Agnes Grey (Mermaids Classics)

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I had way more to say about Anne Brontë so I had to do a second post (sorry!)

She‘s SO smart. Her religious philosophy has such a Unitarian vibe— “G!d is love; love each other.” Her answer to the patriarchy was female community. Always choose integrity over comfort, even if defending your principles means discomfort. Wield a quiet persistent power & providence will answer your prayers. Be kind but have boundaries.

The stoic philosophy of Agnes♥️

TheBookHippie I enjoy this book so much. 4w

Yuki_Onna That cute butterfly! 🧡🩷🧡 4w

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StaceGhost

Agnes Grey (UK) | Anne Bront�

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The kind of book Elinor Dashwood might have written about life as a governess. Charlotte wrote a prettier line. Emily wrote a better narrative. Even so, I think Anne would have been a better friend.

Highly recommend the audiobook— the narration of the penguin classic version is excellent! It does a great job of capturing how awful the supposed “quality” can be but without any ire.

📸 hook, line, & tinker project by moi #audiocrafting #stitchitup

dabbe G😍RGEOUS! 🩵💙🩵 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Beautiful embroidery! Is that gold thread? 4w

StaceGhost @dabbe thank you and happy birthday 🎂🎁🎊 4w

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StaceGhost @Clare-Dragonfly no I wish! It‘s gold colored and the contrast makes it so pretty 4w

dabbe @StaceGhost TY! 🩵💙🩵 4w

bookishbitch I love this book! 4w

StaceGhost @bookishbitch it‘s so good! I can‘t get over it. She makes principles and perseverance active tools for agency 4w

bookishbitch @StaceGhost exactly! I feel like it is very underrated. 4w

StaceGhost @bookishbitch everything else is so fast paced and it‘s such a slow burn I think it‘s hard for people to slow down and savor it ❤️ 4w

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LapReader

Agnes Grey | Anne Bront�

Sunday‘s book swap scores on the hour or so walk home from 5 hours of rehearsals so I wasn‘t in too much pain come Monday. Let me tell you the muscles you use as a showgirl girl are completely different to ballet! I‘m not sure which shoes are worse, pointe or chorus. Even a simple bevel is hard! But it‘s my dream come true so I‘ll get through it.

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keepingupwiththepenguins

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Agnes Grey was received as “more acceptable but less powerful” than her sisters‘ novels at the time of its release. I can certainly see how it was less explicitly offensive to the sensibilities of the middle class, but if you read between the lines, it‘s pretty scathing. The moral of the story is that the rich treat their hired help poorly at their own peril. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/agnes-grey-anne-bronte/

bookishbitch I love this book and it's one of my favorites. 1y

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Cintia J

Agnes Grey | Anne Brontë

so-so

Liked but didn't love it.

FULL REVIEW: https://abookandateacup.blogspot.com/2017/03/review-agnes-grey.html

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twinkletoes74

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I really enjoyed this. It's a classic love story.

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i.z.booknook

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Agnes Grey decides to become a governess when her father encounters money troubles. She is passionate and determined but gets stuck with families who‘s morals she judges and isn‘t treated the kindest. An interesting insight in to what it was like to be a governess in the 19th century, with issues of class and morality as well as other things, with a sprinkling of a lovely love story towards the end. (Cont. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻)

i.z.booknook The language was beautiful and Agnes‘ determined character is very engaging. My favourite does remain Wuthering Heights but this was really fun to finally read! 2y

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dabbe

Agnes Grey | Anne Brontë

#12Booksof2023
@Andrew65

April: AGNES GREY by Anne Bronte. I loved reading this with the #hashtagbrigade led by the indomitable @BarkingMadRead. Agnes and her difficulties in 19th century England has stayed with me throughout the year. 💙

Andrew65 A true classic. 2y

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Tamra

Agnes Grey (UK) | Anne Bront�

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Anne‘s love story in Agnes Grey is the flip side of Emily‘s in Wuthering Heights! Agnes and Weston make such a sedate and prudent pair they are very nearly wallpaper boring. No sturm and drang aside from a parting with a beloved terrier. That‘s as dramatic as it gets.

Lots of upper crust snark, as per usual, but I did feel a tad sorry for the impudent charges of Agnes‘ because how could they be anything but horrid with little genuine autonomy?

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Doppoetry

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As I said previously I don't doubt Anne Bronte went through hardships as a Governess or in her personal life, but I think this would have served better as a straightforward memoir than a work of fiction.

There was nothing much going on throughout the novel, but it also felt very rushed at the same time. There were long passages that could be summarized in a few sentences and too many unpleasant characters to make this read enjoyable.

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Doppoetry

Agnes Grey | Anne Bront�

I don't doubt Anne Bronte's experiences as a governess were difficult but this book drags on so much. Thankfully I only have 5 chapters left of this.

Doppoetry

Agnes Grey | Anne Bront�

Chapter 2 gave me so many concerns. Seven-year-old child torturing animals is never a good sign. His father doing the same thing when he was young??? also not a great sign😱

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CSeydel

Agnes Grey (UK) | Anne Bront�

#Book2book
Woohoo! #Bookmail is the best mail. Thank you @dabbe these arrived today! Nice treat on a dreary Saturday. Thank you @AllDebooks for organizing!

AllDebooks Nice 🙌 2y

CSeydel Omg just noticed there‘s a card inside the book! Thank you so much for the tea - I absolutely LOVE ginger! - and the stickers! @dabbe that was so sweet 😊 2y

dabbe Yay! Sorry about the tiny tear from my GSD, Pip. She loves Shirley Jackson, it seems! 🤪 2y

CSeydel No worries! I‘m not precious about that sort of thing. I just want it to read 😁 (edited) 2y

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dabbe

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#Book2Book @ALLDEBOOKS

Open to all who signed up using the form in #AllDeBook's original post. 🤗

@LiteraryinLawrence, @Soubhiville, @Cuilin, @TheBookHippie, @Lizpixie, @Clwojick, @Chrissyreadit, @BookwormAHN, @CSeydel, @julieclair, @Catsandbooks, @bcncookbookclub, @TheAromaofBooks, @Tineke, @Bookish_Gal, @KateReadsYA

CSeydel Yes! 2y

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sdbruening

Agnes Grey (Revised) | Anne Bront�

so-so

It‘s the story of a girl who goes out to be a governess because her father didn‘t invest his money well and they became poor. It was a fictional expose on what it was really like to be a governess. Spoiled kids, parents that don‘t help and just blame, away from home, little recognition by society in general. It turned into a subtle love story, and I enjoyed that. I definitely wasn‘t as impressed in writing style as Charlotte and Emily.

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sdbruening

Agnes Grey (Revised) | Anne Bront�

Best to keep the mind and hands occupied in grief

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sdbruening

Agnes Grey (Revised) | Anne Bront�

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peanutnine

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Late review but enjoyed this #pemberlittens buddy read. Agnes was a frustrating character and never stood up for herself. But also being a governess is a shit job when entitled rich parents just blame you for their spoiled kids behavior 🙄 So much sympathy for her and I'm so glad she got her happy ending
Thanks @BarkingMadRead as always for the great hashtags and commentary

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dabbe

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My first BC with the #pemberlittens. I enjoyed it, and of course, adored the group! I loved TENANT AT WF HALL more, mostly because Agatha wasn't as assertive as I would have liked. What can you do as a governess in the early 1800s except be abused a lot, by both parents and students. As much as I love Jane Eyre, Anne's novel gave a truer picture of how difficult life was for a governess--without the crazy lady in the attic! ⬇️

dabbe Thanks, @BarkingMadRead, for the hilarious updates that kept us going, and thanks #pemberlittens, for being such a fun and insightful group. I'm looking forward to CRANFORD; my book arrives tomorrow! #wootwoot 💙💚💙 (edited) 2y

IndoorDame I was a nanny for a long time and a lot of her insights about life as a governess are just as relevant today 2y

BarkingMadRead I‘m glad you had fun with us!! 2y

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dabbe @IndoorDame I was thinking the same thing as a teacher! If I could only teach willing students without helicopter parents, I'd still be teaching! 🤣 2y

IndoorDame @dabbe yeah, I‘ve definitely seen it creep into the classroom too. So frustrating! 2y

dabbe @IndoorDame Amen! 💙💚💙 2y

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kwmg40

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I found this classic to be a very enjoyable, though not especially memorable, read. The best part of reading the book was following along with @BarkingMadRun and seeing the commentary from the #PemberLittens!

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Ruthiella Agree that the read along and #HashtagBrigade made it all more fun and memorable! 2y

Gissy I like that cover😍❤️ 2y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y

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kwmg40 @Ruthiella Yes, I've been able to get through more of the classics I've been meaning to read, with these readalongs. 2y

kwmg40 @Gissy I do too. I generally love Penguin's cover designs. 2y

kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks Thanks for stopping by! 2y

TheAromaofBooks I'm with you - I didn't dislike this one, but it was also not particularly engaging 😂 But it had a happy ending (especially for the dog haha) and it was fun to read it with the group!! 2y

Gissy @kwmg40 Yes! Me too but I confess that if I like very much a book, I usually acquire (sounds more like a book collector😜) different editions of that book. 2y

kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks I too loved the reunion with the dog! 2y

kwmg40 @Gissy I can totally understand that! 2y

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ravenlee

Agnes Grey (Revised) | Anne Bront�

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Well, I was hoping to love this, or at least like it, because Anne is my favorite (least disliked?) Brontë sister, based on reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. That didn‘t happen. I found Agnes obnoxious in her malaise. She just sits around all the time, wishing her charges would be less awful but never doing anything about anything. The ending saved this from a pan. Thanks to @BarkingMadRead for the hashtags that saved the day! #PemberLittens

BarkingMadRead #imheretohelp 2y

ravenlee The first charges Agnes had, with the vile little boy, did remind me of a Sherlock Holmes story: The Copper Beeches (I haven‘t read it but have seen the Jeremy Brett episode many times). At one point the little boy in that is called “the odious child.” 2y

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mcctrish

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A lesser know Brontë sister for me
Young female of impoverished circumstances becomes governess ✔️
Father married above station so girl children extremely well educated ✔️
Batshit crazy first wife locked in the attic ❌
angst riddled wealthy landowner moping around moors ❌
Absolute mayhem with charges in different households because parents couldn‘t care less about parenting ✔️✔️✔️ ( teacher peeps times have not changed )

Ruthiella Great review! ✔️😃 2y

mcctrish @Ruthiella thank you 😊 2y

dabbe 🤣😊🥰 2y

mcctrish @dabbe it is so good 2y

BarkingMadRead Batshit crazy 🤣🤣 2y

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SamAnne

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I really enjoyed this novel! Thank you #Pemberlittens and @BarkingMadRead for the chapter-a-day readalong. I liked Tenant at Wildfell Hall more, but I found this one a refreshing change from the bleakness of Villette.

BarkingMadRead Yes to all of that, I totally agree! 2y

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DebinHawaii

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My first time through this Bronte book. I think the #chapteraday format with the #Pemberlittens works well for it, as I like Agnes but her timidity at times drove me crazy. I definitely would not have wanted to be a governess! 😱 slow to get there, even for a short book, but the ending made me happy. 🐶❤️

Thanks to @BarkingMadRead for the great hosting & fabulous hashtags! 😆

eeclayton I agree! What a nightmare it must have been dealing with all those spoiled kids with zero training or preparation 😱 2y

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eeclayton

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I'm glad I re-read this. On second reading, I noticed Anne's social commentary much more, and as a teacher, I also picked up on her observations on parenting and what a nightmare governessing might have been.
Thanks for hosting @BarkingMadRead and thanks for the #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade for all the posts and comments. I love reading with you all ❤️

eeclayton The romance was not an earth shattering or complicated one, but I'm glad Anne/Agnes gave herself a happy ending. 2y

SamAnne @eeclayton me too! I also really enjoyed the social commentary. I found this easier read a little refreshing after Villette and Middle March. (edited) 2y

eeclayton @SamAnne Totally. Villette was especially bleak. 2y

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IndoorDame

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I thought this was a good mix of humorous sketches, a satisfying ending for our heroine, mixed with some real social commentary that has relevance even now, but was probably quite biting at the time it was written. #pemberlittens

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BarkingMadRead

Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 25: #andtheyalllivedhappilyeverafter #westonlovesagnes #suckitrosalie #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @indoordame @megnews @bookwormjillk @coffeenbooks @thebookhippie @peanutnine @wordslinger42
@clare-dragonfly @dabbe @kwmg40 @librarybelle @ann_reads @willaful @mcctrish @bklover @ruthiella @kristin_reads @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @morr_books @annececilie @eeclayton @debinhawaii @ravenlee @alldebooks 2y

julieclair I was so glad for a happy ending! 😍 Great job hosting, as always. Thank you! 👏💙 2y

Librarybelle Thanks for hosting!! 2y

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Ruthiella Thanks for all your amazing and hilarious hashtags and the work you put in to this read along! 😃👏👏👏👏 2y

mcctrish ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

Bookwormjillk Thanks for hosting. I actually didn't hate this one 😂

Loved the last line. “And now I think I have said sufficient.“ OKAY THEN AGNES!

Looking forward to the next one! 2y

AllDebooks You made this great fun @BarkingMadRead Thanks for hosting 2y

eeclayton "a single word or glance of mine meant more than the honied phrases and fervent protestations of most other men" ❤️ This happy ending makes me so happy, and we all deserve it ? Thanks for the fabulous hosting! 2y

ravenlee The ending saved this one, but it was tough getting there! Thanks for hosting and making it fun (probably the only way that word could ever be applied to this book!). 2y

BarkingMadRead I‘m so glad everyone liked it, I was worried for us for awhile, I dreaded another crappy ending 🤣🤣 2y

dabbe Phenomenal host, @BarkingMadRead! My first #pemberlittens read won't be my last! Agnes, Weston, and Snap walk happily into the sunset together. This is the ending I would have wished for Anne herself. #sigh 2y

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I‘m glad you liked it!!! 2y

Morr_Books This has been great! I am so glad you hosted this read @BarkingMadRead . I got much more out of this book because we all read it together. Thank you! 2y

Morr_Books Also ❤️ the ending! 2y

Clare-Dragonfly @ravenlee Yeah, I gave it a pick just because the ending made me so happy 😂 It‘s ridiculous because I didn‘t find the progression of the romance satisfying at all, but as an ending it‘s just lovely! 2y

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly exactly 🙄🤣 2y

Clare-Dragonfly It‘s still a better romance than Jane Eyre because Weston actually is good enough for Agnes. 2y

TheAromaofBooks Happy ending for everyone including Snap 😂 I'm totally here for it!! Thanks so much for hosting @BarkingMadRead!!! 2y

DebinHawaii I agree, the ending made this one as I was going to have to shake Agnes a few times! Great hosting & good fun! 💚 2y

TheBookHippie Yay! 2y

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Librarybelle

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While I did like this one, I think I preferred The Tenant of Wildfell Hall more. Agnes presents as a bit timid MC, but she has some strength of conviction. As a governess, she sees her share of terrors as charges, but that also does not diminish her internal resolve to do good. This was a fun chapter-a-day read, and my guys were happy to oblige my reading time! Pictured are #Zeke #Xander #SebastianKitty #CatsOfLitsy #Pemberlittens #HashtagBrigade

BarkingMadRead

RaeLovesToRead So many kitties 🥰🥰 2y

BarkingMadRead I love that version, it‘s the one I have, so pretty!!! 2y

Morr_Books I am happy with the ending, but I agree that Tenant was better. 2y

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ravenlee I agree with all of it, and with what @Morr_Books said. 2y

dabbe Cuteness Kitty Overload! 💙🐾🐾🐾💙 2y

robinb Such sweet babies! 😻😻😻 2y

SamAnne Also agree with @Morr_Books. Great read though. 2y

kspenmoll Your babies! 2y

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Clare-Dragonfly

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I enjoyed reading this one with the #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade! Not sure I would have liked it nearly as much otherwise 😂 Agnes is a sweet, relatably awkward character, but the whole book is full of awful people and dropped threads. I‘m glad she gets her happy ending!

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BarkingMadRead

Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 24: I don‘t know who I‘m happier to see! #snaporweston #thesetwoneedhelp #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @indoordame @megnews @bookwormjillk @coffeenbooks @thebookhippie @peanutnine @wordslinger42
@clare-dragonfly @dabbe @kwmg40 @librarybelle @ann_reads @willaful @mcctrish @bklover @ruthiella @kristin_reads @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @morr_books @annececilie @eeclayton @debinhawaii @ravenlee @alldebooks 2y

TheAromaofBooks For the first time ever whilst reading a Bronte story, I felt like I had hearts coming out of my eyes! 😂 I couldn't believe that Weston rescued Snap!!!! (edited) 2y

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks I know! It gives me hope for an actual happy ending! 2y

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Bookwormjillk Squee! Happy chapter today! And the dog survived those terrible people! 😍😍😍 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Yes!!! Yay for Snap! When she said there was a man on the beach with a dog I suspected it was Weston, but I didn‘t realize it would be her dog! 2y

Morr_Books Yesssss! I loved everything about this chapter from the descriptions of the scenery on Agnes' walk to the reunion with Snap and Weston. ❤️ 2y

TheBookHippie Yay!!!!! 😍😍😍😍 2y

peanutnine I love it so much that he rescued her dog! That's like the ultimate sign of care for her 🥰 2y

ravenlee Not gonna lie, it was totally Snap. Oh yeah, and Weston‘s here too. And I‘m not a dog person at all! 2y

BarkingMadRead @ravenlee 🤣🤣 2y

TheBookHippie @ravenlee 🤣🤣🤣 that‘s how I feel about cats 🤣 2y

IndoorDame Do you think we‘ve finally found the sentimental Brontë sister?!? ? 2y

Ruthiella Oh Snap! ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 2y

SamAnne Yay!!! 2y

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame Well, ha, yes could be! 2y

DebinHawaii Great chapter! I had a feeling it was going to be Snap when he was snuffling up behind her! ❤️🐶❤️ 2y

willaful Yeah, the book could end right now and I'd be totally happy. 😁 j/k I'm dying for the last chapter and am going to read it immediately! (edited) 2y

dabbe @willaful Don't you just love when a book does that? I had to finish it immediately, too! #snaprules 💙💚💙 2y

mcctrish @willaful it totally could end here for me ?? she lives by the sea, she‘s got Snap and Weston is close by ❤️ I can fill in the blanks! My mind is blown by this happy ever after Brontë romance 2y

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BarkingMadRead

Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 23: Rosalie is unhappy and Agnes makes a break for it! #rosaliegavemescarlettoharavibes #ikindoffeelbadforher #andalsoherhusband #runagnesrun #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @indoordame @megnews @bookwormjillk @coffeenbooks @thebookhippie @peanutnine @wordslinger42
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TheAromaofBooks It's hard when people reap what they sow... you feel bad for them but also can't help but realize how much they brought on themselves. I do think Rosalie is SO young and her mother did zero to help her actually find a husband who would be kind to her; she just encouraged Rosalie to focus on status and money, and here we are 😕 2y

TheAromaofBooks Side note, I was mildly horrified at Rosalie's attitude towards her daughter - only a month or two old and she's already viewing her as a rival/jealous of her freedom 😬 2y

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AllDebooks I feel Rosalie is very much a product of her time. How different she may have been if guided to be more compassionate and less concerned with status and wealth? Run for the hills, Agnes and don't look back!! Defo Scarlet O'Hara vibes, petulant, cossetted and privileged! 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Sir Thomas is pretty awful! He rides past his wife and her friend and all he does is turn and give them a creepy stare, no hello or anything! Now I see why Rosalie is disappointed in having a girl… I wouldn‘t want to try for a boy if I were her 😅 2y

TheBookHippie @TheAromaofBooks HA I caught that too -it‘s my mother in a nutshell. Fascinating to read someone else seeing a baby as a rival 🤯😵‍💫😝 2y

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks yes SCARLETT!!! Oh my word 🎯 2y

TheBookHippie The poor baby. 😵‍💫 2y

Bookwormjillk Scarlett is a perfect comparison! Loved how Agnes found out Weston wasn‘t there and found an excuse to leave shortly after. Did she ever visit the library though??!!! 2y

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I don‘t think she did 😳😳 2y

ravenlee I read Wollstonecraft‘s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman recently, and her complaint that “education” as it then existed for women can only create shallow, vain, selfish creatures who view their own offspring as rivals - well, it seems a blueprint for the two Rosalies we‘ve read since then. 2y

BarkingMadRead @ravenlee it definitely is! 2y

Morr_Books The whole time, I just wanted Rosalie to show Agnes the library. Sigh. Also, wouldn't it be funny if Weston is hanging out with Agnes' family while she is with Rosalie. 2y

BarkingMadRead @Morr_Books omg could you imagine?!! 2y

Ruthiella Yes, run Agnes! I do feel bad for Rosalie. But you know she just wants to keep Agnes as a pet for when she needs validation. 2y

willaful I think we see Rosalie's own mom's feelings in Rosalie's attitude towards her daughter, which explains a lot. And sadly, even today we have parents who believe “I had to deal with it, you do too!“ instead of trying to make their children's lives better than their own. So alien to me.

I'm so eager to see how this ends! @Morr_Books I wouldn't be a bit surprised if you were right! It seems exactly what would happen.
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mcctrish Any sympathy for Rosalie (Sir Thomas does sound an absolute nightmare) vanished as soon as Agnes offered some suggestions that were IMMEDIATELY shot down. FYI Rosalie, by the time your daughter is ready to come out there will be no competition from you cuz your unhappiness will have made you a shrew 🤦🏻‍♀️ get the hell out of dodge, Agnes 2y

mcctrish @Morr_Books maybe Agnes‘ mom has had a gentleman caller 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y

dabbe I may be off here, but I drew a comparison between Rosalie and Estella (stated earlier) but now Daisy from GATSBY as well. Perhaps another reason Rosalie didn't want a girl is similar to how Daisy didn't want one either--because they both know what a shallow life that daughter is in for. That would have to mean, though, that Rosalie does have a caring heart somewhere in there. I like to think she does, but it won't be enough to save her. 2y

willaful @dabbe Have you ever read Delafield's Thank Heaven Fasting? It's quite chilling on that topic.

Thank Heaven Fasting

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dabbe @willaful No, I haven't, but I just stacked it, thanks to you! 🤗 2y

DebinHawaii @willaful Stacked it as well. Thank you! 2y

TheBookHippie @ravenlee I read it every other year ✊🏼 it‘s just 🤯 how relevant it remains! 2y

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AnneCecilie

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#BookReport

Finished both Agnes Grey #PemberLittens and Trespasses

Currently reading Spring Cannot Be Cancelled and Glory

Cinfhen

Leniverse I'm currently reading Glory and Trespasses. 😄 Plan on finishing them both this weekend. 2y

Cinfhen Thoughts on the two #WomansPrize books @Leniverse @AnneCecilie ??? 2y

Leniverse @Cinfhen I can see why Glory was nominated for both the Booker and the Women's Prize. It's razor sharp satire. But it took me a good 150 pages to connect with it. It is perhaps a bit heavy on the literary devices and unnecessarily long. Trespasses is really great on the description of NI in the 70s, but a bit light on plot (so far). And I don't get the MCs obsession with the married guy twice her age. 2y

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Cinfhen I actually bailed on both books @Leniverse but I might try and go back to Tresspasses ( this time in print) if it makes the shortlist - im not going to attempt Glory again - I‘m not a huge fan of satire. Are you attempting the longlist? Any standouts? 2y

Leniverse @Cinfhen When I've finished these two I'll have read 9/16. There are two I'm not interested in, leaving me with five more before Wednesday 😆 Clearly not gonna happen, but I'll do my best. My favourites so far are Black Butterflies and Wandering Souls. They're both debuts and not flawless, but they are haunting and immersive. 2y

Cinfhen I still haven‘t been able to get a copy of Black Butterflies - I‘ve read 9 bailed on two and have one ( Fire Rush) I‘m about to start on audio @Leniverse Overall I‘ve been really happy with all my reads - I think my favorite might be

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Leniverse @Cinfhen I'm reading Bandit Queens next. It's one I'm looking forward to. I haven't read Fire Rush yet either, but I think that might do well on audio! 2y

AnneCecilie @Cinfhen @Leniverse I found Trespasses a gripping a read. I think the married guy is just one of these charismatic men that doesn‘t seem to age and just pull people to them. I have 150 pages left in Glory and I‘m not sure what I think. Guess it comes down to the last pages. 2y

Leniverse 50 pages left of Glory now. I'm invested in finding out what will happen but all the repetitions are exhausting me. 2y

AnneCecilie @Leniverse I‘m finding those a little annoying. There‘s just too many of them. 2y

Leniverse And the endless lists... 2y

AnneCecilie @Leniverse I haven‘t noticed the lists, so either I haven‘t made to them jet or they haven‘t annoyed me. 2y

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Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 22: Agnes visits Rosalie and hangs with the rooks #whatahorridhuman #isitpossiblethatshesworse #nowestontobefound #pemberlittens

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Clare-Dragonfly I like Rosalie more in this chapter, maybe because I feel bad for her! It‘s awful how she‘s dangling men after her and expecting everyone to treat her well without her treating them well, but she is actually making an effort to be nice to Agnes. I am curious whether her mother-in-law is really as bad as she says. 2y

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I kind of think she probably isn‘t that bad 🤣 this is Rosalie we are talking about, after all 🤣🤣 2y

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peanutnine Agnes is too polite for her own good! If I was left alone in a room for hours with literally nothing to do I would definitely be sneaking out to find that elusive library 2y

eeclayton @peanutnine That's exactly what I was thinking! 2y

mcctrish Seriously who wouldn‘t go looking for the library ?! 🤣🤣 Rosalie hasn‘t changed at all and I hope to hell Agnes gets out of there 2y

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @peanutnine I would for sure have gone to look for it! 2y

ravenlee Rosalie is still the worst. 2y

Ruthiella Poor Rosalie. Her life is empty and she doesn‘t have the skills to make it better. As a contrast to Agnes, Agnes is better off. 2y

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 💯💯 2y

TheBookHippie @peanutnine SAME! 2y

TheBookHippie @ravenlee Yes. Phew. 😵‍💫 2y

willaful In a modern romance, Agnes would sneak off the library and Weston would somehow be there. And things would get... interesting. 😂

The husband seems to be as bad as she says. The mother-in-law did offer to leave, so maybe not as bad.

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peanutnine @willaful 🤣🤣🤣 so true! 2y

dabbe I even more see a parallel with Rosalie and Estella from GREAT EX. Both break men's hearts left and right; both marry a spider of a man; both get what they deserve. And, I agree! Where is the library, damn it? Find it soon, Agnes, or get the hell out of there! 🤣 2y

Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella you are so right 2y

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Finished this chapter a day reading a little early.

I liked this story about Agnes deciding to work as a governess and get a feeling of what that was like. Rosalie was quite the character

#PemberLittens
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BarkingMadRead She certainly was 🤣 2y

Bookwormjillk I am really tempted to finish after today‘s chapter 2y

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Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 21: Agnes can‘t stop thinking about Weston #timetomoveon #Rosalieisback #talksmoreaboutherpoodlethanherbaby #timeforavisit #possiblyawestonsighting #fingerscrossed #pemberlittens

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IndoorDame I have suuuch a bad feeling about this “visit” 2y

BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame seriously 2y

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Bookwormjillk I hope it works out for her. It‘s got to be better than waiting to die 🤷‍♀️ #LiterallyLoveSick 2y

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk exactly!!! 2y

Ruthiella Why does Rosalie even bother with this relationship with Agnes? Doesn‘t she have any friends of her own (hint hint I‘ll bet she doesn‘t because who can stand her unless they‘re paid to do so?) 2y

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella for real, a person guaranteed to put up with your crap 2y

AllDebooks Why would you go? Would a chance meeting with Weston be worth putting up with Rosalie's nonsense? 🤔 2y

eeclayton @Ruthiella I guess she's just used to ordering Agnes around, and it's definitely easier than putting any effort into making real friends? 2y

peanutnine @Ruthiella exactly. She's probably only reaching out now cause she's bored and thinks Agnes has nothing better to do than entertain her 2y

dabbe I'd like to think that Agnes is like us and is curious to see how Rosalie has been faring. And she might care about Rosalie. A little bit. 2y

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 2y

mcctrish This was not what I thought was going to happen but Agnes needs a kick in the pants so it works for me 2y

Clare-Dragonfly @eeclayton That does make sense! I was wondering when Rosalie had shown any actual sign of the great fondness for Agnes she professes in this letter. 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Also, I love Rosalie being all “my baby is the best ever, I guess, I can‘t be bothered interacting with her” 😂 2y

willaful Maybe Rosalie is hoping that Agnes will be impressed with her luxurious new life, and that would make her feel a little better about how miserable she is? I wanted Rosalie to get hers but now I feel sorry for her. I'm still not sure she isn't going to cause more trouble though -- but we are pretty close to the end, so maybe not. 2y

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly Yes! Not to mention the fact that “unfortunately, the baby is a girl”. Ugh! 2y

AnnR I'm not even sure why Agnes felt compelled to go. Agnes could have easily said she was busy helping her mother (which was true) and couldn't possibly visit. 2y

Clare-Dragonfly @julieclair Yeah… unfortunately I‘m not even surprised by that attitude. Except for the whole “he will never forgive me” thing, which I hope is a joke because they‘ve got plenty of time to have a boy! 2y

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Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 20: Agnes says goodbye to Weston #DarcyLizzieVibes #pooragnes #pemberlittens

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IndoorDame I just want to reach into the book and shake the two of them!!! 2y

Bookwormjillk Agnes and her I don‘t deserve happiness I just want someplace to cry alone thing is getting on my nerves 2y

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TheBookHippie @IndoorDame Shake …smack 🙄🙄🙄WAKE-UP 🤯😝 2y

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk I want yo scream PULLLYOURSELFTOGETHER … 2y

AnnR The social conventions of this time period sometimes drive me batty. Plus, let's face it, unemotional Agnes really isn't the sort to wear her heart on her sleeve. 2y

Ruthiella He held her hand for a few seconds too long AND he asked her if she cares if she ever meets him again. Translation to 2023 mores and conventions, he‘s asking if she wants to go for coffee sometime. 😂 HE LIKES HER! ❤️ 2y

willaful I confess, Weston has sunk in my esteem. :-( He seems to have been so ready to think poorly of Agnes and well of Rosalie. I guess one mustn't blame a poor gentleman for having his head turned by a pretty face, but I sure hope he puts a little effort into getting Agnes by the end! Signed, disappointed romance reader. 😂 2y

mcctrish @Ruthiella EXACLTY ❤️❤️ how will he conspire to be in her new ‘hood?! 2y

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk I laughed out loud to your comment #justletmegohometocry 2y

dabbe Oh, the DRAMA of the 1800s. Weston holds her hand = #hubbahubba. #getaclueagnes What am I still waiting for in this book? 1. To see how Rosalie handles her married life (I can't help but wish that it'll be a disappointment). 2. Will Weston and AG or won't they? Do we get a happy ending or not? I don't need a “Reader, I married him“ moment, but something has to happen, right? (edited) 2y

Morr_Books @dabbe I actually have been thinking that we may never get any additional info on Rosalie now that Agnes is leaving, but maybe Weston will show up at the school, and she will get some info from him. 2y

dabbe @Morr_Books That would be more realistic, wouldn't it? I mean, Rosalie uses and abuses Agnes for years, then swats her away like a fly and moves onward to her travels in southern Europe with her beautiful husband and Ashby Park. It would be realistic to think that would be the perfect ending. When Rosalie's done with Agnes, Agnes be done with Rosalie! 🤣😊💙 2y

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Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 19: Agnes and her mother decide to open a school #thatletterfromhergrandfather #whataboutweston #pooragnes #pemberlittens

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Bookwormjillk I wish this book was about the mom instead of Agnes! What a lady! 2y

TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk - Right?! What a response! #gomrsgrey 2y

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TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk oh I do agree! 2y

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks this is on my wish list FYI https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1526757605/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr= 2y

Ruthiella Yup, that grandpa is a real piece of work. I‘m happy at least that Agnes is away from the Murrays and with her mother. That‘s some comfort, at least. 2y

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie ohhhh good find 2y

dabbe Found this interesting article re: Anne Bronte and how AGNES GREY was written before JANE EYRE and that AGNES was more of a feminist novel than Charlotte's Jane. Interested to hear what you #pempberlittens think. The link is below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vgw5x14GOmRCN_nvjb3cwzmHG8GxRlsh/view?usp=shari... 2y

willaful @dabbe oh cool, thanks for sharing.

I was doing some reading about ToWH and discovered that Charlotte suppressed it for years after Anne's death. I think she had some serious jealousy issues.

@bookwormjillk she is an awesome woman. @TheBookHippie so Agnes's mom likely based on her own mother? I may be about to do a deep dive on Bronte history.... 😁

Tenant of Wildfell Hall

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TheBookHippie @willaful Bronte is my favorite basically because these dark books saved preteen & teenager me .. they‘re part of me. I do think it‘s her mother in this character. I read in a feminist article that Charlotte waited to be sure it was published since they were women but 😝 that was eons ago ! 2y

TheBookHippie @willaful I think it was strong willed and minded females fighting to get it done 👀. I‘m sure the rivalry was 🤯🤯🤯. Survival of the fittest! Ha. I do like all of Bronte all the sisters. 2y

TheBookHippie @dabbe I think sisterhood by blood and not when you‘re fighting to get anything done is complicated. What a time they lived in. To try and pit them against each other takes away their sheer talent as female writers and makes it look like that‘s what females do. I think Agnes is like nonfiction and Jane is romance. Styling differences. As were they as people. 2y

mcctrish Grandpa is a total shit! What will the Murray‘s say when Agnes drops this bomb?! ?? I must say that book about Mama Brontë looks intriguing @TheBookHippie and I have to say when we read Wuthering Heights in high school I thought I‘d died and gone to heaven 2y

TheBookHippie @mcctrish same. I read it in middle school! 2y

eeclayton @dabbe Thanks for sharing. I didn't know that Agnes had been written first. I see where the comparison of the two books come from, but I think it's unfair to compare them because they focus on such different things. 2y

willaful @mcctrish @TheBookHippie I loved the 1930s movie but the book was too much for me as a teen. I should really read it again now. I adored all of Janes books though (except I think I might not have read Shirley. Have to keep that in mind for the future too.) 2y

mcctrish @willaful I reread WH in my 30‘s and I totally did not have the same reaction as I did at 15 🤣 teenage angst might be needed to appreciate Heathcliffe 2y

willaful @mcctrish I was more the “Non-threatening Boys“ magazine type. 😂 https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Non-Threatening_Boys_Magazine 2y

dabbe @TheBookHippie TOTALLY agree! We get a much more serious look at what it was like to truly be a governess in Agnes more than we do with Jane and her ONE pupil. It's like realism vs romanticism with the two sisters giving both views. 🤗 2y

dabbe @eeclayton It seems the author of that article is definitely #teamagnes and wanted to make the case that Anne got there first with her governess book. Anne's works have always been slighted in favor of WH and JE, so perhaps the author wanted to give a big shoutout for Anne. 😊 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Grandpa might take the coveted #worstcharacteraward but competition is fierce! 2y

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Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 18: Rosalie is married and gone #hallelujah #nowmatildaisthefocus #mrsmurrayisthenewvillain #westonisallaboutrosalie #butbluebells #agnesdefendsherself #butwillhelisten #pooragnes #RIPmrgrey #pemberlittens

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TheBookHippie Bluebells are gorgeous!!! 2y

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie that color! So stunning! 2y

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TheBookHippie Rosalie what a we love to hate you character 😵‍💫 2y

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead I miss color… still snowing and sticks here 😝 2y

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie she really is! And ugh about the snow, you probably don‘t want to hear that we got none this year in SC 🤣 2y

AllDebooks I've got a feeling we've not heard the last from Rosalie 😕 2y

Ruthiella Bye Rosalie! Don‘t let the door hit ya on the way out! 😆 I am hoping Matilda is going to be less of a manipulative meanie! 2y

Bookwormjillk And another murdered animal. I would never make it in Agnes Grey times between the lack of jobs for women and the random animal slaughter. 2y

mcctrish @Ruthiella goodbye to bad rubbish in Rosalie‘s case and I think Matilda is only mean to creatures ( but not as bad as the first bunch of heathens) 2y

mcctrish @AllDebooks it‘s rather ominous that Mr Weston thinks it‘s a bad match too 2y

mcctrish Could Mrs Murray lack any more empathy?! 2y

willaful @AllDebooks -- yup. She's going to do something horrible still. Or at least be intensely miserable. But I vote horrible. 🙄

@mcctrish He's definitely unnervingly blind to her faults. She's very good at hiding them. But I think he'll be enlightened. Hopefully not in the worst possible way. 2y

Clare-Dragonfly If it weren‘t for the animal sadism I think Matilda would be my favorite character. I feel bad for her natural interests being squashed! 2y

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I think Matilda has potential? She's obviously not the type of person the author likes, but in real life, I think she could grow out of her bloodthirstiness. She strikes me as a late bloomer. (edited) 2y

Morr_Books I love the bluebonnets scene. I just saw bluebonnets and a local park too. I'm happy to take a break from Rosalie even if is short lived. Also, what is the deal with characters in this book being cruel to animals? 2y

dabbe @Morr_Books This disturbed me, too! In trying to find some kind of a guide for this book, I stumbled upon a passage that stated that a lot of this story is autobiographical--including the killing-of-the-birds scene. Does this mean that Anne = Agnes? I think it's too complicated for an answer yet. Thoughts? 🤔 2y

BarkingMadRead @dabbe it‘s definitely possible, I‘m sure that people then didn‘t have the same feelings about animals that we do now. They didn‘t often keep pets, animals usually served a purpose and that‘s it 😢 2y

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Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 17: #nowords #rosalieisamonster #soconniving #somean #socruel #iguessifoundsomewordsafterall #pooragnes #thehitskeepcoming #pemberlittens

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TheAromaofBooks In the last chapter Agnes mentioned the biblical parable of the rich man who had many sheep, but when an unexpected visitor arrives, he takes his poor neighbor's only lamb to serve it for supper. I kept thinking about that throughout this chapter as Rosalie used her power not just to try and win over Mr. W, but to actively sabotage Agnes's character/any chance of future happiness along the way. 2y

Bookwormjillk Hoping for a happy ending 🤞 2y

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IndoorDame I like that her “love poem” is more of a slam poem about what a bitch Rosalie is to her! 😂 2y

AnnR I'm cheering for a happy ending, too. Go, team Agnes! 2y

BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame right?!? I wish she was more outgoing about it, she needs to tell Rosalie no, instead of staying home all the time like a prisoner! @Bookwormjillk still hoping for a happy ending myself!! 2y

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼slam poem! 2y

TheBookHippie 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻for happiness ♥️ 2y

TheBookHippie @TheAromaofBooks makes me wonder what her real life was like!!!! 2y

Ruthiella Let‘s see what happens. Rosalie is behaving terribly like the spoiled child she is. I don‘t think she can even conceive that Agnes might have feelings that will be hurt. 😖 But I don‘t think Weston is like Mr. Hatfield and so easily fooled. 2y

willaful I'm worried we're going to get a Mansfield Park situation.... not that I care what happens to Rosalie. 2y

mcctrish I think the fact Mr W is asking after Agnes has sent Rosalie into full psycho mode! #slampoem is perfect @IndoorDame I‘d not think Mr W‘a head will be turned in the least but it sounds like time is running out 😬 #getthebitchhitched so Agnes can see Mr W again 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Ugh, Rosalie is so sociopathic! She really doesn‘t seem to care that other people have feelings! Not impressed with Agnes in this chapter either. “Oh, only ~*~I~*~ can understand this special man” 🙄 2y

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly oh, interesting point. 2y

dabbe Is it just me? I can't help but see parallels between Rosalie and Estella from GREAT EX (crazy Havisham aside). Two self-serving narcissistic women using men as their playthings. More than Agnes finding happiness with Weston, I want Rosalie to PAY. 2y

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Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 16: Rosalie wants one more conquest before her assumed engagement….. #westonisntfallingforit #rosalieisdetermined #whatcouldgowrong #shortchapter #pemberlittens

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IndoorDame Scheming little witch knows exactly what she‘s doing! It made me so mad that she knew she could only take her sister along to see him or the plan would backfire! 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Ugh, Rosalie, so gross! I doubt it‘s working, though. Weston knows who would be a good wife for him. 2y

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mcctrish @indoordame Adina SAME!!!!! Rosalie is the WORST! 2y

Bookwormjillk I felt Agnes‘ awkwardness when she said no to the umbrella in my core. 2y

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame OMG 💯 2y

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 2y

eeclayton @Bookwormjillk I find this part of Agnes so relatable. Thinking about the man all the time, then being completely useless when the opportunity presents itself -- been there, done that! 2y

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk YES, dame! 😂 Dear autocorrect, I wrote “same” but we‘ll go with it! 2y

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly ha! I love it. 2y

Ruthiella Rosalie claims she would have sent the footman back for Agnes? I doubt it. 🙄 I think Mr. Weston was looking at Agnes the whole time…waiting to see if there was any way to catch her attention. 2y

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella yeah, I don‘t see that happening, either. More likely, Rosalie would have left her behind 🤣 2y

TheAromaofBooks I'm so scared about how Rosalie is going to sabotage Agnes's life once she realizes which way the wind is blowing! 2y

willaful @TheAromaofBooks It's going to be ugly... 2y

dabbe I love how Weston gently persisted with the umbrella exchange. That was 🤩🤩🤩 for that time period, right? Not only do I want Agnes to succeed as our hero, I want the villain to PAY. And pay good. Don't let me down, Anne! 2y

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I‘m finally caught up on Agnes Grey and want to continue reading that #PemberLittens

I want to continue reading Spring Cannot Be Cancelled

I want to finish Trespasses and start Glory. I think these books are the last ones I‘ll read of the Women‘s Prize Longlist before the shortlist is announced on the 26th.

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Cinfhen I‘m looking forward to the announcement 📢♥️📚 2y

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Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 15: what a spoiled brat! #dontstealweston #youdontevenwanthim #horriblehuman #hopingwestonseesthroughher #staytuned #pemberlittens

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IndoorDame I could be being naive here, but I have faith in Weston. 2y

BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame normally I would, but these Brontë girls can‘t be trusted ?? 2y

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IndoorDame @BarkingMadRead haha, so true! They are a gloomy lot 😂 2y

mcctrish I‘m with @IndoorDame ( but it is true about the Brontës ?) 2y

Ruthiella I‘d like to think that Weston is impervious to Rosalie‘s machinations! 🤞 2y

Bookwormjillk 🤞 2y

Clare-Dragonfly @IndoorDame I agree! I think if anything he‘s surprised that Rosalie isn‘t as empty-headed as he thought. 2y

willaful My secret hope: Hatfield (?) will get a huge inheritance and Rosalie will suffer torments, bwahaha! Though of course that would also reward him and he's a horrible human being too.

So someone on mastodon was saying that Anne was the true feminist of the Brontes and... I'm really not seeing it. Maybe I'd have to read her other book again. 2y

BarkingMadRead @willaful that would be amazing, so long as he marries someone other than Rosalie 🤣 2y

willaful @BarkingMadRead Yes, and someone who will make him abjectly miserable for the rest of his life. 😈 2y

BarkingMadRead @willaful yessssssss 🤣🤣 2y

TheBookHippie @willaful I never got that either I‘ve read all of Bronte more than once except this one and I just do not see it yet? 2y

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead I love Bronte but I‘m way in the minority 🤣🤣 2y

dabbe I do think a feminist “blooming“ of an idea is shown in THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL. Helen does leave her husband (unheard of then)--even though she goes back to nurture him when he's dying. In Agnes, we get to witness her passions because she's telling us the story, but she hasn't exerted herself outwardly yet. I'm hoping she finds a way to show her true self and blast these a-holes to kingdom come. #aweebitharsh #buttheyarejerks #teamagnes 2y

willaful @dabbe #righttherewithyou #butnotoptimistic #teamagnesandweston #gimmetheromance 2y

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Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 14: #ihavenowords #rosalieisanightmare #whatswiththeserosygirlsanyway #icanteven #howcouldthispossiblygowrong #staytuned #pemberlittens

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eeclayton Good point about the Rosy girls! 😂 2y

Ruthiella IKR! You all just finished Middlemarch with an equally egotistical and vain Rosalie! 😂 A stereotypical mean girl (TM). 2y

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Bookwormjillk Should we be calling people Rosie instead of Karen? (I don't call people Karen by the way. I have 4 Karens in my family and I feel terrible for them.)

It took me a loooong time to get through this chapter. Why do so many people kill birds and kick dogs and cats in this book?

This has been deep thoughts by Jill. 2y

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk it‘s starting to look that way 🤣🤣 #dontbearosie 2y

mcctrish I was feeling badly for Agnes, would the mom even let her talk or explain herself?! But so happy she has the dog for companionship ( Matilda better let her keep it 😡) but stumbling upon the whole Mr Hatfield/Rosalie drama is just bonkers! He is an AWFUL man! If R thinks he‘s going to take a brush off well, saddle up!!! I almost felt sorry for R with her ramble about Sir Thomas Ashby and what all the mothers say and what he does and doesn‘t do. 2y

mcctrish But then R throws her purse at Agnes to get her out of the way so she can hang out with douchbag Hatfield 2y

dabbe I'm very worried about the terrier. That's mostly all I could think of during this chapter. Rosalie reminds me of Bathsheba Everdene in FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD ... only Bathsheba was the main character and not a snobby-nosed sidekick like Rosalie. Heck, she's not even a sidekick! #sheneedstobekickedintheass 2y

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I legit gasped when he kicked the dog, I was so mad!! 2y

Clare-Dragonfly I am glad Agnes is taking care of the dog but I‘m getting pretty annoyed with her! How freaking far gone is she that Weston can snatch a book out of her hand and she‘s all “oh, he‘s being brotherly”? 🙄 And she won‘t report the actual conversation with him, but she does report every obnoxious word of Rosalie‘s conversation with Hatfield. Plus, I get a slut-shamey vibe from her disapproval. Not that Rosalie doesn‘t deserve all the disapproval. 2y

mcctrish I‘m reading this on the Serial Reader app and have just realized I missed half of the drama 🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♀️ oh dear, is Hatfield coming for Rosalie once the whole debacle gets out?! 2y

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BarkingMadRead

Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 13: Agnes and Weston have a moment…. #sosweet #thosemurraygirlsthough #staytuned #pemberlittens

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Ruthiella Yes, a very romantic moment with the flowers 💐! ❤️ 2y

Bookwormjillk Predictable but that‘s not a bad thing. Cute scene with the flowers. 2y

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willaful They certainly seem made for each other, and Agnes is dreaming some dreamy dreams. Which makes me wonder what's going to put a spanner in the works. 2y

BarkingMadRead @willaful #cynicallikeme 2y

mcctrish I was hoping there would be a promenade meet up ( the Murray girls are so flighty 🤣) 2y

Clare-Dragonfly She seems to be quite madly in love already! That‘s kind of unsatisfying to me because I feel like we haven‘t gotten to see any progression. But with nearly half the book still to go, maybe it will get interesting. 2y

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BarkingMadRead

Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 12: Agnes has feelings! #notannoyed #totallyshocked #agnestalkstoweston #nancyisatrickybird #matildaiscranky #allagnesseesare ☀️ 🌈 ❤️ #pemberlittens

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Bookwormjillk I wouldn‘t have procrastinated on reading this chapter if I knew there was going to be exclamation points and swearing. (edited) 2y

Ruthiella Clearly he‘s a good man. He rescued the cat! And Nancy is all, “There‘s plenty of room for two by the fire.” ❤️ 2y

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 2y

mcctrish Poor Matilda can‘t make tea the way she likes it 😢😢 Agnes is coming along 👏🏻👏🏻 2y

Morr_Books Oh Agnes...stop making people uncomfortable by being weird. Mr. Weston almost left Nancy's in a rainstorm, because she went and hid in the other side of the room. 2y

Morr_Books Also, are the Murray boys perfect angels? We don't hear much about them. 2y

BarkingMadRead @Morr_Books they were sent off to school 2y

Morr_Books @BarkingMadRead Thanks! I didn't realize both of them were. 2y

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk HA!!! SAME!! I am behind hope to catch up tomorrow. 2y

willaful What *is* with Agnes and the fire? It would be just too scandalous to get warm next to a man of the cloth? It reminds me of the old parody Edwardian song about the girl who refuses to accept a seat on the bus from a man wearing a wedding ring. 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Nancy totally ships it 😂 Does Agnes really have a crush already? I can‘t understand why she won‘t sit by the fire with him unless it‘s for fear that she‘ll start blushing and trembling if they get too close. 2y

dabbe Agnes performs the classic “pretend-we-don't-like-each-other-or-whatever-the-hell-she-was-doing move AWAY from love, but hoping to be drawn TOWARDS it in the ... (stay tuned). Does this make sense? #nomorewineforme 😄 2y

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Bookwormjillk

Agnes Gray | Anne Bront�

That‘s a lot more exclamation points than I would expect from a Brontë. #PemberLittens @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Right?!? 2y

Aimeesue 🤣🤣🤣 2y

Prairiegirl_reading 🤣🤣 2y

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BarkingMadRead

Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 11: Hatfield is an awful human. #thatsallihavetosayaboutthat #westonthough #everyoneloveshim #also #themurraygirlskindasuck #notnewinfo #justnewwaystosuck #pemberlittens

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Leftcoastzen Love the quote! 2y

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen thanks! It wasn‘t what I was initially looking for but it definitely fits! 2y

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AllDebooks 🤣🤣 2y

Ruthiella Yes. Everyone is so superficial in this neighborhood it seems, even the vicar! 2y

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella it surprised me how rude he was to poor Nancy! Ugh!! 2y

Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣 2y

Clare-Dragonfly I think Nancy and the other neighbors are hoping the sweet governess marries the good vicar! (Just as we are! Though we haven‘t really seen him speak yet.) 2y

dabbe Hatfield kicked Nancy's cat! Evil is too good a word for him! 👿 2y

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻yes and yes @dabbe Hatfield is a total tosser! For some reason I keep thinking of the PBS show Grantchester, although the vicar in that is extremely nice to look at. The Murray girls are something else 2y

Morr_Books I like this book so far, but I like y'all's comments more. 😆❤️ 2y

peanutnine @dabbe right?? I gasped so loud when that happened. What a horrible man 2y

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly No matter what he says when he does speak, it has to be better than anything Hatfield has said so far! 2y

julieclair This quote reminds me of that old (and true) Southern saying, “Pretty is as pretty does.” 2y

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AllDebooks

Agnes Grey (UK) | Anne Bront�

#EasterOMC - Challenge 14

All of the above are on my tbr list this month. I've managed to read 3 over the Easter weekend, the ones with eggs.
I'll tag all the others in the comments.

This has been an enjoyable and motivating event. Thank you so much for hosting @Clwojick @LadyKatrina x

AllDebooks

Elegy for a River: Whiskers, Claws and Conservation's Last, Wild Hope

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AllDebooks

Slug and Other Stories

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AllDebooks

The Boy with a Bird in His Chest: A Novel

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Etta Lemon: The Woman Who Saved the Birds

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AllDebooks

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

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Clwojick Slug looks intriguing ❤️ 2y

AllDebooks @Clwojick I think so 🤔 2y

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BarkingMadRead

Agnes Grey: Large Print | Anne Anne Bront�

Chapter 10: Agnes likes the new curate, but the Murray girls are all about Harry #theycanhavehim #invisibleagnes #willwestonbeherguy #staytuned #pemberlittens

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AllDebooks Lol 🙌 wasn't sure about Agnes at first. She came across a bit insipid and meek. However, given the constraints of her social position and her babyfied upbringing, I can understand why. I really hope she blossoms into a firecracker. Her chats with the parishioners were lovely 2y

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks I definitely feel like we are seeing more of her personality! 2y

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ravenlee @AllDebooks I‘ve been thinking the same, that Agnes is kind of a drip. (Largely because I‘ve caught up over just a few days and get larger doses of her) But I am starting to have hope now! 2y

mcctrish I am liking the inner Agnes dialogue, we may never get her to speak her mind but if we can hear her thoughts then she may be saved. I still like Matilda 2y

Ruthiella Miss Murray seems to resent the fact that Mr. Weston doesn‘t give her a second glance. Whereas Agnes admires his mind and his preaching. @willaful I think we‘ve found our hero! ❤️ (edited) 2y

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I hope so, I love that he doesn‘t fall all over Miss Murray 2y

willaful Agnes is definitely improving. Seeing her interaction with other people rather than just be put upon by them is showing more personality. 2y

Morr_Books I think this chapter was very amusing and definitely livened things up a bit. 2y

Bookwormjillk @Morr_Books agree 2y

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quietjenn

Agnes Grey | Anne Bront�

I'm Not Great at chapter-a-day, but have been inspired by #pemberlittens to pick up Agnes Grey, and will probably finish today.

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