Litsy

Original post from @BarkingMadRead
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The #hashtagbtigade selection for May is #widesargassosea and we will read a chapter a day! Comment below if you are joining us for this book! Anyone can join at any time, just know that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don't read the post until you've read the chapter!

LitsyEvents ALSO I leave tomorrow for Europe so my posts will come at weird times of the day
I promise to post though! 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys

The #hashtagbtigade selection for May is #widesargassosea and we will read a chapter a day! Comment below if you are joining us for this book! Anyone can join at any time, just know that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read the post until you‘ve read the chapter! ALSO I leave tomorrow for Europe so my posts will come at weird times of the day 🤣 I promise to post though!

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @thebookhippie @catlass007 @indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @currentlyreadinginco @annr @LitsyEvents 2d

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright 2d

BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @rwmg 2d

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IndoorDame Count me in! 2d

peanutnine It was difficult for me to find a copy of this one but I finally snagged a large print from the library! I'm in ☺️ 2d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2d

Bookwormjillk I‘m in. Safe travels. Be wary of single men in Monte. 2d

Librarybelle I‘m in…looking forward to it! 2d

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk 😂 Sage advice! 2d

BarbaraBB For a lot of us your posts will come at perfect times 😉 2d

TheBookHippie My library hold is enroute!!! 2d

TheKidUpstairs Ooh, I think I might join you guys! It's been so long, I'd love to re-read this one :) 2d

Ruthiella I‘ve read this before but freely admit it was too dense for me to really follow. I‘d love to hear from everyone else what they make of it. 2d

mcctrish I‘m in 2d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk will do 🤣🤣🤣 2d

Clare-Dragonfly Count me in! I‘ve been wanting to read this! 2d

5feet.of.fury I‘m in 🙋🏻‍♀️ 2d

kwmg40 Count me in! 2d

dabbe #nobros; I'm in! 🙋🏼‍♀️ 2d

TheBookHippie Just have fun!!! We all will be here whenever you post! 2d

TheBookHippie @BarbaraBB RIGHT?!?! 🤭😂 2d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂😂 2d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe #scarredforlife @BarbaraBB @TheBookHippie 🕰️🕰️🕰️ 2d

willaful @Ruthiella same here! 2d

CoverToCoverGirl Enjoy your travels! Lucky you! 2d

rubyslippersreads I‘m looking forward to this one. It‘s been on my TBR list for ages. 2d

julieclair Wait, didn‘t you just get back from Disney? I love your life! Enjoy! And… I am definitely in for May. This book has been on my TBR forever! 1d

BarkingMadRead @julieclair yeah 🤣 it‘s a crazy month, Disney with a friend and then an anniversary trip with the hubs. I do not recommend such a quick turnaround, it‘s super stressful 🤣 1d

currentlyreadinginCO Oh, I am in for sure - might be a few days late in starting but I'll catch up! Have the best time in europe! 1d

julieclair Yes, I imagine the packing and catching up on real life in between is stressful. But once you are buckled into your seat on the plane, all stress goes away and you can just look forward to the trip! Have a fabulous time! Where are you going? And Happy Anniversary! 😃💖 1d

BarkingMadRead @julieclair we booked a mystery trip, we are flying to London and we will find out where right before we get there. It‘s in an envelope on my island 😳 all we know is that it‘s a 2-4 hour flight from London 1d

jenniferw88 I'm not joining the buddy read, but as I'm limited to 4 hour flights, I'm going to guess some locations: Spain (or one of the Balearic Islands) or Greece (or one of it's islands). 😂 1d

rwmg I thought I read Wide Sargasso Sea quite recently but as it turns out to have been in 2013, perhaps it's time for a re-read. 1d

TheAromaofBooks I think I am going to pass on this one, but I'll be back for Little Women!!! Enjoy all your traveling - a mystery trip sounds both terrifying and fantastic haha 1d

BarkingMadRead @jenniferw88 those are my husband‘s two guesses 1d

daena Please count me in for this one too. Looking forward to it! 1d

Larkken Your trip sounds so fun!!! I am in for this book. I‘ve been meaning to read it forever. 23h

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 23h

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm skipping May. Maybe on Little Women. Definitely in for August - Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell. 21h

KAO Count me in! Have a great trip to Europe, by the way! 20h

Aimeesue I‘m in. I‘ve had this on my TBR forever. Have a great trip! 14h

Aimeesue @Bookwormjillk LOL! 😂 14h

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Doppoetry

Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys

#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

📕A Feast for Crows
📕The Goblin Emperor
📙The Return of the Sorceress

Progress:

Productive reading week, finished 2 novels. I am hoping to finish The Return of the Sorceress in the upcoming week and jump back into The Goblin Emperor proper.

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Doppoetry

Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys

so-so

Although the premise was interesting the writing style of this novel was too erratic and jumped from idea to idea without any transition. I shouldn't have been surprised by the racism but that was another very unpleasant experience reading this.

The author's life experience was a huge inspiration for this, considering that she is of mixed race. (As an immigrant who moved a lot I can completely relate to all of that)

Doppoetry The novel tries to make Bertha a more sympathetic character but I can't exactly feel bad for colonizers and racists.

I am not a huge fan of Mr.Rochester but he does come off like an intelligent man, despite his temper. I believe it to be a disservice to him as a character in general. I think he could have figured out Bertha's family history with mental illness on his own without being tipped off about it. (edited) 1w

Doppoetry I was hoping this novel would delve more into the mental illness aspect. But, it was more focused on blaming everything on Mr. Rochester and society's mistreatment of her, instead of a wider cause. (not that abuse can't make you mentally ill, sometimes mental illness runs in the family) (edited) 1w

Doppoetry There is absolutely a wider discussion about imperialism/colonialism here and I completely understand the harm of it, but I don't think it's presented very well in this novel. Rochester's opinions on the colonized Jamaica feel stretched a bit too far, even if you read between the lines of Jane Eyre. 1w

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DebinHawaii

Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys

#ItTakesAllKinds

This book came to mind for #InsaneProtag 🤷🏻‍♀️One day I will actually read it, although I did see the movie.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty cover though! 1mo

Eggs Beautiful 🌿 1mo

rretzler I just finally purchased this. I‘ve been meaning to read it for ages. 1mo

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Jas16

Augustown | Kei Miller

pick

Set in Jamaica, a young Rastafarian boy comes home from school crying after his teacher cut off his dreads. His grandmother may be blind but she can see that this event will have serious repercussions. The story goes back and forth in time, giving us a deeper understanding of this town and the divides that bind but also separate its inhabitants. Miller manages a lot in less than 300 pages. #24in2024

BarbaraBB Great review. I‘ve been meaning to read this one for years 1mo

squirrelbrain Sounds great - stacking. 1mo

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JillR

Patsy | Nicole Dennis-Benn

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Patsy is desperate to leave Jamaica. Leaving her daughter behind, she heads to New York. It isn‘t the utopia she hopes and she enters an undocumented life barely scraping by doing menial work. As the story progresses you learn more of Patsy‘s motivations and demons. The story explores race, sex, class, gender, immigration and the life of an undocumented migrant in a hostile country. A great, thoughtful and thought-provoking read 👇

JillR I should say however I found this incredibly hard to get into, more or less for the first 200 pages, and very mainly bailed before something clicked. It also took most of the book to not actively dislike Patsy. 2mo

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Octoberwoman

Jamaican Me Crazy: A Christmas Escape (A Novel) | Debbie DiGiovanni

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2024

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