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Ch 14: #phoebegivingmissbatesvibes #butfirst #theweddingwasfine #mollyandharrietstuckwitheachother #harrietiskindofabitch #mollyputherinherplacethough #wtgmolly #rogervisitsmollyatthebrownings #invitetohamley #mollystillprefersosborne #whoshehasntevenmet 🙄 #osborneshowsup #brotherlove #backtothebrownings #whereharriethasvisited #slightdisaster #atleastshebehaved #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish No matter what anyone says about Harriet, she can read the room regarding Mr Preston 8h

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish aggghhh I forgot about him! #selectivememory 8h

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mcctrish It was a really long chapter that seemed to go off on tangents but, for me, Preston is bad and everyone is obsessed with Osborne for no reason 8h

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 💯 8h

willaful Yes, Harriet can be trusted on this one, I think.

I wonder if Molly is going to talk herself into being in love with Osborne, even though he's not exactly what she imagined. 7h

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish Harriet did her a solid keeping her away from creepy Mr Preston 6h

mcctrish @willaful Roger is standing right in front of her 👩‍❤️‍👨 5h

willaful @mcctrish I know! 4h

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m hoping that Molly/Roger will be endgame, and if it is, I just love how this romance is developing. I also love the way Mrs. Gaskell writes old maids! The Miss Brownings are delightful to read about! 3h

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The Life of Chuck | Stephen King

#booktomovie
If you‘re a Stephen king fan, don‘t miss this! The casting was epic and the movie was just so so good

Bookwormjillk Was it based on one of his books or did he write a whole new screenplay? 1d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk based on one of his short stories. He was not involved with the making of the movie at all 1d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 13: #renovationsaredone #offtothewedding #thisprestonguygivesmetheick #sortoftellsmollythatclarekeptcynthiaaway #minormrcollinsvibes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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AllDebooks I got distracted, Iain Glenn is a very handsome man. 1d

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks 🤣 I feel that! I think he‘s going to disappoint us 1d

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peanutnine Wait, I feel like I missed something. How do we know this Preston guy? 1d

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine we don‘t 🤷🏻‍♀️ we just met him today. I‘m just getting bad vibes 1d

peanutnine @BarkingMadRead okay cool, just making sure. There are so many characters to keep track of I thought I missed one 😅 1d

Ruthiella @peanutnine I think he was mentioned briefly earlier as the land manager for this estate who had done Mrs. Kirkpatrick favors like providing her with game or produce from the estate. @BarkingMadRead I agree, this guy feels skeevy.😬 1d

mcctrish Mr Preston is in love with Miss Kirkpatrick? I‘m not sure #mommydearest #notarealclare is going to approve and is Mr Gibson getting cold feet ? I hope so, this marriage is giving #titanicvibes 1d

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead possibly so 😔 1d

willaful Mr. Gibson certainly has plenty of reason for cold feet! But is there anything he can do about it now?

I kept being so uncomfortable every time Molly was allowed to be alone with this guy... what happened to being so careful of her, hmmm? 1d

Bookwormjillk We certainly shouldn‘t trust Preston 1d

Clare-Dragonfly Yes, he‘s a land agent—I had to CTRL+F his name but I did find that 😂 1d

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly gotta love technology - I had gottrm confused too! 19h

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 12: #clareisgettingherway #earlywedding #nodaughtervisit #gibsonfundedit #shedidnotreturnthemoney #usedthelordstrousseaugifttopayoffdebt #sosneaky #mollywillstaywiththesisters #poorphoebe #timetorenovate #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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willaful Definitely got some Emma echoes in this chapter, with Lord Whassisface being so proud of his “matchmaking.“ If only NotClare was like Mrs. Weston!
2d

Bookwormjillk I feel like shaking the doctor and telling him it's not too late. 2d

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mcctrish #whatcouldgowrong #redflagslittertheground #notarealclare 2d

ElizaMarie #AllTheRedFlags !!! 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful My thoughts exactly! 2d

willaful @Bookwormjillk I'm wondering if she actually going to pull off making him happy, just because she's generally so good at it. I'm honestly surprised he's not sick of her already, given he's not much for demonstrations of affection, but then again, he has been single for a long time... 2d

Ruthiella @willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I thought of Emma too! 😂 And yes to @mcctrish @ElizaMarie SO MANY RED FLAGS 🚩‼️ ⛔️⚠️🚨 2d

Bookwormjillk @willaful probably 2d

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PUCKED | Helena Hunting

I bought this book because the sprayed edges were pretty 🤷🏻‍♀️ starting this today with @StayCurious and #littensloveromance

TheSpineView Love books with sprayed edges! ❤️📘 3d

BarkingMadRead @TheSpineView me too! Luckily I‘m also in my hockey romance era 🤣 3d

StayCurious @BarkingMadRead you‘ll have to give me some recommendations- I love sports romances 3d

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BarkingMadRead @StayCurious look up Skye McDonald for smutty, Ari Wright if you like Omegaverse, and Kerry Evelyn if you like em sweet 3d

StayCurious @BarkingMadRead great thanks! 😊 3d

AnnCrystal Love sprayed edges 📚💝. 3d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 11: #claregivingjanefairfaxvibes #answerthedamnquestion #idigress #mollyvisitsclare #sheisnotafan #claresaysalltherightthings #almost #wtfisherproblemwithcheese #maam #ladysuggestsmollylivewithclare #hellno #claredoesntwantherowndaughter #whatatrainwreck #thiscannotendwell #evendoclikedtheidea#wtfdude #mollygoesbacktohamleyintears #rogercheersherup #uhoh #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #whewthatwasclose

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Lcsmcat Any Keeping Up Appearances fans here? Because Hyacinth! 😂🤣😂 3d

Cuilin I‘m not sure I would want to get between Mr. Gibson and his cheese. Also, I‘m trying to be understanding of Hyacinth, as women in the 19th century if they were not ever so slightly manipulative, they could be coerced into anything. I‘m not sure cheese is the hill I‘d want to die on though. 3d

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mcctrish Good lord help us all from Hyacinth! Is it too late to call the whole thing off? Let‘s just find Molly a husband instead of 3d

Cuilin @Lcsmcat bouquet (Bucket) residence Lady of the house speaking”. I keep thinking of her too. (edited) 3d

BarkingMadRead @cuilin I would definitely choose a better hill 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3d

willaful Cheese is the hill I would die on, as in I will die for cheese!
3d

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin you are so right about the cheese. 3d

peanutnine Uh oh Roger is paying attention to Molly....the squire would not approve 3d

ElizaMarie @willaful I‘ll die right next to you —- #ForCheese #CheeseIsLife 3d

ElizaMarie Does Molly even need a mother? Isn‘t Mr Gibson too late in thinking this would be “good” for her? Excuses? 3d

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie yeah I think he waited a smidge too long 🤣 3d

willaful @ElizaMarie I once told someone that I don't trust people who don't like cheese and I'd say I was justified! 3d

Clare-Dragonfly Some women are dripping with diamonds / Some women are dripping with pearls / Lucky me, lucky me, look at what I‘m dripping with / Little girls! (edited) 3d

eeclayton @ElizaMarie I agree that Mr G is rather late. It's weird that he tends to (both him and Mrs K actually) treat Molly like a little child but expect her to behave in a mature way. Also, Lydia Bennet had been married for over a year when she was Molly's age. Not that she'd be a good role model, I'm just comparing life stages. 3d

eeclayton @Cuilin manipulation is one thing, but what really bugs me is that she doesn't want to invite her own daughter to the wedding so that she can't outshine her. Just awful. And then there's the matter of the cheese!
Come to think of it, I wonder what kind of person Cynthia will turn out to be. 3d

Lcsmcat @Clare-Dragonfly 😂🤣 3d

Cuilin @eeclayton yeah not wanting your daughter around because she might outshine you, is problematic. 3d

Bklover @Clare-Dragonfly 🧡😂🧡😂 3d

rubyslippersreads @Lcsmcat That‘s exactly who I thought of. 2d

rubyslippersreads @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣 2d

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Bunny's Staycation | Lori Richmond

I mailed out my #staycationintimeswap today! If my butthead mailman won‘t take it, I‘ll drop it at the post office tomorrow 🤣 @Chrissyreadit @DinoMom #staycationswap

mcctrish 😂😂😂 3d

Leftcoastzen I‘m sorry you have a butthead mailman , I consider myself lucky my regular guy is really nice . 😁 3d

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen thanks! Our guy doesn‘t like to work. He‘s not delivered bills to my house, not delivered bills we‘ve mailed out, throws our packages onto our porch from 5–10 steps away. He‘s a real prince 🤣 3d

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TheBookHippie I too have a butthead mailman 3d

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie ugh I‘m sorry 3d

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead It‘s really bad. I mail from the local bookshop. 😵‍💫🫣 3d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 10: #wellhesgoneanddoneit #gibsonproposed #clareaccepted #youknow #soshewonthavetowork #whatcouldgowrong #mollyreactedbadly #popspitchedafit #rogerfoundmollybawling #offeredsomehelpfuladvice #timeformollytomeetclare #hyacinth #whatever #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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AllDebooks It was such a quick proposal. Talk about a 'you'll do' attitude. 😅 4d

Cuilin Marry in haste, repent at leisure. I‘m not sure this is all going work out. 4d

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mcctrish @Cuilin you said it!!!! Roger is a star ⭐️ #gettingcinderellavibes 4d

willaful Ugh, he doesn't know DIDDLY about her actual character! At least we don't have to call her Clare anymore. #UghHyacinth

Roger is a sweetheart. I'm kind of irritated by Molly, but I tend to hate gooey father-daughter relationships. It's not really her fault she's been spoiled. (edited) 4d

Bklover @willaful I‘m with you on the gooey relationship with Dad. And Dad appears to be an idiot! It‘s not like he‘s poor and marrying for money! 4d

willaful @Bklover It's hypocritical of me because I have a gooey mother-daughter relationship, lol. 4d

Bklover @willaful Me too!!! 4d

willaful @Bklover 😂 😂 😂 💝 4d

LiteraryChanteuse Great book, great mini series. 😊 4d

Clare-Dragonfly #thatescalatedquickly 4d

Ruthiella This is not a good match! 😱 4d

Lcsmcat @Cuilin 😂🤣😂 So true! 4d

ElizaMarie That proposal sucked! 4d

Bookwormjillk I feel like Hyacinth is such a passive aggressive thing to name a character you don‘t like. No offense to any Hyacinths out there. 3d

julieclair Oh Gibson, Gibson…. SUCH a bad idea. Why didn‘t you ask us first? We‘d have told you not to do it. 😵‍💫 3d

rubyslippersreads @Bookwormjillk The only Hyacinth I can think of is Hyacinth Bucket. 😆 2d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 9: #clarehasarrived #readinglettersfromthefamforthelady #comesuponsomestuffabouther #awkward #gibsonandclareconsideringeachother #ladygivingoffmrsbennetvibes #sodramatic #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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willaful Ugh! Mr. Gibson, you are such a doof! 5d

eeclayton Mrs Kirkpatrick reminds me a little of Becky Sharp. I wonder if she'll turn out any better. 5d

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mcctrish “Here comes the bride “ 5d

Clare-Dragonfly Lady Cumnor reminded me of Aunt Glegg with her “I‘ll TELL you when I‘m tired, husband.” 5d

julieclair So weird to think about marriage this way. “He‘d be okay.” “She‘d be okay.” So romantic, 😂😂😂. 5d

Lcsmcat With her “I can just sit around while he works” attitude, I don‘t hold out much hope for this marriage. 5d

ElizaMarie @Lcsmcat ha! Yeah! 5d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 8: #rogerishome #getsgrilledaboutosborne #becausethatswhataspareisfor #osbornenotlivinguptoexpectations #nowweknowwhyhestayedaway #mollyblamesrogerforblabbing #inothernews #clareisback 🙄 #girlcantkeepajob #thatbodeswell 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella Osborne sounds like someone who‘s always been given what he wants whether he has earned it or not so when he fails, he doesn‘t know how to handle it. ☹️ 6d

Cuilin @Ruthiella It‘s almost like he thinks he doesn‘t have to make any sort of effort. 6d

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Bookwormjillk Clare sigh. Osborne sigh. 6d

willaful Everyone worships Osborne so much it seems inevitable he'll be terrible.

And yup, here comes NotARealClare again, making mischief. How surprising to learn she was a terrible governess! 🙄 6d

ElizaMarie Ha! Osborne sounds like he would be a spoiled brat (maybe not his fault) 6d

Clare-Dragonfly We‘re all surprised #notarealclare can‘t keep a job, she‘s so pretty 😂 Here‘s hoping she‘s a better wife and stepmother than governess! 6d

mcctrish Osborne sounds like he spends too much time with his friends and not enough time with his studies #notarealclare is just what Gibson needs #notatall @Bookwormjillk #lesigh 6d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 7: #mseyrehasgoneonvacay #scarletfever #mollycantgohome #squireispissed #jerkdoesntwantmollynearosborne #notworriedaboutrogerthough #osbornedelayedhisvisit #rogerdidnot #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

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Cuilin Osborne, Coxe, Roger- Molly you in danger girl. 1w

Bookwormjillk A love square and Molly is clueless 1w

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mcctrish I just want to acknowledge Jenny, standing up for Bethia who was wrongfully sent to new employment because of Coxe‘s nonsense. And Mr Gibson wishing he could live a life without women. He couldn‘t/wouldnt last a DAY!!!! 1w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish yessss I forgot poor Bertha and Jenny #boysaredumb 1w

willaful @mcctrish yup! 1w

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Yes!!! Poor Bethia didn‘t deserve any consequences other than having the letter taken from her. 1w

julieclair The stage is set for Roger to fall in love with Molly…. 1w

Lcsmcat @julieclair Yep. 1w

ElizaMarie I loved this sentence- But fate is a cunning hussy, and builds up her plans as imperceptibly as a bird builds her nest; 7d

BarkingMadRead @elizamarie I almost used #fateisacunninghussy as a hashtag… and then I forgot 🙈 7d

rubyslippersreads @Cuilin 🤣 4d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 6: #thehamleys #mollysettlesin #squirementionsdocremarrying #mollyobsesses #bothhamleystalkuptheirsons #whomuatmarrywell #butnottoowell #rogersoundsmoreinteresting #osbornesoundsdull #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I just can‘t with the Squire 1w

Lcsmcat @mcctrish Really? I find him awkward but lovable. And I think Roger is going to turn out to be the better son. 1w

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Bookwormjillk #TeamRoger

I love how there's this whole scene going on but Molly is just busy overthinking. So relatable. 1w

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk I‘m #TeamRoger too, though I have no inkling how this is all gonna pan out! 😅 1w

mcctrish @Lcsmcat he starts the whole “we all couldn‘t understand why your dad didn‘t remarry” conversation and then is all “why is the girl going on about who her dad would marry” 1w

Lcsmcat @mcctrish I get it, but to me that‘s just his awkwardness. He has no idea what to do with a girl. 1w

willaful I'm cracking up at his making decisions on whether an imaginary daughter would've been good enough for his son.

He seems decent enough on the whole. Trying to entertain Molly. 1w

Bklover It‘s probably too early to be on #TeamNeither 😉 1w

ElizaMarie @lsmcat yes! He seems so clueless about how to talk to anyone!! 1w

julieclair What if both sons fall for Molly? 🤩 1w

rubyslippersreads @julieclair That seems pretty likely. Right now I think I may be on #TeamNeither with @Bklover 😆 (edited) 4d

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 5: #wellthattookaturn #coxeisinlove #docispissed #cantsendcoxeaway #somollyisgoingvisiting #heresyourhatwhatsyourhurry #althoughiguessitwasadressinatead #hashtagbrigade #also #ialmostforgot #thehamleysviewonmarriage 🙄😍🤣

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mcctrish Molly has no idea what‘s going on but she‘s got to leave because daddio doesn‘t like how this is playing out and he‘s mad he doesn‘t know when Molly needs new clothes I‘m not sure how much I like this man anymore 1w

Bookwormjillk Dad has really done downhill these last few chapters 1w

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Lcsmcat I can‘t believe he waited til the last minute to tell her! Maddening! 1w

BarkingMadRead @Lcsmcat #boysaredumb 1w

Lcsmcat @BarkingMadRead 😂 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Sheesh! What a controlling hypocrite! I suppose I understand his desire to keep Molly close as long as possible but it ain‘t going to work. BTW, I figured one of the apprentices was in love with her, and I‘m relieved it‘s the smart one. 1w

Ruthiella I‘m holding out hope she will fall in love with one of the Squire‘s sons! 🤞 1w

quietjenn Such an overreaction 1w

Bklover Bad Dad. 1w

ElizaMarie Shocked but not shocked by daddy‘s reaction. Of course nobody would be good enooggh. Poor Molly seems to have no clue. 1w

julieclair I was really surprised at the father‘s overreaction. Firing the maid, sending Molly away with no warning, raking Coxe over the coals. Too much. 1w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 4: #gibsonsneighbors #victimsofsarcasm #timelineescalatedquickly #hamleysgivingbennetvibes #apprenticescrackmeup #cureorkill #coxeisinthwwrongprefession #hashtagbrigade

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AllDebooks Cox did make me lol. Kill or cure 😅 1w

Bookwormjillk I have to re-read this chapter. I read it right after I finished a different book and don't remember a bit of it. 1w

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣 1w

eeclayton I love whenever Mrs Goodenough is mentioned. What a brilliant name 😁 1w

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton it gives me a giggle every time 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Hmm. Doesn‘t seem that Mr. Gibson is marrying Clare. But it seems he fears Molly wants to marry one of his apprentices… 1w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly #plottwist 1w

Cuilin Some pretty privilege for Dr. Gibson, allowed into society as handsome as he is and some ginger slander I noticed. Appearances and accents were everything then. 1w

Lcsmcat I laughed out loud at the line “He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones; and leanness goes a great way to gentility.” 1w

Bklover @Bookwormjillk That‘s happened to me; it‘s like when you drive somewhere and don‘t remember the driving part at all 😂😂 1w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 3: I don‘t think I have the right guy, so let‘s pretend this is Dr Gibson 🤣 #alookintomollysfam #mamadiedwhenmollywas3 #dockeptapprentices #misseyrebabysits #bettyteaseseyre #mollyputsbettyinherplace #hashtagbrigade

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Bklover Sigh. I was just loving Dad until he told Ms Eyre not to teach Molly TOO much. We wouldn‘t want her well-read, would we? 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bklover definitely a character flaw 2w

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Bklover Oh, and I do feel a bit sorry for Betty. She‘s had Molly for a long time. 2w

Bookwormjillk I was liking Dad until the whole Molly doesn't need to know how to read thing. Seems like Ms Eyre will do it anyway though. 2w

Cuilin I know Betty cares for Molly but to make fun of Ms Eyre in front of Molly is so unkind. Gibson must be making bank paying for three servants and a governess for his daughter!! (edited) 2w

AllDebooks Please add me to the taglist. I'll play catch-up tonight. Hope you're recovering well @BarkingMadRead 💓 2w

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks thank you, I am!! Added you! 2w

willaful Yeah, dad definitely fell in my esteem. But I guess if he was perfect there wouldn't be a story, right? Assuming he's going to be a right numpty and marry NotClare.

I was reminded of the mom in Lark Rise. I guess discouraged intellectual curiosity was a common theme for women writers.

The prose was pretty amusing in this chapter. I liked the allusion to “echo answers.“ 2w

mcctrish Same @Bookwormjillk daddio lost significant rizz factor with that statement #nevermetaneyreididntlike and oh my gosh @willaful you might be on to something with dad marrying #notarealclare 😫 2w

dabbe @Bklover @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @Alldebooks @willaful @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 with all of your comments! I also love that Molly's “governess“ is named “Eyre“. Wonder if that's in homage to Bronte's JANE EYRE? 🤔

I wish the dad didn't have those thoughts regarding his daughter's education. It truly did suck to be a woman in the 1800s. 2w

mcctrish @dabbe there‘s only one Eyre!!! 2w

ElizaMarie Ugh - I was all #TeamDaddy until the reading comment. But I love that Molly is still gonna learn :) I am really liking our little Miss Molly. 2w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish rizz 😂 you‘re making me want to re-write this in Gen Z no cap 2w

mcctrish As we should @Bookwormjillk 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Molly reminds me of Maggie in The Mill on the Floss with wanting to learn! Thankfully she has a Miss Eyre to help her and no Tom to get in the way. 2w

Lcsmcat @dabbe It could be. There‘s about 20 years between publication dates. I‘d like to think it was one author supporting another. 2w

dabbe @mcctrish 🤣🎯🩵🎯🤣 2w

dabbe @Lcsmcat IKR? 🎯🩵🎯 2w

quietjenn @dabbe @lcsmcat I'm pretty sure it is. They were friends and she wrote a biography of Charlotte. 2w

quietjenn I am momentarily willing to give Dad a pass on the limited education, because I think he just doesn't want her to grow up too fast. But my grace won't extend if he makes a terrible marriage choice. 2w

Lcsmcat @quietjenn Interesting! 2w

dabbe @quietjenn #duh! I misremembered that! 🤦🏼‍♀️ 2w

dabbe @quietjenn 🎯🩵🎯 2w

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead ❤️ that's great to hear. X 1w

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Dragons & Dumplings: A Cozy Fantasy with Baking & a Friends to Lovers Slow Burn Romance and a Tiny Dragon Familiar | Laura Greenwood

#readyourkindle for June! @CBee

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 2: #mollygoestotheparty #boooooring #wandersofftothegardens #starving #tired #naptime #clarefindsher #bringsfood #whichclareeats #takesherforanap #FORGETSHER #wtfclare #mollyjustwantstogohome #butno #sleepover #unwanted #paradesmollyaround #rescuedbypapa #whoreturnsthenextdaytogivethanks #whichclaresoreadilyaccepts 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover 2w

Librarybelle I felt so bad for Molly! And, Clare making it sound like it‘s all Molly‘s fault! Molly‘s a kid, who is relying on strangers to help her out. Glad Papa came to the rescue! 2w

Ruthiella I have a bad feeling about this former Miss Clare! 😬 2w

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Cuilin @Ruthiella I second this suspicion!! 🤨 2w

Cuilin @Librarybelle Agreed. I love the relationship she has with her father. 2w

Bookwormjillk Here we go 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I am extremely disappointed in this Clare! Though I suppose she isn‘t a real Clare, since I figured out halfway through this chapter that it‘s her maiden name, not her first name 🤣 2w

Lcsmcat I‘m definitely on Team Dad. Poor little Molly! 2w

mcctrish Clare is a train wreck #notarealclare hence forth 2w

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly She is definitely not worthy of the name! 2w

rubyslippersreads @Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish My middle name is Claire, and I completely reject this awful woman. 😂 #notarealclare 2w

ElizaMarie I love the daddy-daughter-ness of it all! He is such a sweet man - Ugh #DoesHeDieSoon ? 2w

mcctrish @ElizaMarie EG is not to be trusted with men #shekillsthemwillynilly 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I would also like to mention that the lord dude sucks. I shuddered with childhood recognition at her description of the man who takes hold of a joke and won‘t let it go, and keeps pointing it at a baffled child who can‘t escape. 2w

Bklover @ElizaMarie @mcctrish you are probably right. Dad is my favorite character, so they will surely kill him off, leaving poor Molly an orphan! 2w

quietjenn Clare and the other ladies made me *so* mad. Not only to act like everything is Molly's fault but to be like, ""Oh, you can just stay all night, aren't you lucky?" ? 2w

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Firestarter | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #firestarter 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 2w

Bookwormjillk I‘m still working on The Dark Half which I read accidentally last month. Then I have the new one and this which both came in from the library at the same time. It‘s going to be a King filled month. Not complaining because to me Stephen King=Summer reading. 2w

bekakins This is one of my absolute faves! I used to have a hardback omnibus of The Eyes of the Dragon & Firestarter and it was proper comfort reading for me whenever I was off sick from school 2w

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BarkingMadRead @bekakins 😍😍😍 2w

JessClark78 I just finished The Stand. I‘ll catch up this month. 2w

BarkingMadRead @JessClark78 I am still reading the Stand 🙈 it‘s a reread of a reread of a reread times 100 for me so I‘ve been reading a chapter a day 🤣 2w

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Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

Starting our #nancydrewbr book for June, let‘s see if Nancy can stay conscious 🤣

Librarybelle 😁 2w

Ruthiella I‘m hoping for at least one kidnapping attempt! 2w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella there has to be one of those! 2w

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Bookwormjillk Hidden rooms are staircases are my favorites 2w

dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 2w

dabbe What number are we on with our #nnk? 2w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 1: #meetingthecharacters #youngmollyexcitedaboutanouting #doctordadmakingitwork #mrsCisapieceofwork #browningsistersahouldbefun #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright 2w

Bookwormjillk He seems like a good Dad. What does it say about the other books we‘ve read that I‘m expecting him to die soon? 2w

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 Here‘s hoping this book breaks the mold! 2w

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dabbe @Bookwormjillk Like Cinderella's dad! 🎯🩵🎯 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I was expecting him to hit up Clare. There‘s time for both 🤣 2w

dabbe The earl and countess are a hoot so far. #festivalatthetowers #mollygetstositbodkinwiththebrownings ... that's a fun tongue twister! 🤣 2w

mcctrish The beginning of this book gave me Goodnight Moon vibes which quickly morphed into “how many might die?” @Bookwormjillk 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Hahaha, yes, me too! 😂 2w

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I am in the same boat. 2w

Lcsmcat @BarkingMadRead I‘m with you - but there aren‘t many sympathetic female characters (yet) are there? 2w

rubyslippersreads I have a new favorite word—scomfished! 😂 2w

rubyslippersreads @dabbe Will Clare be the wicked stepmother? 😆 2w

Bklover Could you add me to the list please? 2w

BarkingMadRead @bklover absolutely 2w

willaful @rubyslippersreads exactly my thought... 2w

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A Court of Silver Flames | Sarah J. Maas

Saw this today and thought of #littensloveacotar 🤣At the bottom it says “what the hell is this?” But it got cut off

mcctrish 😆😆😆 2w

mcctrish Wait until he meets Nesta 2w

StayCurious Hahaha love this 2w

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The Dead Zone | Stephen King

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #thedeadzone
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 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead I know that this was a political book, please make sure your comments are kind. 2w

Leftcoastzen Love your well loved old copy! 2w

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen I had to tape part of the binding this time! 🙈 this poor old thing 2w

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TieDyeDude I listened to this on audio, narrated by James Franco. It was a tough listen because Franco sounded completely uninterested. I really enjoyed the foreshadowing used by King, like the seemingly random lightning rod salesman. It was a long road to get to the events of the conclusion, but I loved the ride. I'd like to re-read a physical copy in the future; I feel like I'd like it even more without Franco's droning... 2w

BarkingMadRead @TieDyeDude ugh how disappointing! 2w

Bookwormjillk SHOOT! I accidentally got The Dark Half instead. I always mix those up. 😂

Not finished yet but I'm enjoying it. Re-read The Dead Zone a few years back and liked that too. 2w

Bklover This is one of my favorites. Not sure why, except I remember reading it when it first came out. I loved it then, (I was 19), and I still reread it occasionally. It still holds up as one of my favorites. 2w

kwmg40 Like @TieDyeDude, I disliked James Franco's narration, but otherwise I loved the story, and it really is hard not to think about today's political situation while reading this book. 2w

kwmg40 After finishing the book, I immediately watched the 1983 adaptation, which I thought was very good. My only complaint is that it was so condensed. All the plot elements were there (with some minor changes) but so many details that contributed to the character development were cut. 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: #yall #thatwasalot #stephenwritestomaggie #beggingtomarryher #shealmostgivesin #flood ⁉️⁉️ #itallmakessensenow #thatfearofdrowning #maggieescapesinaboat #managestogettotom #theyheadforlucy #crash #rip #stephenmarrieslucy #phillipmournsforever #theend #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 2w

Bookwormjillk I was kind of surprised they both went. I thought it would just be her. Thanks @barkingmadread 2w

mcctrish Thank you for leading us #iwillnevernotbemad 2w

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TheAromaofBooks Thank you for guiding us through this one!! This is my second George Eliot book and I am here to say that it will also be my last 😂 What even was the point of this. 2w

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 2w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 💯 2w

dabbe The ending infuriated me. All the pages ... on and on ... such descriptions ... blah blah blah ... then BAM! Dead in one chapter. The end. #wtf? 😳 And what kind of marriage will Lucy and Stephen have. I'd always think that his true love was Maggie. What kind of marriage can come from that? At least MIDDLEMARCH had a happy ending! 2w

mcctrish @dabbe I am so mad!!! Maggie is smarter than her father, smarter than her brother, Philip is her intellectual match but he‘s a cripple so that‘s a no, Stephen is a lightweight and her cousin‘s choice so that‘s a no, let‘s kill her off cuz that‘s the fitting thing to do #knowyourplacegirls ENRAGED I am 2w

KAO Stunned! It actually crossed my mind that the author was tired of this story or didn‘t know how to end it—so, ta daa! A dangerous flood occurs to shut it all down with fatal consequences! The End. Argh! Ah well, thanks for leading us through this one, @BarkingMadRead! 2w

Ruthiella Thank you @BarkingMadRead for once again leading us through the breach! I likely would have not read this otherwise. I‘m glad to have it under my belt, even though it was a frustrating read at times. 2w

eeclayton Joining the #wtf club. It was interesting to realize that out of the 3 times we saw Maggie in a boat, the only time she was safe was when she was threatened by the flood, floating with no male companion in the vessel. But the I still don't understand why the siblings had to be killed off like this.
Thanks @barkingmadread for leading us through another difficult read that I would probably have given up on without our lovely group 💕 2w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 2w

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🎯🩵🎯 2w

dabbe @KAO 🎯🩵🎯 2w

dabbe @Ruthiella 🎯🩵🎯 2w

dabbe @eeclayton 🎯🩵🎯 2w

dabbe All hail @BarkingMadRead, the hostess with the mostest! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Thanks for leading us yet again through a challenging read with an unbelievable #wtf ending. On to Ms. Gaskell! Love this #hashtagbrigade! 😍 2w

ElizaMarie #WTF 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Bleh! All the flooding and drowning was definitely foreshadowed effectively… but bleh! Thanks for leading us @TheAromaofBooks 😘 2w

AllDebooks Wow, what a cop out of an ending. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for keeping us sane and amused through yet another chunker 😊 2w

Leftcoastzen Thank you @BarkingMadRead all that for that ending ?😡🤬 2w

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen @AllDebooks @dabbe that ending was garbage 🙄 2w

julieclair @AllDebooks I agree 💯. So disappointing after aaaalllllll those pages. @BarkingMadRead You are the best leader ever! 2w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair thank you!! 2w

kwmg40 I feel the same way as everyone else about that ending. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for hosting! I'm sorry I didn't contribute much to the discussion but I did enjoy following along with the #hashtagbrigade. 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: #somuchgossip #oggthinksmaggieisafterkenn #theguestsisterstellstephen #plansmadetoreunitestephenwithlucy #lucysneaksofftovisitmaggie #lucyforgivesher #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

mcctrish The Guest sisters are a piece of work!!! I‘m glad Lucy came to her senses and I hope she realizes Stephen is not the one for her and thereby convinced his sisters to get their own lives 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Yay for Lucy! She truly is the best. I‘m just going to leave this for the other ladies of St. Ogg‘s: 🙄🙄🙄🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 3w

julieclair Surely surely Lucy will not marry Stephen. I don‘t think I could take it. 3w

ElizaMarie All the gossip!!! 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #mumcomparesmaggietoherfurniture #wtf #phillipwritesabeautifulletter #hestilllovesandbelivesinmaggie #yetmaggiestillhatesherself #iblametom #also #moredrowningreferences #thisdoesnotbodewell #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

mcctrish It was a beautiful letter ❤️❤️❤️ I‘m so infuriated! All these people pushing and pulling Maggie around and she‘s just trying to do her best 3w

AllDebooks This is grinding my gears now. Maggie should tell them all to feck off. She should ask Tom for a small allowance and get gone to a new life with found family and better friends. 3w

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BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks for real! 3w

dabbe It's hard to believe, but if only Maggie had gone through with the elopement with Stephen, she would have caused less damage, and Philip and Lucy would have eventually moved on with their lives. Now that Maggie is determined to stay in town, she is making it impossible for Stephen to have a possible reconciliation, either with herself or with Lucy. Moreover, her presence in town will keep the wound open in Philip's heart. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t love Philip telling her he would have committed suicide if he didn‘t love her so much. Keep that to yourself, my man. I‘m glad you had something to hold onto but don‘t make Maggie feel guilty. 3w

Leftcoastzen Maggie can‘t get a break. It was a lovely letter, everyone seems stuck cuz Maggie is stuck .😞 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: #stoggsisabuzz #maggieisthedevil #stephenwentabroad #lucyisill #philranoff #stephenwritesaletterwiththetruth #willithelp #kennthinksnot #kennwantsmaggietogoawaytowork #maggiesaysno #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

mcctrish A man of 5 and twenty should know better but he‘s still a man FFS if men are so fucking strong that they have to be in charge why can‘t they be in charge of themselves 3w

Bookwormjillk Frustrating chapter 3w

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Leftcoastzen It is a frustrating chapter! Maggie left to get the scowls, side eye , etc . Hard times for a woman. She‘s trying to stay strong. 3w

TheAromaofBooks Like I get why Maggie doesn't want to start over, but at the same time - it feels like she always purposefully chooses the hardest possible path for no real reason. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Yes, very frustrating. Dr. Kenn seems to be a kind man. I hope he comes up with a solution that can satisfy Maggie‘s conscience without making the rest of her life miserable. 3w

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks yes!!!! 3w

eeclayton @TheAromaofBooks it seems like she's internalised the criticism of the community and doesn't feel like she deserves a fresh start. Which is the saddest thing in this book. 3w

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Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree

Made my #bookspinbingo stack while I had a little energy. It took way more out of me than it should have, but my surgery recovery has been going so well, I‘ll only complain a little 🤣 @TheAromaofBooks

Bookwormjillk I didn‘t realize you had your surgery. So impressed you‘ve kept up the chapter a day posts! 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk a couple of the days it was practically all I read 🤣 surgery was Wednesday. I‘m feeling pretty good now! 3w

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead glad to hear it! 3w

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AnnCrystal Now get to resting and reading, may you be all recovered soon 🙏🏼💝. 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Glad everything went well!! 3w

Ruthiella Glad to hear you are recovering nicely. ❤️ 3w

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead so glad to hear your surgery has gone well. Wishing you a speedy recovery x 🙏 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7.1: #maggieisruined #tomkickedherout #everyoneknows #mumstickswithher #tobobstheygo #bobtotherescue #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

TheAromaofBooks Just when you think Tom can't be more of a jerk, here we are. 3w

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks right?! And it‘s all bob‘s fault for blabbing 3w

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Bookwormjillk Grrrrr Tom. Surprised the mom went with her though 3w

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk That surprised me too!! It was rather sweet that her mother finally gave preference to Maggie. (edited) 3w

eeclayton Tess of the d'Urbervilles vibes 😔 3w

julieclair @eeclayton Yes, sadly. Poor Maggie. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Yay for Bob! Kind of mad at Maggie for saying she doesn‘t owe a grudge to anyone. Not that it would help if Bob went and beat up Stephen anyway. I wonder what is going on with Stephen. It sounds like Tom wants to duel him but something is stopping him. Presumably duels are illegal so it might just be that. 3w

dabbe @eeclayton 🎯🩵🎯 3w

dabbe So, it's like we thought. Stephen gets away, and Maggie bears the heat. It probably would have been better overall for everyone if she HAD married Stephen; at least she'd still sort of have her reputation, and Lucy and Phil would get over it someday. If I were Maggie, I'd get the hell out of dodge and away from those hypocrites. 3w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe it‘s so frustrating, she‘s so worried about everyone thinks of her, but nobody would give her the same courtesy 3w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🎯🩵🎯 3w

Daisey These are some frustrating chapters, and as was mentioned in I think yesterday‘s discussion, we don‘t have many chapters left for things to work themselves out. I didn‘t think I could like Tom less than I already did, but this chapter managed it. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Daisey I‘m very much afraid it‘s all going to go to hell in a handbasket 3w

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead @dabbe it was so hard not to read ahead this morning 3w

Bookwormjillk @eeclayton yup 3w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I so know how you feel, so I finished it because I have no willpower! 🤣 3w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe maybe I will copy you tomorrow. @dabbe did it first! 3w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I couldn't help myself! Plus, I got to the point when I wanted this sucker over and done with! 🤣 3w

ElizaMarie @Daisey YES !!! I disliked Tom for all his #HolierThanThou attitudes then, and now I loath him for his constant jackassery! Ugh! And he didn't even let Maggie explain herself. I am super surprised the Momma finally has her motherly vibe and goes with Maggie - that was a shocker! 3w

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Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ok #hashtagbrigade it‘s time to start thinking about the book for June/July! we have another #chunkster on our hands! Who will be joining in the discussion? Everyone is welcome, but remember: my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read my post until you‘ve read the chapter!

BarkingMadRead @litsyevents
@indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean 3w

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader
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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 3w

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Bookwormjillk Me! 3w

Librarybelle Yes, please! I came across my copy the other day. The same edition as yours. 😂 3w

Lcsmcat I‘d love to be included please. 3w

TheAromaofBooks I'm in!! I found one Gaskell super boring and another one delightful, so we'll see where this one lands 😂 3w

Cuilin I ordered a copy but when it arrived, it was not in very good condition so out it went again. I think I‘m going check my local library. (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin I‘ll put you in the list and you can let me know if you need to be taken off! 3w

rubyslippersreads I‘m in, although I may have bitten off more than I can chew, tackling this in the same month as

Kristin Lavransdatter

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mcctrish I‘m in . It‘s free on kindle and the serial app. I think I will do it on kindle (edited) 3w

rubyslippersreads @Cuilin if you don‘t mind reading an ebook, it‘s available on Project Gutenberg. 3w

Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks I did not love “North and South” but I adored “Cranford” and I liked “Ruth”. I am curious to see where I land on this one. 3w

Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads Me too! 😬😂 We can do it! 💪 3w

eeclayton 🙋 3w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3w

julieclair I‘m in! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m in! 3w

ElizaMarie Im in- gotta secure a copy 3w

peanutnine I'm in! 3w

willaful I'm in, though I'll be away for part of June. 3w

dabbe I'm in! 😍 3w

jewright I would like to join, please! 3w

KAO I need to tackle some other titles in my TBR stack, so I‘ll skip this one and rejoin in August for Age of Innocence! 3w

TheAromaofBooks @Ruthiella - Yes! I was not a fan of N&S which I felt like dragged on forever with Gaskell killing off some other perfectly nice character every 50 pages or so so we can get MORE chapters of boring Margaret wringing her hands and bemoaning her life and worrying that she said the wrong thing. But Cranford! So delightful! So much humor and wonderful characters! I couldn't believe they were written by the same person! 3w

quietjenn Yes! 3w

Bklover I‘m in! I need to improve on @dabbe ‘s Thursday lists. I have the same copy as well😉😊 3w

dabbe @Bklover Same here! 🤣😍🤗 3w

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Firestarter | Stephen King

Just a reminder that June‘s #LosersClub read is #firestarter Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about May 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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 3w

Bookwormjillk 🔥🔥🔥 3w

LitsyEvents May or June? 3w

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BarkingMadRead June 🙈 @litsyevents 3w

KathyWheeler It‘s been a long time since I read this — looking forward to it. 3w

BookwormAHN It's on hold 🤞🏻 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 14: #yikes #maggieandstephensleepontheboat #scandalous #stephenarrangedaninn #thatsnotsuspiciousatall #maggiewontgiven #stepheninsiststheymarry #maggiewontdoit #soobviouslystephenkicksherout #alone #atnight #ass #maggietakesthewrongcab #anothernightswayfromhome #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

mcctrish I don‘t even know what to think at this point - Maggie won‘t marry Stephen because of Lucy, she can‘t be with Philip because of Tom and his lines in the sand so she will be alone ? There are probably more fish in the sea but we are running out of chapters 3w

Bookwormjillk Maggie doesn‘t seem to have any good options and now everyone will blame her for Stephen‘s assery. 3w

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dabbe Yep, Maggie gets to go back and face the music while Stephen literally can ride off into the sunset. Damn what these women had to go through in the 1800s! 3w

Leftcoastzen Oh man ! Poor Maggie! Few choices to begin with and now this ! 3w

Leftcoastzen Too all ! Enjoying the read along and all the great comments! 3w

ElizaMarie @dabbe Yes! The 1800s were so brutal for a young woman. She is screwed, Stephen is an ass, he doesn't care about her reputation, and practually blackmails her into marriage for the “sake“ of her reputation - ugh! I hate boys! I feel bad for Maggie. Worried this book will end and she won't find happiness. 3w

dabbe @ElizaMarie 🩵🎯🩵 3w

KAO @ElizaMarie @dabbe Agreeing with you on all points!! (edited) 3w

dabbe @KAO 🎯🩵🎯 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I would like to give Stephen a smack! I don‘t know what options Maggie has now. Someone saw her and Stephen together who knows them 😨 (I‘m guessing and hoping Ben!) She can‘t even get a decent teaching situation if they hear she‘s been alone with a man. 3w

kwmg40 What a chapter! Poor Maggie. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly (Bob, not Ben. I don‘t know if there‘s even a Ben in this book 😂) 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 14: #boatridetime #stephenrowsformaggie #toofar #lotsofdeclarathonsoflove #snagarideonabiggerboat #wontthiswreckmaggiesrep #hmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

mcctrish Two days on the water? No one knows where they are? #whatcouldgowrong 3w

dabbe Maggie is now in DEEP waters. #punintended 3w

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Bookwormjillk @dabbe 😂

And how could Stephen screw this up so bad that they got there in like an hour but now it will take 2 days to get back. Maggie is cooked for sure. 3w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯🩵🎯 3w

KAO This can‘t go well!! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly He kidnapped her!!! THIS IS NOT OKAY. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I think it would ruin Maggie‘s reputation if they don‘t get married. So he‘s pretty much forced her hand at this point. 3w

Leftcoastzen Uh oh ! Not fair! 3w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly I agree - I don't like this Stephen guy. He feels so entitled to do whatever, consenquences be damned. He claims to care for her, but then he puts her in a lot of situations a young lady shouldn't be in. AND doesn't listen when she tells him to stop/leave her alone. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 12: #tomgetsthemill #theauntsstillwontdonatelinens #godforbid 🙄 #timstillwontallowmaggietomarryphil #basicallynothinghaschanged 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

mcctrish Well we know what side of the family Tom is from 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I guess I‘m relieved he accepted the Mill (though I think he doesn‘t actually own it yet). But of course he‘s even more mad at Philip now. And those aunts! Yeah, aunt Glegg‘s tablecloths with elk on them are so much inferior to the ones with diamonds, I‘m sure. 😂 3w

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BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly yeah i think the uncle owns it but tom will run it 3w

Bookwormjillk Blah blah blah tablecloths 3w

TheAromaofBooks The aunts acting like it's Tom's mom's fault that all her stuff got sold like sheesh literally not remotely her fault!? 3w

Leftcoastzen Nothing worse than a cranky, old linen hoarder! 3w

julieclair #Bringbackthelinens #Andtheteapots @mcctrish 😉 3w

mcctrish @julieclair #mysoulforateapot 3w

ElizaMarie @JulieClair - YES THE TEAPOTS must be returned! What is life without teapots! Ha. 3w

julieclair @ElizaMarie #alifewithoutteapotssisnotworthliving 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 11: #yikes #stephenshowsupatgrittys #proposaltime #maggiesaysno #smoochingensues #stephenpeacesout #backtonormal #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 4w

mcctrish What to do, what to do? I love how Stephen is mad at Maggie #whatamaroon 4w

Ruthiella I feel like Stephen crossed a line there by showing up and it makes me mad. He‘s putting Maggie in a bad situation-one he can walk away from as a man, but she as a woman cannot live down. She will be unfairly judged either way. 4w

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mcctrish @Ruthiella and it‘s not the first time either 🤬 Phillip has noticed and he isn‘t blameless either #tomisgoingtolosehisshit #andstillblamemaggie 4w

TheAromaofBooks Side note, still trying to figure out why the heck Tom is the most important person in Maggie's life. Let's make all our decisions based on what the judgmental jerk who treats you like trash will think 🙄 4w

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks yes!!! I mean how close do you have to stay with your mean brother? She needs to choose her own family. 4w

Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks I agree and it is frustrating. I think Eliot is telling us that Maggie‘s bond with her brother is stronger than any other ( other than to her father, now deceased). 4w

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks YES!! Granted the rest of that family would side with him if he tells them to, but Maggie has proven that she can survive on her own. Gritty is the only one who makes sense in this book. 4w

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks women just being programmed by the patriarchy to do what the men in the family say ( Maggie needs Tom more than he needs her ) 4w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk she totally has proven she can survive on her own 4w

dabbe The Stephen-Maggie thing has RUTH vibes all over it. Don't give in, Maggie! If only it were the 2020s! 😱 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Ugh! I am SO mad at Stephen now! How dare he show up and tell her she has to talk to him because his poor little manly fee-fees are hurt. How dare he blame her for him riding thirty miles a day about it. Get over yourself, dude. 😡😡😡😡🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 10: #dancetime #maggiedoesntwanttodance #finallydanceswithtorry #stevengetsjealous #ispelledhisnamewrong 🤷🏻‍♀️ #itwouldhavebeenfastertochangeit #movingon #theystroll #stephenkissesmaggieshand #outrage #philvisitsthenextday #maggiewontangertom #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 4w

mcctrish Can Tom be mad once he hears all the details ? Phil loves Maggie so much he makes his dad get the mill back into Tom‘s hands - seems like enough to me but Tom likes to punish so maybe not #cutoffhisnosetospitehisface (edited) 4w

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Oh, I bet Tom can find a way to be mad. 🙄 4w

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mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly 😂😂 4w

TheAromaofBooks @mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I'm fully expecting Tom to be too proud to accept the mill once he finds out Phillip was involved 🙄 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Yeah, that‘s my thought as well. 😖 4w

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks you aren‘t wrong 4w

Bookwormjillk Tom will stop being mad once he finds a way to take credit for the whole thing 4w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly @TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk
I have to kind of bag on Maggie here. Her indecision is what's affecting everyone. She's not being truthful with anyone regarding her real feelings for Phil (which is NOT romantic love) and Stephen (which is sexual desire and maybe love). ⬇️ 4w

dabbe And re: the hand-arm kissing, what enrages her most is that “Stephen thought more lightly of her than he did of Lucy.“ Thus, she has been unconsciously thinking of her cousin as a rival, and she is angry that the disputed lover seems to treat her with less respect than he does her blonde cousin. #mytwocents 4w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe you are so right 4w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk true dat and @dabbe Maggie needs to go to her situation and take a breather 4w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🤩 4w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 4w

ElizaMarie @Dabbe I agree with these statements. I feel like Maggie not being honest about her feelings allows others to act in ways that can appear problematic. Maggie needs to grow a backbone. 4w

dabbe @ElizaMarie She's the 19th-century damsel in distress. 🤣 4w

Leftcoastzen I‘m with @dabbe on Maggie. I also think Tom will react badly to the mill situation, he always does. 4w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🎯🩵🎯 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 9: #bazaartime #stephenisapestasalways #philisastalker #hedoesntlikewhathesees #maggieisdevastated #timetogobacktowork #lucycaughtinthemiddle #shehasnoclue #staytuned #thedanceshouldbetelling #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 4w

mcctrish At least #snakeywakey seemed happy 4w

KAO Looking forward to drama at the upcoming dance! 4w

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Clare-Dragonfly This bit reminded me of the chapter of Little Women where they have a similar bazaar and all the snobby ladies are jealous of Amy so they send her to a crappy flower stall and sell her artwork themselves. So Laurie gets her better flowers and brings all his friends to buy up all her art 😂 Anyway, Maggie is doing the exact right thing by going off to another situation, but I fear more drama will ensue anyway. 4w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly Omg I was thinking the same thing! 4w

ElizaMarie Lucy not understanding the fact that Maggie has to go to work - 🙄 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 8: #phildrawinginhistowervibes #mastermanipulator #butwillmaggieagree #tullysgettingthemillback #winning #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

mcctrish Phil is totally the mastermind, wonder what #toxicsteve will do now ?! 1mo

dabbe What the hell is Tom going to do if/when he finds out whose behind getting him the mill back? #ruhroh 😱 1mo

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Bookwormjillk And they all lived happily ever after…except there are ten chapters left. #ruhrohindeed 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Tom is *not* going to like this. I‘m not sure Maggie will, either, if she learns it‘s theoretically toward the project of Phil marrying her. It seems manipulative. (edited) 1mo

Leftcoastzen Folly ! I think Maggie won‘t want Phil she wants #toxicsteve 1mo

ElizaMarie Tom isn't gonna be happy. 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7: #nowitsalovequad #poorlucyisclueless #philliptotallyknows #passiveaggressivesinging #uncledeanewantstobuythemill #lucywantsphilliptohelp #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

Bookwormjillk Lucy is so dumb!!! She's going to mess everything up. Ugh. 1mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk I just think the world revolves around Lucy so despite her telling her dad she‘s a smarty, she is clueless also Stephen is toxic 1mo

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Bookwormjillk @mcctrish yup, a toxic man playing toxic games 1mo

dabbe At first, the original love triangle reminded me of the one in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. Now with Philip, I'm like 😳. I think we're headed for a fall. 1mo

ElizaMarie I am not into this Stephen dude- he is gonna cause so much trouble 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t totally blame Stephen for not acting well—his attraction to Maggie is pretty new and he doesn‘t know what to do with it. But I sure hope he shapes up soon and realizes he has to make a choice! (Or preferably leave them both alone because picking one is definitely going to cause drama.) 1mo

Leftcoastzen Kind of a mixed up situation! I agree Lucy is clueless.Lots of potential for heartache and hurt feelings here . 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #guestsistersgivingbingleyvibes #stephenslikesmaggielikesstephenlikeslucy #lovetriangle #awkwardgardenstroll #theyneedtofigureouttheirshit #philisbackintown #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

mcctrish It feels like they are 13 until Stephen goes to the billiards and chainsmokes cigars 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 💯💯💯 1mo

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Bookwormjillk What a mess 1mo

AllDebooks Honestly, what is up with this guy? Stephen gives me the heebie jeebies #shudders 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish Hahaha, totally! Also, like, is this guy really going to be this important in Maggie‘s life?! He didn‘t show up until 75% of the way through the book! 1mo

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly who actually knows with the randomness happening here 1mo

ElizaMarie @mcctrish everything you said!!!! 1mo

Leftcoastzen I think there‘s gonna be trouble! But I always think that !😄 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: #backtothemillagain #uncledeanewantstomaketomshareholder #tomwantsdeanetobuythemill #wakemsguyiswreckingthejoint 🥃 🍸 🍻 #deaneisconsideringit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

mcctrish I mean it is called the mill on the floss for a reason I guess #whatgoesaroundcomesaround #tomhasabeeinhisbonnet 1mo

Bookwormjillk Uncle D is so full of himself. NOW he wants to claim Tom. (Who, for the record, I am still mad at.) 1mo

ElizaMarie @BookwormJillK I agree! I am so ugh with/at Tom. 1mo

julieclair I have just been wondering if there are any characters in this book I haven‘t been annoyed with at some point. Maybe Lucy? And Bob. 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood | Ann Brashares

My stack for #14books14weeks with @Liz_M

Bookwormjillk That is a very summery stack 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 💯 what I was going for 🤣 I was surprised how many I had on my shelves 🙈 1mo

Liz_M Perhaps I sense a theme...🤔 😂 1mo

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BarkingMadRead @Liz_M 🤣🤣☀️☀️🏝️🏖️ 1mo

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Love love love

Ready Player One: A Novel

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Catsandbooks I love that Tessa Bailey duology ❤️ 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Catsandbooks it looks fun! 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: #bobhasacutelittlewife #tomrentsaroomattheirhouse #tomhasathingforlucy ⁉️ #howdidimissthat #maggietellstomaboutphil #tomisnothappy #alwaysgottabeajerk #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

mcctrish It went better than I thought but does Tom have to make Maggie cry every time they meet 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish I feel like he gets off on it, like he‘s not happy unless he can make someone else sad 1mo

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mcctrish Poor Tom is surrounded by fuck ups 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

dabbe I may be giving an unpopular opinion here, but I think Tom nailed some of Maggie's worst traits--even though he was a dick about it as usual. Maggie's overwrought passions are going to get her into trouble--IMHO. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe he‘s 💯 correct. With zero tact 🤣 1mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead #wellsaid 🤩 1mo

KAO All in all, it still seems a shame that Tom and Maggie don‘t have a more mutually supportive relationship. It would be a bit of comfort for them in these trying times! #admittedlypollyanna-ish (edited) 1mo

Bookwormjillk Usually I like one of the kids over the other but they both were annoying in this chapter. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t really see how Maggie got “Tom is in love with Lucy” from what Bob said but I‘ll go with it! Will the couples reconfigure leaving poor Philip alone? Also, did you notice that Bob‘s wife is short?! As a short person I was very amused 😂 1mo

Leftcoastzen Yes , I wish Tom & Maggie were closer , he‘s always pretty harsh but agree with @dabbe he points out traits in Maggie that could lead to issues! 1mo

ElizaMarie Tom has some points but he is such a jerk about it. He is cruel to Magggie, I feel like it just shows how immature he is. 1mo

julieclair I totally missed that Tom was in love with Lucy. 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #maggieandlucychat #lucyknowsallaboutphilnow #well #notall #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

Daisey It‘s been a busy weekend and I just got caught up! Things could get very complicated soon. 1mo

Bookwormjillk She told her everything except the important parts. 1mo

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mcctrish #whatcouldgowrong 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🤣🎯🤣 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish #anythingandeverything 1mo

mcctrish @dabbe 👏🏻👏🏻 1mo

Leftcoastzen Correct not the important parts ! I see trouble brewing! 1mo

ElizaMarie Ooo excited to see the drama (triangle) unfold! 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: Stephen meets Maggie #thiscantendwell #stepheniscrushing #maggieandlucyareclueless #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

Ruthiella Honestly, the sub title of this novel should be “This Can‘t End Well”! 😬 (edited) 1mo

mcctrish @Ruthie correct! I think Maggie took Stephen‘s breath away 🤣🤣 #whywontshelookatme #ifirowshehastolookatme #oooicantouchherhandtwice #notcreepyatall (edited) 1mo

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Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella lol 1mo

ElizaMarie 👀 1mo

julieclair @Ruthiella 😂😂Truth! Honestly, I‘m going to be so upset if he comes between Maggie and Lucy. 1mo

Leftcoastzen Lots of drama could be coming up! 1mo

Leftcoastzen I liked the fact that Maggie was direct about her sewing skills . She needed money , not just needlework projects for after dinner. 1mo

dabbe I could just feel the electricity between those two! And Lucy just sitting there being so pretty and hoping they like each other. #oy! This can't be good, can it? And now Phil's going to come over, too? #doubleoy 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen

#picforattention
Hey #hashtagbrigade before things get crazy and I forget to post, I‘m having surgery in 11 days (my uterus is trying to kill me) I‘m hoping to read ahead a little during the next week, and I shouldn‘t miss a day…. But who knows? I‘m having a total hysterectomy and I might be cranky 🤷🏻‍♀️ so if you don‘t hear from me for a day or three, that‘s why! I will catch up in the days following if necessary! #fuckcancer

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

Ruthiella Wishing you a speedy recovery and some good drugs at the hospital. ❤️ 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella good drugs are important 🤣💊 1mo

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mcctrish Wishing you luck! I had a partial hysterectomy 18 😳 years ago after some sketchy Pap smears( my ovaries stayed in so they could wreck my life now with sleep issues and weight gain). I hope your recovery matches mine and you have great sleeps, no pain and lots of reading time 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish thank you! I‘m super excited not to be hemorrhaging every month 🤣 I legit had to cancel trips last fall because of this stupid uterus 🙄 1mo

AllDebooks Sorry you're having to go through this. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Is there anything we can do to help? X 1mo

CogsOfEncouragement 💟💟💟 1mo

Deblovestoread Wishing you a complete and speedy recovery! Take all the time you need. Love your chair ❤️‍🩹 1mo

kwmg40 Good luck with the surgery. Wishing you a quick recovery! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks you‘re so sweet! I‘m thinking good thoughts and getting ready for a few weeks of couch time 🤣 1mo

Leftcoastzen That‘s so hard . Hope all goes well & you have a speedy recovery! 1mo

Bookwormjillk Good luck with surgery. Show that uterus who is boss. Don‘t worry about posting. 1mo

Librarybelle Oh my…no worries about posting! Good luck with surgery and best wishes for a speedy recovery. We‘ll be thinking about you. ❤️ 1mo

dabbe I had a total hysterectomy 2 years ago for the same reason! 🤩 I can‘t tell you how much better you‘ll feel when that sucker is outta there! No worries about posts. You take care of you and heal well. 💚🩶💚 1mo

kezzlou85 Hope all goes well for you. ❤️ 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Oof, good luck and solidarity! 🤘 #fuckcancer 1mo

eeclayton Wishing you good luck and a speedy recovery! ❤️ 1mo

AnnCrystal May your surgery go well and your recovery be swift 🙏💝. 1mo

willaful I hope everything goes well and you'll feel much better! 1mo

tpixie Wishing a quick and speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 and that it takes care of your health ❤️‍🩹 1mo

TheLudicReader I hope you heal quickly. 1mo

StaceGhost Evict that jerk! Sending healing vibes 1mo

jewright Best wishes for a smooth recovery. 1mo

KAO Oh my! Sending prayers for your speedy recovery! 1mo

Reggie Omg, I hope you have a quick and painless recovery. 1mo

ElizaMarie Get that meanie out of there! We are all sending you good vibes and hope you feel better! #FuckCancer!!! I would punch cancer in the face for you any day! Take care of yourself and don't worry about us. (also love the pic) 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Oh wow!! Praying everything goes okay for you and that you feel so much better at the other end!! 💕 💕 1mo

Cuilin Sending you all the good vibes and yes #FuckCancer !!!!!!!! 1mo

julieclair Sending prayers and healing thoughts. Get that thing out of you so you can get on with your life! 💪 💙 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6.1: #twoyearslater #maggietookajob #tomisstilltom #mrstullyworksforthedeanes #lucyhasabeau #theyarebudswithphil #maggieiscomingtovisit #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

mcctrish I‘m so happy Phil has friends and he and Maggie can be friends again too 1mo

julieclair I am so hoping Maggie and Phil can have a happy reunion. 🤞 1mo

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Bookwormjillk Not thinking this will go well 1mo

BarkingMadRead @julieclair I hope so too! 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m glad Phil has friends and Maggie is still close with her cousin! I think things will be very awkward when they show up at the same place. Laughing at the boyfriend‘s descriptions of what he thinks Maggie will be like. 1mo

Leftcoastzen Well , we shall see!😄 1mo

ElizaMarie Hmm- I am going to guess its gonna be so awkward. 1mo

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7: #yikes #thebillsarepaid #tetchyisitchingtofightwakem #wakemstartslecturing #tetchyloseshisshit #fightfight #tetchywins #butdoeshe #becausenowhesdead #thefamilyisalone #tocleanuphismess #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

mcctrish #tetchytully takes the easy road out again 1mo

Leftcoastzen Doesn‘t take a lot of thought to wonder since father fought with Wakem & Wakem owns the property they may get turned out. Tom did the hard work to earn the money to pay the debt . And this is his reward? Tully just had to fight to his own detriment 😡 1mo

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Bookwormjillk Ugh. Fricken #TetchyTully 1mo

ElizaMarie Wow! Okay, so I kinda felt blindsided with this. I mean the fight was coming, we know that, but... to have been so worked up that he ups and dies! And of course his #PigHeadedness totally screws his family over. Not to speak ill about the dead but... Talk about #DadOfTheYear 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Jeez! I wonder if I‘d feel differently if we‘d actually seen depictions of how Wakem treats #tetchytully as his employee over the years but as it is… Tully is a freaking idiot jerk. 1mo

eeclayton @barkingmadread lovely image choice for today 😍 1mo

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton thank you! Pops kept mentioning that Tim should save the mill, so I thought it would be a good pic for the chapter! 1mo

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #moneymoneymoney #tomtellstetchyabouthisstash #timetopaythebills #itsallaboutwakem #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

mcctrish I‘m glad Tom saved the day but I still can‘t stand him. I thought he‘d snuck the money in the tin. If the debts are paid doesn‘t #techytully still need a job? 1mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish you would think! That part confused me a bit, maybe it was just excitement 1mo

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mcctrish @BarkingMadRead he‘s a bit rash when it comes to #snakywakey 1mo

Ruthiella @mcctrish I thought too Tom would sneak the money in to the tin. And for sure, even if the debts are paid, both he and Mr. T. have to work ie, stay at the Mill or find somewhere else. So this is all very performative. 1mo

mcctrish @Ruthiella right! Doesn‘t their house come with running the mill? So his debts are paid and he leaves his job and now he‘s homeless too? Mrs Tulliver is going to lose her shit! #firsttheteapotsnowthehouse (edited) 1mo

eeclayton It felt to me like Tom wasn't saving the family to save the family but to bask in the glory 🫤 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly I am worried now that Tom has made this big announcement but doesn‘t literally have the money that something will happen to prevent them from getting it 😬 1mo

julieclair @mcctrish I had forgotten about the house being tied to the mill. Ugh…. this can‘t end well. 1mo

mcctrish @eeclayton absolutely true 1mo

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly same ( and if it was just him I‘d be cheering that plot twist on) 1mo

ElizaMarie I think I had misunderstood, I had assumed they would continue to work (maybe try to buy the mill back), but that they are celebrating being in the black now. Like when we do laundry --- #LaundryIsForever :) But I agree @Eeclayton - It felt like it was just Tom being #LookWhoIsTheBest ! Since he is so full of himself! 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: yikes #whoknewauntpulletwouldcatchthem #withoutactuallycatchingthem #tomfigureditout #thatshockedme 🤣 #busted #tomwassonastytophil #philwasprettybrave #maggiedefendedphil #tomwenttoofar #maggiesaysbyetophil #andthenripstomanewone #gomaggie #relief #hmmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish It happened faster than I thought #maggiespeaksthetruth I wonder if Tom will actually hear and understand Maggie‘s words later on? How he is inherently mean? I pity any girl he sets his eye on ( I don‘t think Tom is wrong though that #techytully being upset with Phil and Mags would be nothing compared to #snakywakey ‘s response or how compromised Mags would be if it was known she was meeting up with a boy) 1mo

TheAromaofBooks @mcctrish - That's the thing, Tom wasn't 100% wrong; I think he was actually right about a lot of what he said, but wowsers he sure is one self-satisfied, obnoxious kid. Such an uncomplicated conscience - if I do it, it's right; if I don't do it, it's wrong 😂 Poor Maggie. I was glad that she at least put the vow into her own words! 1mo

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Ruthiella Tom could have been more compassionate, for sure. I did like how Maggie told him off-even though it will not soak in-he is so sure of his own correctness. 1mo

Bookwormjillk Yeah I was liking Tom for a while but today I was team #ShutUpTom 1mo

dabbe I couldn't help but also notice that this chapter ends with Maggie actually being a wee bit glad that the secret is out in the open and that she can't see Phil anymore. Maybe she loved him but not enough. And Tom, well, maybe a new hashtag: #tommytemper? #oy
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Leftcoastzen Tom is so overbearing, he feels he‘s the only thing holding it all together.Poor Maggie has so few privileges or prospects because of the situation.I think she loved talking with Phil & having a little secret.Like @dabbe I think she felt relieved. She doesn‘t care for Phil enough 1mo

ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks yes!!!! Its a whole #IAmTheONlLYRightPerson in all scenarios thing with Tom. Ugh #TomTheSelfRighteous 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Rushworth Family Plot: A Novel | Claudia Gray

#arcreader fangirl moment! NetGalley sent me an email inviting me to read this, and I‘m finally able to start it!

Bookwormjillk I have that one too! I‘ve kind of been putting it off because I don‘t want it to end. 1mo

dabbe Love those nails! 🩶🩶🩶 1mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe thanks! I was actually at the nail salon to get them changed 🤣 1mo

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