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dabbe
The Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Radcliffe
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#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords @CBee

To find a worthier definition of the word SUBLIME, here's a link: https://shorturl.at/x9St5

TheSpineView This is a great word! 8h
CBee I love this word 😊 And the comic is just…. Wow. (edited) 7h
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PirateJenny
The Bog Wife | Kay Chronister
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The Haddesleys are an old family that has a compact with the bog they live on: they take care of the land and the bog will provide the eldest male nd heir with a wife. But now the family home is in disrepair and the heir, well, he isn't so into the bog.

I felt a general sense of unease and uncomfortableness while reading and I mean that in the best way. Plus bog. We know how I feel about bogs.

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amyrohn
Mexican Gothic | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Time to see what all the fuss was about 😊

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BarkingMadRead
Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe
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Bookwormjillk So many creepers, and of course Macaroni says it was suicide. 17h
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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk methinks he lent a helping hand #hesagiver (edited) 16h
mcctrish #hesagiver 🤣🤣🤣 12h
mcctrish I think her remains are in the veiled portrait 12h
mcctrish Also could the aunt shut up for one second and let Emily finish a thought on how to handle macaroni?! And could Emily shut up and listen to Annette ?! 12h
BarkingMadRead @mcctrish nobody listens to anybody 🙄 12h
Clare-Dragonfly Right?! Emily is always making fun of Annette for talking a lot but just like… have a dang conversation. 12h
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AnishaInkspill
Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe
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#Two4Tuesday is my fav question, thanks @TheSpineView

1/ I tend to plan ahead what I read, one of my favourite things is lining up future reads.

2/ I'm going to go for the #currentread for #hashtagbrigade, this one didn't go to plan, it took me 5 months to read and I was sure when I finished I'd think never again but no, it's left an impression and I would definitely read again, next time I'm hoping it doesn't take this long.

TheSpineView So glad you enjoy #Two4Tuesday Thanks for playing along! 😘 19h
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BarkingMadRead
Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe
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AllDebooks #backtobed 🤣🤣🤣 2d
mcctrish This. Was. Bonkers. Also does Ann use up all her words describing the scenery and has none left over for the actual stuff? And by stuff I mean papers that get burned and portraits that make you faint 2d
BarkingMadRead @mcctrish for real though! 2d
Clare-Dragonfly This was such a long chapter but at least stuff happened? Very annoyed that we don‘t get to see what‘s behind the curtain. My money is on a dead body. ☠️ 1d
BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I would love it if it was a dead body, we need some action. 1d
TheAromaofBooks I literally looked up spoilers to see what was behind the curtain because I couldn't deal with not knowing! 😂 1d
BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks Omg you know?!? Don‘t tell me. But omg. No. Don‘t tell me. Ahhhhhhh 1d
Bklover @TheAromaofBooks I think you just gave me my justification to peek. 🫣 😊😊 1d
Bookwormjillk Finished this chapter at exactly 11:59 pm. You know it‘s a long one when the hashtags extend into the comments. I giggled a bit when Auntie was like”whatever.” 1d
TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead @Bklover - I have to confess to the fact that I'm a spoiler lover 😂I don't like being stressed when I'm reading so sometimes I just gotta know! 😆 24h
Clare-Dragonfly I was glad to see that Manchon is still around! 24h
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dabbe
The Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Radcliffe
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#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView (thanks for the tag! 💛🤎🧡)

1. I love to plan and make lists. Actually performing the lists, though ... well, that's another story entirely. 😂
2. If you want to read an early Gothic novel where everything (at least so far) just happens to our heroine while she weeps unendingly, then this is the book for you! 😄

If you read all of this, you're 🔖!

TheSpineView So get #1!! Thanks for playing 2d
dabbe @TheSpineView YW! 🧡🤎💛 2d
Susanita I feel ya with the lists! 😄 2d
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dabbe @Susanita 🤩😂😄 2d
mcctrish I love lists, this book not so much 2d
dabbe @mcctrish 🎯!!! 1d
AnishaInkspill 💛💛 you can't beat those lists 20h
dabbe @AnishaInkspill You said it! 💛🤎🧡 14h
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AroundTheBookWorld
Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allen Poe
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BarkingMadRead
Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe
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Bookwormjillk So is Macaroni the bad guy or is V? Or is the aunt just playing them all? Will Emily ever stop crying and find out?? #WeWillHaveAnAnswerLateNextMonth 1w
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AllDebooks What just happened? 😱 1w
AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead the u-turns from this aunt are making my head spin! 1w
BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks she‘s exhausting! 1w
mcctrish @AllDebooks I‘ve got whiplash 1w
mcctrish Sigh. Sob. You must go. Wait, listen to this. Sigh. Sob. Don‘t ever forget me. You must forget me. Sigh. Sob. #putafeatherinhishatandcallhimmacaroni 1w
Clare-Dragonfly Definitely saw Marconi forbidding the marriage coming! There is a lot of sighing and fainting in this chapter. There is no way I would be slogging through this book without the #hashtagbrigade! I *will* learn what Catherine Morland gets so excited about! (edited) 1w
Clare-Dragonfly I just realized I got his name wrong in a completely different way 😂 Montoni! 1w
Clare-Dragonfly Also! Doesn‘t Valancourt have a first name? He calls Emily by her name all the time but she doesn‘t use his name in dialogue. Did Radcliffe just not feel like coming up with a first name? 1w
BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t think they‘ve mentioned a first name? I‘m not sure! 1w
dabbe This is the perfect kind of book for me right now. No matter how bad things are or seem to be today, I am quite grateful to not be Emily in the late 1500's with absolutely no money and no say in what she can/can't do in her life. #yikes #andyesshecrieswaytoomuch #scmb 1w
TheAromaofBooks The aunt being like “suck it up or people will judge you for not being able to get over your completely inappropriate boyfriend“ like 48 hours ago you were totally on his team?!?! Geezy 7d
AnishaInkspill yeah the uncle 7d
Bklover And now they‘re both crying. And dear obedient Emily will now be ordered around by Macaroni. 7d
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MemoirsForMe
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This was my first experience reading Dracula in “real time,” on the day each diary entry and letter was written. It‘s the cool & creative idea of Matt Kirkland who rearranged the original book in strict chronological order. I already love this epistolary classic, but this reread was particularly fun. I kept picturing my favorite movie Draculas-the mesmerizing Bela Lugosi and creepy Gary Oldman in the provocative 1992 film version.

TheBookHippie I love reading this story. 🖤 1w
PurpleyPumpkin What a great way to read this classic! Gary Oldman really did ratchet up the creep factor. 😬 1w
BookmarkTavern Those are some good Draculas! I was picturing more Christopher Lee myself! 1w
MemoirsForMe @PurpleyPumpkin Agreed! Gary‘s Dracula could give you nightmares. He was sooo convincing! 7d
MemoirsForMe @BookmarkTavern Oh, I forgot about Christopher Lee. Loved his Dracula too! 7d
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