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I found this opened up even more with a second read. I get why this isn‘t a popular book on Litsy, but I like experimental fiction & poetic writing & I‘m so impressed by what Rhys was able to do with Antoinette & Rochester‘s characters. The way she was able to open up their backstories, make them each both sympathetic & callous, and leave you in sync with the source story but also have things still feel ambiguous. #hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Well said! There are definitely parts I didn‘t like, but that is usually the case with most books. Overall, I enjoyed it, even the characters you love to hate 6h

lil1inblue This is probably one of my favorite books. I love what Rhys did with it. Just fascinating. 5h

IndoorDame @lil1inblue definitely one I‘m interested in rereading over time to see how it changes as I change and I get to know the book better. 5h

dabbe Excellent review! I couldn't have said anything better! 🤩🤩🤩 4h

IndoorDame @dabbe 🤗😊🥰 4h

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5feet.of.fury

Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys

so-so

Part 1 very clearly demonstrated the hardships her family faced. The rest? I found to be incredibly disjointed &alternate POVs should add more dimension, no reason to do it to add more misery, we know he is terrible from Antoinette. I didn‘t find that it made sense as a contained story. The background for this book is longer than the book in this edition& I needed to look up the history. It might be art but I didn‘t think it was good.

5feet.of.fury Couldn‘t have done it without #hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead 1d

BarkingMadRead I was hoping this would make me think differently about R, but it only made me dislike him more! That POV change was not necessary, although I did like the POV in the third part. That second part was messed up 1d

5feet.of.fury @BarkingMadRead I liked the 3rd part, the haziness& the 2 POVs 1d

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Doppoetry It's recommended to read Jane Eyre before this novel, but even then this feels like it has little to do with Bertha, even if it gives an interesting insight into her supposed life before meeting Rochester. 22h

5feet.of.fury @Doppoetry I read Jane Eyre (admittedly, long ago) from the footnotes Part 1 pulled from a lot of Rhys‘s own life & it probably would have been better following that path instead of trying to make it fit with Jane Eyre in my opinion, or if anything was more expanded on. 21h

Doppoetry @5feet.of.fury Oh yeah, I agree, it would have worked so much better as a biography but having it fit the Bertha narrative was so messy 21h

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BarkingMadRead

Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys

Part 2: Rochester takes over the tale #becauseAistotallycrazy #rochesterwaspaidtomarryher #theytrickedhimforsure #thatsicknessofhismakesmewonder #Granboiscreepsmeout #AshalfbrowritesRaletter #heconfirmsthatRwastricked #yikes #RGetslost #obeah #voodoo #funtimes And now it‘s back to A narrating! #shevisitsChristophine #sheasksforsomevoodoomagic #RcallsherBerthanow #WTF #allhermoneybelongstoRnow #shestrapped #hashtagbrigade ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead Back to Rochester
#danielwantshushmoney #berthahadathingwithsandi ⁉️ #berthaissadallthetime #shedrugsR #soofcoursehesleepswithamelie #whatcouldgowrong 🤷🏻‍♀️ #Aisnothappy #lotsofbitingandbrokenglass #ChristophineblamesR #shedoesntknowRHasturnedherin #CasksRtopaythemoffandgo #hemakesCleave #offtoajamaicahetakesA #hashtagbrigade 2d

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @staycurious @peanutnine @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @barbarabb @thebookhippie @thekidupstairs @ruthiella @mcctrish @aimeesue @eeclayton @graciouswarriorprincess
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BarkingMadRead @clare-dragonfly @5feet.of.fury @kwmg40 @dabbe @thebookhippie @willaful @rubyslippersreads @julieclair @currentlyreadinginco @rwmg @daena @larkken @kao @Deblovestoread 2d

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Aimeesue The Bertha thing is so creepy. NO ONE likes the name Bertha as a lovely and mellifluous name. Liar. (edited) 2d

BarkingMadRead @Aimeesue it is 💯 messed up. So gross and super passive aggressive 2d

Aimeesue @BarkingMadRead so controlling. Red flag! Red flag! 🚩 Sigh. Too late. 2d

Bookwormjillk I keep confusing Rochester with Max DeWinter. We keep reading about these messed up men who believe themselves to be victims. 2d

Librarybelle I was so confused when the narration kept changing. Admittedly, this one is a bit of a struggle for me…I feel like I‘ve not found a good rhythm yet with the writing, and we‘re near the end! 2d

mcctrish @Librarybelle I keep wondering if I‘m the crazy one because WTF is happening 2d

5feet.of.fury The Bertha thing, separating her from Christophine… husband is a creep. Wish the zombi got him 2d

mcctrish @Aimeesue Bertha is brutal 2d

5feet.of.fury @Librarybelle yeah, I do not get this one. I read through 2 pages & had no idea whose POV or what had happened. 2d

Librarybelle Glad I‘m not the only one, @mcctrish @5feet.of.fury 2d

IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk This actually does remind me a bit of Rebecca in the sense that all of the characters are unreliable, but there‘s still something about all of them that draws you into their worlds when they‘re the ones talking, and the whole place is intoxicating and bordering on fantastical. 2d

willaful I continue to have no memory at all of having read this.

I'm furious and disgusted with Rochester. He's totally yellow-wallpapering Antoinette. 2d

willaful @Bookwormjillk yup! 2d

Clare-Dragonfly I still don‘t get why Richard wanted Antoinette to marry Rochester so badly. She had plenty of money, she could have lived independently! @IndoorDame Yes, I was also reminded of Rebecca, and you‘ve articulated why very well! 1d

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if he just didn‘t want to feel responsible for her anymore? She would have been fine by herself, I don‘t know why he felt the need to marry her off 1d

julieclair I am so disappointed in Rochester. He used to be one of my book boyfriends, but now he‘s off the list! 1d

TheBookHippie Sorry I bailed. Too much life going on to read this darkness. 😵‍💫 4h

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie you do you! No judgement here! 3h

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kwmg40

Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier

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Still catching up with reviews from the past weeks. I really enjoyed rereading this book, one of my favourites, with commentary from @BarkingMadRun and the #HashTagBrigade.

I also rewatched the classic Hitchcock adaptation recently and it was interesting comparing the book and movie.

#gottacatchemall @PuddleJumper (prompt 59. Mimiky: Re-read a favourite book)

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1d

BarkingMadRead I‘ve never seen that cover before! So cool! 1d

kwmg40 @BarkingMadRun This was the cover for the e-audiobook that I borrowed from the library. I thought I'd try audio for this reread. I also have a very old print copy, but the cover is a solid colour, so too boring to post! 1d

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Larkken

Voyager: Constellations of Memory | Nona Fern�ndez

Looking forward to my #readyourebooks choice this month as I‘ve shockingly not tried a Jodi Foster bk yet tho they seem right up my alley.
Tagged is #bookspin and #doublespin is Wide Sargasso Sea (which I‘m happy to finally be reading with the #hashtagbrigade)
#aam is giving me the excuse to pick up Station Eleven
So it looks like a game of catch up all round, and not least in #roll100
Hope y‘all having just as much fun this May!

Soubhiville, BarkingMadRead, CBee, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 💜💜 1w

CBee I just finished #20 and really liked it 🐙 1w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys

Part 1: we meet the characters #notafanofthemom #christophineiswaybetter #thatpoorhorsethough #tiawasabrat #isawthattrickamileaway #thenewluttrellsseemsketchy #momispartyinglikearockstar #findsanewhubby #whatcouldgowrong #mamawantstoleavebutmasonwantstostay #noisesinthebamboo #whatcoulditbe #FIRE #houseisburning #poorCoco #soscary #tia 😳#whyamisurpised #heartbroken #ripPierre #somuchtragedy #momdoesnttwanther #offtotheconvent #corapeacesout ⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead #nowantoinetteis17 #momhaspassed #coraisback #soismason #Ahasavisioninadream #willitcometrue #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 2w

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Librarybelle Quite a lot to digest in Part 1! 2w

BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle I‘m thinking part two might need multiple posts 🤣 that was a lot (edited) 2w

Librarybelle 😂 2w

Bookwormjillk I read this not knowing what was a dream and what was real. I‘ve bailed on this book in the past, but I am determined to finish with the #HashtagBrigade 2w

5feet.of.fury Poor Coco. I‘m glad Aunt Cora is coming back. I‘m so confused with the Mason/Cosway family tree. 2w

5feet.of.fury @BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle it was a lot! @Bookwormjillk I know that I read this in high school, and I remember that whole 1st part, and being confused about the races/race relations & our teacher thinking we were all very stupid. Which if she‘s the teacher, teaching us & we all did not understand I think that‘s a her problem lol 2w

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury definitely a her problem! 2w

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury Mason is Antoinette‘s stepdad, but I didn‘t like her saying nee Cosway, because I always thought that was for marriage 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I found this quick to read but difficult to follow. If the present-tense portion near the end was a dream, were the other present-tense portions dreams? But I don‘t remember what they were anymore. I guess I‘m following the broad strokes of Antoinette‘s life, though. 2w

dabbe Rhys writes as if she expects us to know and understand all about British and French colonialism in the Caribbean and the so-called pecking order determined by how much black blood was in you. I admit to having read some study guides for this one, and it helped tremendously. I think the strange man at the end of Part 1 (that Mason alludes to) is Rochester. #oytothevey! 😳 (edited) 2w

willaful @BarkingMadRead Maybe it's one of those usages that changed? Like in Austen and other books of the time, “stepmother“ and “mother-in-law“ often seem to be switched, IIRC.

@dabbe Yes, it's frustrating! I'm confused too -- and have NO memory of having read this before, though I know I did. Too young no doubt. 2w

mcctrish I forgot what day we were meeting 🤦🏻‍♀️ this first part felt ripe with ominous vibes and while I get the white negro and black Englishman taunts I hadn‘t realized how angry they were ( although Tia not coming back with the stolen dress should have clued me in) poor Patrick ( and horse and parrot) what in earth will part 2 bring 😳 this is a wild fast ride. The mom was a piece of work but her yelling “no “ when Antoinette went to visit 💔 2w

mcctrish I am curious what was the matter with Patrick ( some kind of palsy ?) and Antoinette was ill for 6 weeks not from being hit in the head from a stone ( thx Tia) but because her mother tried to kill her?! 2w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish yeah that whole part of her being sick kind of went over my head. Really crazy 2w

Bookwormjillk @5feet.of.fury a her problem for sure! 1w

rubyslippersreads Not only is Part One full of drama and tragedy, I feel like what happens in Jane Eyre is hanging over everything. #PoorCoco #foreshadowing #impendingdoom (edited) 1w

julieclair What a sad early life. Soooo much going on in these chapters. The noise in the bamboo had me wanting to scream “get out of the house”! And the mom‘s rejection of her… just heartbreaking. 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Couldn‘t resist these beautiful matryoshka dolls in Belgium!! #hashtagbrigade @Aimeesue (the smallest one got cut out of the pic)

IndoorDame They‘re fantastic 🤩🤩🤩 2w

Ruthiella You must name them Grushenka, Katya, Mrs. Coca Cola, Liza and…Lizaveta Smerdyashchaya! 😆 2w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella yesssssss 2w

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AnnCrystal 🤩👍. 2w

Aimeesue Gorgeous! 2w

Aimeesue @Ruthiella 🤣🤣🤣 2w

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w

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julieclair

Untitled | Untitled

#WondrousWednesday

1- Alligators crossing the road 🐊 (they‘re very active during mating season, staking out new territory), Sea Turtles nesting on the beach 🐢, and The Heritage Golf Tournament, played in my neighborhood. 🏌️‍♂️⛳️

2 - Hands down: Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier - read with the #hashtagbrigade

3 - A Transatlantic cruise!

Thanks for the tag, @Eggs !

Susanita Have a great trip! 2w

Eggs #1 - I could not abide 🐊 😱!! Have a wonderful cruise! 2w

julieclair @Susanita @Eggs Thank you! 💙💗 2w

julieclair @Eggs They definitely take some getting used to! 2w

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