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MemoirsForMe
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This book is a hoot & so is Rue! She‘s candid about her poor taste in men & she hilariously rates all bedroom romps by her FQ system: Fun Quotient!😂
Loved learning about her impressive theatrical career, working with top playwrights.
We all know Rue for her standout roles in Maude & Golden Girls (with coolest inside stories!), but she‘s been in so much more.
Rue finally found love with hub #6 but her son Mark was the guy always there for her.

MemoirsForMe Rue left us way too soon. So happy for all those Maude and Golden Girls reruns! #BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks 1d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 24h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 21h
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
The complete novels | Jane Austen
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#Pemberlittens now that we have reached the end of Jane Austen of the 6 main novels, what's your ranking? Did it change with this reread?

I had thought mine had stayed the same until I went looking for my thoughts after finishing the original Pemberlittens Readalong. My 5 and 6 swapped this time.⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig 6️⃣ Mansfield Park. Reading through older eyes I can no appreciate Fanny Price's quiet strength of character. But The PLAY! as it shall always be known and Edmund‘s prigish ways made it my least favorite this time. And I think this changes with my mood at the time of the reading.⬇️ 5d
Crinoline_Laphroaig 5️⃣ Sense & Sensibility. Marianne's sensibilities wear me out. Elinor has the patience of a saint. Colonel Brandon is what moves it up to 5th place. Although I still think he deserves better than Marianne.

4️⃣ Emma. I've always thought of Emma as loveable snob. Another change that older me notices is how Emma is a caregiver and basically parenting her parent. How that ties her down. And the sacrifices Mr. K makes to keep Mr. Woodhouse happy.⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 3️⃣Persuasion. I definitely didn't get this one as a teenage girl. Now I just find it more and more beautiful every time I read. ⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 2️⃣ Northanger Abbey. No surprise. My love of Henry Tilney is well documented. I just find Northanger Abbey to be such a fun read. Youthful, charming and it's a book about books. And it has my favorite Jane Austen quote of all time: “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 1️⃣ Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Darcy! Pemberley! And it taught teenage me to be Obstinate Headstrong Girl.
#pemberlittens
#janeaustenthenandnow #janeausten250

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TheBookHippie Oh!! I‘ll make a post! Soon. 5d
Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheBookHippie I'm excited to see everyone's rankings. 5d
Crinoline_Laphroaig Ooh I was actually able to find my ranking from original Litsy Pemberlittens Readalong! https://litsy.com/p/RDBTNllNbWhx 5d
AmyG Gorgeous set. 5d
Bookwormjillk Thanks for hosting the re-read this year. Emma used to be my favorite now it's Persuasion. 5d
willaful I think Persuasion may now be in 4th place instead of fifth. 4d
AnishaInkspill that's a really gorgeous set, and wonderful insights of how you now relate to these, I'll get mines together and post, thanks for pulling this together. 4d
SarahBookInterrupted @AmyG I was thinking the same thing. Beautiful 🤩 3d
julieclair Great question! As I didn‘t get to reread all of them, I can‘t definitely rank them. 😕 But Pride & Prejudice remains #1 for me (always will, I suspect.) I appreciate Northanger Abbey and Sense and Sensibility more than formerly, and Emma has moved down the list… probably to spot #5 or even #6, which actually surprises me quite a bit! 3d
Crinoline_Laphroaig @julieclair Pride and Prejudice! 2d
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jenniferw88
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So excited for my #auldlangspine list from @Singout ! I haven't read ANY of them, although I have read the tagged author before & loved it (Braiding Sweetgrass), so I'll probably start there.

Top right shows books I already owned (and/or purchased recently), & bottom right shows books I'm interested in.

Books #2, #5, #6 & #12 aren't appealing to me at mo, but might later in the year! 🤣

Thanks @monalyisha for another 👍 match!

#als2026 #als

Singout Wow!!! I‘m so happy you‘re looking forward to them! I‘m going to make a beautiful list like yours, and do a bit more reflection when I am away in the next couple of days. 3w
Amiable Oh, I love Thrity Umrigar —everything she writes is wonderful. 3w
KT1432 This looks good!! 3w
TheKidUpstairs I love love love Christine Higdon 3w
Chelsea.Poole @singout was my match last year and she had an amazing list! Several made my list this year. Enjoy! 3w
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kspenmoll
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Ruthiella Nice selection! 🎅🏻💀🎄🔪 4w
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Gissy
El tiempo de las moscas | Claudia Pieiro
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Pickpick

March 2025 Book #6
This is the second book in Tuya (All Yours) duology. Liked it but not loved it. The beginning was so slow and it was about flies if you have any kind of phobia with this insect, this book is not for you. It was interesting to know about this insect but this is not a nonfiction book. You will hate Inés who has l, let‘s say a different personality😬but half way of the book, it changed and kept attention with good twists⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) The title in English is The Time of the Flies. 3/3.5⭐️I still like this author writing style. She describes so well the characters, she gives you the psychological dynamic of their thinking process. For me she has this existentialist touch in her novels, mostly unlikeable characters. I have a couple of her books all in Spanish. I hope it is not banned to read in Spanish 😂I know… showing my sarcastic side 😊

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Gissy #Read2025 @DieAReader
#UltimateReadingChallenge @Fanae #39 two people
GR AroundTheYear prompt #5 (intrigued title)
#SeriesFinished @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#BookSpinBingo #14 (book in Spanish language)
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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1mo
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Gissy
Family Roundabout | Richmal Crompton
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Pickpick

March 2025 Book #4
I really enjoyed this book about two families and the matriarchal way to raise their families. So different. During my reading I was mad with Mrs Willoughby and more in the side of Mrs. Fowler. But then you follow each family, their sons and daughters through their lives and you will understand each side of the story. This is really a story about family dynamics and each and changes in each generation. So well written and⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) so well described. Loved it. 4.5⭐️
I‘m late @Leahbergen in my #PersephoneClub2025 and 2024😂But I will read them eventually because I‘m enjoying each book so much. And…I love my Persephone editions.😍
#Read2025 @DueAReader
#LitsyAToZ @texreader
#UltimateReadingChallenge @Faranae prompt #6
#BookSpinBingo (#2) Buddyread (late but was supposed to be buddy read😂) @TheAromaOfBooks
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rubyslippersreads I‘m glad I‘m not the only one who‘s behind. Somehow I completely missed reading October‘s #PersephoneClub book. 🫢 1mo
Gissy @rubyslippersreads I‘m currently reading a book from last year list Harriet. I eventually will read them but I‘m a slow reader and I wanted to read so many books from different challenges that I know I will be behind from the rest of the group☹️But I can‘t read faster😫 1mo
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Faranae @Gissy 😂 late is better than how i'm fudging “buddy read“ by reading someone else's buddy read! 1mo
LeahBergen I‘m glad you are enjoying all of our picks (and at your own pace)! ❤️ 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
Caryl @Gissy & @rubyslippersreads I‘m late, too! Just posted about this one. (I loved it!) 3w
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Gissy
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March 2025 Book 2 A re-read for me but I only read the first 2 books. Now I‘m planning to finish the series, obviously, next year 😂It was enjoyable to go back to this world and I could say I enjoyed more the story now than the first time. Looking forward to see the dynamic of this “romance?” triangle. We know things will drastically change in the next books. I have the first edition cover and this new hardcover edition🤦🏽‍♀️book collector⬇️3.8⭐️

Gissy #Read2025 @DieAReader
#LittensLoveRomance @Staycurious (I know the series was read already but I will finish this one in my own reading pace 🤷🏽‍♀️I‘m a very slow reader🤦🏽‍♀️)
#LitsyAtoZ @TexReader
Goodreads AroundTheYear (#ATY 2025) prompt #6
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DarkMina
Horror Movie | Paul Tremblay
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Panpan

#6 of 2025. Probably my least favorite book I have read by Paul Tremblay. ⭐️⭐️✨

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BarbaraBB
Endling | Maria Reva
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#BookerLonglist #6

A highly original novel about 3 Ukrainian women on a road trip with some men they keep captive while Russia invades their country. Also, they are looking for a special kind of snail. I loved the fist half and the part which is an interlude by the author herself. Then however I lost interest a bit. So many super interesting story lines and yet I felt like nothing much happened. A so-so for me.

#ReadTheWorld2025 #28 #Albania

squirrelbrain Yes, I felt like this could have done with some tightening up in the second half. 3mo
Graywacke Totally opposite for me. ☺️ Didn‘t like the 1st 100 pages. After the meta, the story could have done anything and I would have loved it. How many more, B? (edited) 3mo
BarbaraBB @Graywacke That‘s a wonderful experience! I don‘t have any other nominated books at hand right now. I‘ll wait for the shortlist and continue afterwards. I have read the six books that most appealed to me. 3mo
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Graywacke @BarbaraBB good plan! 3mo
Suet624 Rats! I really liked this one. 3mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 I know. I was surprised I didn‘t like it as much as you did 3mo
Suet624 As you know, sometimes it‘s just the timing. I think I had been reading books I really wasn‘t so happy with right before I read Endling and I was just delighted by the composition of the book. 3mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 So true. And I have felt so restless lately that I found it hard to concentrate on that same composition! 3mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Fugitive Telemetry | Martha Wells
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4/5⭐
Murderbot. Filled with fun.
#6 takes us back to novellas. In this one It is going to solve a murder. I still struggle a bit with secondary characters, but love the fast clipping pace and the rye sarcasm. It's just a good quick fun time.