 🤦‍♀️ 2w

dabbe @Cuilin More than I care to admit. 😂 2w

willaful I think Archer is in kind of fascinating position. He's intrigued by Ellen because she not in the “innocent maid“ trap that May is but he's also still heavily influenced by the double standards of his day. I suspect he'll end up hating himself for wanting her unless he can grow a schmecker. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m so confused by his comment about the State not liking Ellen‘s plans. Was it illegal then to marry an affair partner? Or to remarry after a divorce? Neither makes sense to me, but maybe the first a little more. 2w

nanuska_153 I am a lawyer and I got really excited when he got the file, to then realise that I wasn't going to read the file and get disappointed for not reading the details 😅 1w

lil1inblue @nanuska_153 I love that. 😅 🍿 1w

lil1inblue @Cuilin So many belated conversations. Like @mcctrish said, the shower and the middle of the night are, of course, the best time to have them. Also, in the car on the way to work. Because you gotta start the day right. 🤣🤯🫠 1w

mcctrish @lil1inblue absolutely start the day strong 🤣 1w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly - I was wondering that too. If you can't remarry with the person you had an affair with ... imagine how many people wouldn't have 2nd marriages (in today's cynical world). But also, wonder who she had an affair with? It has to be someone we know? 1w

Clare-Dragonfly @ElizaMarie I don‘t think it‘s someone we know—Archer has referred a couple times to her husband‘s secretary who helped her escape. He thinks that who she had the affair with. 1w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly ooo yes that's true!!! I had forgotten about that! 1w

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JenlovesJT47

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Sunday pedicure,
long overdue, relaxing with
Edith Wharton. 💅🏼

Had a lovely afternoon yesterday getting a pedi and catching up on the tagged book.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader @Susanita @kelly7990 @ImperfectCJ @The_Book_Ninja 2w

lil1inblue Sounds fabulous! Did you catch up? I think this book is going to fill the void left by The Gilded Age for me! 😂 2w

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue I‘m only one chapter behind so I‘m almost caught up! And it does so remind me of The Gilded Age — perfect timing! 2w

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dabbe L😍VERLY. 🧡🤎💛 2w

AmyG Well, that is a lovely haiku! 2w

joshuafreelancer Readers will love this. Have you considered a marketing partner to make it pop? 2w

AnnCrystal Relaxing 👏🏼🐝👌🏼😎🐝💝. (edited) 2w

julieclair Aaahhhh…. bliss! So glad you got some pampering time. 🩷 2w

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 11: #archerhastodealwithellensdivorce #nobodywantshertofile #notevenarcher #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

Bookwormjillk Poor lady let her do what she wants. (I know different times) 2w

lil1inblue So many dudes trying to make decisions for her! 2w

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mcctrish Women should be free like men, but not actually free if it means being ‘unpleasant‘ 2w

Cuilin “For the first time he perceived how elementary his own principles had always been” “ I think that‘s for her to decide” a smidgen of growth perhaps? 2w

dabbe @Cuilin One can hope! 🤞🏻 2w

dabbe Lordy, I can just stare at this pic of DDL all day long. #theperfectarcher #theperfectanythingforthatmatter 2w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe he really is delightful looking 😍 2w

TheAromaofBooks I actually don't think Archer is a bad dude (at this point) - he's just always thought what he's been told to always think. And actually we see glimpses of him wanting something more with May - hoping that she will enjoy travel and discussions, but frustrated because she's always been told that she shouldn't enjoy those things. I feel a little bad for him, even knowing I'll probably end up despising him later 😂 2w

willaful @TheAromaofBooks I feel the same. Admittedly the bar is low, but he's not the worst. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Wow I hate this. If there‘s no difference whether she gets the divorce or not why prevent her from getting a divorce?!?! And deliberately putting the one guy in the firm with a connection to the case on it? Talk about a conflict of interest (that wouldn‘t exist if they were only looking at the legal aspects of the case). I will never hire them, that‘s for sure! 2w

eeclayton @TheAromaofBooks @willaful I feel the same, too. I think it's the first time in his life when he really starts questioning things. 2w

willaful @eeclayton yes, and many people in his situation never get there. 2w

eeclayton @willaful So true! 2w

ElizaMarie This chapter made me value Archer. Although he agrees divorce is unbecoming, I praise him for not wanting to fully speak on this until he speaks with Ellen first. I love that it appears he cares for her thoughts on this matter (unlike her whole family!) 1w

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ElizaMarie

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

I have kiddos in the house! As a non-mom, I don't know how you moms and grandmas do this! My godson (9-year-old), cousin (14-year-old), and mom are all visiting from Texas, and I am EXHAUSTED! Trying to entertain them - but also trying to have quiet time (my husband and I live in a dark, quiet home, usually - we aren't a fan of the “big lights“). Anyway, I am super behind on #HashtagBrigade #BuddyRead

(hiding with Lazlo to read)
@BarkingMadRead

Bookwormjillk Good luck! 2w

BarkingMadRead You‘ve got this! 2w

Cuilin Best of luck. 2w

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dabbe Hiding is a FABUL😍US idea. 🖤🐾🖤 2w

ElizaMarie @BookWormJillK @BarkingMadRead @Cuilin @Dabbe - I was super unsuccessful!!!! I hid for a bout a whole 10 min! Ha! Anyway, my company left yesterday, today I have a work day off, so... catching up now! 1w

BarkingMadRead Hooray!! 1w

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Yes. You got this!!! 1w

dabbe @ElizaMarie 💛🤎🧡 1w

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dabbe

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

#hyggehourreadathon
@Alldebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit
#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead

So looking forward to this in half an hour. Going to lose myself in the problems of the top 1% during The Gilded Age. L😍VE Wharton's prose!

TheBookHippie I love it too. 2w

AmyG Did you watch the finale of The Guilded Age? What a wonderful series. 2w

AllDebooks Wharton is a literary Godess. ❤️ 2w

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dabbe @TheBookHippie 🧡🤎💛 2w

dabbe @AmyG I haven't watched any! 😂😱😅 2w

dabbe @AllDebooks She died 88 years ago today. 🧡🤎💛 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 10: #janey #archerwantstogetmarriedfast #tostaveoffellennodoubt #ellenisintroubleforgoingtothatchickshouse #societyisoffended 🙄 #thatsprettymuchit 🤷🏻‍♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I can‘t keep track of these people or why I should be offended. 2w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly so so so many people. 🤣🤣 2w

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Bookwormjillk I think I‘m on the wrong chapter. Must investigate. 2w

Cuilin I love how they said “New York is offended”, like it isn‘t less than 1% that would even care. 🤨 2w

willaful @Cuilin yup! 2w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly 😂🎯😂 2w

dabbe @Cuilin 😂🎯😂 2w

lil1inblue @Cuilin 😂🎯🤣 2w

lil1inblue @Clare-Dragonfly 😂 Same. 2w

lil1inblue And all the flowers Ellen received... 👀 2w

mcctrish Henry so happy to mansplain the world to Ellen 2w

ElizaMarie @MccTrish - Exactly what I thought - he is all - let me, a man, tell you how women should behave in public- so as not to offend ALL of New York - 1w

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emilycoc

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Up next is a book I've pulled off my shelf for a re-read... or maybe it's a first-time read, as I don't know if I can recall anything about this book. I went through a phase where if a book was mentioned in a show or movie, I needed to own it. When I heard this title mentioned on Gossip Girl, I jumped on Amazon and bought a copy 🙈 #BookTwentyOneOf2025

dabbe The #hashtagbrigade is currently reading this if you'd like to join us! 😍 @BarkingMadRead 2w

BarkingMadRead We‘ve been reading a chapter a day, if you want to check out any of the posts! Fair warning. They contain spoilers from that day, so don‘t check them until you‘ve read the chapters. We have lots of fun 2w

emilycoc @BarkingMadRead @dabbe oohh love this! I will definitely check them out! 2w

dabbe @emilycoc 💙🩵💙 2w

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BarkingMadRead

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Ch 9: #yikes #archervisitsellen #whokeepshimwaiting #becausesheswithbeaufort #howmanytakenmendoesshehave ⁉️ #anyway #sheinsultseveryone #startscrying #manipulatesarcher #inwalksthedukewithsomechick #whoassumesarcherandellenareathing #andnobodycorrectsher #becausewhywouldthey 🙄 #archergoestosendmayflowers #whichheforgottodoearlier #amdsendssometiellenaswell #sir #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

TheBookHippie #withsomechick is sending me OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 2w

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie #isaidwhatisaid 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 2w

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dabbe I feel guilty so I'm going to send my betrothed some flowers because that'll make me feel better but I have to send Ellen some too because I can't stop thinking about her and I hate this time period I'm living in because I have to be all prim and proper and follow the norms of the day and .... #oy! 2w

lil1inblue @dabbe 🎯 🎯 🎯 😂 2w

dabbe @lil1inblue 😂😍😂 2w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie @barkingmadread #withsomechick is just gold. 😂 2w

mcctrish Archer wants to send yellow roses to May but they‘d be too much for her so I will send them to Ellen cuz sending flowers to someone other than my fiancé is an okay thing to do 2w

KAO @mcctrish Sure, because that seems entirely reasonable…except—if it‘s that innocent and reasonable, why remove the card at the last minute, eh? 2w

mcctrish @KAO oh I think Archer is crossing all kinds of lines 2w

Graywacke @TheBookHippie 😂 2w

TheBookHippie @Graywacke I needed to laugh that hard! 🤣 2w

Graywacke @TheBookHippie oh… @BarkingMadRead nailed it 🙂 2w

julieclair @dabbe 💯🎯🎯🎯 2w

Clare-Dragonfly And don‘t forget that he didn‘t even tell May he was visiting Ellen 😬 2w

ElizaMarie I love how he can't send the roses to May because they are “too rich, too strong, in their fiery beauty“ - but they are perfect for Ellen! #TskTskArcher #BadFiance 1w

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Ruthiella

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

#FridayNightReadingHour

I had to run an errand after work and decided to use it as an excuse to get an iced coffee. 😋 Still plugging away at the same four books as last Friday. 😅

mcctrish

mcctrish Look at that icy goodness 🥰 2w

Ruthiella It sure hits the spot on a hot day. 😊 2w

TheBookHippie Oh yum! (edited) 2w

Ruthiella @TheBookHippie it‘s tasty! 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 8: #thattookaturn #dukeofaustreyisabore #archerandellentalk #ellenmakesamove #withwinonanearby 😳 #archerfallsforit #herewego #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

lil1inblue Well, this is getting good... 2w

TheBookHippie 👀 2w

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mcctrish Well I wonder where this is going to go?! 2w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish nowhere good #onecanhope 2w

mcctrish 😆😆 2w

Cuilin Ellen singing 🎶 Don‘t be suspicious, don‘t be suspicious 😒 2w

dabbe #theloveplotthickens ♥️👀♥️ 2w

mcctrish @Cuilin I can‘t unhear that tune now 🎶🎶🎶🤣🤣 2w

julieclair Well, what a surprise. Not. 2w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin Ha I love it!!! - Also @MccTrish Iwill be singing it too! 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 7: #archervisitsthevanderluydens #convincesthemtobackellen #hmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks @nanuska_153 2w

Clare-Dragonfly More stuff to Google. These chapters are so short that almost nothing happens in them! 2w

lil1inblue Mr. van der Luyden: #andthatwillbethat Also: #thesenames! 😂 2w

mcctrish It‘s like they live sealed off in a tomb ( the van der luydens) but emerge once in a millennia to make a pronouncement 2w

ElizaMarie I really liked the conversation of the appropriate times of when we should be reading the morning paper and the comment “my father abhorred hurry. But now we live in a constant rush“. --- I feel that! I hate HATE HATE rush! 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 6: #archerreflectsonmay 🙄 #dinnerpartytowelcomeellen #nysocietysayshellno #archersaskshismomtostepin #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 2w

Cuilin “in reality, they all lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought but only represented by a set of arbitrary signs” I‘m really loving Wharton‘s writing. 2w

mcctrish Getting strong Agnes Van Rhijn vibes with the hard pass on the dinner party #thegildedage 2w

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mcctrish @Cuilin same 2w

Bookwormjillk Bunch of jerks 2w

dabbe @Cuilin Isn't it absolutely gorgeous? 2w

lil1inblue @Cuilin I noted this passage, as well! Such a good one! 2w

lil1inblue @mcctrish Same! 😅 2w

lil1inblue I share in the eyeroll regarding Archer's reflections! 😅 🙄 😐 2w

ElizaMarie 🙄🙄 2w

KAO I love the writing, but oh my goodness—SO many people to try to keep straight! I glazed over through part of this listing of who‘s in and who‘s out and the family heritage of each. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @KAO I really tried but I lost track! The whole genealogy thing of defining people by their last name even though obviously half of every couple previously had a different last name is so nonsensical. 2w

KAO @Clare-Dragonfly Exactly my sentiments! But—onward! Surely this will get sorted out! 2w

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BarkingMadRead

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 5: so many beautiful things mentioned. #americanrevolutionaryglazedware #anyway #gossipatthearchers #verypettytheserichpeople #newlanddefendingellen #thattookaturn #imlovingthedrama #andtheshortchapters #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 3w

mcctrish The short chapters are wonderful because so many people are mentioned 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish yes! More time to process all of these introductions 3w

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Ruthiella I googled “Wardian case”! 3w

JacqMac I love the short chapters! I read them before I fall asleep every night. This one had great ambiance for my dreams. lol 3w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella same! 3w

lil1inblue #newlandisconfusingme 😂 Also, I love the gossip and drama. I feel like I should read this with tea and popcorn. 🙃 3w

JenlovesJT47 That last part of the chapter really surprised me! Didn‘t think he had it in him 😳 3w

TheBookHippie It‘s the petty drama for me. Warms my cynical heart. 🤣 3w

JenlovesJT47 @TheBookHippie that‘s what‘s so great about The Gilded Age! 😻 3w

TheBookHippie @JenlovesJT47 AGREE!!! 3w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 🎯🙃 3w

lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 Right?!?!?! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I googled a few things in this chapter! I‘m glad it was there to hold my interest because otherwise I found it pretty boring. Also, now I want to make a terrarium. 3w

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue are you all caught up? I watched it last night and omg 😱 3w

Bookwormjillk I love the short chapters too but I think I need to make myself a chart of who everyone is 3w

JenlovesJT47 @Bookwormjillk it‘s confusing isn‘t it? 😵‍💫 3w

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk Yes please share with the class! I am so confused! Too many names!!!! 3w

willaful Archer seemed to change his tune pretty fast! Is Ellen that compelling? 3w

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie @JenlovesJT47 I found this- I need to print it big so it‘s right in my face when I read https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/the-age-of-innocence/character-map 2w

JenlovesJT47 @Bookwormjillk thank you so much!! 🤗♥️ 2w

lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 I started over from the beginning, just because I could, so I'm still catching up! Almost done with the re-watch of Season 2! I'm hoping I'll catch up this weekend. 2w

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue I started season 3 when it first aired then decided to go back and do a whole rewatch. So I caught up and now am rewatching the last 4 episodes of season 3 again since I only saw them once 😆. This show is so good! ♥️ 2w

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mcctrish

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Mornings are for Buddy reads #hashtagbrigade #littenslovesjm

willaful Ah, I do mine at night in bed. 3w

mcctrish @willaful hashtag is usually a fast read so I read it at breakfast or on my way to school but it‘s summer so chaos reigns (edited) 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 4: #mansonmingott #whatacharacter #theengagementisannounced #ellenshowsupatthehouse #withbeaufort 👀 #asksDDLtovisit #thatsnotweird #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 3w

Cuilin “about to ally himself with one of his own kind” 🤮 Newland Archer is giving me the ick!!! (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin right? Ugh! 3w

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julieclair @Cuilin All these people are giving me the ick, lol. Except for Mae, who doesn‘t seem to have much of a personality. 3w

Cuilin @julieclair hopefully she develops some sort of personality as the narrative moves forward. 🤞 3w

Bookwormjillk @julieclair agree ick! 3w

mcctrish Holding court in the throne room vibes 3w

Ruthiella Also icky about Archer is how he appears to be marrying Meg because as an “object” he likes the aesthetics. And how he just assumes she is thinking as he thinks… 3w

JenlovesJT47 He‘s a skeeze! Man I‘m going to have to track down this movie, Miriam Margolyes is the perfect person to play Mrs. Mingott! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @Ruthiella 💯 3w

ElizaMarie The description of Mrs. Mingott --- wow! I just can't! 3w

nanuska_153 Oh I bought this book only last month, are you doing a chapter a day? 2w

BarkingMadRead @nanuska_153 yes! And they are short chapters, you should be able to catch up fast! Do you want me to add you to the daily tag list? 2w

nanuska_153 @BarkingMadRead yes please! 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 3: #thebeaufortshaveaball #everyonejudgesthem #butalso #theywontmisstheball #beaufortisapieceofwork #asherandwinonaannouncetheirengagement #kissykissy #butalsoellen #whogetstotell ⁉️ #asherdoes #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade #omgitsarchernotasher 🤷🏻‍♀️ #whatever

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 3w

Cuilin To be in that society sounds exhausting!!!! Also if you were a performer can you imagine how distracting it would be with everybody just showing up and leaving whenever. And owning a house in Manhattan big enough to have a ballroom is hard to imagine today. 3w

mcctrish @Cuilin it‘s almost exhausting to read about society - did Archer and #winoforever ‘s cousin have a relationship? 3w

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Ruthiella It does sound exhausting and performative. I read this years ago and saw the movie when it came out. I remember the basic outline of the plot but none of these details. 3w

JacqMac It doesn‘t just sound exhausting, but also uncomfortable. 3w

JenlovesJT47 Yay I‘m caught up! 3w

Bookwormjillk New flex is hosting a ball but going to the opera instead of helping my staff get ready 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk But only, like, one scene of the opera. 3w

ElizaMarie @Cullin that‘s what I was thinking too- they are horrible audience members! 3w

julieclair @Cuilin @ElizaMarie It seems like the opera was only an excuse to see and be seen, and then gossip about whom you saw and who saw you. So disrespectful to the performers. But I don‘t think these people worried much about disrespecting people who were “beneath” them. 3w

Cuilin @julieclair @ElizaMarie yes, they probably see performers as some form of servant existing to cater to them. Ugh 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 2: I love these short chapters 🤣 #anyway #cousinellen #abitrisque #allthegossipisabouther #ourboysupportswinona 🤣 #maybeheisntsobad ⁉️ #heprobablyis #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie @thearomaofbooks 3w

Bookwormjillk He probably is 😂😂😂 3w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣🤣 3w

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk #isaidwhatisaid 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w

Cuilin Snobs IRL ❎ Snobs in classical literature ✅ 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Ellen is my favorite so far. She got out of a bad marriage and doesn‘t care what anyone thinks of her! 3w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 🎯♥️🫣🤣 3w

julieclair He totally is. 3w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly same 3w

lil1inblue @Cuilin Right?!?!?! 😅 3w

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk I mean, #theyusuallyare 🤣 3w

willaful I liked how the class understanding between the characters was depicted. They can speak without words. Ellen grew up there but apparently doesn't have it? She's even acquired an accent... 3w

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Clare-Dragonfly

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

The tendency of the Rushworths to make foolish matches, hmm? Has to be a Mansfield Park reference 😂 #hashtagbrigade

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Ch 1: #newlandarcher #abitofapompousass 🤷🏻‍♀️ #operahousestalking #inlovewithmaywelland #oratleasthelikeshowshewilllookonhisarm #until #whoisthisnewlady #interestingalready #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #psilovewinona 😍

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @bklover @tineke @cuilin @bookwormjillk @jacqmac @kspenmoll @librarybelle @ruthiella @julieclair @lil1inblue @dabbe @eeclayton @willaful @jenlovesjt47 @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @kao @thebookhippie 3w

TheBookHippie He looks pompous 👀 3w

Bklover I love Winona too! ❤️⭐️ 3w

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Cuilin Oh, this is going to be good!!!! I already just love the tone. 3w

kspenmoll Now I must watch the movie- after the book is finished! 3w

Bookwormjillk This is going to be fun. I have that Don Henley song in my head though. 3w

JacqMac So pompous. This made me want to watch the movie. She sure hit us with a lot of characters in that first chapter though. 3w

lil1inblue @kspenmoll Me too! #ilovewinonatoo 3w

lil1inblue @Cuilin The tone is fabulous. 😘🤌🏻 3w

ElizaMarie @JacqMac so many characters!!! I'm already lost but —- intrigued ♥️♥️ 3w

mcctrish Merchant Ivory goodness ❤️❤️❤️ 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Well, I can‘t stand Newland Archer already, but I guessed that by his name 😂 3w

dabbe All I can see is D-Day Lewis. 😍 3w

julieclair Like @Cuilin , one chapter in and I‘m loving it already! 3w

lil1inblue @dabbe #hubbahubba 😋 3w

KAO This first chapter immediately reminded me very much of “The Gilded Age” (drama series)! (I haven‘t seen the newly released season, but the first one was quite good.) 3w

eeclayton I'm so happy to be reading this with you all. It's a re-read for me, and I'm excited to rediscover all the fabulous details in daily increments with the #hashtagbrigade 😍 3w

TheAromaofBooks I don't think I got tagged for this one; could you please make sure I'm on the list? Thank you!!! 3w

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks you are now 🙈 3w

TheAromaofBooks Thank you!! I honestly wasn't completely sure because the two days before/after BookSpin I get a million tags and know that I probably miss some 😂 3w

JenlovesJT47 @KAO I had the same thought! The opera war was the main storyline of season two. That show is so good! ♥️ 3w

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Cuilin

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

#HashTagBrigade @BarkingMadRead

I found two editions, one is a Collins Classics and the other is a Signet Classic from 1962! I‘ll think I‘ll donate the Collins and read the Signet.

BarkingMadRead You‘re ahead of me 🤣 I have an arc I need to finish today, and then I can move on 🤣 3w

Cuilin @BarkingMadRead 👍 3w

mcctrish August 1 snuck up on me - I was adrift in the haze of July and all of a sudden I have to finish a book for camp Litsy, read 3 chapters for #littenslovessjm , read a chapter for this and get ready for #sundaybuddyread 😳😱 3w

Cuilin @mcctrish I know!!! I‘m still stuck on some of my July reads too!! I do this to myself every month. 🤦‍♀️ 3w

mcctrish There are worst problems but …… 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

August #bookspin for #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w

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LitsyEvents

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Repost for @BarkingMadRead

#hashtagbrigade it‘s time to prep for August! This book has 34 chapters so it will spill into September. Anyone is welcome to join us, at any time, just know that we read a chapter a day, and my hashtags are often ridiculous and always spoilers, so read the chapter before you read the daily post! Who is in for August? Drop a comment below!

Original post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2885440

Rissreadswithcats What a gorgeous cover! 1mo

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Rissreadswithcats I just had to have it! 1mo

AllDebooks Love the cover . I'm going to skip this one as I read it last year. 4w

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Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

#hashtagbrigade it‘s time to prep for August! This book has 34 chapters so it will spill into September. Anyone is welcome to join us, at any time, just know that we read a chapter a day, and my hashtags are often ridiculous and always spoilers, so read the chapter before you read the daily post! Who is in for August? Drip a comment below!

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mcctrish 🙋🏻‍♀️ 1mo

Bklover Heck yeah!! I‘ve really been enjoying Wives and Daughters! 1mo

Tineke I am in. Still waiting for my reservation from the library though. There is still time. (edited) 1mo

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1mo

Cuilin Oh yeah, copy is ready!! 1mo

Bookwormjillk I‘m in! 1mo

JacqMac I‘m in!! This has been on my TBR for too long. 1mo

kspenmoll I‘m in! 1mo

Librarybelle I‘m in. I‘m excited to reread this! 1mo

Ruthiella It‘s going to be a reread for me, but it‘s been over 20 years, so high time to reacquaint myself with the novel. 1mo

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1mo

julieclair I'm in! 1mo

lil1inblue I've been wanting to read this forever - I'm in for the month(ish)! 😍 1mo

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1mo

dabbe I read this a couple of years ago, and fell in L😍VE with Wharton and her writing. I am definitely going to reread! And if any of you have yet to see Scorcese's movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder, oh, are you in for a treat! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

eeclayton Count me in ☺️ I've been looking forward to this re-read! 1mo

willaful I think I've read it but don't remember a thing, so I'm in! 1mo

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1mo

TheAromaofBooks I'm in!! 1mo

JenlovesJT47 I‘d love to join! 🙋🏻‍♀️ 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m in! 1mo

ElizaMarie I'm in!!! 1mo

KAO Count me in! Thanks! 1mo

TheBookHippie Okay I think I can make the time I‘ve not read this in decades 🙃 1mo

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1mo

peanutnine I love this author but I've got too many commitments next month so I'll sit out this time. Have fun! 1mo

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majkia

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

I'm finally getting back to normal after open heart surgery. Recovery is slow and frustrating, but I'm getting there.

I'd have never survived this world. Claustrophic, limited, controlled.
Frustrated love, frustrated lives. Beautifully written, but telling a decidedly unhappy tale.

#Roll100 @PuddleJumper

Librarybelle Good to hear you are recovering! Wishing you a continued positive recovery. 5mo

AmyG May you continue to recover as planned. Wishing you only good health! 5mo

Bookwomble I'm pleased to hear your recovery is going well ☺️ ❤️‍🩹 5mo

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Jari-chan Speedy recovery to you! 5mo

Deblovestoread Wishing you a complete and speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 5mo

PuddleJumper Wishing you a speedy recovery and only good books 5mo

AnnCrystal 🙏 May your recovery be swift 🙏💝. (edited) 5mo

kspenmoll I so hope you recover as planned. Books are the best to get us through tough times. 💕 5mo

Dilara Good to know you're getting there! Slowly but surely? 5mo

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BarkingMadRead

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Stopped at 6 indie bookstores in NOLA #shopsmall

Ruthiella Nice haul! I thought “The Trees” was amazing. 6mo

dabbe THE AGE OF INNOCENCE is my favorite Wharton. Oh, and the movie, too! 💚🩶💚 6mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella the blurb sucked me in, I can‘t wait to read it! @dabbe there‘s a movie?!?! 🎥 6mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Heck ya, there is! It stars Daniel Day-be-still-my-heart Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder. And it was directed my Martin Scorsese! 🤩 6mo

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CatMS

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

Reading on my Kindle. Have always been fascinated with the Gilded Age mores and traditions, glad I didn't live then as I would most likely have been scandalized 😳

Exquisite.

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The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

At that, as if it had been the signal he waited for, Newland Archer got up slowly and walked back alone to his hotel.
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dabbe 😭😭😭 9mo

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IMASLOWREADER

Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

ive got two…1st is island of the blue dolphins…1st book i read without pictures in 5th grade and i devoured it cover to cover and also its the book that made me a reader…2nd is age of innocence 1st classic book i read and i was so enamored with the love story and time period and edith wharton became one of my favorite authors almost read everything she wrote

BookmarkTavern Oh good picks! Thanks for posting! 9mo

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dabbe

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

#StorySettings
#theater
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The opening scene at the theater: when Newland Archer meets Ellen Olenska. 💙💚💙

Eggs Lovely choice👏🏻🎭🧡 1y

dabbe @Eggs 🤩😀🤗 1y

IMASLOWREADER my favorite book and author of all time…its one of the few books i reread and also owned the movie and audiobook both regular and dramatized lol 1y

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER I'm part of the #WhartonBuddyRead, and this one still is my fave of hers. Gorgeous writing, characters, conflicts ... everything was just so lush. The movie is spectacular, too! (though I'd drool over DDL with any part he played! 🤩) 1y

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IuliaC

The Age of Innocence | Edith Wharton

pick

Such remarkable depiction of the atmosphere governing New York‘s high society at the end of the 19th century, of its etiquette and social conventions at a time when appearances mattered enormously and the wealthy were expected to conduct themselves by these norms, even if it implied acting against their true feelings. The love triangle does not impress much throughout the story but the ending, which is truly brilliant, makes it sparkle.

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