I've been reading on the go today (at the hair salon, in the parent pick-up line), but saved the last chapter for tonight.
Pages in this battered copy are starting to fall out, and the Luddite mug seemed appropriate, even tho they didn't factor as much in the plot as I expected.
Almost sad to finish this one!
#shirlitesunite
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batsy I thought there would be more Luddites, too! Lol. It's interesting; I feel like Charlotte gravitates towards writing about the inner psychological landscape despite the overt social themes of the novel. 5y
merelybookish @batsy Yes, it's pretty clear where her interests lie. Ultimately this is a novel about Shirley and Caroline. Would their story be that different set 20, 30, 40 years later or earlier? I was also thinking how she finds something to honour about all the female characters except the most conventional ones. Whereas she is more critical of men. 5y
sarahbarnes This mug is amazing. 😆 5y
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LeahBergen I, too, thought there would be more Luddites (now THAT is a sentence I never thought I‘d type 😂😂). @batsy (edited) 5y
merelybookish @LeahBergen #surelythereareludditesinshirley is not a catchy hashtag. 😜 5y
andrew61 Love the mug. 5y
saresmoore I thoroughly enjoyed this book! 5y
merelybookish @sarahbarnes @andrew61 Thanks! The mug was a joke gift for my husband who is super techy. It's one of my faves. 5y
merelybookish @saresmoore Me too! I thoroughly enjoy CB! And I don't think it's as far off from her other books as the intros made it seem. 5y
saresmoore I agree. It settled right into that familiar CB rhythm, I think. I hated Jane Eyre when I read it as a young adult, but after acquiring a bit more worldly wisdom (with which Charlotte seems to have been born), I‘ve come to appreciate her work deeply. 5y
merelybookish @saresmoore Maybe we can do a Professor buddy read some time in the future. 5y