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Ruth | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ok #hashtagbrigade make sure you‘ve got your copy ready, we will be reading a chapter a day in August! My copy has 35 chapters so we will run over into September just a little! Don‘t forget to tag me when you start reading so I can see your book covers! This should be a good one!

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @ruthiella @currentlyreadinginCO @amor4libros @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @mcctrish @indoordame @rubyslippersreads @thebookhippie @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig

@clare-dragonfly @julieclair @aimeesue @quietjenn @kao @bklover 5mo

Librarybelle Yay!! Looking forward to it! 5mo

CatLass007 Ruth is currently available for free on Audible. Yay! I just checked and it has 36 chapters. I find that a little unusual but at least it‘s not a difference of several chapters. It‘ll work. 5mo

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AllDebooks Count me in please. X 5mo

dabbe #yahoo!!! Lead on, #hashtagqueen 🩵💙🩵
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jewright Could I join, please? 5mo

BarkingMadRead @jewright absolutely! 5mo

Bklover I ordered a copy but it has less than 300 pages so I don‘t know if it is an abridged version or has teeny tiny print. Either way, I have the kindle version. I still may order another copy like yours. 😊😉 5mo

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dabbe

The Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#pemberlittens
#hashtagbrigade

I don't believe I ever posted this to my chagrin! A million thanks to @TheBookHippie for these character notes; they're a lifesaver! As you can see, after every chapter, out comes the list as well as LitCharts. Without these aids AND @BarkingMadRead's hilarious hashtags AND the incredible dioramas from @Aimeesue, I'd be #wtf--- all over the place! 🤩😍🤗

BarkingMadRead #teamworkmakesthedreamwork 11mo

TheBookHippie 😘♥️ 11mo

dabbe @BarkingMadRead #yousaidit! #hashtagqueen 🩶🖤🩶 11mo

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dabbe @TheBookHippie 🩶🖤🩶 11mo

Aimeesue As long as you picture the characters as matryoshka dolls from now on, you‘ll remember them forever! I can‘t see them any other way now, tbh 😂 11mo

dabbe @Aimeesue That is yet another EXCELLENT suggestion! It's kind of like picturing the audience just in their underwear! 😂😍🤗 11mo

Aimeesue @dabbe Lol! Yes! 11mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Passage to India | E. M. Forster

Ch 36-37: the writing is stunning, I‘ll give you that…..
#andtheyalllivedeverafter #azizmeetsralphwhilespying #azizissorudeatfirst #findingithardtolikehim #hecollectshimselfthough #timeforaboatride #collisioncourse #fieldingandazizkissandmakeup #stillnotfriendsthough #andthereyouhaveit #meh #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @staycurious @catlass007 @daisey @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @willaful @ruthiella @indoordame @librarybelle @dabbe @cuilin @annr @mcctrish @peanutnine @thearomaofbooks @bklover @morr_books 1y

IndoorDame #everafterisright 🤣🤣🤣 #findingithardtolikeeveryone #totallyagreeaboutthewritingandyetstillmeh 1y

Bookwormjillk Nice writing and I guess a nice change from British manor houses, but not my favorite. Thanks @BarkingMadRead and the rest of the #HashtagBrigade you make these books fun. 1y

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mcctrish I‘m really struggling with finishing this 🤦🏻‍♀️ this week has been awful in teaching land and this has not been the book I can handle at the end of the day 😞 hopefully I knock it off in the car to Toronto this morning. Thank you so much for keeping us on track and focussed with the ##### 1y

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish safe travels!! 1y

TheAromaofBooks I feel like this book had some good things to say, but I didn't connect with the story or the characters at all. Instead of coming away feeling like I should give people who “aren't like me“ the benefit of the doubt because they're probably good people, I feel like I shouldn't trust them OR the people who “are like me“ because everyone sucks 😂 1y

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks #everybodysucks was basically my takeaway 🤣 1y

jenniferw88 #basicallythepointofthenovelistthatthebritishandtheindianscantbefriendsuntilweleaveindia 1y

AnnR Beautiful prose but a frustrating story. I agree with prior comments, the ending was meh. I'm glad to have finally read it though. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for leading the discussion. The daily posts and entertaining hashtags definitely helps keep my reading on track. 🙂 (edited) 1y

Librarybelle Yeah…the ending was a bit lackluster. Thanks, @BarkingMadRead for another great reading month! 1y

Morr_Books I too agree with what everyone is saying. What was up with all the comments of women being ugly or beautiful? It was so frustrating. I liked A Room with a View and its characters much better. 1y

Bklover I ended up really loving this book overall. I think mainly because I learned a lot. I knew next to nothing about this place and time in history. The characters all drove me nuts though, and in the end were pretty much unlikeable. @jenniferw88 thank you for all your insights- you were very helpful! 1y

Bklover Thank you to @BarkingMadRead for again guiding us through another classic. You are probably the only reason I make it through! 1y

BarkingMadRead It‘s always a pleasure!!! 1y

Ruthiella Thank you for leading us @BarkingMadRead ! I enjoyed it more than you did, but agree that the end is less than heartwarming. @jenniferw88 I will send you you #Ihateadela card membership soon! 😂 1y

dabbe I agree with ALL of you! I never would have finished if it wasn't for the always-hilarious #hashtagqueen @BarkingMadRead and the notes from @jenniferw88. I would have BAILED. The word I kept thinking while reading was “awkward.“ Everyone seemed awkward with each other, but I appreciate Forster making both sides have unlikable characters (though colonizing is bad!). Give me ROOM WITH A VIEW over this. Glad I made it through with all of you! 🤗 1y

willaful I found the book pretty confusing overall, and depressing, but the very end spoke to me. It's sadly still so relevant. 1y

mcctrish I finished it #yayme please consider this my entreaty to join the #ihateadela club #brosbeforehosforever 1y

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Cinfhen

Madonna: An Intimate Biography of an Icon at Sixty | J Randy Taraborrelli

I guess you can call #MOvember my swan song. At the end of December I‘ll be bowing out from cohosting the monthly musical book challenges. I‘ve LOVED collaborating with SO MANY AWESOME Littens. It‘s been a great experience but truthfully I‘m in need of a break. So please “Cherish” the marvelous “Music״ of Madonna with me starting November 1 🥰

https://open.spotify.com/user/cindyhenzel/playlist/6k1P7b4Rq7wvSdu0w2Kzmz?si=4bF...

Cinfhen Please share @LitsyHappenings 🥳 #OnceAnEightiesGirlAlwaysAnEightiesGirl 5y

Cinfhen @EadieB hoping you‘ll join me for #MOvember🖤 (edited) 5y

TrishB Awww - end of an awesome era. I‘ll miss it 😘♥️ 5y

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mydearwatson Thank you so much for all your work! 5y

EadieB @Cinfhen Sure will join in for Madonna! Hopefully someone will volunteer to take your music postings over! 5y

Cathythoughts Oh wow ! That‘s big news .... I‘ll really miss it too ... it‘s been a wonderful meeting place ... ♥️♥️♥️ 5y

Cinfhen I have a feeling I‘m going to miss the daily interactions more than I thought @Cathythoughts It really has been an awesome meeting spot 🥰thank you @mydearwatson @TrishB it‘s been going strong for over 3 years!!!!! Yay @EadieB 😘If anyone wants to keep the music going, PLEASE DO!!!! #MusicMakesThePeopleComeTogether 5y

rockpools Thank you for keeping it going so long - and being such an encouraging, welcoming host! 🌺🌷🌸🌼 5y

Cinfhen @RachelO 😘😘😘 5y

batsy Thank you for the good Litsy times 💜 5y

squirrelbrain Oh wow, sorry you‘re ‘retiring‘ but it must be such hard work and for 3 YEARS! Looking forward to joining in with this one... 😘 5y

TheEllieMo Aww, thanks so much for all the challenges you‘ve done!! I only started doing them in July, wish I‘d joined in sooner 5y

Librarybelle Thank you for this fun challenge! It‘s been fun following the music and working my brain on book tie-ins. 😘 5y

LeahBergen It‘s been a grand long run! ❤️💕❤️💕 5y

Kalalalatja Even though I have fallen of the wagon of regular posting, I‘m going to miss seeing the daily musical posts. I‘ll definitely try to up my game in November, so we can give you a proper send off into “retirement” 😉💕 5y

Billypar The end of an era! It's been a great run- such a fun challenge: I've been a little disconnected the past couple months but will definitely join in for MOvember! 😀 5y

BarbaraBB Oh Cindy.. That‘s so sad. I am going to miss it so much! But I completely understand. Thinking each day of something new. But as long as you stay active on Litsy I‘ll be fine 🤞❤️❤️ 5y

Cinfhen Thanks so much my wonderful collaborators, friends and cohosts!!! It has BEEN a BLAST @BarbaraBB @Billypar @Kalalalatja @LeahBergen @Librarybelle @TheEllieMo @squirrelbrain @batsy I‘ve LOVED every minute of seeing your posts and playlists xxxxxxx 5y

Centique Thank you so much for making it so fun! I applaud you for knowing when to quit though 👏👏- it was a big time commitment I am sure. There must be other ways to have more daily interactions - we‘ll put our thinking hats on! Like I wish there was a function on Litsy where we‘d get notified when our friends are chatting about a post so we could all join in. 5y

CarolynM Thanks for all your hard work, Cindy. 😘💕 I'll miss the playlists and seeing everyone's posts, especially when the prompts have me stumped like this month's have! 5y

Cinfhen That would be SOOOOOO AWESOME @Centique but you‘re right/ we will find a way to stay “chatty” with our buds💋It has always been fun @CarolynM and im sure I‘ll miss the daily banter but it was starting to feel a little overwhelming so im easing back just a bit. I‘m still FULLY committed to #Booked2020 with my fabulous cohosts @BarbaraTheBibliophage and @4thhouseontheleft 💞💖💞 5y

alisiakae I have been very impressed at how many months you have been doing these! You‘ve earned a break! 5y

Cinfhen First musical challenge post was on April 2017 @4thhouseontheleft and haven‘t missed a month since then 🎶♥️ 5y

KarenUK You have been the most lovely #Hostesswiththemostest !!! 💕💕💕 And very excited to hear there will be a #Booked2020 😊👍 5y

Cinfhen @KarenUK 😘😘 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Aww, I‘m going to miss you hosting these fun photo challenges. What happy times we all have, cracking our brains each day for the prompts, seeing everyone‘s posts, adding more books to our tbr! I‘m sorry I took a break these past two months, thank you for all your hard work, comments and being an awesome host! ❤️ 💋 5y

Cinfhen Thanks so much, Jessie!!!! You‘ve been with me from day one @erzascarletbookgasm I‘m gonna miss all the daily comments 5y

JennyM You‘ve made Litsy such a fun place Cindy, and so welcoming. I don‘t know how you‘ve managed to continually host for so long - hats off to you. I‘m sorry I‘ve missed the last few months. But I‘m in for November! 😘🤗 5y

Cinfhen Yay @JennyM I‘ve been missing YOU!!!!!! Looking forward to #MOvember 🎵🖤❣️ 5y

Lizpixie No! I was so looking forward to March, I have so many ideas. I hope you join in if I decide to do it on my own #mysisterfromanothermister Until then, I‘ll definitely make sure I post every day for #MOvember #LaceGlovesAndCrucifixes #GoGoShirtsAndRaRaSkirts #PermsBowsAndHairspray 5y

Cinfhen I‘d love to join you in March @Lizpixie I‘ll probably be in deep withdrawal 🖤#hashtagQueen #MySistaFromAnotherMista 5y

Reviewsbylola Ahhhhh Cindy!!!! I don‘t blame you, it‘s a LOT of work! Think how much more reading you‘ll get done now. 🤣🤣 5y

Cinfhen It‘s been a fun ride @Reviewsbylola but you gotta know when it‘s time to call it quits 😉 (edited) 5y

rubyslippersreads Like @Kalalalatja and @JennyM I‘ve fallen off the regular posting wagon, but I‘ll definitely try to join in for your “swan song.” 😘 5y

Cinfhen I‘m looking forward to your return @rubyslippersreads 😍 5y

arlenefinnigan It's been great fun, look forward to your final challenge x 5y

Cinfhen Thanks @arlenefinnigan it‘s been a fun run 🤘🏼 5y

merelybookish I just saw this! You have been a rock 🌟!! Love Madonna, so will do my best to celebrate your last hurrah! 🎉🎉 5y

Cinfhen Yay @merelybookish #OnceAnEightiesGirlAlwaysAnEightiesGirl ❤️ 5y

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