Litsy

Ch 4.1: I thought it would be another boring chapter 🤷🏻‍♀️ #devilseverywhere #dudeneedstoeat #dontsquishthedevil #also #ferapontthrewmajorshadeatthemonk #hewastotallyclueless #themiracleinthebeginningwasnicethough #thebros #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @thebookhippie @daisey @indoordame @librarybelle @mcctrish @cuilin @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @ruthiella @peanutnine @bluebird @kao @aimeesue @currentlyreadinginco 3mo

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury @willaful @peanutnine @bklover @teresereading @tineke @crinoline_laphroaig @samanne @graciouswarriorprincess @daena @deblovestoread @larkken @paintandprose @alldebooks @thearomaofbooks @Vansa 3mo

Bookwormjillk Yeah what was that? 3mo

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Cuilin One moment he was talking about eating mushrooms, and the next he‘s seeing demons . Connection, perhaps? 3mo

BarkingMadRead @cuilin 💯 3mo

IndoorDame @Cuilin @BarkingMadRead none of the brothers noticed the monk on shrooms having a slightly paranoid trip for what sounds like years and thought to tell him to lay off? Maybe come to dinner with everyone else and have some wine instead once in a while! 😂😂😂 3mo

AllDebooks @IndoorDame 🍄🤪🤣🤣🤣 3mo

dabbe #shroomsareyourdoom 😃 3mo

dabbe I might have to stop being ahead a day with a chapter because when I read these I'm like “Did I read that yesterday? I don't remember a miracle. Hmm. I better go back and read. Again.“ Time to stick with the correct daily chapter. My mind can't keep track of this plot for some reason. 😅 3mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe in your defense it was in like page one of the chapter and then there were devils everywhere, so it‘s no wonder you forgot 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3mo

Cuilin @IndoorDame lol exactly, lay of shrooms, man. Have some cabbage and potatoes. 3mo

TheAromaofBooks @dabbe - I'm having trouble keeping track of days/chapters because the chapters start over every time we get to a new “book“! 3mo

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks Oy! That, too! Is it Book 4/ch. 3 or Book 3/ch. 4??? 😱 3mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Thanks for the support; I feel like such a doofus reading this one! 🤩😂😍 3mo

SamAnne Well, this chapter took some turns. Demons and shrooming. 3mo

Aimeesue @IndoorDame Right? 😂 3mo

Aimeesue @SamAnne At least it‘s not boring? 😋 3mo

mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣 @Cuilin I was reading along “ blah, blah, blah can I skip this ….. wait what ?” 3mo

Cuilin @mcctrish me too, some I‘m speed reading then he throws in seeing demons and I‘m like, back up! 3mo

mcctrish @Cuilin #stopthecar 👿😈 3mo

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A Glass of Blessings: A Novel | Barbara Pym

Ch 15: Bason is a klepto #somuchdrama #butwherewasrodney #thisfeelssketchy #ithinksybilknows #sybilknowseverything #also #everytimetheymeniontheministryigetharrypotterflashbacks #thestruggleisreal #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade
PS @rwmg posted a great map of where Piers lives #talkaboutsketchy

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @ravenlee @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @indoordame @librarybelle @kspenmoll @annr @cuilin @thebookhippie @ruthiella @eeclayton @crinoline_laphroaig 5mo

BarkingMadRead @bklover @peanutnine @dabbe @annececilie @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @bthegood @graciouswarriorprincess @rwmg @deblovestoread @aimeesue 5mo

Bklover Same question. Where was Rodney?? These people are so weird. 5mo

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Bklover Also he comes home and she doesn‘t ask him a single thing about his day. She has absolutely no interest in Rodney! 5mo

Aimeesue Sybil does know! I think he was with Rowena 😂 5mo

BarkingMadRead @Aimeesue that would be amazing #wifeswap 5mo

AnnR These characters aren't very likeable. My reaction to them is similar to the characters in many of Edith Wharton's novels. 5mo

Bklover @Aimeesue That would be perfect wouldn‘t it?!😆 5mo

Bookwormjillk @Aimeesue ha! Perfect! Sybil knows all. 5mo

dabbe @AnnR I so agree! I think I've mentioned more than once how these people make me think of the Gilded Age New York society snobs. Just living their elegantly rich but humdrum lives. 5mo

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Tess of the D Urbervilles | Thomas Hardy

Ch 3-4 every time her dad says skellington, this is what I imagine 🤷🏻‍♀️ #also #allthehorsepicturesweresad #tessistheonlyadultinthathouse #herparentswanttosendhertoarichrelative #daddrinkstoomuchandcantbringthehoneytotown #obviouslytessmustgo #dontsleepanddrive #poorprince #nowtheyhavenohorse #didimentionpoorprince #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @thebookhippie @indoordame @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @currentlyreadinginco @annr @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @dabbe @bklover @julieclair @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @daisey @covertocovergirl @rubyslippersreads @kao @currentlyreadinginco @kwmg40 7mo

julieclair So many sad things going on in these chapters. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @julieclair I had the worst morning, and I‘m sitting in the car dealership waiting for an oil change, reading this 🙄 thanks for nothing Hardy 🤣 7mo

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Bookwormjillk Ew I‘m glad I don‘t have pictures in my copy. They showed the horse? 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk mine doesn‘t have pictures, I consulted the google, looking for a pic with the beehives and all that came up was the cart with the horse on the ground 😢😢 7mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead ew 7mo

dabbe Hardy did a similar stunt in FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD with the death of an animal. I can't take that! 😢 #poorprinceindeed #lifeishardinwessex 7mo

KAO This is my first book by Hardy. While I am expecting frustrating events (and no happy ending), I am enjoying the storytelling! If a dog dies, however, I may not be able to take it. (The horse was bad enough.) 7mo

BarkingMadRead @KAO I really hope not! I read this a couple years ago, but details are not fresh in my mind! 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly Heck yeah! Seasonally appropriate! 💀 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly #poorprinceindeed 😭😭😭 @KAO I checked doesthedogdie.com and it only has movies, not books, but over all the movie adaptations there was one vote for no and none for yes. However, nobody marked yes for another animal dying, so it‘s clearly not comprehensive! 7mo

currentlyreadinginCO I am wondering where Tess gets her calm and maturity... and I feel for her! And Prince RIP 😭. Very much enjoying the story so far. 7mo

Bklover Poor Prince. 🐴🪦 7mo

Bklover @KAO I‘m with you. No dogs die!! 7mo

julieclair @currentlyreadinginCO I agree about Tess‘s calm and maturity. It‘s impressive. It will be interesting to see if she retains these traits throughly the book. 7mo

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A Room with a View | Edward Morgan Forster

Chapter 2: the clever woman takes Lucy to Santa Croce #andthensheditchesher #butwait #hernameisLavish #also #theheathensarethere #thedadisanutter #thesonthinksdeepthoughts #lucycantkeepup #sheneedstochill #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @librarybelle @dabbe @thebookhippie @mcctrish @crinoline_laphroaig @debinhawaii @morr_books @bookwormjillk @deblovestoread @ruthiella @bklover @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @peanutnine @julieclair @ravenlee @indoordame 10mo

Bookwormjillk The heathens 🤣 10mo

mcctrish #canmremersonspeakanylouder #thepioustourgrouphasbeenoffended #ithinkisprainedmyeyesrollingthemtoohard 10mo

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Bklover I‘m with @Bookwormjillk 😂 10mo

Ruthiella Ooh, people like Miss Lavish still exist today! Pooh poohing guidebooks and claiming access to the “real” country. Also , thinking democracy means “civility to your inferiors”. 🙄 10mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @Bklover #isaidwhatisaid #iliketheheathens #theyaddsomefun 10mo

Bklover Yep, they‘re still here @Ruthiella 😊🙄 10mo

DebinHawaii I agree! 💯 #heathenshavemorefun #aintnotourlikeaheathentour 10mo

dabbe Our heroine is ready for an Italian adventure! If anyone's seen the 1985 movie, Julian Sands played George. His body was found last week on Mt. Baldy. #ripjulian 💙 10mo

Morr_Books I was so excited for this chapter as Santa Croce is one of the places I always highly recommend visiting in Florence - second only to the Uffizi 10mo

Morr_Books I am fascinated by the interactions between the characters so far. 10mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe awwwww I‘d heard about that, so sad! 10mo

Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella for sure 10mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe oh wow I heard about that but didn‘t make the connection 10mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 😢 10mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 😢 10mo

julieclair I will take the heathens over Miss Lavish any day! 10mo

BarkingMadRead @julieclair me too 10mo

TheBookHippie I do so love a good heathen ….. @dabbe I saw that and he‘s been missing so long I‘m glad they found a body! 10mo

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Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen | Sybil Brinton

Chapter 13: there‘s going to be a ball! #mrsjenningshasntchanged #priceiscoming #whoelsewantstoreadahead #also #poorpoorfitz #myheart #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @Staycurious @indoordame @julieclair @cuilin @eeclayton @ravenlee @bookwormjillk @peanutnine @debinhawaii @ruthiella @deblovestoread @allylu @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @thearomaofbooks @thebookhippie @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @carebear23 @morr_books 10mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm caught up! Darcy still anti ball. 😄 10mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig "he did not believe that Pemberley had really been primarily designed for giving balls in; but his family could perceive that his opposition was not intended to be very serious, and the discussion terminated with his promising to talk it over with Elizabeth, and even to consider the middle of November as being a date likely to suit the convenience of both households." 10mo

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BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig so many things never change 🙄🙄 10mo

Ruthiella I love Mrs. Jennings. So happy to see her again. She has such a big heart. 10mo

Bookwormjillk Yay! A ball! 10mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Ruthiella and I liked Elizabeth's defense of her. 10mo

ravenlee I can picture Mrs. Jennings trying to play her game, “What letter does his name…” and Kitty rushing in “hisnameisPriceandhe‘salieutenantinthenavyandhe…” 10mo

BarkingMadRead @ravenlee 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #deadonballsaccurate 10mo

willaful I don't remember Mrs. Jennings! I assume she's from Sense and Sensibility?

I wonder why the book is being so coy about Marianne. It seems a little late to bring her in and give her another husband. 10mo

Ruthiella @willaful Yes, she‘s from S&S. She‘s the mother of Lady Middleton. Sir John is Mrs. Dashwood‘s cousin who provides a cottage for Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters once Fanny Dashwood convinces her husband to do nothing for his stepmother and half sisters. She‘s a little low class and makes off color remarks but truly is a kind and generous woman. 10mo

dabbe Are we all hoping it'll be Price and Georgianna and Moreland and Kitty? That's what I'm hoping for! And Mrs. Jennings is still a hoot! 😀 10mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe that‘s what I‘m hoping for! 10mo

mcctrish Mrs Jennings makes me think of June George “I‘m not a regular mom. I‘m a cool mom” from Mean Girls 10mo

Ruthiella @dabbe That‘s the pairing I‘m thinking of too! 10mo

peanutnine @dabbe definitely hoping for Georgiana and Price, they are a much better match. Not sure about Kitty and Morland yet, she needs to mature a bit more first I think 10mo

rubyslippersreads @willaful I‘m wondering about Marianne too. 10mo

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Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen | Sybil Brinton

Chapter 7: James Moreland is moving to Kympton #also #theferrarsarebusted #peaceout #lydiaisthesameasalways #kittyiscoming #georgiannaisgoing #headisspinning #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk At least I know who Lydia and Kitty are 🤣 11mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 11mo

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TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk SAME 😅 11mo

willaful This is truly the #namedrop chapter. 11mo

BarkingMadRead @willaful seriously 🙄 11mo

TheAromaofBooks I am enjoying this one, but the number of names and connections is truly dizzying! 11mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣 same and I feel like this chapter was a Peter Gabriel song 🎶 Hans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays with Jane
Jane plays with Willy, Willy is happy again🎶 11mo

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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! 12mo

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen thanks! It wasn‘t what I was initially looking for but it definitely fits! 12mo

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AllDebooks 🤣🤣 12mo

Ruthiella Yes. Everyone is so superficial in this neighborhood it seems, even the vicar! 12mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella it surprised me how rude he was to poor Nancy! Ugh!! 12mo

Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣 12mo

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.) 12mo

dabbe Hatfield kicked Nancy's cat! Evil is too good a word for him! 👿 12mo

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 12mo

Morr_Books I like this book so far, but I like y'all's comments more. 😆❤️ 12mo

peanutnine @dabbe right?? I gasped so loud when that happened. What a horrible man 12mo

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly No matter what he says when he does speak, it has to be better than anything Hatfield has said so far! 12mo

julieclair This quote reminds me of that old (and true) Southern saying, “Pretty is as pretty does.” 12mo

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Middlemarch: a study of provincial life | George Eliot

Chapter 75: Rosy is positive that Ladislaw must love her more than he loves Dodo. #also #rosyknowsall #shedoesnotbelievelydgateisinnocent #poorlydgate #hecantwin #rosywantstorunaway #shealsowantswill #andtogohome #neverhappy #soselfish #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @thearomaofbooks @cogsofencouragement @librarybelle @coffeenbooks @bookwormjillk @samanne @chrissyreadit @eeclayton @caroline2 @aimeesue @deblovestoread @thebookhippie @ravenlee @indoordame @daisey 13mo

BarkingMadRead @bklover @kspenmoll @alldebooks @rubyslippersreads @peanutnine @addison_reads @kwmg40 @litstephanie @moonwitch94 @larkken @jamiearc @rebelreader @jhod @daena @debinhawaii @melissajayne
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TheBookHippie 🙄 I do not like her AT ALLLLL….🤢 self-absorbed social climber 😵‍💫 13mo

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BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie she has not one redeeming quality 13mo

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead seriously ZERO😵‍💫.. 13mo

Bklover She amazes me with her ability to turn things around so she is never guilty of anything and everyone (Will) loves her. 🙄 13mo

BarkingMadRead @Bklover seriously. She‘s a pro. I totally fell for it in the beginning, but damn! She‘s something else. 13mo

ravenlee Rosy is a f***ing toddler. And also emo with her “sigh, what have I to live for?” bs. It took me twice as long to read this chapter as it should have because I was rolling my eyes so much. 13mo

Bklover @ravenlee I know what you mean. Your description is perfect. 13mo

Bookwormjillk Piece of work. But hey, Will is coming back. Hmmmmm. (edited) 13mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I have high hopes for Will that do not even remotely involve Rosy 13mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead same!!! 13mo

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Middlemarch: a study of provincial life | George Eliot

Chapter 63: trouble in paradise for the Lydgates #FRED #farebrotherstilllovesmary #fredisstilljealous #nobodyseemshappy #happynewyear #pemberlittens #also #timetothinkaboutournextadventure

Bookwormjillk What do you have in mind for our next read? 14mo

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I have no idea! I‘m open to suggestions! 14mo

CoffeeNBooks That gathering was a bit awkward. 🙄 And why did Mrs. Vincy say it's a pity that Mary isn't better looking? Is it so Mrs. Farebrother might not think Mary's right for Mr. Farebrother? Poor Fred- will he end up with Mary? And #Lydgateisinamood. 14mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead google says Tess of the D‘urbervilles or Bleak House are good next reads but I‘d take anything. 14mo

Bookwormjillk @CoffeeNBooks he totally is 14mo

BarkingMadRead @CoffeeNBooks Mrs Vincy needs to STFU! And such a mood! This is a disaster of his own making, he did this all on his own! 14mo

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk I‘d read Tess of the D‘Urbervilles—it‘s already on my Kindle! 14mo

IndoorDame I‘d be interested in reading Agnes Grey and A Room of One‘s Own 14mo

Bklover I will read whatever you decide. You are getting me through books I‘ve never made it through before. Bleak House sounds good, as does Tess or AG or A Room of Ones Own. 14mo

Bklover Oh, and Lydgate can be such a jerk! 14mo

eeclayton Lydgate certainly effed up, but remember he didn't really want to get married at this point in his career. I'm not saying he was forced, though. Also, Rosy is definitely not the helpful wife that supports her spouse through better or worse. 14mo

eeclayton I'd be glad to join you for whichever suggestion gets picked. Tess has my vote, but I'd be interested in Bleak House, too. I've read Agnes Grey but I don't remember much, and A Room of One's Own is always worth rereading. 14mo

IndoorDame I‘m interested in Tess as well! 14mo

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Middlemarch: a study of provincial life | George Eliot