Litsy

Ch 1.4: #painting #winetasting #camelopard #dude #thatsagiraffe #anyway #wemeetthefam #bigfanofcordelia #offtovenice #onsebastiansdime #hisdadisintereating #caraseesall #veryastute #lotsoffuntheories #backhomeagain #popswasworriedaboutsebastian 🤣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk Pop was worried 😂

I'm a Cordelia fan too. 1w

willaful Haven't finished the chapter yet, but the wine tasting scene is hilarious! “Like the last unicorn.“
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dabbe @BarkingMadRead I was looking over the chapters, and a few of them are 40-60 pages. I'm okay powering through, but I do have a modified reading schedule if anyone is interested; we'd still finish well before the end of September. Starting with tomorrow, here it is:
9/13: Ch. 5, first half
9/14: Ch. 5, second half
9/15: Book 2/Ch. 1
9/16: Ch. 2
9/17: Ch. 3
9/18: Book 3/Ch. 1, first half
9/19: Ch. 1, second half
9/20: Ch. 2
9/21: Ch. 3 ⬇️
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dabbe 9/22: Ch. 4
9/23: Ch. 5, first half
9/24: Ch. 5, second half
9/25: Epilogue

This is only a suggestion that I thought I'd share. 🧡💜💛 1w

Cuilin I can‘t remember if this is my third or fourth time reading this book, but I cannot figure out Ryder‘s father!! he just exudes sarcasm, right? Also, Cordelia is hilarious. “I can‘t spare you a whole rosary you know. Just a decade.” 1w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I love this, thanks for figuring it out! I will make a separate post and tag everyone so that nobody misses it 1w

Ruthiella @Cuilin This is only my second time reading it. I do recall on first reading it how I thought Charles relationship was his father was sad and lonely, but on the second reading I kind of think that Ryder Sr. is doing the right thing by encouraging (in his way) Charles to live within his means (which are very generous 740 in 1925!?!!) and get him out of the house and living his own life. Plus, he likes Sebastian - later chapters will prove. 1w

mcctrish I love Cordelia! Sebastien stuttering “Charles, Charles! It‘s Mr Ryder” Cordelia “Charles, meet me ……” I‘m getting Flavia vibes! I love a precocious tween girl 1w

Cuilin @Ruthiella yeah I agree with this assessment. I do think he was trying to encourage Charles to live within his means and also to use his summer appropriately, maybe get a job and then he could afford go to the theater, etc.. plus I also think Charles though aware of his father‘s loneliness, doesn‘t write to him. 1w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 😘 1w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯♥️🎯 1w

Clare-Dragonfly I love Cordelia! She knows what she wants and goes for it. 1w

ElizaMarie I love Cordelia and her rosary!!! She is such a fun character 1w

lil1inblue @willaful Loved the wine tasting! 🤣🤣🤣 I just love this book. 1w

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Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 1, part 2: y‘all. Damn. #herewego #percyshowsup #iamnotafan #heissomanipulative #marianseesrightthroughhim #lauraavoidshim #thelawyerlikeshim #until #lauradoesntwanttomarryhim #gilmoreleavesandawaitslaurasdecision #percyhasthemaloneallweek #suddenylaurasaysyes #wtf #gilmoreworksonthesettlement #percywantsallhermoney #thatsnotsus 🙄 #fairlieallowsit #dude #idonottrustpercy #neitherdoesgilmore #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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CatLass007 Truth! That is completely understandable. 7mo

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willaful Could you take me off the tag list please? I'd really like to read it with you but I just don't seem to be doing it. :-( 7mo

BarkingMadRead @willaful absolutely 7mo

ElizaMarie Percy is lower than a dog! That doggie not liking him is a #RedFlag and just #AlllTheMoney IF she dies? Hmm... are we setting up for some future murder? Or is my mind just dark/gutter? And -- Why does she have to marry #RightBefore she is of age? Like if she was of age, would she have been able to make the will work? 7mo

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie that‘s exactly what I thought! He‘s twice her age, obviously he will be the first to go, unless…. 7mo

mcctrish The fact he wants to marry her before she‘s 21 is a red flag! Wait 3 months and she can do her own will without that stupid #unclesmellingsalts having any say! Also Aunt Eleanor and her Count were giving me brief Udolpho vibes #iykyk 🤣🤣 she needs to put Marian in a legal document #percypig is going to run her out of town aka #lockherup 7mo

Bklover @mcctrish Next thing you know Marian will suddenly be in an asylum. Soon following will be Laura. #percypigisanass 7mo

mcctrish @Bklover #thewritingisonthewall 7mo

Bookwormjillk I felt like Uncle Crabby in his room yesterday. Every time I tried to read this section someone would talk to me. My nerves! All caught up now and you all said what I was thinking. I‘m loving reading about the same events from different points of view. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I appreciate how Collins drums in that Percy is a jerk and not to be trusted. As though we didn‘t all hate him already, the dog can‘t stand him. Dogs know! Do you think Collins was getting paid by the word like Dickens? That last section was a whole lot of words to say “he gets all her money if she dies first” 😂 And even if he doesn‘t have nefarious plans… this book is still in a high maternal mortality era. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Udolpho vibes yes 😂 7mo

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I love our ‘inside vibes‘ connections #bestgroupever #trustthedog 7mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 💯 Gilmore was like, let me just explain this last bit real quick, and then it took like 5 pages. Sir. 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly I forgot to mention, I have serious doubts that uneducated Mrs. Catherick really wrote that “yeah Percy is cool with me” letter. 😒 I wish we were reading this more slowly—so much happens in each day‘s section that I can‘t remember it all, let alone have time to discuss it! 7mo

julieclair Whew! Lots going on 7mo

julieclair #trustthedog for sure. And what's with #unclesmellingsalts allowing this ridiculous inheritance business? 7mo

Leftcoastzen Always #trustthedog could Gilmore make it any more obvious to #unclesmellingsalts ? Lost in his own little world to the perils of his family 7mo

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The Mysteries of Udolpho | Anne Radcliffe

Ch 2: interesting…… #mamasfuneral #popswantsemilytomoveon #soofcoursehebringshertovisitthefam #whoisthrowingaparty #theweekofthefuneral #thatscold #emilychatswithsomedudes #neitherseemedlikeawinnertome 🤷🏻‍♀️ #popsissadaboutthetrees #thefevercomesback #timetotravel #butfirst #emikycatchespopsmooningoversomeotherladiespic #dude #yeahispelledemilywrong #notfixingit 🤣 #hashtagbrigade

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Cuilin Can you tag me? I read it a few years ago and just realized I‘m gonna enjoy your #‘s 🙏 11mo

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mcctrish I was thinking could it be his mother ? But I‘m all for a trip to the south of France #itwillcurewhatailsyou 11mo

Bookwormjillk Something ain‘t right (talking about Dad not your spelling. Don‘t blame you there 😂) (edited) 11mo

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin yes! @mcctrish ohhhh maybe? My cynical soul didn‘t even think of that! 11mo

ElizaMarie @mcctrish Yeah, instantly thought it was his momma. Maybe I am too nieve and trusting :) 11mo

Clare-Dragonfly “Oh, brother, you look sick, you should go to the doctor.” Lady, his wife just died and you‘re making him go to a party! 11mo

Bklover Can you add me back? Finally finished Dracula and starting this tonight. Will try to keep up better! (I posted this comment already but I can‘t find it so who knows where I posted it 🤷🏼‍♀️ 11mo

BarkingMadRead @Bklover I got you!! 11mo

AnishaInkspill 💛 💛😔

@BarkingMadRead I read this a few years ago, I'm 😍 your posts, pls tag me in, thank you!!!! 11mo

BarkingMadRead @AnishaInkspill you‘re on the tag list! 11mo

Bklover @BarkingMadRead I must be cynical too- his momma never even occurred to me. I figured it was some mysterious love of his. 11mo

julieclair @Bklover I‘m with you. It‘s a mysterious lover! Much more interesting that way. 11mo

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Dracula | Bram Stoker

Ch 4: well, this took a turn! #keanutriestoescape #climbkeanuclimb #keanufindsdracinacoffin ⚰️ #soheleaveshimthere #hetrieswritinglettershome #busted #dracmakeshimwritepostdatedletters #whatcouldgowrong 🤷🏻‍♀️ #hetriestoescapeagain #ashovel ⁉️#dude #thatendedwell 🤕 #trappedagain #thiswassodark #poorkeanu #itlooksbleak #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I‘m laughing at #climbkeanuclimb scuttle across the parapets Keanu #draculawantsanewboytoy 12mo

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Bookwormjillk This book is creepy for real! Why haven\'t I read this before? Loving this buddy read. 12mo

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk same. I don‘t normally read creepy but this is good. 12mo

julieclair @Cuilin I never read creepy either. But I‘m enjoying this because we‘re reading it together. There‘s safety in numbers! 12mo

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The Brothers Karamazov (Classic Unabridged Edition): A Philosophical Novel by the Russian Novelist, Journalist and Philosopher, Author of Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, The House of the Dead, Notes from Underground and The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Ch 9.8: the witnesses are questioned #theyallsaythesamething #itsnotlookinggoodforourboy #evenGstestimonysucked #Dmitryhasadream #soofcoursehesreadytosign #dude #hesnotrightinthehead #hecantgetoutofhisownway #staytuned #thebros #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @thebookhippie @daisey @indoordame @librarybelle @mcctrish @cuilin @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @ruthiella @peanutnine @bluebird @kao @aimeesue @dabbe @currentlyreadinginco 2y

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Librarybelle 😂 Excellent meme choice! 2y

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BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle thanks 🤣 2y

dabbe So, Dmitry's off to jail, and we're all pretty sure about who the murderer is, which leads me to ask, How the hell is there still almost half a book to go? 😳😂😃 2y

CatLass007 Great meme choice! 2y

BarkingMadRead @dabbe maybe they‘ll wrap up the religion stuff? 🤣 2y

Bookwormjillk Dmitry what the heck 2y

currentlyreadinginCO This is why you should always have an attorney!!! 😂😂 2y

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Oh boy, I'll have to gird my loins if that's the case! 😂 2y

mcctrish I love how no one ever counted the money but everyone is sure it was a huge amount cuz it looked like it had to be even though no one had ever actually had that much money - “it was 20,000! Have you ever seen 20, 000? Of course! Only it wasn‘t… “ for the love of god #whatashitshow 2y

Aimeesue @mcctrish Right? Let‘s collect all the rumors and use them as evidence! 😂 2y

mcctrish @Aimeesue it‘s an absolute gong show 2y

KAO I have to keep reminding myself that this is not a comedy…but it‘s hard to take some of these passages seriously! 😂 2y

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A Glass of Blessings: A Novel | Barbara Pym

Ch 12: Mrs Beamish leaves Ransome money 😳 #interestingturn #andyethehintsthatitwasntenough #dude #whatwentoninthathouse #staytuned #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

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@bklover @peanutnine @dabbe @annececilie @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @bthegood @graciouswarriorprincess @rwmg @deblovestoread @aimeesue 2y

TheBookHippie 😳😳😳😳😳 2y

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TheAromaofBooks I was genuinely a big shocked by his “I deserved more“ attitude! What even! He only knew her for like a month!? 2y

Bklover I‘m curious as to why he brought it up at all, since he seems to want to do something personal with it rather than “spectacular”. 2y

Ruthiella 740 was lot of money in 1955! He could‘ve done a number of good things with it. 2y

Deblovestoread I was shocked too! Didn‘t seem normal after such a short acquaintance. 2y

Aimeesue You really have to love the way he justifies probably needing to spend the money on himself AND blaming it on her 😂 2y

Bookwormjillk I‘d gladly take 500 pounds. What the heck? And a Mary sighting. Yay! 2y

rwmg I looked it up. 500 pounds in 1958 would be 14,400 pounds today. Obviously one couldn't do any good with that amount. 2y

BarkingMadRead @rwmg 🤣🤣🤣 2y

dabbe And Ransome keeps calling Mary a “fine“ lady. What did go on in that house indeed? And I wonder if he's called RANSOM for a reason. 🤔 2y

bthegood I wonder if Larry David read Pym - this seems to be a book about nothing - yet it is so beautifully written, so witty, and the characters so real I love it! 2y

BarkingMadRead @bthegood I have thought the same thing more than once! 2y

bthegood @BarkingMadRead 😂 😂 2y

julieclair Is it possible Ransome isn't really a priest? 2y

BarkingMadRead @julieclair it kind of makes you wonder, right? 2y

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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman | Thomas Hardy

Ch 39-40: two whole chapters to reiterate why we hate Angel Clare 🙄 #atleasthedidnttellhisparents #allthedairygirlsarebroken #imean #hescutebutletsnotgocrazy #izztellshimsheloveshim #angelinvitesizztoliveinaininbrazil #dude #hypocritemuch #icantevenwiththisguy #izzisthebetterhumanforsure #andyetangelstillwontforgivetess #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 2y

Ruthiella Exactly! 😡 I am afraid to read on. 😭 2y

TheBookHippie She's no Becky that is for sure..... also #ICANNOTEVEN......... 2y

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Bookwormjillk The worst 2y

currentlyreadinginCO Soooo sick of Angel and his excuses! He's mad that Tess isn't the pure simple soul of his agrarian career fantasies bc she's a d'Urberville and he's too worried about his his public perception to even see her as a person, when nothing about her past would have become public anyway 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ #everythingisangelsfault 2y

BarkingMadRead @currentlyreadinginCO #everythingisangelsfault gives me life 🤣🤣 2y

Clare-Dragonfly I have nothing to add. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Angel Clare. 2y

Cuilin Purity culture 🤢 2y

dabbe Angel's actions are 🤬. By asking Izz to go with him to Brazil, he is inviting her undoing and would make her a fallen woman—the same quality that caused him to cast off Tess! To unthinkingly invite Izz to ruin her life is contemptible, hypocritical in the extreme, and disturbingly indifferent to an innocent young woman's unrequited feelings. Then to rescind the invitation, a wise decision—is equally hurtful to Izz. And what he does to Tess ... 🤬 2y

Bklover @dabbe Well said!🩷🩷💜 2y

dabbe @Bklover 🤩😃🤗 2y

quietjenn Seriously, this dude. 😡 2y

KAO Unbelievable behavior by (He‘s no) Angel!! 2y

Bluebird Grrrr! 😡🤬🤜 i wanted to reach into the book and throttle Angel. What a hypocrite! Can‘t believe I thought he was a decent guy…. 2y

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Middlemarch: a study of provincial life | George Eliot