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The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough

“I notice Alicia has kept her choice to virgins only,” said Missy, whose stitch had been bothering her ever since the 7-mile walk from Missalonghi, and now was growing worse. To leave the room was impossible but nor could she sit still and silent a moment longer; to keep her mind off the pain, she started to talk. “Very orthodox of her,” she continued, “but I‘m *definitely* a virgin, and I didn‘t get picked.”

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BarbaraJean

The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough

“‘Darling, you look absolutely splendid! In a paddy, are we?‘

Missy took a couple of deep breaths to calm down. ‘Oh, just my cousin James Hurlingford. I told him to go bite his bum.‘

‘Good for you! Time someone told him.‘ Una giggled. ‘Though I imagine he‘d much rather someone else bit it for him—preferably someone masculine.‘

This sailed straight over Missy‘s head…”

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TheAromaofBooks This quote felt a little anachronistic to me, but maybe not?? What did you think? 15h

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Soooo anachronistic! There were several places where the dialogue felt completely mismatched to the era in which this was set (the other quote I posted was another one). I think it was this part that made me go double check when the book was supposed to take place! It felt so off to me. 14h

rubyslippersreads @BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Much of the book seems anachronistic to me. I have more comments, but I‘ll save them for after everyone has finished. (edited) 13h

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads I just finished it and I have SO MANY comments. 7h

TheAromaofBooks I am almost done and I feel like an old lady pearl-clutching at a few of these scenes 😂 @rubyslippersreads now

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BarbaraJean

The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough

Just a quick check-in partway through Ladies of Missalonghi!

How are you enjoying the book so far?
What are your first impressions?
How many plagiarism-like similarities have you found so far between this and Blue Castle?!

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

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BarbaraJean Besides the similarities to Blue Castle, I‘ve been struck by a lot of dialogue that‘s hilarious, but surprising, for a book set just before WWI. I‘ll post a couple quotes! I‘m really enjoying Una as a character, but was a bit ambivalent about Missy until the bridal shower and its aftermath. 16h

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I got mine yesterday 16h

BarbaraJean @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I feel that—I had to read the first half on Internet Archive because my library hold didn‘t come in till yesterday! 16h

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TheAromaofBooks I just started this morning, because of the no-chapter thing I knew I wouldn't be able to stop 😂 I'm enjoying it, but parts of it do feel like quite the copy! I don't remember the history of this one - did the author acknowledge LMM in any way? 15h

rubyslippersreads I‘ve already finished. There are certainly similarities; it feels as though the author started with the premise of TBC (whether intentionally or accidentally) and then took off from there. (edited) 13h

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks McCullough claimed “subconscious recollection“ in response to accusations of plagiarism. She said she'd read LMM's books when she was young & the similarities were due to subconsciously remembering TBC rather than intentionally copying. That defense rings false to me! @rubyslippersreads Yep, it seems to diverge more as the book goes on (at least so far--I'm a little over halfway), but it certainly feels like she started with TBC. 12h

TheAromaofBooks In fairness, this IS a bit like a weird fever-dream version of TBC 😂 The parts that feel plagerism-y to me are sentences that are almost word-for-word to something in TBC. The flip side is - I ended up justifying LMM's similarities between Anne and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - is this just something similar...??? now

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squirrelbrain

The Weekend | Charlotte Wood

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This was wonderful - thank you so much for sending it to me! @Caroline2

Jude, Wendy, Sylvie and Adele have been friends for years. After Sylvie dies, the other 3 gather for a weekend, to clear out her house. Sylvie was the glue that held them together, so tensions arise and fractures appear.

I spent the whole time holding my breath, hoping that something terrible wasn‘t going to happen, particularly with the dog, 😬 but still loved it!

willaful Don't know how usefult his is for books but https://www.doesthedogdie.com/ 16h

Suet624 I swear I read this book but I don‘t see that I reviewed it. 🤔 oh, I just looked on Goodreads and I gave it four stars. I felt the same way you did about it. (edited) 15h

Caroline2 Oh good. I‘m glad you liked it too. 👍 13h

squirrelbrain @willaful - that‘s a useful resource! 4h

squirrelbrain @Suet624 - it felt very realistic, didn‘t it? 4h

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Teresereading

Tasmanian Devil: A Unique and Threatened Animal | David Owen, David Pemberton

#devilish
#hauntsandhexes
@eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
A Lego shop opened in Hobart and they built this wildlife carer with Tassie devils

AmyG Wow! 2d

Eggs Awesome 👏🏻 2d

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LitsyEvents

The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough

Reposting for @BarbaraJean
Here‘s the next month for #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead! We‘re just starting the tagged book for #LMMAdjacent, then after one more week back in the #LMMJournals, we‘ll return to the Emily books with Emily Climbs for an #LMMReread. Tag lists are in the comments… but all are welcome! Let me know if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be!

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BarbaraJean

The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough

Here‘s the next month for #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead! We‘re just starting the tagged book for #LMMAdjacent, then after one more week back in the #LMMJournals, we‘ll return to the Emily books with Emily Climbs for an #LMMReread. Tag lists are in the comments… but all are welcome! Let me know if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be!

LitsyEvents

BarbaraJean Tag list for Missalonghi: @TheAromaofBooks, @julieclair, @lauraisntwilder, @rubyslippersreads, @DrSabrinaMoldenReads

The Ladies of Missalonghi

BarbaraJean Tag list for journals and Emily‘s Quest: @TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder

Emily's Quest

BarbaraJean Okay, Missalonghi readers, I have no idea what‘s going on with chapters in this book. I have found no chapter divisions in the print copy. The Hoopla audio has 9 chapters. Searches online say: 1. There are chapters, 2. There are no chapters, 3. There are 19 chapters. All followed by the caveat: “AI answers may contain mistakes.” 🙄 I don‘t know where I got 22 chapters from. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So: read roughly half this week & we‘ll check in on Saturday! 😆 (edited) 5d

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TheAromaofBooks I just picked this up this morning and realized that it has no chapters 😂 Who does that!?!? 5d

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Terry Pratchett does that and as much as I love Pratchett it drives me crazy! I started reading last night thinking I‘d read a couple chapters and see how far that took me. At page 30 of a 200-ish page book, I thought the first chapter was getting kind of long, and I started flipping ahead. By page 100 I realized I had yet again made a huge mistake in trusting a chapter count I found online 😂 5d

TheAromaofBooks That has actually been my biggest problem with reading the Discworld books! For some reason, the lack of chapters really turns me off of a book, and I can't even explain why 😂 5d

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks I feel the same—the lack of chapters turns me off! I think my brain prefers defined units of content so I know how many bits there are to parcel out. I've seen quotes from Pratchett saying he thought chapters broke up the natural flow of a story. But NOT having them kind of breaks my brain a little. I mean, you have to stop somewhere and I'd rather know where the author would stop! I guess he does use scene breaks, but still. ⬇ 5d

BarbaraJean The last Pratchett I read was an ebook version on Hoopla and it didn't even have any designation of where the scene breaks were. It gave me narrative whiplash to start a new paragraph and find I was suddenly in a completely different place with a different group of characters. That pulled me out of the narrative flow more than chapters would have! 5d

TheAromaofBooks Oh wow, that would be SO confusing! He definitely jumps around, so I can't imagine not even having the warning of an extra space! 😂 4d

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CBee

The Secret World Of Wombats | Jackie French, Bruce Whatley

Happy International Wombat Day! Read this, especially if you need a laugh: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/wombats?fbclid=PAVERFWANl7Z1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp2b2j...
(Sorry that link is so friggin long 😅)

dabbe OMG, I adore THE OATMEAL! This is friggin' hilarious! Plus, I learned. A LOT!!! 😂😍😂 Happy International Wombat Day! 🧡💜💛 2w

AmyG The only thing I remember about them…they poop cubes! 2w

Texreader 😂😂😂😱😂😂😂 2w

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ChaoticMissAdventures @AmyG same that is the first thought that pops into my head when someone says wombat! 2w

julesG @ChaoticMissAdventures pops or poops? 🤣🤣🤣 2w

lil1inblue I know not one, but TWO people whose parents almost named them Wombat. One was female, and would have been Wombat had she been a boy, and the other was a boy whose Mom overruled his Dad and went with Cory instead of Wombat. This cartoon adds a whole new level of hilarity to that. 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures @julesG the poop pops into my head 🤣😂🤣 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures @lil1inblue this is absolutely WILD. I wonder how many other animals people were almost named after. "Hi dad meet my boyfriend Giraffe!" ? 2w

lil1inblue @ChaoticMissAdventures 🤣🤣🤣 2w

Ruthiella That link is delightful. 😂😂😂Thank you! 1w

CBee @lil1inblue you‘ve got to be kidding me 😂😂😂 I am very happy for those kids who are NOT named wombat 😂 1w

CBee @ChaoticMissAdventures and here‘s my girlfriend, Hippo 😂 1w

CBee @Ruthiella I‘ve shared it with so many people! I never get tired of it 😂 1w

lil1inblue @CBee They did bond over their mutual near-misses, and they became good friends. But both were quite glad they were not actually named Wombat. 🤣🤣🤣 1w

CarolynM I‘m very glad the people you know didn‘t get named Wombat. Calling someone that in Australia has a rude meaning that I am sure their parents would not have intended😆 1w

CBee @lil1inblue thank goodness. Can you imagine? School would‘ve been a nightmare! 1w

CBee @CarolynM oooo. I‘m intrigued about this rude meaning 🫣😂 1w

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