HashtagBrigade

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 💜💜 5d

CBee I just finished #20 and really liked it 🐙 5d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4d

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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 1w

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @staycurious @peanutnine @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @barbarabb @thebookhippie @thekidupstairs @ruthiella @mcctrish @aimeesue @eeclayton @graciouswarriorprincess 1w

BarkingMadRead @clare-dragonfly @5feet.of.fury @kwmg40 @dabbe @thebookhippie @willaful @rubyslippersreads @julieclair @currentlyreadinginco @rwmg @daena @larkken @kao @Deblovestoread 1w

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

BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle I‘m thinking part two might need multiple posts 🤣 that was a lot (edited) 1w

Librarybelle 😂 1w

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 1w

5feet.of.fury Poor Coco. I‘m glad Aunt Cora is coming back. I‘m so confused with the Mason/Cosway family tree. 1w

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 1w

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury definitely a her problem! 1w

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 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

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. 7d

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) 7d

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. 7d

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 💔 7d

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?! 7d

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish yeah that whole part of her being sick kind of went over my head. Really crazy 7d

Bookwormjillk @5feet.of.fury a her problem for sure! 6d

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) 6d

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. 6d

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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 🤩🤩🤩 1w

Ruthiella You must name them Grushenka, Katya, Mrs. Coca Cola, Liza and…Lizaveta Smerdyashchaya! 😆 1w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella yesssssss 1w

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AnnCrystal 🤩👍. 1w

Aimeesue Gorgeous! 1w

Aimeesue @Ruthiella 🤣🤣🤣 1w

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 7d

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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! 1w

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

julieclair @Susanita @Eggs Thank you! 💙💗 1w

julieclair @Eggs They definitely take some getting used to! 1w

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peanutnine

Rebecca (Special) | Daphne Du Maurier

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This was my first time reading this classic gothic story and I'm so glad I finally did! The writing is so atmospheric and descriptive, menacing and enthralling. The characters were awful in the best way. I think the chapter-a-day pace with the #hashtagbrigade was perfect and kept up the suspense. I could definitely see a reread in the future.
Thanks @BarkingMadRead for leading! #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead I‘m glad you liked it! 1w

Texreader Such a good book. I‘ve probably read it at least 8 times. 1w

lazydaizee I admit that I have not read the book yet, but I have seen the film. 1w

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ElizaMarie

April's Baby | Vicki Burke

I got 10 books read this month. I took a critical eye and said only 3 5-star books. But.. some of the others (4-star ones, were super good). All in all a great month!

Participated in: #BookSpinBingo #ISpyBingo #HashtagBrigade #HyggeHour #FillYourCupFriday

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ElizaMarie

Rebecca | Daphne Dame Du Maurier

My #BookBracket2024

(I didn't read a graphic novel this past month -- wow I know -- so, just posting my novel one)

#HashtagBrigade #ChapterADay

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TheAromaofBooks

Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier

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It had been about ten years since I last read this book, and I was surprised at how many details/scenes had slipped my mind. While there are things about this book that I don't like, the writing somehow grips me every time, despite a third of it being the unnamed narrator's imagination instead of things that are actually happening. Creepy, suspenseful, twisty - this one is just SO good.

TheAromaofBooks Absolute delight to read with the #HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead - the daily memes/pictures/comments really added so much to my reread this time around!!

#100YearsofBooks
#BookSpinBingo 1w

BarkingMadRead I am so glad you liked it! Your copy is 😍 1w

TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead - Thank you!!! Can you believe I got it used for a dollar?? It has that delightful amount of age to it where the pages are all soft on the edges from being read so many times. It only has the original 1938 copyright in it. I don't THINK it's from that year, but it has to be close. LOVE old library editions. The date-stamp card in the back has check-out dates from 1947!! 1w

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BarkingMadRead Ahhhhhhh that‘s so cool!! 1w

IndoorDame A dollar!!!! Used books are amazing! And this one is stunning 🤩 1w

AvidReader25 I love this book so much and your edition is gorgeous! I can‘t believe it was only a dollar! 1w

lazydaizee That looks like an old book, is it a first edition? 1w

TheAromaofBooks @lazydaizee - I'm not completely sure!! It only has the 1938 copyright in it. It's an old library discard, and some of the check-out dates are from 1947!! 1w

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dabbe

Crocodile on the Sandbank | Elizabeth Peters

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView (thanks for the tag! 😘)

1. tagged: CROCODILE ON THE SANDBACK
2. I'm looking forward to reading WIDE SARGASSO SEA with the #hashtagbrigade

Play? @Catiewithac @Sleepswithbooks @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle 😘 1w

TheSpineView Crocodile on the Sandbank sounds good. Thanks for playing 1w

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