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Sparklemn

Brideshead Revisited (75th Anniversary Edition) (Special) | Evelyn Waugh

Regarding New York. This made me chuckle. 🍎🏙️❤️

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TheBookHippie Ah the city. I love it so. 6h

Sparklemn @TheBookHippie I‘m due for a girl‘s trip/theater weekend soon. Love Broadway! 🎭 6h

TheBookHippie @Sparklemn Oh how brilliant!!!! 6h

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited (75th Anniversary Edition) (Special) | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 3.3: I had just seen a video of Jennifer Coolidge and it made me think of Beryl 🤷🏻‍♀️ #anyway #twoyearslater #juliawantsaweddingandababy #brideyisgettingmarried #wontbringhertomeetjulia #rexandjuliawillhavetomove #charlieandjuliakindofflauntitinfrontofrex #imconflicted #talkofhitler #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 13h

Cuilin “He seems to have a penchant for my children” says Papa Flyte. lol 12h

willaful @Cuilin that made me lol too! 10h

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willaful So I spent most of this chapter diagnosing people. 🙄 Brideshead, autistic. Charles... I dunno but very cold in a perturbing way. Julia, maybe pregnant? She seems like the only person with understandable human feelings and I wonder if it's her curse to fall for men who can't properly support her. 10h

ElizaMarie @Cuilin 😂 10h

mcctrish @willaful Julia being pregnant makes sense because she is all over the place in her emotions 9h

Clare-Dragonfly I guess I was wrong about Celia pushing for divorce. They have to stay together for the children he never sees 🙄 Maybe she just didn‘t want him around at home begging for sex. 9h

Sparklemn @Cuilin Loved this! 😂 6h

Sparklemn @mcctrish @willaful I agree. Pregnant totally makes sense. (edited) 6h

Sparklemn @BarkingMadRead I pictured Kathleen Turner 6h

BarkingMadRead @Sparklemn ohhhhh that‘s a good one! 6h

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I think she's setting things up so that however things go, she comes out smelling like roses. 4h

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 3.2: #artshow #celiathehostesswiththemostest #anthonyshowsup #putscharlieinhisplace #everyoneknowsaboutcharlieandjulia #offtothetrain #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Ruthiella I feel like everyone in this novel behaves rather badly other than Cordelia (so far at least). 1d

willaful @Ruthiella They're not an appealing bunch.

Anyone else thinks everyone knows about Julia because Celia broadcasted it? 1d

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Bookwormjillk Celia was made to host art shows. In another time she would own her own gallery and wouldn‘t be stuck with a husband that barely knows she‘s alive. 1d

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk Agree. There‘s this trend on TikTok where husbands pack their wives lunches, most barely make an effort. I thought the same watching that content and reading this chapter, like Celia he doesn‘t even like you. 1d

Cuilin @Ruthiella they‘re all so jaded with life!! 1d

Cuilin @willaful It‘s possible she wants out of the marriage. 1d

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m intrigued that there‘s all this gossip about them but no one is going “well, Celia cheated on Charles first,” which suggests it was kept quiet. Charles may feel justified to himself, but society isn‘t going to think so. 17h

mcctrish @willaful she must have, although it doesn‘t seem like Charles and Julia are going to any great pains to hide 15h

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly that what I was thinking. I feel like knowing more about her affair would be beneficial to not judge Charles so harshly. Why isn‘t he recounting this? Does he not find it pertinent to his story? 14h

willaful @ElizaMarie part of his coldness I think. He cuts out anything he no longer cares about. 11h

Clare-Dragonfly @ElizaMarie Well, it doesn‘t have anything to do with the Flyte family, so it must not be important. 🙄 9h

Sparklemn The writing here is gorgeous. Loving it. 7h

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AnneCecilie

All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel | S. A. Cosby

#BookReport

I finished Tombland, I‘ve even read the historical note in the back #ShardlakeBR

I read I‘m So Glad We Had This Time Together

I continued my yearlong reads on the right

I continued Emma #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow and Brideshead Revisited #HashtagBrigade

I continued A Thousand Feasts

I‘ve started a new audio, All the Sinners Bleed

I‘m also reading Oh William!

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BookwormAHN

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Thank you @PuddleJumper for the graphic.
All right #BlackCatCrew here are my Team Leader picks for #HauntedShelf for books: The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley & The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty.
This isn't a buddy read. You can read these or any other Team Leaders book picks for an extra 15pts on top of whatever other points they count for 🐈‍⬛

BookwormAHN @Kenyazero @Texreader @Faranae @AmandaBlaze @ShananigansReads @Bookworm54 @julieclair @Charityann @Lin3han @JessClark78 @KT1432 2d

KT1432 I think I may finally take a stab (😬) at The Exorcist lol! 2d

julieclair I‘m going to read Frankenstein with the #HashtagBrigade ! 1d

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Texreader Frankenstein again!! I try to reread it around Halloween so now I get extra credit for it! 1d

BookwormAHN @KT1432 Good luck, try to read it in daylight 😸 1d

BookwormAHN @julieclair Fantastic 🖤 1d

BookwormAHN @Texreader I tend either reread that or Dracula every year. This year is Frankenstein 💚 1d

BookwormAHN @coffees 18h

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PuddleJumper

Untitled | Unknown

This year we are doing team lead favourites rather than buddy reads for #HauntedShelf

You get an additional 15pts if you read a favourite from any team lead. If it's a series, you can read any book in the series

PuddleJumper 1/4 Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman
Outfoxing the Paranormal by Jordan L. Hawk
The Noodle Shop Mysteries by Vivien Chien
2d

PuddleJumper 2/4 Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
2d

PuddleJumper 3/4 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Exorcist by William Blatty
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
2d

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PuddleJumper 4/4 The September House by Carissa Orlando
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
2d

PuddleJumper @bookwormjillk @IriDas @Kenyazero @skygoddess1 @Yuki_Onna @TEArificbooks @Faranae @OutsmartYourShelf @Laughterhp @ShananigansReads @PathfinderNicole @JenReadsAlot @shanaqui @willaful 2d

PuddleJumper @Bookworm54 @julieclair @LadyCait84 @Roary47 @TheAromaofBooks @ferskner @TexReader @zezeki @vonnie862 @AmandaBlaze @JoeMo @kwmg40 @Captivatedbybooks
2d

PuddleJumper @CindyMyLifeisLit @5feet.of.fury @hes7 @Charityann @Jadams89 @Ellie_H @PaperbackPirate @MsRadioSilence @Lin3han @MatchlessMarie @sebrittainclark @JessClark78 @Barkingmadread @Gissy @KT1432 @tdrosebud
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PuddleJumper @cseydel @imperfectcj @BookwormAHN 2d

Bookwormjillk Yay! Frankenstein is our October #HashtagBrigade book. 2d

PuddleJumper @Bookwormjillk Good timing! I'll add that to the readathon list too 2d

CindyMyLifeIsLit I was literally JUST (like one minute ago) searching my Libby app for Matt Dinniman books! I guess I know what I‘ll be starting with! 😁 2d

MatchlessMarie Hell yeah Death by Dumpling is already on my #TrappedInASpookyHouse list ☠️🥟 2d

PuddleJumper @CindyMyLifeIsLit 🤣🤣 Brilliant! 2d

PuddleJumper @MatchlessMarie I really like the series so I hope you enjoy it! 2d

willaful Cool idea! I've read two of my team leaders and two others but that leaves plenty of choice. And I was already planning on the third Outfoxing book! 2d

PuddleJumper @willaful Easy points! 🤣 2d

julieclair Love this idea! Death by Dumpling has been on my TBR for awhile, so I guess this is the month I‘ll get to read it! Yay! 🐈‍⬛👻🐈‍⬛ 2d

Faranae Sooooo, if I'm planning to re-read all 3 Outfoxing books, do I get points for all of them? 😆

Maybe I'll do a Death book re-read, it's been awhile since I reread any Sir Pterry. Frankenstein is started but I won't finish until October anyhow, and perhaps I should add Haunting of Hill House (to read along re-reading You Should Be So Lucky >.>) 2d

PuddleJumper @julieclair 👻👻 Good plan! 2d

PuddleJumper @Faranae Hmm yes, I did not think of that. With how I've written it ... Yes 🤣 I haven't put a limit in place so yeah 2d

TheAromaofBooks This is such a fun idea!! 2d

KT1432 Oohhh I‘ve been wanting to read The September House! And looks like I may finally read The Exorcist! 2d

PuddleJumper @Katiekat311 2d

AllDebooks I love this idea 🖤 2d

Faranae @PuddleJumper technically the event hasn't started yet so you could put in a limit, but it IS funnier this way. 🤣 2d

PuddleJumper @Faranae If you find a loop hole you deserve to exploit it 1d

PuddleJumper @Cheshirecat913 17h

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 3.1: #charlesismarried #yetheneverstayshome #twokidshebarelyknows #ithoughtforsureitwasjulia #mulcasterssister #twinbeds #workingasanartist #socool #iwantabarnstudio #ormaybeabarnlibrary #cruisingbackhome #juliaonboard #bizarrecabinroomparty #dinnerstorm #everyoneissick #juliaandcharliehangout #thentheyhangin #charlieadmitssebastianwashisfirstlove #backtolondon #celiaofftoseethekids #charliestaysinlondonwithjulia #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Kind of tells you something that Charlie went all over to take care of Sebastian but didn't even know he had a daughter 🙄 2d

willaful The first half of this chapter had my jaw DROPPED. Such total indifference to his family! Do you think it's because he thinks the children aren't his or because he just doesn't give a damn in general? He has them very firmly compartmentalized as her business. 2d

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BarkingMadRead @willaful it‘s so bizarre! Maybe he thinks they‘re not his? How can he not care?!? 2d

Cuilin @willaful He‘s so detached, almost cold. Like “if I don‘t see them, they don‘t exist and I can pretend I live in a different time back when things were beautiful with Sebastian at Brideshead” 2d

ElizaMarie I‘m glad he reconnects with Julia - even though it‘s not really on the up and up. 2d

willaful @Cuilin yes! And it made more sense when we learned more about their marriage but still, kind of astonishing. Would he have any interest in Julia at all if she wasn't Sebastian's sister? 2d

KAO This chapter really surprised me! So much is glossed over—Charles is married! And has kids (whom he doesn‘t know)! And connects at last with Julia! That sea-tossed boat seemed a good metaphor for his life in some ways. 2d

Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking all along that Charles seems to regard his wife as a useful possession, and then he admits to Julia that he married her because she seemed like a good wife for a painter. 🙄 @willaful Right?! I suspect he thinks at least the girl isn‘t his, but it‘s still mind-boggling that he left when his wife was pregnant for TWO YEARS and would rather sleep with his boyfriend‘s sister than meet his daughter. 2d

mcctrish I had no idea who we were talking about ( the wife) and thought I‘d missed something alas it was just the emotions. I have to say listening to Celia talk would probably drive me to Mexico for 2 years 2d

willaful It's an interesting contrast to The Age of Innocence. Charles feels no compunction whatsoever about disliking his wife, ignoring his children and being unfaithful. Perhaps he'll divorce her. 2d

Ruthiella I think Charles has adopted his father‘s way of child rearing-ignoring them. 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful Yes! When he took the card off the flowers and had them sent to Julia I was like “who do you think you are, Newland Archer?” 😂 2d

Clare-Dragonfly Oh! And I totally knew Celia was going to tell Charles she was pleased he was keeping Julia company. I don‘t know if she really doesn‘t think there‘s anything between them or if she just doesn‘t care. Or maybe she‘s pushing an affair so they have an excuse to divorce and she can say it‘s not her fault… 2d

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣🤣🤣 15h

Sparklemn @willaful It breaks my heart to see how little he cared about his children. Maybe this will change but I‘m not holding out much hope. (edited) 8h

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 2.3: #charliecomeshome #joinsthewareffort #findsoutsebastianishanginginmorocco #juliatrackscharliedown #mumisdyingandwantssebastian #offtomorocoowego #sebastianiswastingaway #toosicktotravel #mumdies #sebastianstaysinmoroccowithkurt #charlieandbrideyarrangeanallowance #backtolondon #marchersisbeingsold #charliepaintsitforbridey #cordeliashowsuptoentertainus #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead
@mcctrish @kwmg40 @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @barbarajean @thebookhippie @ruthiella @deblovestoread @lil1inblue @julieclair @annececilie @morr_books @crinoline_laphroaig @willaful @daisey @clare-dragonfly @sparklemn @kao @peanutnine @elizamarie 5d

Bookwormjillk I was kind of surprised the mother actually died. I wasn‘t sure if she was actually sick or saying she was to get her horrible children to behave. 5d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I totally thought it was for attention 5d

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ElizaMarie Me too!!! I just thought of her like a guilt-tripper! Sebastian and Kurt? I don‘t like it. Sebastian seems to have very co-dependent relationships. 5d

willaful @ElizaMarie It occurs to me that a lot of people who are rejected by or reject their families of birth wind up in this kind of relationship. Someone who gives you what you need, weird though it may look to the outside world.

Re the mom, even a stopped clock... 4d

Clare-Dragonfly I thought we‘d never get to hear from Anthony Blanche again after he was sent down from Oxford so I was delighted to see him again in this chapter! He and Cordelia are the best. Though Cordelia wins by being smart and honest, not just hilarious. 4d

mcctrish Give me Cordelia over all of them 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

Ch 2.2: #juliaandrex #whataguyheis #juliawantstomarryhim #hewantstomarryjulia #butalsohavehismistress #somuchdrama #rexbecomescatholic #butooops #hehasanexwife #uhoh #nocatholicweddingnow #noneofthegoodfamilywillcome #protestantwedding #ohtheshame 🙄 #thatlastlittlebitthough #whathappenstorex #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #omg #ialmostforgot #thosetalescordeliatoldtorex 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Bookwormjillk Cordelia 😂😂 5d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk best part of the whole chapter 🤣🤣 5d

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willaful Oh man. Charles falls for Julia because she's the closest he can get to Sebastian. UGH.

Cordelia is a beam of sunshine. 💛 5d

lil1inblue Cordelia was excellent in this chapter. ??? I also found Rex's whole "I'll just become a Catholic" thing hilarious. 5d

Cuilin @lil1inblue that was so funny, especially with Cordelia interfering. 😆 5d

ElizaMarie Rex doesn‘t seem to get it. I would think Julia would have been insulted that he didn‘t take the Catholicism seriously and dismissed it. Like to say he would throw money at the fact his x wife existed - he is cocky. —- oh and Cordelia is a hoot!!! 5d

mcctrish I quite liked Rex until he went back to his mistress because Julia wouldn‘t put out - she was 20? In an era that frowned on extra marital sex AND didn‘t talk about sex to know what to expect 5d

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 5d

Clare-Dragonfly Cordelia is the best. I want to say Rex and Julia deserve each other, but that might be a little harsh on Julia. The bit where she catches him with his mistress so pointedly avoids him, and then when she‘s talked into seeing him she emerges engaged, cracked me up! 5d

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly YES !!! I was thinking she was going to “hold strong“ with her avoiding him and making him chase her to even talk to her! But... she probably knew how weak she was to him and his speeches. I felt sorry for Julia. 5d

lil1inblue @mcctrish 🎯 🎯 🎯Exactly this! 5d

BarbaraJean @mctrish Ugh, yes. Especially when his earlier version of it to Charles was that Julia knew about the mistress and was fine with it 🙄 4d

Daisey This was a great chapter. Cordelia's interference was hilarious. 4d

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mcctrish

Kills Well with Others | Deanna Raybourn

Just heard “dressed like Anthony Andrews in “Bridsehead Revisited” “I‘m not sure I could kill anyone carrying around a teddy bear” ❤️❤️❤️ I love it when my reads intersect #hashtagbrigade

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