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Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, Fiction | Charlotte Bront�

Ok #hashtagbrigade here is our 2026 schedule! A chapter a day for all but the Count of Monte Cristo. Since the chapters are shorter, we will do 3 a day. Anna Karenina is our very first #hashtagbrigadesidequest and we will start her on February 1, a chapter a day, alongside whatever other books we are reading at the time. I‘ll post again in December to see who wants to read Shirley!

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Witches Get Stuff Done | Molly Harper

Such a fun package from @Deblovestoread for the #modernwitchswap Thank you so much! It made my day! Thanks to @BookwormAHN for organizing!! Happy Halloween everyone!

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Running Man | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #runningman
Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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britt_brooke Love your pop fig! 2d

BarkingMadRead @britt_brooke thank you!! 2d

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Bookwormjillk I haven't gotten to this one yet. I need to because the library is going to take it back soon. 2d

BookwormAHN I wonder how the movie is going to turn out? I know King hated the first one 2d

BarkingMadRead @BookwormAHN the previews look awesome 2d

ElizaMarie From the previews of the movie, it looks like this one will be more in line with the book. But.. I have to confess, I haven't seen the Arnold Swartzinger one in forever- just remember hearing it wasn't closely following the book.

I am almost done with this one, been using it as an audio commute. 2d

Bklover I had forgotten that there was a movie! I don‘t think I‘ve seen it. This is probably one of my least favorite of SK‘s stories. 1d

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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander Dumas

Quick question for the #hashtagbrigade
The votes are still coming in, but the top 2 right now are both chunksters. How do we feel about that? The tagged book will take almost 4 months to read a chapter a day, and Anna Karenina has 239 chapters! Would everyone be willing to do Anna Karenina alongside whatever other books we are reading? Maybe start it in February as its on buddy read? Thoughts? Ideas?

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SamAnne I‘d be fine with that! Both are on my TBR for 2026 so I will be reading both anyway. 2d

JacqMac That works for me. I always read them alongside my other books anyway. 2d

Ruthiella I think a bonus read along would work….otherwise we end up reading only two books in one year as a group! 😜 But that said, I‘ve already read AK and probably won‘t participate either way. 2d

mcctrish I‘ve already read Anna and I am committed to the Count 2d

rubyslippersreads I‘ve always wanted to read Anna, so any way we do that is fine with me. 2d

BarbaraJean Alongside other books sounds great—but also I‘ve read both so I‘m not sure if I‘ll join for either! Although a re-read of Anna is tempting… 2d

Cuilin I‘ve read both, probably will skip those. 2d

Crinoline_Laphroaig I've read Anna. It's on my classic that I never have to read again. But I'm in for the Count. 2d

Seabreeze_Reader Along side other reads might work better? I might be in for The Count. (Edited: I just bought an audio version 🙂👍) (edited) 2d

Bookwormjillk I'm up for it if you are. You do all the work. I'm just along for the ride. 2d

Bklover I‘ve read both, but would love to reread either alongside the regular monthly book. 2d

Bklover @Ruthiella 😂😂🩷 2d

Deblovestoread I love the side quest idea. Def in for count and might give AK a reread 2d

Bookwormjillk @Deblovestoread Ha! #HashtagBrigadeSideQuest I love it. 2d

BarkingMadRead @deblovestoread ohhhhhh we may have to make this a new tradition! 2d

willaful I've read both so may sit it out, not sure yet. 2d

dabbe I'm not sure how long the chapters are in these chunksters, but if they're short, we could read more than one chapter a day as well. I'd be happy to help plan that out (similar in a way to how we read BRIDESHEAD REVISITED). I've read AK and will probably sit that one out, but count me in for the count! 😍 2d

quietjenn I also support the idea of side quests, although as has been noted you are doing the bulk of the work so I trust you! Will likely skip Anna ... 2d

julieclair I read Anna this year so will skip that, but I‘d like to read the Count. 2d

kwmg40 I'd like to do a reread of Anna, but I'll probably skip Count, as I'd read it quite recently. 2d

Librarybelle I think whatever works best for you! I‘ve also recently read Anna so probably would not join that discussion, but I do want to read Cristo. 2d

CoverToCoverGirl I‘ve tried Anna several times, not for me, but would by for the Count. 2d

DieAReader I think I‘d skip the Count this time around but am game for Anna whenever works best😏 1d

eeclayton I've read them both and will most probably skip them this time. 1d

jenniferw88 @dabbe some Count chapters are longer than others, if I remember correctly. @BarkingMadRead count me in for the main ones (possibly), but I'll sit Count & Anna out, as I've read them before. 1d

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t mind taking a long time to read books (as long as they‘re out of copyright and I can get a free download. I‘m unlikely to want to read two #hashtagbrigade books at a time. 1d

lil1inblue I love the side quest idea! I'm not 100% sure yet on either - it will kind of depend on some other challenges. 1d

Tineke I want to read Anna Karenina, and want to read along. I'll follow along as long as I can do both books ( if there's a book next to it). Otherwise I'll drop one. 21h

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Voting Booth | Brandy Colbert

Ok #hashtagbrigade I needed a project to distract me so we are going to start voting! The doc below has all off the choices. Please do not add or edit the document. Drop your top 5 choices in the comments. I cannot wait to see what we end up with! Anyone can vote, and if you want to be added to the monthly tag list, let me know!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-F15R1X0AM0FRqImwtdGJ6N1lYwX6QLqZgi9i-I3oH0/...

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mcctrish I can‘t access it? Is it because my gmail is different from my regular email ? 3d

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish can you try again? I think I have it fixed now 3d

SamAnne Great list! My choices: Count of Monte Cristo, Never Let Me Go, Anna Karenina, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and The Overstory (I‘ve been wanting to reread it!) 3d

BarbaraJean Yay! My top five:
Crime & Punishment
Travels with My Aunt
Shirley
All the Light We Cannot See
My Antonia 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 3d

rubyslippersreads So many good choices (and so many tempting rereads), but here‘s my top five:
Lorna Doone
Mary Barton
Shell Seekers
Wings of the Dove
Odd Women (edited) 3d

TheBookHippie Lysistrata, Pere Goirot , Odd Women, Shirley, Picture of Dorian Grey 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 3d

TheAromaofBooks Oh wow, looks like no matter which of these we read, it's going to be a great year!! I'm going with The Count of Monte Cristo, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Tortilla Flats, No Name, and Great Expectations. 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 3d

Bookwormjillk What a list!!!

My vote, picked because either I know they would be a hoot to read with you all or because I am afraid to tackle them on my own:
The Thorn Birds
Anna Karenina
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Jekyll & Hyde
Great Expectations 3d

Lcsmcat Overstory, No Name, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ladies Paradise, Devils Pool 3d

5feet.of.fury War of the Worlds, Picture of Dorian Gray, the Talented Mr Ripley 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3d

mcctrish Devils pool
Count of monte Christo
Shirley
Shell Seekers
Orlando 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3d

JacqMac The Count of Monte Christo (I keep trying to read it on my own, but I always quit lol), Dorian Grey, Little Women, The Thorne Birds, Shirley 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 3d

Ruthiella Pere Goriot / The Ladies Paradise/ The Odd Women/ Shirley/ The Count of Monte Cristo (edited) 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 3d

DieAReader Thorn Birds, Anna Karenina, Executioner‘s Song, Dorian Gray, Ann of Green Gables, Crime and Punishment 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 3d

dabbe My 5 Choices:
-ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
-THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
-THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
-ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
-THE SHELL SEEKERS

FYI, LITTLE WOMEN is on the list, but we've read it before. Thanks for putting this together and letting us vote! 😍
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CindyMyLifeIsLit Barchester Towers, Return of the Native, Anna Karenina, Orlando, and All the Light We Cannot See (and please add me to the list!) 😁 3d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe omg how did I miss that?!? 3d

BarkingMadRead @CindyMyLifeIsLit gotcha!! 3d

kwmg40 Talented Mr. Ripley, Anna Karenina, Pere Goriot, No Name, Barchester Towers 3d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Gee, I don't know. Going through HUNDREDS of titles, maybe? Working your tail off checking and rechecking? I don't think anyone's voted for it yet. 🧡🎃🖤 3d

Clare-Dragonfly Mary Barton, Moby Dick, Jekyll and Hyde, Shirley, Orlando. 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3d

willaful I think Shirley is the only Bronte I never managed to get into, so I'll pick that.

Shirley
Travels with My Aunt
Barchester Towers
No Name
The Last Days of Summer -- I've already read it and think it's delightful. 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍 3d

Librarybelle So many choices! I‘d be happy to read any, but..The House of Mirth, My Antonia, Ladies Paradise, Mary Barton, and Picnic at Hanging Rock 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍 3d

Seabreeze_Reader Thorne Birds
Shell Seekers
Gone With the Wind
My Antonia
1984
3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 3d

quietjenn Good choices, but my votes are No Name, The Ladies Paradise, Lorna Doone, The Count of Monte Cristo, and A Farewell to Arms. 2d

Bklover Never Let Me Go A Separate Peace Picnic At Hanging Rock. Anna Karenina. Shell Seekers 2d

Daisey So tough to choose, but here are my votes:
Shirley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Crime & Punishment
Wings of the Dove 2d

eeclayton Gone with the Wind,
Evelina,
Dangerous Liaisons,
Thorn Birds,
War of the Worlds 2d

KAO Barchester Towers, My Antonia, Anne of Green Gables, Picture of Dorian Grey, Great Expectations 2d

Teresereading Never Let Me Go, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Hamnet, My Antonia, All the Light We Cannot See (edited) 2d

Sace The Shell Seekers, My Antonia, Barchester Towers, Picnic At Hanging Rock, A Separate Peace 2d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2d

Cuilin 1 Travels with my aunt, 2 Lorna Doone, 3 French Lieutenant‘s woman, 4 picnic at Hanging rock, 5 Shirley. 2d

Crinoline_Laphroaig 1. Shell Seekers 2. Remains of the Day 3. Anne of Green Gables 4. Evalina 5. Barchester Towers 2d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2d

ElizaMarie My Top Five:
1. Count of Monte Cristo
2. 1984
3. Picture of Dorian Grey
4. Animal Farm
5. Jeckyll and Hyde 2d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 2d

peanutnine Count of Monte Cristo, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Orlando, Hamnet, All the Light We Cannot See 2d

julieclair 1. Treasure Island 2. Madame Bovary 3. Picture of Dorian Grey 4. Picnic at Hanging Rock 5. Lorna Doune 2d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 2d

jenniferw88 Tortilla Flat and Gone With the Wind are on my TBR for next year anyway, and I'll leave my other 3 to fate, as I don't mind what we read! 1d

lil1inblue Am I too late? No worries if I am, but if I'm not: Lysistrata, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Madame Bovary, Shirley, and Mary Barton. 😉 1d

BarkingMadRead I got you @lil1inblue 1d

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It | Stephen King

Hope this doesn‘t suck 🤣

AnnCrystal 🤩 love your collection 😍👍🏼💝💝💝. 4d

AmyG Oooooo….thanks. Look forward to this. 4d

dabbe 😱🤡😱 4d

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The Family | Naomi Krupitsky

#bookspinbingo for November!

Bookwormjillk That‘s a pretty Grapes of Wrath 5d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk it‘s an anniversary edition! 5d

TheBookHippie I enjoyed The Family! 5d

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie I‘ve had it for so long! I need to buckle down and read it 🤣 5d

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead oh I have those too! 5d

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.7: I made these in a bake off class today and we chose light green in honor of the Creature! #anyway #frankiedeclareswaronthecreature #creepylaughtereverywhere #yikes #andsoweendupbackattheboat #frankieneardeath #askingwaltontotakeoverthehunt #waltonsboatgetsstuck #mutiny #frankietrieatoconvincethemtocarryon #nope #timetoheadback #ripfrankie #creaturecomesback #vowstoendhisownlife #theend #sadbuttrue #hashtagbrigade

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KAO What a fabulous baking project! 🎃 And a fitting tribute! @BarkingMadRead (edited) 6d

Clare-Dragonfly Frankie is a bit of a hypocrite! At the beginning he was all “oh don‘t do science, let me tell you my story of how science is bad” and then he‘s telling him to go on! The creature is a hypocrite too… 6d

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Bookwormjillk Great work 👏 6d

AnnCrystal
👏🏼🤩😳🤩👍🏼💝. 5d

Bklover Well. That was cheery. Love the fingers! Thanks as always ❤️ 5d

BookwormAHN 💜🐈‍⬛💜 5d

kwmg40 I love these! Very appropriate for the conclusion of this book. 5d

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.6: #frankiesendselizabethofftobed #happyhoneymoon 🙄 #creaturekillsher #frankieloseshisshit #achaseensues #creatureescapes #frankiebringsthebadnewshome #popsdiesofabrokenheart #frankiegoesmad #finallyrevives #askamagistrateforhelp #magistratesaysnope #smartguy #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 1w

ElizaMarie Do y'all think the creature would have spared Elizabeth if he didn't marry her? Victor is so selfish. I think he knew that the creature will kill her, and didn't do enough to protect her. Like maybe getting out of her life, it's not like he seemed super excited about getting married anyway. 7d

Bookwormjillk And yesterday I was so sure everything would be ok 😣 7d

dabbe You destroy the only thing the creature will love; then YOU get married and think you'll be all happy? THEN you let her go off to bed on her own? This is where one has to suspend their disbelief just a tad. 7d

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.5: #elizabethgivesfrankieanout #hedecidestomarryher #waitforthecreaturetocome #killorbekilled #whatcouldgowrong #married 👰🏻‍♀️ 🤵 #honeymoonbound #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 1w

Bookwormjillk I‘m sure it will be fine 1w

Seabreeze_Reader @Bookwormjillk 😂👀😬 1w

ElizaMarie Poor Elizabeth, she knows Victor doesn't want to marry her. 7d

peanutnine Obviously the creature doesn't mean to kill Victor on his wedding night, that's too easy... 6d

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Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

Ok #hashtagbrigade here is November‘s book! If you want to join us for a chapter a day, drop a comment below. But remember, my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so read the chapter before you read my post each day! Everyone is welcome! I have two groups of tags, one for the individual book, and one for monthly reminder list, so be sure to let me know if you need to be on one of my lists!

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Cuilin I‘m in for this one. 🙋‍♀️ 1w

lil1inblue It's been ages since I read this. I'm in! 👋🏻 1w

rubyslippersreads I think I‘ll pass. I‘ve read it before, but I just don‘t think I‘m in the mood for a reread. I‘ll be following your hashtags, though. 1w

Bookwormjillk I‘m in! 1w

SamAnne Time for a reread. I‘m in! I‘m halfway through East of Eden right now! (edited) 1w

BarkingMadRead @SamAnne omg I haven‘t read East of Eden since high school when I was on my James Dean kick! Nope. That‘s wrong. I reread it last year 🤣 (edited) 1w

SamAnne @BarkingMadRead I‘ve read a lot of Steinbeck but weirdly not East of Eden! Loving it. 1w

Ruthiella I‘m going to sit this one out. I read it a few years ago. It‘s very good and deservedly a classic. 1w

BarbaraJean Why must you tempt me so?!? 😂 I own it; I‘ve never read it; I was thinking about using it for the final #ClassicsChallenge2025 prompt but decided I didn‘t have room in my reading lineup for it in the last few months of the year. Add me to the tag list; I‘ll make room. 😂😂 (edited) 1w

BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean #imheretohelp 1w

willaful I'm in. 1w

LapReader Me please 1w

Librarybelle I‘m so behind on reading, but please count me in 1w

Crinoline_Laphroaig Since I live in Oklahoma and I've never read it, you better count me in. Also I've never understood why in High School we were forced to read Lord of the Flies, when this classic was actually about our history and wasn't assigned. 1w

eeclayton Count me in! 1w

AnishaInkspill another book I've been meaning to read, and so tempted but I've got others to finish, a couple of them not easy, but will keep this in mind 1w

TheAromaofBooks Add me to your list, please!! 1w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1w

DeeLew It‘s been a few years since I‘ve read this one and it‘s one of my all time favorites so I‘m in! 1w

KAO Count me in! 1w

ElizaMarie Never read this one. I feel like I have seen/heard mixed reviews on it (or maybe it was for the movie - also never saw). I am gonna go in kinda blind here. But yes please add me - I have been enjoying so many classics I wouldn't have picked up if you didn't use them for this group! Thanks again! 7d

peanutnine I'll skip this month, thanks! 7d

Seabreeze_Reader Could someone remind me what the December #hashtagbrigade selection is please? I had the 2025 list saved to my phone but accidentally deleted the graphic at some point. 9m

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Different Seasons | Stephen King

Just a reminder that November‘s #LosersClub read is #differentseasons Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about Nov 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! I didn‘t have the book! 🙈 I just ordered it, but this one is featured #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.4: #riphenry #frankieloseshisshit #somuchguilt #sickfromit #rantingandraving #luckilythejudgedidsomedigging #contactedpops #helpedfrankiedefendhimself #backtogeneva #towaitforthecreature #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk Kind of mad at Frankie for spending 2 months in bed instead of cleaning up his mess. 1w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk seriously! Swooning is for the ladies, my guy 1w

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dabbe @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk Those are the dark Romantics for you ... all the angst. Angst everywhere. Run and hide in bed. 🛌 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Frankie basically confessed when he saw Henry! He‘s lucky the judge didn‘t take it as such and was willing to dig. 1w

Crinoline_Laphroaig What's with this guy always falling into a fever when something bad happens? Is this the male equivalent of a Regency heroine catching a cold and almost dying every time she gets caught in a bit of rain? 1w

Sparklemn @BarkingMadRead 😂😂 1w

Sparklemn @Crinoline_Laphroaig Honestly, it feels like half the book has been Frankie moping around in bed. 1w

ElizaMarie Victor's fever = man cold. Like wow buddy.... He is TOO much with the drama. CLEAN up your mess!!! It's like, he should be hunting the creature down rather than hiding and letting the creature kill everything/one he loves. 7d

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Bound to the Beasts | Ari Wright

Loooooved this omegaverse!!

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.3: #frankiestartshiswork #creatureappears #frankiefreaksout #asonedoes #destroysmrscreature #creatureismaaaaaad #threatensfrankiesweddingnight #yikes #frankiestandsfirm #throwshisworkintotheocean #fallasleepanddriftsaway #karma #finallyfindsland #accusedofmurder #omgwhodied ⁉️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 1w

Bookwormjillk Bad luck to wash up there. 1w

dabbe Lots of wandering in this book ... all kinds of people/creatures who have lost their way. 🚶🚶‍➡️🚶 1w

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peanutnine Frankie needs some impulse control. He really should have come up with a plan before revealing to the creature that he wasn't going through with the new creation, instead of letting him go off and wreak havoc (again) 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Oh, now he decides that he‘s not going back on his word? 🙄 I think the description of him dropping the bag of body parts into the ocean was the creepiest part of this book so far. 1w

ElizaMarie Where I am confused... He destroys the female creature, okay, how much was put together? Is he just throwing random organs and limbs in the ocean? Nobody cares? 7d

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Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America | Wil Haygood

I can‘t believe it‘s that time of year again! What should the #hashtagbrigade read next year? We read chapter a day, and we can spread any book over a couple months, so don‘t be afraid to nominate a longer book. I‘ll hold the nominations for a couple weeks, and then open up the voting.

BarkingMadRead @litsyevents
@indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean @lil1inblue 2w

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader 2w

TheBookHippie Life slows down next year so I‘m in. 2w

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BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @anishainkspill 2w

jenniferw88 Wilkie Collins

No Name

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BarkingMadRead 😍 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig

The Shell Seekers

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

The Remains of the Day

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I nominated 3 Chunksters

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The Wings of the Dove

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BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2w

Ruthiella I want us to read more translations !

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(edited) 2w

Fortunata and Jacinta: Two Stories of Married Women

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Ruthiella And also this English classic

The Odd Women

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BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2w

Bookwormjillk

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2w

Bookwormjillk

Great Expectations

2w

Bookwormjillk

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

2w

Bookwormjillk Thank you!

The House of Mirth

2w

TheBookHippie @Ruthiella oh yes more translations ! 2w

Cuilin

Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Cuilin

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, Fiction

2w

Cuilin

The French Lieutenant's Woman

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BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2w

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Count of Monte Christo

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TheBookHippie If you all want to read a play

Lysistrata

1w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1w

rubyslippersreads Another vote for

Lorna Doone

1w

Bookwormjillk @DieAReader Thorn Birds- amazing idea 1w

lil1inblue @Cuilin I second Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock

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lil1inblue @TheBookHippie It's been so long since I read a play. Another vote for

Lysistrata

1w

lil1inblue Another is translation.

Madame Bovary

1w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1w

BarkingMadRead So many great suggestions! Voting is going to be hard!! Keep em coming! 1w

TheAromaofBooks I'll choose a few from my classics TBR that never seems to get shorter 😂

Journey to the Center of the Earth

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The Crime At Black Dudley

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BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1w

Bklover Yes to

Picnic at Hanging Rock: Speed Level 7

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mcctrish I just came across this in Mona‘s Eyes and I‘m intrigued

The Devil's Pool

1w

mcctrish Also @peanutnine I‘m up for the Count 1w

mcctrish @Cuilin yes to Shirley 1w

DieAReader

The Green Gables Collection

1w

DieAReader

Crime and Punishment

1w

DieAReader

The Executioner's Song

1w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1w

Sace Yes to

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1w

Sace Yes to

Picnic at Hanging Rock

1w

Sace I second

Tortilla Flat

1w

Sace Second

Treasure Island

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Sace Second

The Shell Seekers

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Sace Second

The Remains of the Day

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Bookwormjillk One more

I Capture the Castle

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Seabreeze_Reader There's so many good ones already but I'll add one mentioned in Jane Austen's Bookshelf

Frances Burney - Evalina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the WOR

1w

Seabreeze_Reader Also

Belinda

1w

Seabreeze_Reader Finally one I never get around to reading

Doctor Thorne

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eeclayton I second

The Thorn Birds

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eeclayton

The Return of the Native

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eeclayton

Dangerous Liaisons

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BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1w

ElizaMarie Not sure if you have done these in the past - I haven't been active on this group for long but..... here are my suggestions: 1984, A Separate Peace, Gone with the Wind, Little Women, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Animal Farm, and Don Quixote. (edited) 7d

dabbe My 2026 suggestions, @BarkingMadRead:
-THESEPTEMBER HOUSE: Carissa Orlando
-HAMNET: Maggie O'Farrell
-WAR OF THE WORLDS: H.G. Wells
-MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD & EVIL: John Berendt
-MY ANTONIA: Willa Cather
-ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE: Anthony Doerr
-INVISIBLE MAN: Ralph Ellison
-THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL: Phillipa Gregory
-THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY: Patricia Highsmith
-THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER: Steve Kluger ⬇️ 5d

dabbe -THE OVERSTORY: Richard Powers
-BARCHESTER TOWERS: Anthony Trollope

Thanks for hosting us again! 💛💜🧡 5d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 5d

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.2: #traveltime #frankieisparanoid #moretravel #moreparanoia #leaveshenryinedinburgh #paranoid #settlesintheorkneys #paranoid #timetomakeawife #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

ElizaMarie I‘m kinda glad he is paranoid. He really needs to think things through before he does them 2w

dabbe Gee, what could he be paranoid about? A creature on the loose? A wife he has to make so the creature won't kill anyone else? No one to tell this to? Though one may forget that this entire story is being narrated by Walton as Victor is telling him his story. Why won't he tell Henry? I think Henry might understand. Might. 2w

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Bookwormjillk Paranoid and kind of procrastinating too 2w

Sparklemn Frankie acts like he‘s the victim. As if! 2w

ElizaMarie So, like he is luging around body parts right? Like just hey, we are collecting them as we go? 7d

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Casper's First Halloween | M D LaBelle, M. D. LaBelle

Making progress with movie bingo!

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.1: #popswantsawedding #frankieasksforayear #offtoenglandwithhenry #beautifulwriting #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

Sparklemn I really hope the creature has followed him and Henry to England and left the family in peace. However, I fear their journey may not end well. (edited) 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t think this is going to go well for Henry… 2w

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Halloweenies | David Wisniewski

My #allhallowsreadswap arrived today!! Now I just have to wait until opening day! @MaleficentBookDragon @ferskner

ferskner Yay!!!!! I'm so happy to see it there! 2w

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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics | Daniel James Brown

Started this audiobook today!

Amiable Loved this book! 2w

kspenmoll This was fantastic! 2w

Sparklemn Loved the movie 2w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.9: #creaturewantsawife #frankieisdisgusted #andyethegivesin #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

Clare-Dragonfly “Make another one of the people who horrified and disgusted you” doesn‘t sound like the greatest plan, but I guess the creature didn‘t think of “treat me like a human being and introduce me to other people as one so they‘ll get used to me,” and anyway I don‘t think Victor would go for that after the creature killed William. 2w

Bookwormjillk Frank will do anything to avoid owning up to what he did in the first place 2w

BookwormAHN I wonder if he really would have left Victor alone if he had made him a wife. 2w

ElizaMarie This is the chapter where my feeling for the creature ends. 2w

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The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware

Loving this so far! #booktomovie

CrowCAH I haven‘t watched it yet, sooo looking forward to it! Read the book last month. 2w

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These Violet Delights | Madeleine Roux

Looking forward to book 2 in the series!

Clare-Dragonfly What a fun title! 2w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.8: #rampage #thecreatureburnsthecottagedown #wandersaimlessly #savesagirlfromdrowning #whosedadshootsthecreature #nowhesreallymad #timetofindfrankie #hekillspoorwilliam #framesjustine #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

peanutnine I can't help but feel sorry for him. Even though his victims did nothing wrong to him, he has only been shown the same unkindness 2w

dabbe @peanutnine IKR? The only way to wreak vengeance on Victor is to harm those he loves--just as Victor harmed him by completely ostracizing him. So sad! 😢 2w

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Clare-Dragonfly I do feel bad for the creature—but I have no idea how he made the leap to burning the house down or murdering a child! 2w

KAO @Clare-Dragonfly I‘m with you! 2w

ElizaMarie So- I still kinda feel bad for him- but now he is taking it to far and it‘s harder to feel bad for him. Especially since he is able to communicate so well, I can‘t find him as a poor helpless creature. 2w

Sparklemn @ElizaMarie I feel the same way 2w

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie agree 2w

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A Good Girls Guide to Murder | Holly Jackson

#currentread

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.7: #creaturefindsbooks #learnssomuch #ifeelthisinmysoul #hehatchesaplan #meetsdelaceywhenthekidsareout #hisplanworks #untilthekidscomehome 💔 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

Bookwormjillk So sad. Poor creature. 2w

rubyslippersreads That version of the creature looks a lot like Adam from Dark Shadows. 2w

dabbe Beyond 💔. All because of his looks. 2w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.6: #historyoffelixandsafie #felixbreaksherdadoutofjail #fallsinlovewithsafie #herpopssaystheycanmarry #felixisbusted #jailtime #allmoneyislost #popstakessafieaway #dude #whatanass #felixandfammovetogermany #safiemanagestofindhim 😍 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

ElizaMarie And the monster is just a fly in the wall, seeing this family drama unfold :) 2w

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Modern Witchcraft: Goddess Empowerment for the Kick-Ass Woman | Deborah Blake

I received my #modernwitchswap package today! I can‘t wait until opening day! #mws @BookwormAHN @Deblovestoread

Deblovestoread Yay! So glad it made it. 💜 2w

BookwormAHN Yay 💜🐈‍⬛💜 2w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.5: #safiearrives #felixishappy #felixteachesherhislanguage #thecreaturelearnstoo #maybetoomuch #suchabeautifulheart #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

ElizaMarie I‘m still on the #FeelsSorry for the monster camp. He just needs wants to find his place. 2w

Bookwormjillk I haven't read this before, but I have a feeling this monster is going to break my heart. 2w

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Clare-Dragonfly Huh. I may have put my comment for this chapter on yesterday‘s post. My chapters are numbered differently. 2w

Bklover @Clare-Dragonfly Mine are too. I think this is chapter 13??? 2w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly @Bklover if your book isn‘t separated into parts, you should be on chapter 13 today, since day 1 was the letters 2w

Bklover Thanks!! Then I‘m good. 🙂 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Yeah, I‘m reading at the right pace, just not necessarily commenting in the right place 😂 2w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.4: #felix #creaturewatchesfelixandagatha #learningfromthem #choppingtheirwood 😍 #hessuchagoodman #ilovethewriting #hiswordsareaobeautiful #hissoulissobeautiful #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 3w

Sparklemn “And the future gilded by bright rays of hope, and anticipations of joy.” This breaks my heart. 😞 2w

Bookwormjillk I have never wanted to hug a monster so much. 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Too bad he learned horrible racial stereotypes as his first knowledge of the wider world 😬 2w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.2: #beautifulwriting #ilovethiscreature #justtryingtogetalong #learningashegoes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Sparklemn I love love love the creature‘s innocence at the beginning of his story. Just trying to make his way in the world. 🙂 (edited) 3w

Bookwormjillk He didn‘t know the language when he was first in the stone hut and now he speaks better than me on my best day. 3w

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I feel so bad for him. Also so in awe of his ability to adapt and how eloquent he is. 3w

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The Witch of the Prophecy | Victoria Jayne

My first book for #trappedinaspookyhouse picked by @Charityann thanks to @PuddleJumper for organizing!

PuddleJumper Did they only have money for one shirt? 😂 3w

BarkingMadRead @PuddleJumper apparently 🤣🤣 3w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.2: #frankieonvacay #creatureshowsup #veryloquacious #timeforastory #withinastory #withinastory #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 3w

KAO @TheAromaofBooks I take it back! The description of mysterious, misty paths in the mountains of Switzerland in this chapter seems ideal for the setting here! (My limited experiences in the Swiss Alps have mostly been glorious summer days where it was hard to let dark thoughts take up any space in one‘s mind in the face of such grandeur!) (edited) 3w

KAO I confess that I‘m flabbergasted that the creature has such fantastic thought processes and linguistic abilities!! All from the transplanted brain? Can‘t wait to learn more! 3w

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Bookwormjillk @KAO that‘s what I thought too! I didn‘t expect such an eloquent creature! 3w

dabbe The creature is highly intelligent and longs for companionship. Victor (the “father) shuns his creation JUST BECAUSE he is hideous on the outside. The creature then becomes hideous on the inside because of his abandonment by Victor. One just has to ask: which is more important to one's development as a human being? Nature or nurture? The easy answer is both are important, but the case for “nurture“ is about to be made by the creature in his tale. 3w

Sparklemn @dabbe Can‘t wait to hear the creature‘s sad tale. 3w

TheAromaofBooks @KAO - I guess any setting can be good for a bit of a horror story if it's stormy enough 😂 3w

dabbe @Sparklemn IKR? It's a doozy. 🖤 3w

ElizaMarie Where did he get the monsters brain? So where was he “hiding” how did the monster get so intelligent. He just wants his daddy to love him. 3w

julieclair The creature‘s eloquence was definitely a surprise! I‘m already beginning to feel a bit sorry for him. 3w

Sparklemn Is that a statue?? 😮 3w

BarkingMadRead @Sparklemn it is! It‘s in Geneva 3w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.1 #everyoneissad #guiltyfeelings #frankiefleestochamounix #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 3w

ElizaMarie He does not feel guilty enough!!! (edited) 3w

KAO Hmm. This is called chapter 9 in my version. I just checked, and the very last chapter is 24. This will keep me motivated to keep up, since our chapter labels are different! 3w

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dabbe @KAO You might be reading the original version, published in 1818, which only has 23 chapters. The second edition, which was edited by Mary Shelley, is usually the one that's read more; it was published in 1831. 3w

KAO @dabbe My cover does say “The original classic text.” No problem—I‘ll keep up! 3w

dabbe @KAO 💜🧡💛 3w

julieclair @ElizaMarie Agreed! He let Justine die rather than speak up. I have no sympathy for him. 3w

julieclair @BarkingMadRead Please add me to the tag list. 😀 3w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair will do!!! 3w

Sparklemn I‘m disliking him more and more. Instead of moping, get out and find the creature! 🙄 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Gorgeous descriptions in this chapter. 3w

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly yes, makes me want to climb Mt. Blanc. 3w

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Road Trip with a Vampire | Jenna Levine

Found the cutest indie bookstore in Conway SC and got the tagged book. Now I just gotta read the second one in the series 🤣

lil1inblue That is a gorgeous bookstore! 😍🤩😍 3w

AnnCrystal
🆒📚👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝. 3w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 8: #justinegoestocourt #nobodybelievesher #shestrickedintoconfessing #frankiewonttellthetruth #peoplewouldthinkhesnuts 🤷🏻‍♀️ #poorjustinestaytuned #parttwotomorrow #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 3w

Bookwormjillk Come on Frank 3w

dabbe Of course, blame the help! Victor is now responsible for two deaths for not being forthcoming regarding his role in this fiasco. It seems that the creature is wreaking his revenge on Victor for abandoning him. All innocence is lost. 3w

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KAO Meanwhile, ever since the beginning of this book, I‘ve been amazed that this takes place in Switzerland, of all places! So are these characters British transplants—and I missed that somehow? Or are they really speaking German, French, Italian, or Romansh (official languages of Switzerland), and we‘re just getting an English translation?? Just seems odd to me! 3w

KAO Okay—I had forgotten about the letters at the beginning! Robert Walton wrote to his family members from Russia and then later from his sea voyage about meeting this very sad fellow traveller (Victor, I assume), who spoke “in English, although with a foreign accent” and who later shared his tragic tale. I know he needed to be from a mysterious place, but Switzerland? 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Victor continues to be incredibly self-centered, insisting that he is the most tormented! 3w

ElizaMarie Poor Justine!!! 3w

Sparklemn Why didn‘t anyone at the trial ask how she could have had the physical strength to strangle a healthy young man with her bare hands? 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3w

TheAromaofBooks @KAO - Switzerland has a lot of dramatic settings, so it definitely helps 😂 3w

TheAromaofBooks @Sparklemn - Right? And why said healthy young man would just... let her?? 3w

KAO @TheAromaofBooks I guess you‘re right! My own experiences there have been quite limited and significantly less dramatic in a “great setting for a horror story” sense! 😂 3w

TheAromaofBooks @KAO - Ooooo I would love to visit Switzerland! I am sure photographs do not do it justice! 3w

Seabreeze_Reader @Clare-Dragonfly Those were my thoughts, too! He claims to be wretched but then basically does nothing. By this point, Victor should have been trying to track down his creation, knowing what will likely happen again. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @Sparklemn @TheAromaofBooks I thought he was a child… 3w

Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly oh, he may be a child! I‘m not sure which brother is which. 3w

TheAromaofBooks @Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly - I think he was 7 or 8? And “tall for his age“ from Elizabeth's letter. I'm sure he could have been overpowered by a full-grown woman, but it still seems like it would have been a struggle, or that he would have had time to call out for help? 3w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 7: #ripwilliam #frankierusheshome #doesheseethecreaturenearthemurdersite ⁉️ #justineisaccused #thetrialistomorrow #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 3w

dabbe Boy, things move fast, don't they? 😱 3w

peanutnine How has it been TWO YEARS and he's not worried about tracking down his creation?? NOW he's worried 3w

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BarkingMadRead @peanutnine right?!? Two year and he didn‘t worry about where the creature ended up?!! 3w

Bookwormjillk @peanutnine yes!! Frankie you are the AH! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @peanutnine Seriously, I know he‘s been sick for part of the time, but how did two years manage to pass?! 3w

ElizaMarie You'd think (even if sick) he would tell someone like “guys, there is this monster out there, we might want to track him down” like he wasn't death bed sick- also nobody in his family checks on him? 3w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 6: #elizabethsendsaletterfullofgossip #frankiefeelsbetter #changeshisstudies #letsclosethebarndoorafterthehorsegetsloose 🙄 #lotsoftravelbeforegoinghome #hilariouslyhappy #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 3w

Bookwormjillk I‘m sure everything is fine now 3w

dabbe Um ... there's a creature out there on the loose, people! Let's just pretend that never happened! 😳 3w

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Clare-Dragonfly So… what does he think the creature is doing?! And Elizabeth apparently thinks Victor is an idiot, since she assumes he doesn‘t remember how a girl described as a great favorite of his came to join the household 😂 3w

ElizaMarie @dabbe yeah he is very #OutOfSightOutIOfMind about this creature 3w

KAO It‘s unbelievable how the creature is simply not a concern! I kept waiting for comments indicating Victor‘s worry—or at least curiosity!! 3w

Bklover What creature?? Ohhhhh, that one!! 3w

Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly Honestly, I had to read this section multiple times because I assumed I missed something. 🤔 3w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 5: #frankiereaninatesacreature #itscaresthecrapoutofhim #herunsaway 🙄 #heartofalionthatone #clervalfindshumrunningmad #nurseshimbacktohealth #monthslater #whereisthecreature ⁉️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 4w

Bookwormjillk Um, Frank? Please don‘t leave the creature unsupervised. 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk right? Dude. 4w

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dabbe Victor, Victor ... you had to know that reattaching parts from corpses and then sewing them back together was not going to produce a handsome creature. You ran away because he's ugly? Or did you run away from yourself and the fact that you just tried to play God over the universe? You literally have messed with Mother Nature, and she's gonna get ugly on your ass. #mytwocents 4w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe 💯💯💯 4w

KAO @Bookwormjillk 😂Yes! What could possibly go well after abandoning this new life form?!?! 4w

Bklover @dabbe It‘s not nice to fool Mother Nature!😉 3w

ElizaMarie Frankie - OH NO!!! Must run!!! 3w

Sparklemn Is it odd that I feel very, very sad for the creature? 😦 3w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 4: #frankieneverleaveshislab #whatexperimentwassuccessful #hesnotatallactinglikeacrazyman #ignoringeveryoneforhisscience #ididlovehisloveforsciencethough #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 4w

Clare-Dragonfly So condescending about other fields of study! 4w

Seabreeze_Reader 😂😂😂 to the posted meme above. After the creepy descriptions via Victor, the online persona sounds like a less gruesome option. 4w

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BookwormAHN Dr. Phil has done a number of shows on that 😸 4w

Bklover I think he‘s being a bit of an ass! Poor Elizabeth probably thinks he‘s dead! 4w

peanutnine @Bklover yes his poor family! 4w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly yes!!! He sounds like he would be insufferable to be around 4w

Sparklemn The creepiness is starting to set in for me. 😬 3w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3: #elizabethsurvivesscarletfever #mymdoesnot #frankiegoesofftocollege #hisfirstprofessordoesntapproveofhisstudies #hissecondprofessorismoreapproving #nowhehasdirection #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 4w

Bookwormjillk They always kill the mothers 🤷‍♀️ 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk the poor moms! They never stand a chance! 4w

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dabbe Maybe the moms die to spur the children to grow up and go on their quest. Victor's mom definitely did that for him. I find it interesting, too, that Victor ignores the warnings of his first professor, Krempe, just as Walton seems to ignore Victor: both are blinded by their ambition to gain glory. Walton wants to find the northwest passage, and Victor wants to aid society through science. As @BarkingMadRead knowingly said, #whatcouldgowrong? 4w

Clare-Dragonfly And the mom‘s dying wish is for Victor and Elizabeth to get married 😬 4w

ElizaMarie The whole — everything you studied is useless start over got me! 4w

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2: #wemeetfrankiesbestie #frankieandfamgoonvacay #hediscoversanewauthor #learningaboutlivingforever #whatcouldgowrong #astormgiveshimsomeinspiration #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly So I guess I‘m not the only one with nothing to say about this chapter… 4w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣🤣 4w

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We Used to Live Here | Marcus Kliewer

Book of the year so far!

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Hallows Eve | Al Sarrantonio

My #allhallowsreadswap just went out! @MaleficentBookDragon

MaleficentBookDragon 🐈‍⬛ 🧙🏻‍♀️ 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife: A Christmas Murder Mystery Like No Other | Martin Edwards

Netgalley ARC. Hoping it‘s as fun as it sounds but it started off kind of weird 🤣

Bookwormjillk Is it based on Clue? I just started a YA book based on Clue and I‘m obsessed

In the Hall with the Knife: A Clue Mystery #1

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BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk it seems that way? It‘s a murder mystery retreat and six people have to try and solve the murder mystery 1mo

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The Christie Affair: A Novel | Nina de Gramont

Next up, for my women‘s group book club

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 1: #victorschildhood #popsmarriesayoungone #helpingthepoor #adoptingyoungelizabeth #thatwasntweird #givinghertovictor #victoriscreepy #thattracks #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

JenlovesJT47 Ooh I‘d like to join! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @JenlovesJT47 I‘ll add you! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 1mo

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JenlovesJT47 Thank you, reading chapter 1 now! 1mo

Bookwormjillk Hello Flowers in the Attic how off putting. I know, a different time. 1mo

JenlovesJT47 Hmm that last sentence in the chapter was a tad bit creepy, no? 😳 #obsessed 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Apparently Beaufort is the name to use for men who make terrible money choices. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣🤣 1mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly 🎯 1mo

dabbe #mytwocents Two versions of FRANKENSTEIN were published: one in 1818, and one in 1831. The more popular one is the 1831 version. In that one, Elizabeth is “adopted“, but in the 1818 version, she was Alphonse's niece and Victor's real cousin. By 1831, Shelley had experienced the death of two children and her husband, which gave her a more pessimistic view on the story and made her more morally cautious. She also softened Victor's character. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @dabbe I wondered which version I had—Project Gutenberg wasn‘t clear! Now I know I have the 1831 text. What an interesting change. Thank you! 1mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly I hoped the Elizabeth distinction would help! Not a lot of issues list the publication date! No idea why. 😍 1mo

Bklover @dabbe- thanks for the info!🩵. I didn‘t know there were two versions. Victor is going to be an interesting character 🤨 1mo

dabbe @Bklover YW, and boy is he! 🧡🤎💛 4w

Roary47 Well, I wasn‘t reading to much into it so just thought of him as an overprotective brother. 4w

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BarkingMadRead

The Running Man | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

This month‘s book is #runningman Grab your copy and check back at the end of the month for open discussion! Don‘t forget to tag me so I can see which version you have! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @karkar @julies_bookshelf_adventures @bekakins @elizamarie 1mo

ElizaMarie Didn't have this one on the shelf! Kinda surprised I could have sworn I had this one. I had just passed it up from a used book store too! I might do Audio so my hubby and I can listen together (to prepare for the movie) 1mo

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BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie omg I have to rewatch this movie, I haven‘t seen it in the longest time 1mo

ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead they are remaking it- it‘s coming out early November 1mo

BarkingMadRead Oh wow! I didn‘t know! 1mo

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Letters: #captainwalton #boundforthenorthpole #insteadofsantahegetsdrfrank #nowwegettohearthetale #imaginewritingletterslikethat #beautiful #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie 1mo

Bookwormjillk “Remember me with affection should you never hear from me again.” #yikes 1mo

Seabreeze_Reader The writing is so elegant that it's making my other books sound simplistic. An #unfaircomparison and yet it's so. 1mo

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ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk Ha yeah!!! I loved this quote! 1mo

dabbe #mytwocents Having “The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner“ be one of Walton's favorite poems is crucial to his meeting of the “stranger.“ Just like the mariner, who has a tale to tell (a la Jacob Marley in A CHRISTMAS CAROL), the stranger also has a story to tell to ward off the ambition of Walton in his pursuit of seaworthy excellence. In one of the most famous frame tales every written, we're now going to go back to hear the tale. 1mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe thanks! Love these insights 🐦 (closest I could find to an albatross emoji) 1mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig Struck by how desperate he was for a friend and how quickly he became enamored. 'I love him like a brother. ' 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk We need an albatross emoji!!! 🧡💜💛 1mo

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