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rubyslippersreads
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I ended up enjoying this, although I got a bit tired of Evelina‘s worshipful letters to her foster father. She was almost too good (and sometimes too naive) to be true . I also found the twist at the end pretty unbelievable.

I loathed Mme DuVal and the Branghtons. Captain Mirval was a jerk, but sometimes funny. Clement was a creep, and Lord Orville was, like Evelina, almost too good to be true. So I guess they were meant to be together. ⬇️

Deblovestoread What a beautiful edition 💜💚💜 6h
rubyslippersreads ⬆️ I‘ve always wanted to read this book—thanks to @TheAromaOfBooks for organizing this group read.

Pictured is my mom‘s copy, published in 1904. I love the Hugh Thomson illustrations.
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TheBookHippie Beautiful copy!!! 5h
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TheAromaofBooks Oh what a fun edition!! Thank you for reading along with me!! I did overall enjoy this one, but definitely found the pacing to be uneven. The sections with Evelina's terrible relatives...!!!!! Way too long 😂 5h
LeahBergen Beautiful edition! 4h
Clare-Dragonfly Oh, I love the illustrations! Thanks for sharing them! 1h
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Robinson Crusoe | Daniel Defoe
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AnneCecilie
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#BookReport

A late report since I‘ve spent the day with my nieces shopping

Finished Evelina #RandomClassics, Erasure and Eve

I read Hangman

I‘m currently reading Physical, Ordinary Human Failings and Wifedom

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Clare-Dragonfly
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Mehso-so

Well, that certainly is a story I‘m glad to have finished 😆

Funny, but boring—the funny parts did not advance the plot and dragged on. Evelina is a sweet character, but I really didn‘t understand the attraction the men had for her, or her for Lord Orville. If Jane Austen read this and thought “I can do better,” I can see why! #RandomClassics

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AnneCecilie
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I read the novel through the Gutenberg project so while I was looking for a cover, I came across this one that seemed to fit the novel.

17 yr Evelina doesn‘t know much about the world, when friends take her to London for a few weeks. During her first dance she manages to break a lot of the rules. At time Evelina‘s naïveté is a little annoying, but it does much all the other annoying characters, mostly men who can‘t take a hint

AnneCecilie Something is always happening and there‘s no drawing out anything. I enjoyed this. So happy you hosted a buddy read #RandomClassics of this one @TheAromaofBooks 1w
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Thank you for reading along with me!! 6d
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Clare-Dragonfly
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I suppose the fake Miss Belmont and Mr. Macartney will have a happy ending now—they‘re not really brother and sister so they can get married! And if Belmont makes Macartney his heir, that‘s a pretty good outcome for the fake Miss Belmont. #RandomClassics

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So it seems like Evelina‘s mom‘s friend passed off a different baby as Sir John Belmont‘s daughter??? 🤯 That‘s so much more dramatic than him abandoning 3 different women and picking a random one to be his heir! (But still, why won‘t he acknowledge Macartney? I‘m sure this will all be sorted out by the end! I have 4 more issues to go on Serial Reader!) #RandomClassics

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This #RandomClassic gets a soft pick from me. I actually loved Evelina and enjoyed much of the writing, but some of the scenes where we had to listen to obnoxious people being obnoxious just went on wayyyy too long. Still, parts were quite funny and overall this one was a lot of fun.

Thank you all for reading along with me!!

Librarybelle 😁❤️ I loved it! It was nice to go to over the top silly while also reading #TheBros . 1w
TheBookHippie I enjoyed this. I finished it up this weekend on audio while cooking. 🙃 1w
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Kitta Where are the books in the background from 😍 1w
TheAromaofBooks @Kitta - Those are Chiltern editions. Aren't they gorgeous?? They have gilt-edges, too! 😍 1w
rubyslippersreads I‘m still reading and enjoying. I‘ll post my thoughts when I‘m done. 1w
Kitta Ooo! They‘re gorgeous! I must have them! 1w
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Librarybelle
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I reviewed this a few years ago on Litsy and gave it a pick; I greatly enjoyed my reread of this for #RandomClassics !

Evelina‘s character at times can be so maddening for her naivety, and yet she somehow becomes entangled with the most cartoonish 18th century characters I‘ve ever seen. Just about everything is worked out in the end.

Thanks for hosting this, @TheAromaofBooks !

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Thank you for reading along with me!! I finished yesterday. I enjoyed it, but don't see myself returning to it again and again. I loved Evelina herself, but some of those side characters...!!!!! 1w
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AnneCecilie
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#WeeklyForecast

I‘m not quite caught up on the buddy reading of Evelina, but I still want to finish it this week #RandomClassics

I want to finish Erasure

I want finish Eve, I‘ve started on the penultimate chapter so that seems doable

I want to start reading from the Longlist of the Women‘s Prize for Fiction, so I want to read Hangman and hopefully get a start on Ordinary Human Failings

I‘ll be going to an event with Andrew McMillan after

Tamra Anxious to read what you think of Erasure! 2w
AnneCecilie Easter and I want to start reading some of his work, so I thought I should start with his poetry collection Physical 2w
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