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Les Miserables [With Ribbon Marker] | Victor Hugo

I‘m just gonna leave this right here. It is of course from Les Miserable by Victor Hugo!!!

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https://youtu.be/nDZGL1xsqzs?si=z1MfbXfSJbWH6Q0t

⬆️ Link for the best Waterloo explanation I can find @tpixie

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TheBookHippie Thanks for the link! 1w

Deblovestoread Thanks for this. I love having a visual to round out my reading. 1w

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tpixie @Cuilin Great quote! Yay for the link! Thanks! We‘ve got snow ❄️ coming in today for SPRING BREAK, so work is really quiet. I‘ll get to watch it! 🥳🥳🥳 🇫🇷💙🤍❤️ 🇫🇷 1w

tpixie @Cuilin the video was great and helpful! Thanks! @dabbe this video may help you with the Battle of Waterloo! 4d

dabbe @Cuilin @TheBookHippie @tpixie Why is it I'm thinking of someone else who THINKS he's a Titan and is also fatal to civilization? 🤔😡👊🏻

If I got through the war scenes in WAR AND PEACE, I can get through this, right?
Thanks for the link! 4d

TheBookHippie @dabbe YOU CAN DO IT!!!! 4d

tpixie @dabbe oh my! War and Peace! Waterloo sounds much easier!! Keep it up!!! 4d

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🤩❣️🤩 4d

dabbe @tpixie 🤩❣️🤩 4d

TheBookHippie @dabbe I mean the Bros was 😵‍💫 and we made it through that ! 😂 4d

Cuilin @TheBookHippie @dabbe @tpixie with a little speed reading, we can do it 💪 3d

Cuilin @dabbe you get it!!! 3d

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🎯🎯🎯 #thebros #oytotheultimatevey 3d

dabbe @Cuilin Excellent idea! Maybe I'll just skim through Waterloo. 🤣 3d

dabbe @Cuilin 🤣🤩🤗 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White, The | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 3, part 3, ch 1-3: that freaking count #waltertiesuplooseends #mariansendsascaryletter #waltrusheshome #porkchopcausingtrouble #threateningtosendlaurabacktotheasylum #asshole #marianandlauramove #waltisonamission #butfirst #offtotheseaforsomefreshair #lauraisalmostbacktonormal #whichobviouslyleadstoawedding #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk I hope Percy really is dead for their sake 1w

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk if he shows up alive I will throw this book into the woods 🤣 1w

Clare-Dragonfly No surprise on Anne‘s parentage. Poor girl. I want to know how Walt and Laura can get married when she‘s legally dead?! 1w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly i thought the same thing! How legal is this marriage, sir?!? 1w

ElizaMarie Maybe she‘s getting married as Anne? Or could they flee the country? (edited) 1w

Leftcoastzen @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 👏😂😂😂😂😂 1w

mcctrish Dead ladies can‘t do crimes but they can get married ✊🏻 @Bookwormjillk I just can‘t help think some other poor chap got thrown in the burning vestry 1w

Clare-Dragonfly I hope they‘re not pulling a #percypig and sneaking their names onto some church‘s registry 😂 1w

dabbe Sounds like the Fairlie bros were both quite a piece of work. #thebros #thankfullynottherussianbros 1w

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRead SAME QUESTION. How?!? @mcctrish #werideatdawn #toburnstuffdown #andalsogetmarried 1w

Clare-Dragonfly @dabbe And #countessdeadeyes is their sister! What a childhood they must have had. 1w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly IKR? 🤩 1w

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BarkingMadRead

The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

Ch 4: well this took a turn #timeforabadmovieaboutfootball #technicolor #spoton 💃🏻 #butwait 🤮🤮 #alllllthepuking #byalllllthegirls #maybedoreenisthesmartoneafterall #soupforeveryone #andabook #youknow #sotheydontsue 🤷🏻‍♀️ #seemslegit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk I should not have saved this chapter to read during lunch. Nice of Doreen to not leave her in the hall. Feeling bad for the cleaning staff who have had to clean puke several times in just a few chapters. 1mo

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dabbe I can't think of a book I've read where there's so much 🤮 in the first few chapters! 🥴 1mo

tpixie Nothing like reading about 🤮 during lunch 🥗! 💚💚💚 1mo

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk why did I read it before breakfast? I need to take medication with food. I risked it with a couple of bites of toast after reading this I couldn‘t stomach anything else. Ugh nasty 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin @tpixie @Bookwormjillk I was eating breakfast, it was berry oatmeal, it was pink, and now it‘s in the garbage 1mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead @cuilin @tpixie @dabbe still better than The Bros. 1mo

mcctrish I knew the food was bad!! The descriptions yesterday of it and her shovelling it in made me queasy. I feel bad for everyone who had to clean up all the vomit 🤮 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 💯💯 1mo

Deblovestoread So I made the mistake of reading all this before I‘ve started today‘s chapter. I‘m afraid, very afraid! 1mo

willaful Glad I leave my daily chapter for bedtime!

Doreen is kinder to her than she was to Doreen. She seems to be a kind of nasty person in fact. Deliberately stomping on people's feet. Admittedly she was very sick.

So this is weird: Ptomaine poisoning is a myth. Did anyone know that? 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Pretty much anything beats #thebros, right? 😂 1mo

tpixie @BarkingMadRead lol 😝 bye bye oatmeal 🥣 1mo

tpixie @willaful yes, Doreen treated her kindly. She did seem to take glee and stomping on their feet. I read that it was a myth too. That was surprising. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly There has been a LOT of vomiting in this book considering we‘re less than 50 pages in! @willaful I knew that… once I googled it to find out what it was 😂 1mo

ElizaMarie I find her super mean spirited. Like she isn‘t a kind person at all. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks @ElizaMarie - I agree, she's SO self-absorbed. All of her actions seemed based on “what will people think about me“ 1mo

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DrSabrinaMoldenReads

Les Miserables [With Ribbon Marker] | Victor Hugo

It‘s getting depressing over here with Fantine. I am trying to keep going but I skimmed ahead a bit and saw where this was heading. When I start doing that, it‘s not a good sign. #ReadLesMis

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CatLass007 I loved the musical, I saw it twice on Broadway. The movie was meh. There was a mini-series in 1978 with Richard Jordan as Jean Valjean and Anthony Perkins as Javert which I thought was excellent. I tried reading the book and I tried listening to the audiobook but neither one held my attention. You‘ve made it much further than I did. If you want to keep plugging along, that‘s good. If you decide to bail, that‘s good too. Do what‘s best for you. 2mo

merelybookish Lol. When I decided to increase the speed on an audiobook, I know it's downhill from there. 2mo

TiredLibrarian Tried to read this three times; failed three times. I'm just going to enjoy the musical and the movie versions. 2mo

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DrSabrinaMoldenReads Yea. I don‘t think it‘s the time for me on this one @CatLass007 @TiredLibrarian (edited) 2mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I thought it was just me who does that @merelybookish 2mo

JenlovesJT47 I‘ve only ever made it about 30 minutes into the Hugh Jackman movie. Never tried to read it or see any other adaptations. I‘m enjoying it so far but just caught up at the moment, haven‘t read ahead yet. But Fantine already gives off vibes as being naive so I‘m sure things won‘t be easy for her. 2mo

TheBookHippie @JenlovesJT47 @DrSabrinaMoldenReads that‘s why I only did a chapter a day in 2020 my first time through. I love it but this is what I read- classical literature. Some parts are hard but when it‘s done and you see the whole it‘s so beautiful. That being said- bail if you have to ! I bailed Middlemarch 4 times before I finally accomplished it! (edited) 2mo

dabbe I've tried reading LES MIS three times and bailed all three times; I saw the musical on Broadway and in LA and adored it. I'm now trying again for a 4th time and am doing better this time than the other three. I tried to read BLEAK HOUSE by Dickens twice and bailed; I tried a third time, and now it's my 2nd favorite Dickens' novel of all time. Do what is best for you. The book will still be there if you ever want to try it again ... or not. 🩶🩷🩶 2mo

tpixie @CatLass007 the mini series sounds interesting! I done know about it! 2mo

tpixie I haven‘t gotten that far, but seeing as she is portrayed as an innocent , I‘m anticipating hardship for her. As the others said, if it‘s not for you, it‘s not for you There are other books to be read 🩵💙🩵 2mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I basically only read classical literature @thebookhippy and all. Some of my favorites are “The Count of Monte Cristo”, “In Search of Lost Time” (I read all volumes last year) and “Anna Karina”. But, I loved the characters. I have not given up yet. It‘s kind of interesting but it is so depressing is the problem. @dabbe @tpixie @JenlovesJT47 @TiredLibrarian @merelybookish @CatLass007 (edited) 2mo

CatLass007 Les Miserables can be incredibly depressing. And that‘s without being able to finish the book because I was bored with chapters upon chapters of him going through the sewers of Paris. The Broadway musical is an absolute masterpiece. Maybe I love it so much because I‘m a singer, but I don‘t think so. I don‘t think I‘m spoiling anything when I say bad things happen. But I find the story incredibly inspiring. If I were to talk about (cont)⬇️ (edited) 2mo

CatLass007 the theme, I‘d say it‘s about forgiveness and redemption. When you finish the book, and it sounds as if you are intent on doing that, I would love to hear your thoughts on my thoughts. (edited) 2mo

CatLass007 @tpixie It‘s a timeless story, so even though the miniseries aired in 1978 it ages well. I have heard that the movie with Liam Neeson is not good at all. But that was one person‘s opinion I haven‘t seen it. 2mo

tpixie @CatLass007 @TheBookHippie I think I found it on YouTube https://youtu.be/MWdQO5_XMNc?si=5DONxIHD43YandFJ 2mo

TheBookHippie @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I‘m at home in dark 😅🙃 I never thought of it as depressing only as what is. On the other hand I cannot read sappy happily ever after - it annoys me! I‘ve read all of Hugo, all of Shakespeare most of the Russian and French Lit cannon etc etc etc. I hope it gets easier, it‘s a bit dark for a while here. I loathe the movie musical 😅of this. 2mo

TheBookHippie @tpixie ooooo 2mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe well this isn‘t my precious Shakespeare or Bronte or Whitman ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ it‘s still one of my absolute favorites! Plus if we could read #thebros we can read anything!!! 2mo

CatLass007 @tpixie You found it! Are you watching it or planning to watch it? 2mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie I agree that the movie musical is not very good. Hugh Jackman didn‘t have the vocal range required. Russell Crowe…. What‘s her name who won the Oscar? The Fantines I‘ve seen on Broadway, the Fantines on the original London and Broadway cast recordings, they all have powerful voices. They bring tears to my eyes. What‘s her name? Not so much. Her voice was tiny, wimpy. She made me want to close my eyes and ears. Shakespeare ❤️. 2mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 Fantine is my favorite in the actual opera London. 2mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie Fantine is such a crucial character in this story. Are you reading this now also or have you read it before? 2mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 I‘m leading it and yes I‘ve read it before -it‘s one of my favorite reads of all time. Translation is key in my opinion. 2mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 chapter a day for 2025 #readlesmis 2mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie Wow. You‘re a better person than I am. And I just remembered I haven‘t tried it twice, I‘ve tried it three times. When I say that the theme is about forgiveness and redemption, what do you think about that? 2mo

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 I think it‘s way more in depth than that. The history in the back ground is important. The historical things that happened and how people responded is why France is not in a dictatorship or under a king. The ways of how people loved, showed mercy, or not, the sacrifice and the calling out of people using religion to control people, all it, lots of layers. It‘s so similar to today it‘s eerie. 2mo

CatLass007 @TheBookHippie Okay. I‘ll give it some more thought. Thank you. 2mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @TheBookHippie @CatLass007 I actually am really interested in the history aspect. That may keep me reading. I actually visited Versailles and actually went down a rabbit hole reading about Marie Antoinette. Plus, The Count of Monte Cristo (which I loved was in this period). I think it‘s about me not liking Fantine. My thing. Don‘t want to do a spoiler. I‘ve found it‘s important to find characters that I like. Will keep y‘all posted. #ReadLesMis 2mo

TheBookHippie @DrSabrinaMoldenReads Éponine is my favorite (shhhhhh ?) . There‘s a ton of history -it‘s can you get through the sewer and Waterloo parts for most people. 2mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @TheBookHippie I‘ve decided to stick with it after this discussion. Actually the sewer part sounds intriguing 2mo

TheBookHippie @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I find the sewer fascinating -my brother mocks me alll the time, he wants me to give a tour … clearly he‘s my baby brother… 2mo

tpixie @CatLass007 I plan to watch it!! At my sister now and driving back home today . lol 😂 I better stick to an audiobook! 2mo

tpixie @DrSabrinaMoldenReads @TheBookHippie @dabbe @CatLass007 here an episode about the sewers by one of my favorite podcasters- but he‘s sick, so it‘s his brother . https://youtu.be/LRo3vNilxvw?si=K2xR4Q5s5mRHaAlw or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-earful-tower-paris/id1227316154?i=1000... (edited) 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Now THAT is an #absolutetruth! #oy! 🤩😂🤗 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie From just the musical (that you hate), Éponine is my absolute favorite, too. Cosette annoys me. 🤩 2mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe loathe Cosette 😅😂🤪 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Well, yay! I must have read her right just from the musical! She seems like such a, well, “cosseted“ character! 😂 2mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe she annoyed me then I saw the movie and said OH that part they got right 😅😂😂😂😂 2mo

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mcctrish

Lark Rise to Candleford - Trilogy: Lark Rise, Over to Candleford and Candleford Green | Flora Thompson

I managed to slog through #thebros and #therearenomysteriesatudolpho but this one might end me let‘s skip 1000 words and add pictures

Ruthiella I‘m not quite sure what my expectations were, but they weren‘t what the first three chapters have revealed thus far. 😂 3mo

mcctrish @Ruthiella would it kill someone to give us another Cranford?! I miss the chapters where men randomly died cuz they got too close to town (edited) 3mo

dabbe @mcctrish 😂😂😂 3mo

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rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella I thought it would be more like the TV series, which I ❤️. 3mo

mcctrish @rubyslippersreads it‘s honest to god written perfectly for set designers imo 3mo

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Mr.Mike-a-Muggle

The Brothers Karamazov (Classic Unabridged Edition): A Philosophical Novel by the Russian Novelist, Journalist and Philosopher, Author of Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, The House of the Dead, Notes from Underground and The Gambler | Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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For enthusiasts of Fyodor Dostoevsky.
I recently delved into Dostoevsky's works, and it was an exhilarating journey!.

As he once said:
"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for."

I must admit, I found it challenging to imagine Dostoevsky's works in any other way, given the poetic way.. ? Have you experienced his works in a different light? Please share your thoughts and reviews! ??

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Mr.Mike-a-Muggle Guys , How does Tagging work on Litsy ?. Can anyone teach me ?. I've been Frustrated as hell , Believe me just teach me and you'll do a great favour!. 3mo

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Kitta It looks like you‘re doing it correctly, just type @ and then their handle. 3mo

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dabbe I wish I'd read #thebros last. I read it first, and whew! That was enough! 🤩 3mo

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Bookwormjillk

Dracula | Bram Stoker

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Loved this book. I‘m so glad my vampire aversion didn‘t keep me away. I should have known the #hashtagbrigade wouldn‘t lead me astray (except for when they do but we still have fun #thebros)

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#31by31 @Catsandbooks #spookoween @TheSpineView #LongNights #PromptMaze @TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo #AtoZ @Texreader

TheSpineView Fantastic! 5mo

BarkingMadRead Hooray!!! 5mo

Texreader It‘s in my top two favorite books! So glad you loved it!! 5mo

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Cuilin I surprisingly loved it too. And yeah #TheBrosBrokeUs 😝 5mo

mcctrish Oh #thebros will live in infamy but I honestly laughed so much over the time we spent slogging through that 5mo

dabbe #thebros #infamyforever 😂😂😂 5mo

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BarkingMadRead

Dracula | Bram Stoker

Ch 26: everyone is cold #minafiguresoutdracsroute #becausetheserichboysareuseless #theyaretravelingingroups #chasingdowndrac #onechaptertogo #shouldbeinteresting #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Honestly Mina better survive, she‘s doing all the work 5mo

Bookwormjillk If they didn‘t have Mina they would be in Canada right now. Honestly they are useless. Waiting to see how this will all wrap up tomorrow. 5mo

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mcctrish The Slovak comment made me think of #thebros #thisistheworkofaslovak 5mo

mcctrish Canada is safe @Bookwormjillk #especiallyforwomen 5mo

Cuilin I can‘t with Mina “oh these wonderful strong men” Girl you‘re the star here!!! 5mo

mcctrish @Cuilin she absolutely is 5mo

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