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Ch 12: so much #blahblahblah before we get to #thewarofthegleggs #mrglegggivingsirjohnvibes #mrsgleggblameshimfornotdefendingher #mrgleggismadthatsheaskedforhermoneyback #shedecidestolettullykeepit #fornow #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 3d

Bookwormjillk 4% though 3d

Ruthiella I enjoyed the story of St. Ogg. 3d

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mcctrish Hell hath no fury! #diningalonewithhergruel #matchmadeinheaventhesetwo #gleggfindingsignsinthegarden 🤦🏻‍♀️ (edited) 3d

mcctrish @Ruthiella me too 3d

dabbe The water motif again ... crossing the Floss and making it this time and not drowning. Wonder if this story will be important later. 3d

Leftcoastzen I liked the story of St. Ogg , #GleggDrama 2d

Clare-Dragonfly I was reading this in the car on a gray rainy day and it put me to sleep 😴 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 11: #maggierunsaway #tobequeenofthegypsies 👸🏻 #obviously #thegypsiesdonthavetea ☕️😳 #ordecentfood #wtf #shocking #theypickmaggiespockets #theydontspeakenglish #maggiewantstogohome #oneofthementakeheronadonkey 🫏 #shesprettysurethisisit #thisishowshedies ☠️ #butsherecognizesthelanes #andseesherpops #rescued #popspaysthegypsies #andspeakstomomandtom #maggieisoutoftrouble #fornow #hashtagbrigade

TheAromaofBooks While I can't like Maggie's dad as a person (so far anyway) I do appreciate that he thinks the world of Maggie. 4d

mcctrish I think Maggie grew up a bit today. 4d

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Clare-Dragonfly I‘m glad Maggie didn‘t get any deeper into trying to teach them than she did, or they might have gotten upset! As it is they were kind people. 4d

julieclair @mcctrish Agreed. She learned a bit about the world. And thankfully made it home safe and sound! 4d

Bookwormjillk I had to laugh at the idea of Maggie just running into her Dad. That must have been a shock. 4d

ElizaMarie I love the fact that she really thought she would be fit to be Queen of the Gypsies 3d

Morr_Books @ElizaMarie 🤣 Don't know that the thimble was enough to buy her that role. 3d

Leftcoastzen Imagine! No tea ! How COULD someone be queen of the Gypsies & live that way ? 😁They were ultimately kind, her father was beside himself 3d

dabbe Wonder how long Mrs. T and Tom will leave Maggie alone? 🤔 Bets, anyone? 3d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe not long 🤣🤣 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Dracula | Bram Stoker

Ch 15: doc loses his shit #temporarily #vanhelsingopensthecoffin #lucyisnotthere #becauseshesofffeedingonkids 🤷🏻‍♀️ #agirlhastoeat #secondtriplucyisback #lookingbetterthenever #getitgirl #nothingalittlegarlicwontcure 🧄#fornow #timetobringinhermansquad #youknow #thehusbands 🙄 #thiscantpossiblyendwell #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @ruthiella @thebookhippie @seabreeze_reader @larkken @bookwormjillk @dabbe @deblovestoread @catlass007 @currentlyreadinginco @rubyslippersreads @librarybelle @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @julieclair @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @bklover @bookwormahn @graciouswarriorprincess @cuilin 6mo

TheBookHippie I‘m almost caught up! Loving the re-read and your posts!!!! 🏆🏆🏆 6mo

mcctrish It‘s a party. Where we chop off her head and stake her heart. What kind of wine goes with that? 6mo

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CatLass007 @mcctrish 🍷🍷🍷😂😂😂 Let‘s not forget Dracula‘s famous quote “I never drink… wine.” 6mo

mcctrish @CatLass007 all the more reason to 🍷🍷🍷🤣 6mo

BarkingMadRead @CatLass007 @mcctrish 🍷🩸🤷🏻‍♀️ 6mo

Larkken Poor Lucy. I always liked the follow ups that have her and Mina living happily-ish without all these “helpful” men and their bad parties. 6mo

rubyslippersreads @CatLass007 @mcctrish Just because Dracula doesn‘t drink wine, doesn‘t mean we can‘t. 🤣🍷🦇 6mo

CatLass007 @rubyslippersreads You said it!🍷Cheers. 6mo

Clare-Dragonfly Dracula has his brides, Lucy has her husbands 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6mo

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BarkingMadRead

Dracula | Bram Stoker

Ch 3: don‘t fall asleep Keanu #dractellskeanunottofallasleepawayfromhisroom #becausethatsnotcreepy #keanueatchesdracscalethecastlewall #alsonotcreepy #soofcoursekeanunowgoessomewhereelsetosleep #petulantchild #enterthegirlievamps #keanualmostbecomesdinner #dracstopsthem #fornow 🧛🏻‍♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk That was something. 6mo

SamAnne I‘m going to love this read-a-long! 6mo

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Larkken I‘m loving the Keanu focus to this readalong 😆🧡🧛🏻‍♀️ 6mo

BarkingMadRead @Larkken #imhereforyou #andalsokeanu 6mo

mcctrish Keanu is every man everywhere, rules are only a guide line #karmaisabitch Dracula #youcanhavehimwhenimdonewithhim no sexual tension here 6mo

rubyslippersreads Okay, if I had the power to control wolves just by a wave of my hand, I‘d sure find a way to make a bed the same way. 🤣 6mo

Bklover @mcctrish Definitely sexual tension! Surprised me - thought maybe I imagined that! 6mo

mcctrish @rubyslippersreads or get them to make the bed 🤣🤣🤣 6mo

CatLass007 I‘m enjoying this book more than I expected. I prefer the movie from 1979 with Frank Langella as Dracula. The Coppola film is gorgeous on the big screen but, while I am a fan of Keanu as a human being, I am not a fan of his acting. And Gary Oldman wasn‘t sexy at all. Great actor though. 6mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Hotel: A Novel | Elizabeth Bowen

Ch 15: Veronica giving off Lucy Steele vibes #veronicainvadessydney #everyonefeelssorryforsydney #kerrgaveherthegoby #VIssecretlyengaged #fornow 🤷🏻‍♀️ #vthinksmiltonwillproposetoS #ifsheonlyknew #somuchunrequitedlove #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @graciouswarriorprincess @mcctrish @ruthiella @cuilin @jewright @julieclair @quietjenn @thebookhippie @currentlyreadinginco @rubyslippersreads @deblovestoread @dabbe @catlass007 @willaful @debinhawaii @peanutnine @Tineke 7mo

mcctrish I honestly feel dizzy after that chapter but my favourite part is “the slight sense of degeneracy induced by reading novels before luncheon” and I wish Veronica Godspeed #dontletthedoorhityouonthewayout 7mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish that was my favorite part too! 7mo

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Bookwormjillk V seems like the type that can only feel good about herself by making others feel bad. 7mo

willaful I found this an absolutely fascinating chapter. Veronica is asking Sydney to help her accept what she thinks is her inevitable dreary lot in life, but refusing to see whenever Sydney suggests to her that it's not and that she has choices. And *she* feels sorry for Sydney! Sydney is in for a world of hurt, most likely, but she has the better chance of actually achieving happiness in her life. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @willaful 💯 7mo

peanutnine "She did not mind Veronica coming in but wished she did not have to talk to her." #relatable 7mo

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine 🤣🤣🤣 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Glass of Blessings: A Novel | Barbara Pym

Ch 14: Willmet goes visiting #pinkblancmange #piersisbackatwork #fornow #maryisleavingtheconvent #formarius #letstalkaboutthatforaminute #hisbuddyisheadedtorome #willhegotoo #whatcanmarydo #besidesstaywithwillmet #whatcouldgowrong #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @ravenlee @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @indoordame @librarybelle @kspenmoll @annr @cuilin @thebookhippie @ruthiella @eeclayton @crinoline_laphroaig 1y

BarkingMadRead @bklover @peanutnine @dabbe @annececilie @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @bthegood @graciouswarriorprincess @rwmg @deblovestoread @aimeesue 1y

TheBookHippie 😬 #itsfineitllworkout 😵‍💫🫣 1y

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Bookwormjillk So many things in this chapter. What is Piers up to? Does going to Rome mean becoming Catholic? If so is it really that easy to switch religions like that? #Confused 1y

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I wouldn‘t think it would be so easy to switch, but I‘m not sure! Seems a little fickle to me 🤣 1y

CatLass007 Going to Rome does not mean becoming Catholic. In order for someone to become Catholic they do have to go through some sort of religious training. My Mom was Catholic but my Dad wasn‘t. They started attending a class together in order for my Dad to learn about the religion. My Mom had hoped he would convert but he never did. 1y

Bookwormjillk @CatLass007 that‘s why I was confused- my husband is Catholic and I‘m not. I‘ve had to do a lot just so we could get married. To think I could have just taken a trip instead 🤣 1y

Cuilin I was raised Roman Catholic, I guess I‘m technically called a lapsed Catholic but yes, you can convert to Catholicism. It‘s actually pretty easy thing to do. You can take classes but many have converted on their deathbed, Oscar Wilde being one. 1y

CatLass007 My Mom was 27 and my Dad was 30 when they got married. When I turned 24 Mom said “Congratulations, you‘re an old maid in the eyes of the church!” She then explained that if she had remembered that when she and Daddy got married, all the hoops they had to jump through would have been waived. Craziness. @Bookwormjillk (edited) 1y

Cuilin The term “going to Rome”, said by an Anglican would mean converting to Roman Catholicism. (edited) 1y

Cuilin @CatLass007 my in-laws faced the same issue. He had to promise that the children would be raised Catholic. 🙄 1y

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin thanks! In my Church I‘d have to take 8 weeks of classes, get a sponsor, and go to confession. I like the church and I‘ve been going for 20 years but no thanks to all that! 1y

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk I hear you. It seems harder to convert in America than it does in Ireland. 🤷‍♀️ 1y

CatLass007 @Cuilin I didn‘t know that about the phrase “Going to Rome.” Interesting. My Dad had to promise that we would be raised Catholic. I‘m glad he didn‘t have to promise that we would remain Catholic. LOL. My brother hasn‘t attended any church in years. I am a member of a very progressive Presbyterian church. I do like Pope Francis because he doesn‘t seem as rigid as his predecessors. But it‘s really just a matter of degrees, no doctrinal changes. 1y

Cuilin @CatLass007 agreed re: Pope. I haven‘t attended in years. I miss the community, but I can‘t be part of some thing that excused so much abuse. 1y

CatLass007 @Cuilin Did you say you live in Ireland? I know in the States we have so many options for the type of community in which we choose to belong. I would imagine in Ireland there would be fewer options. But I never thought about it until just now. 1y

Cuilin @CatLass007 I grew up in Ireland but now live in New Hampshire. 1y

CatLass007 @Cuilin I bet that‘s a big difference. 1y

rwmg For those wondering what the fuss about the Church of South India was about, Wikipedia has some information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_South_India#Origins 1y

dabbe You'd think I would have looked up some of this stuff since I didn't get it, but no, I had to look up the #pinkblancmange. Perfect photo, @BarkingMadRead. And thanks for the info above, @Cuilin, @CatLass007, @Bookwormjillk, and @rwmg! You save me extra research! 🤩 1y

CatLass007 @dabbe 📚👍🏾 1y

Cuilin @dabbe the beauty of buddy reads, right? 1y

dabbe @CatLass007 🤩🤗😃 1y

dabbe @Cuilin YES! 🤩🤗😘 1y

BarkingMadRead @dabbe it‘s funny what attracts our attention 🤣 I had to know what it looked like 🤣 1y

Aimeesue I would absolutely eat all the currants off that pink blancmange. Looooooove them! 1y

rwmg @dabbe Pym mentions the S. India church quite often but I'd never been able to find out anything about it before. It was obviously a big deal in high church circles at the time but almost completely forgotten about now 1y

bthegood @dabbe I also did not look it up but wondered about it - thanks for the info @rwmg - 🙂 1y

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PagesByTheWater

The Girl With All The Gifts | M. R. Carey

The books I ordered online arrived! To be honest, just a tad miffed that they‘re paperback, but that‘s on me for not paying attention while ordering. Time to shelf them!
(EDIT: I don‘t mind paperback books! I just thought that these specifically were hardcover when I ordered them but I was wrong)
#bookhaul #thefinalbookhaul #fornow

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asiriusreader

The Couple Next Door | Shari Lapena

This may be the hardest thing I've ever done--the 'long-distance' book club I'm in chose this as our current read. Usually we read in chunks and then record our comments on each section before reading on...but this book is so hard to not keep reading!!!! SOO GOOD! #illbeagoodbookclubmemberandputthebookdown #fornow #maybeonetinypeek #😬

morgan_krahn I couldn't put it down!! I would be shocked if you could actually stop reading it! 9y

Bette Yep, this is a page turner...so twisty. 😊❤️ 9y

asiriusreader @morgan_krahn it's so hard to stop...but luckily I just started another page turner! 😉

Dark Matter

asiriusreader @Bette yes, full of twists that are throwing me for a loop! And I'm loving it. 😊 9y

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