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Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 7: #goodusedcars #cheatsandliars #somethingsneverchange #staytuned #palatecleanser #niceeasychapter #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover @lauraisntwilder 16h

Bookwormjillk Some things never change indeed. 16h

TheAromaofBooks I was honestly laughing, like apparently slimy used car salesmen appeared out of thin air as soon as used cars existed 😂 15h

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ElizaMarie I hate this! How true it is to swindle and cheat people. 10h

Crinoline_Laphroaig So what do we call these chapters that don't follow Tom Jobe but give overview of the world of the story? 8h

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig that‘s a good question! We definitely need a hashtag for it! 8h

willaful @TheAromaofBooks LOL!

Spider Robinson has a story about people doing good in the world and the form they choose is to sell actually good used cars! 7h

dabbe @Crinoline_Laphroaig @BarkingMadRead Here's a few hashtag suggestions for the parts that don't contain the Joads but contain history:
#wrathsnack #grapeless #joadfree #dustbreak #dustdetour 5h

BarkingMadRead @dabbe omg I love these! Especially #wrathsnack 🤣 5h

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Snack as in “gotta have more knowledge!“ 🤣 3h

lil1inblue @TheAromaofBooks I was laughing a bit, myself. 😅 now

lil1inblue @dabbe @BarkingMadRead I'm obsessed with #wrathsnack 😘🤌🏻 Also a big fan of #grapeless 🤣 now

dabbe @lil1inblue 🤣😘🤣 now

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 6: #thehouseisempty #poortom #muleyshowsupwithalllllthenews #thefamilyisatuncleohns #butfirst #dinnerandarompinthecorn #hidingfromthelaw #campingout #offtojohnstomorrow #staytuned #andbewarethebabyeatingpigs #hashtagbrigade

lil1inblue #thatbabyeatingpig #imsorrywhatnow Also, I'm quite glad this is only a chapter a day. #sobleak 1d

willaful @lil1inblue seriously! 1d

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I was so glad the Turtle was safe! And then the poor rabbit. That was enough. I stopped reading and will start with tomorrow's chapter. 1d

ElizaMarie @lil1inblue me too!!!! I think I‘d be super bummed if I pushed through this one 1d

Bklover 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢👍 23h

lauraisntwilder Don't know what I did to deserve reading about that pig in this chapter and a scene with leeches in it in a different book on the same day. 😳 22h

Bklover 🐇🔥🍽️👎 22h

BarkingMadRead @lauraisntwilder are you reading both of those books with me? 😳 18h

lauraisntwilder @BarkingMadRead No! Definitely wasn't blaming you in any way. I'm reading The Ladies of Missalonghi. Did you read about leeches yesterday, too? My sympathies!

The Ladies of Missalonghi

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BarkingMadRead @lauraisntwilder I‘m reading the Body, they made the movie Stand By Me based on the book, and there‘s a scene with leeches

The Body

11h

lauraisntwilder @BarkingMadRead That's in my TBR. I'll get to it one day. 10h

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 5: #devastatingchapter #somuchsadness #somuchunfairness #morejoadsinthenextchapter #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

KAO This chapter makes me so sad. Such helplessness in the face of devastating loss. 2d

willaful This kind of infuriated me because it made me so aware of history rhyming. These books are full of accumulated wisdom and yet we keep doing the same things over and over. Reading it at this very moment in history really drives it home. 2d

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BarkingMadRead @willaful 💯💯 2d

SamAnne @willaful exactly. We continue to relive it. One of my clearest memories of high school is our amazing English teacher have us read this. Context: redneck timber town highschool mid-80s. All of us were “whew glad that doesn‘t happen anymore.” And then she showed us a documentary on the plight of orchard workers in CA in relatively current times. Have never forgotten. (edited) 2d

Bookwormjillk @willaful yup 2d

willaful @SamAnne I'm glad you had such a good teacher. 2d

BarbaraJean @willaful My thoughts exactly. All the bank stuff. All the faceless non-human/inhuman entities. All the shifting of blame. 😡 (edited) 2d

dabbe @willaful @SamAnne Same here! 🧡🍁💛 2d

lil1inblue @willaful 🎯🎯🎯 2d

lil1inblue @SamAnne What a powerful lesson. And what an amazing teacher. 💓 2d

SamAnne @willaful @dabbe @lil1inblue Raise a glass to Eleanor Dinkins. She terrified me at first. Then I loved her. And what a treat to get to know her when I was an adult. Even in my conservative red neck timber town, what freedom our teachers had to teach us! The 80s. Now I raise a glass to all the teachers out there doing the difficult work under difficult circumstances. I always thought it would get better, not worse. 2d

dabbe @SamAnne I always took it as a compliment when I student would tell me that I terrified them ... at first. And I always waited for the magic word “But“ ... music to my ears! Here's to you, Eleanor Dinkins! 🍸 2d

ElizaMarie This chapter gutted me. @davbe - I am sure you are one of those teachers people still talk about :) @SamAnne you are right back when we were in school I felt teachers were able to be so much more truthful now- it‘s walking on egg shells 2d

lil1inblue @SamAnne Here's to Eleanor Dinkins! 💓🍸💓 My Ms. Dinkins was Mr. Joe Locascio. Teachers are so amazing. 2d

lil1inblue @dabbe I think I would have loved having you as a teacher. I can see hints of it in the buddy reads you host. 💓💓💓 2d

dabbe @ElizaMarie In both positive and negative ways! I didn't anoint myself as #crabbyabbe for nothing! 🤣🤣🤣 1d

dabbe @lil1inblue You are too kind. I can sometimes come across as too teachery! 🤣😍🤣 1d

SamAnne @dabbe new adverb . Teachery! 22h

dabbe @SamAnne 🤪🤣😘 22h

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 4: #jimcasy #tomtakestheturtle #iwasworriedhewasgonnamakesoup #nope #agiftforhissibs #awwww #meetsjimcasyontheroad #interestingdude #losthissperit #lotsoffuninthegrassthough #philosophicaldiscussion #thenbackontheroad #thepigstorythough 🐷 #thehouseisempty #poortom #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

ElizaMarie GEEZE that former preacher! Ha! I loved his rationalization of his sex life :) We aren't too far in, and again, I am going in blind, so I have no clue whats going on, but its odd. I am looking forward to keep reading and exploring where the story takes us! 3d

BarkingMadRead @elizamarie I‘ve started it but not finished it, so I‘ll be curious in a little while 🤣 the writing is beautiful but it‘s such a sad story so far! 3d

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm glad nothing happened to the turtle. Anymore turtle meaness and I'm out. 3d

Bookwormjillk This was the only assigned reading in High School I actually finished. I‘ve read it a few times since. But since I have a Swiss cheese brain when it comes to what I‘ve read I don‘t remember the details. 3d

Cuilin Ok I was this 🤏 close to DNFing but something happened when he started talking about being in prison that made me interested. Especially the guy who returned because life was better in prison then out. Sticking with it for now. 3d

willaful I was fascinated by this chapter. I think the Preacher's take has a lot to be said fo it.

But I'm so worried about the poor turtle! Even if he's meant for a pet, I fear he wil wind up food. 3d

dabbe Jim Casey. Initials JC. Just like ... 🧐 3d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe 💯 3d

SamAnne @dabbe could catch. Yes. I enjoyed this chapter. Oh that poor turtle! 3d

lil1inblue @willaful I, too, was intrigued by the preacher's viewpoint. Especially when combined with the JC initial observation that @dabbe pointed out! 3d

lil1inblue I'm way too invested in the turtle. 3d

Bklover @Crinoline_Laphroaig @lil1inblue I agree! This turtle business is making me crazy. 3d

lauraisntwilder The story about stealing the house! 😂 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 3: #pleasetellmeimnottheonlyonestressingoveraturtle #somuchbeautifulwriting #shortchapter #staytunedfortherealstory #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover 4d

Crinoline_Laphroaig People who hit turtles on purpose are evil 4d

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig 💯💯💯 4d

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Cuilin I‘ll admit it, I‘m glad this was a short chapter cause I‘m not yet connecting with this book. 4d

lil1inblue #youarenottheonlyonestressingoveraturtle I gasped audibly when he got hit. 4d

BarbaraJean I was SO invested in the turtle. Relief when the first car missed him. Shocked when the truck swerved to intentionally hit him! Relief again when he made it across. I‘m going to need future turtle updates, Steinbeck. 4d

SamAnne I‘m looking forward to this reread. I‘ve also been doing a slow read of East of Eden. I‘m on a 6 week road trip and have traveled through southern Central Valley, the orange groves, Visalia, where Steinbeck traveled and spent in before writing GOW. 4d

SamAnne And I loved a chapter devoted to the trials and tribulations of a turtle. Perseverance! 4d

lauraisntwilder I tried to read this once WAY before I was ready and didn't finish. It's been so long that I'd just about convinced myself that I made up the turtle chapter! I've since read and enjoyed East of Eden, so I should give this one another try 4d

BarkingMadRead @lauraisntwilder would you like me to add you to the tag list? We are reading a chapter a day, and the first few were very short! It would be easy to catch up 4d

lauraisntwilder @BarkingMadRead Sure! Thanks! 4d

willaful So shocked! People, ugh. 4d

willaful I guess it makes a great metaphor though. 4d

Bklover Poor turtle. 🐢 but he‘s hanging on! 4d

ElizaMarie Because he writes so beautifully, I was totally invested in this turtle. Also, people are shitty 4d

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dabbe

Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh

#FavoriteReadoftheMonth @ChaptersofChaos (thanks for the tag! ♥️🍁🧡)

Favorite November read with the #hashtagbrigade.

kspenmoll I never read it. Maybe I will try….🙂 5d

dabbe @kspenmoll I never would have if not for the #hashtagbrigade. I can say that for quite a few books (talking to you, THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV!) 🧡🍁♥️ 5d

ChaptersofChaos @dabbe You're welcome, and thank you for playing! 5d

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 2: #tomjoad #hitchhiking #headedhomefromtheslammer #homicide #maybedontbragmyguy #poortruckdriver 🤣 #awkard #stilllovingthebeautifulwriting #driverisntoptomisticaboutjoadsfarm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover 5d

Bookwormjillk Not gonna lie I loved the way Tom leaned in and said homicide. 5d

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk Me too. 😅 5d

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KAO Me three! 5d

Bklover Kinda felt sorry for the driver. 5d

Bklover Gotta tell you- I was talking to my daughter and telling her we‘re reading The Grapes of Wrath. I just said it was the Litsy group and she wanted to know if that‘s the group with all the women fainting. Made me laugh. 😆 5d

BarkingMadRead @Bklover 🤣🤣🤣 5d

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm catching up. It's interesting to read place you know. Drive past prison in McAlester so many times. It's right on Hwy 69. 4d

ElizaMarie @Crinoline_Laphroaig oooo post some pics ! 4d

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peanutnine

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

so-so

I'm really glad to have finally read this classic. It wasn't as spooky as I expected. I thought the creation scene would be more dramatic at least but a lot of the story is anticlimactic and Frankenstein doing nothing productive, only complaining how hard his life has become
#HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead #HauntedShelf #GrimReaders @CSeydel #AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo @PuddleJumper

BarkingMadRead 🤣🤣😍😍 5d

CSeydel Great review 😂 5d

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TheAromaofBooks

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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This was a reread for me, and while I always love reading along with the #HashtagBrigade , ol' Victor got on my nerves even more this time around. He's just so useless! If he spent half the time actually doing something productive as he does sitting around and bemoaning his fate, the creature wouldn't have had the opportunities for destruction that he had. In the end, I think both Frankenstein and the creature are both monsters. This book ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) definitely deserves its status as a classic and is completely worth the read, but I get too aggravated with literally everyone to really love it. Soft pick.

@BarkingMadRead
#HauntedShelf #ScreamTeam @ImperfectCJ
#WickedWords - Revenge @AsYouWish
#PumpkabooHunt @PuddleJumper
#BookSpinBingo 6d

TheAromaofBooks Whoops keep forgetting!! #OneSnacktoRuleThemAll #AllThingsApple @Bookwormjillk 6d

Bookwormjillk 🍎🍎🍎 agree 6d

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BarkingMadRead That cover though! 6d

PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 6d

TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead - OwlCrate did a series of special paperback editions of classics, and this was one of them. The paperbacks aren't GREAT quality, but I think they're such intriguing covers. 6d

AnishaInkspill yeah, he's not an easy character to like 6d

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