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Ch 17: on to the next place #spam #alittleswankier #joanisthere #meangirlsareeverywhere #thatdocfrustratesme #pooresther #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @librarybelle @ruthiella @matchlessmarie @jacqmac @cogsofencouragement @sace @clare-dragonfly @cuilin @dieareader @bookwormjillk @thearomaofbooks @graciouswarriorprincess 2h

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine @dabbe @deblovestoread @andrea313 @larkken @willaful @morr_books @kwmg40 @thearomafbooks @anishainkspill @elizamarie @tpixie @julieclair @jenlovesjt47 2h

Bookwormjillk She was never so happy as when the doctor said no more visits. 2h

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mcctrish Did I miss a chapter ? I thought today was #16 I just read about the dr saying no more visitors and learning about who the ‘friend‘ is, not a friend, just a fan #goodgrief 59m

mcctrish I‘m not a fan of the dr 51m

CogsOfEncouragement I thought handing Esther the newspaper articles was messed up, but I also thought it was an interesting way to tell us what happened when we have been relying on Esther to give us the scoop. now

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish ugh did I misnumber?!? now

dabbe I totally see the doctor differently. Esther's mom views everything Esther does as a rebuke against her, which makes Esther feel alienated from the one woman who should serve as her guide into adulthood. When Doctor Nolan realizes that seeing her mother and others only harms Esther and ends the visits, to me she becomes a mother figure to Esther—one who is warmer and more accepting of Esther's conflicts than Esther's real mother. ⬇️ now

dabbe Though this may seem cruel to Mrs. Greenwood, it seems to be a necessary step toward Esther's recovery and is evidenced by how relieved Esther is by the doctor's choice. Somebody finally noticed what she needed and willingly gave it to Esther. now

mcctrish @dabbe oh I totally think the mom should be banned, Esther doesn‘t need to explain to her why she feels the way she does ( as if she could) I‘m mad at the dr for springing the electric shocks on Esther - I don‘t feel they are on the same page with how “I will let you know if and when we go that route” plays out now

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LitsyEvents

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

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#Hashtagbrigade Next month‘s book is The Woman in White. Drop a comment below and tag @BarkingMadRead if you are joining in. Everyone is welcome but just remember her hashtags are ridiculous and always chapter spoilers. You should always read the chapter before you read her post!
Start reading a chapter a day on March 2nd.

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing! 6h

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Andrea313

The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

It's Philomena Guinea to the rescue again, this time paying for Esther to stay in a private hospital. She meets Dr. Nolan (a female doctor!) who seems miles better than Dr. Gordon, though Esther's illness is still in full effect, paranoia on high as she reads deep meaning and connection into random things (the matchbook, anyone?). She receives a now-debunked treatment, Insulin Shock Therapy, and meets up with her former maybe-nemesis Joan Gilling.

Andrea313 #HashtagBrigade #PhilomenaGuineaYoureAChamp #NoBoyInTheCase #NowSheCanSwoopIn #EstherShouldBeGratefulButSheIsNumb #DrGordonBotchedTheShockTreatments #NightmareFuel #BoxOfMatches #ItDoesntMeanAnythingEsther #HereComesJoan 23h

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White | Wilkie COLLINS

#hashtagbrigade next month‘s book is the Woman in White, drop a comment below if you‘re joining us! Everyone is welcome, but just remember that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers. You should always read the chapter before you read my post!
We star my reading a chapter a day on March 2!

BarkingMadRead @litsyevents
@catlass007 @indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean 1d

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader 1d

BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @AnishaInkspill 1d

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Bookwormjillk I‘m in! 1d

Bklover I will be joining for this one! I have been dealing with my oldest daughter‘s health issue so I‘ve been away for a while. She is now on the path to recovery so hopefully I can be here a lot more! I‘ve really missed the #hashtagbrigade 1d

mcctrish I‘m in 1d

Librarybelle I‘m in! This has been on my tbr forever! 1d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1d

peanutnine I'm gonna skip this month. Have fun y'all! 1d

Sace I have a copy of this book somewhere. If I can find it, I‘m in! 1d

Clare-Dragonfly Yes, I‘m in! 1d

Ruthiella Definitely in! Another re-read for me. 1d

Roary47 Ooo yay! I‘ve been wanting to read that one. 😍 1d

CatLass007 I‘ve already got it in my Audible library. 1d

Deblovestoread I‘m skipping this one. Tried to read a few years ago and bailed. Hope you love it and see you in April! 1d

eeclayton I'm going to sit this one out, but I'm planning to join you for the rest of the year. Have fun, see you in April! 1d

dabbe @Bklover Glad your daughter is recovering, and glad to see you again! 🤩🤗🤩 1d

dabbe Love this book! I'm going to try to reread it again with all of you lovely people, so please include me! Even if I only reread parts, I want to know what y'all think! 🤩 1d

ElizaMarie Found this one free on Kindle. Hopefully, it syncs up well. I plan on joining. @BkLover I am glad to hear your daughter is doing better. 1d

quietjenn Yes, I've been meaning to revisit this for ages. 1d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 1d

Bklover @dabbe @ElizaMarie Thank you! ❤️🩷❤️🩷She finally had surgery last week so at least now we are headed in the right direction. It‘s amazing how young a 38 year old daughter can seem when she‘s sick! 1d

willaful @Bklover no matter how old, they're still our babies. I'm so glad she's doing better.

I'll tentatively join, not sure I'm really up for it. 1d

dabbe @Bklover Or a 66-year-old hubby! 🤣🤣🤣 1d

Bklover @willaful Yes they are!! Thank you!🩷 1d

BarkingMadRead @willaful I can always remove your later, if you want! Added… for now 24h

kwmg40 I'm going to try to join for this one. 23h

KAO Count me in! 23h

KAO @Bklover I‘m sorry to hear that your daughter has been sick! I hope the recent surgery proves to be a total success! Here‘s to a speedy recovery. 23h

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 23h

BarbaraJean Please tag me! I can't miss out on re-reading this with Hashtag Brigade commentary! 21h

TheAromaofBooks I own this one, so I'm going to try and join!! 10h

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Andrea313

The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

Caught up on two bleak chapters and all I can think of is the White House plan to "asses the threat" of life-saving mental health care. We've always failed people with mental illness- when we locked them away and then kicked them back out into the streets, when we shoved them in overcrowded AFC homes, when we correlate mental illness with violence, and now this. There are countless Esthers today who need care; what are we doing to see they get it?

Andrea313 #HashtagBrigade #CantBeSnarkyToday #DestigmatizeMentalHealthCare #TheCurrentRegimeIsMorallyBankrupt #LiteratureStaysRelevant #EstherHasResourcesAndSupportAndItsStillANightmare #OngoingCrisis #BurnThisWhiteHouseToTheGround 2d

Tamra Really horrible, truly 2d

Susanita However, whenever there‘s another mass shooting, the default answer is “mental health” instead of gun control, so they don‘t have to do a damn thing about either issue. 😡 2d

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kspenmoll 😡😡 2d

Andrea313 @Susanita Of course! And it has the wonderful effect of further marginalizing those living with mental health issues because of course violent shooters are all "crazy", so all-around fantastic way to govern. ? 2d

Bookwomble Over-prescription is an issue, but coming from the present US government, this can only be a worry. 2d

DogMomIrene Several years ago, a cis white male saw my medicine cabinet, which contained 4 prescription medications. I also had a probiotic, vit D, acetaminophen & ibuprofen. He commented on how that was “a lot of medications”. I didn‘t say anything (for reasons) but I remember thinking How the F is this even your business, especially since you‘re not a doctor. Just a know it all🤦🏻‍♀️🤬 Thinking about his uninformed opinion makes me scared for 🇺🇸 1d

Andrea313 @DogMomIrene UGH, what an annoying thing to experience, why can't people just mind their own business?? And yes, this administration is nothing but uninformed opinions and this in particular makes me very, very nervous. 1d

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BarkingMadRead

The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

Ch 14: yikes, these nurses are not nice! #estherisnotapeepshowgeorge #dontbethatguy #whyyyyydidthatnursegiveheramirror #yikes #momisgonnatryandgetherout #imnotsurethatswise #butalsothisplacesucks #ijustwanttohugher #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @librarybelle @ruthiella @matchlessmarie @jacqmac @cogsofencouragement @sace @clare-dragonfly @cuilin @dieareader @bookwormjillk @thearomaofbooks @graciouswarriorprincess 2d

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine @dabbe @deblovestoread @andrea313 @larkken @willaful @morr_books @kwmg40 @thearomafbooks @anishainkspill @elizamarie @tpixie @julieclair @jenlovesjt47 2d

mcctrish What the fuck happened to Esther ?! She took pills but now she looks like she‘s been in a car accident? They shaved her head? #oneflewoverthecuckoosnest for real! The pendulum has swung completely in the other direction and we just let people self medicate with their poison of choice and give them no care at all 🥲💔 2d

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Bookwormjillk I wish the entire #hashtagbrigade could get in a car and go rescue Esther. 2d

Librarybelle Agreed, @Bookwormjillk ! 2d

Ruthiella @mcctrish I think the bruises are from the botched electro-shock therapy. (edited) 2d

ElizaMarie #AMirrorReally !? I love how she mentions she knows perfectly well you don‘t serve #BeansWithBeans 2d

Clare-Dragonfly Everyone is awful in this chapter! Why on earth didn‘t the nurse try harder to convince her she didn‘t want a mirror? “You don‘t look very pretty” is a huge understatement. Or the nurse could have held the mirror herself. But also, the old nurse who told her seven years‘ bad luck is making things worse if anything. 🙄 2d

Clare-Dragonfly And the racism makes my skin crawl ☹️ 2d

CogsOfEncouragement So much to take in and attempt to decipher. The beans remark was too funny. The food being gross but Esther finally eating again. There is probably some symbolism there too. 2d

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly soooooo bad, I‘m not a fan 2d

willaful Esther is such an unreliable narrator, I have no idea whether people are actually as awful as she thinks they are or not. 2d

BarkingMadRead @willaful I wonder the same, this is all seen through her very unreliable eyes 2d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯! 1d

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯! 1d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead @willaful Excellent reminder of the #1 problem with 1st-person POV. The narrator will always be unreliable. The best thing, though, about 1st-person POV (IMHO) is how much we get to know the character who's telling her story, and if we care about her (which I think we all do), we really become involved in her story and wanting to see her survive. We're behind you, Esther! ❣️ 1d

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BarkingMadRead

The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

Ch 13: this is so sad! This chapter was giving Better off Dead vibes, so many unsuccessful attempts #cryforhelp #momistryingsohard #daytripswithfriends #volunteeringatthehospital #weknowherlatestattemotwontwork #itdoesnttakeawayfromthetragedyifit #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @librarybelle @ruthiella @matchlessmarie @jacqmac @cogsofencouragement @sace @clare-dragonfly @cuilin @dieareader @bookwormjillk @thearomaofbooks @graciouswarriorprincess 3d

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine @dabbe @deblovestoread @andrea313 @larkken @willaful @morr_books @kwmg40 @thearomafbooks @anishainkspill @elizamarie @tpixie @julieclair @jenlovesjt47 3d

CogsOfEncouragement I thought the EXACT same thing! That movie kept coming to mind. I thought this particular chapter read as a dark comedy, but had to wonder if it was just me. Was I just in a weird mood? I googled it and discovered I‘m certainly not alone in feeling this way. 3d

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mcctrish @CogsOfEncouragement absolutely a dark comedy, just start a conversation with someone “so if you were going to kill your sled, how would you do it?” Not a single red flag flying from that pick up line 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3d

Bookwormjillk Reminded me of a Man Called Ove. I might need to finish this one early. Reading a chapter a day is stressful. 3d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I was thinking the same! 3d

DrSabrinaMoldenReads To me, it‘s the most depressing book I have ever read. 3d

CogsOfEncouragement I‘m reading two other very light books right now. The Seven Year Slip is a whimsical rom-com and a book in the Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber which is easy reading. Though there is certainly something to be said for not spending too many days with a character that you can tell is dragging you down to the depths. 3d

mcctrish I‘ve got ACOTAR, From Dust to Stardust and Fishbowl on the go while I read this, every one but fishbowl is a Buddy read so it‘s easy for me to stick to a chapter of this and not get overwhelmed, that said we are past the halfway mark and I honestly can‘t see where this is going #couldgetworse #mightgetbetter 3d

ElizaMarie I think the more I read, the more I feel bad for his mother. She doesn't know what to do or how to help. I feel so bad for Esther. She is so lost - and I don't see her getting the help she needs. - I don't know how I would have faired reading this in my late teens/early 20s. I am glad I am reading this now and not then. - I might not have had the perspective. 3d

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish I keep telling myself it‘s first person so hopefully it gets better? 3d

willaful This is really bumming me out. 3d

dabbe One of my students in high school years ago committed suicide. I still think of her often and wish I could have done something--anything. This book is ripping all of us to shreds. I so wish I could hug Esther and tell her how lovely she is and that life does get better--or at least, as you age, perspective helps you grow and get strong. She has NO ONE who is able to reach her! AUGHHHHH!!!! 😞 3d

BarkingMadRead @CogsOfEncouragement I‘ve read them all! 3d

CogsOfEncouragement @BarkingMadRead All the Cedar Cove? I‘m on book 10, so nearing the end of my time with these endearing characters. 3d

BarkingMadRead @CogsOfEncouragement all of Cedar cove and also I‘ve read Seven Year Slip! I was volunteering at a used book store some years back and they had the whole series so I just zipped through them! 3d

CogsOfEncouragement @BarkingMadRead Very cool. I‘m about halfway through Seven Year Slip. I saw Elyse Myers good-crying over it on a reel and it sounded like a good pairing with Bell Jar! 3d

CogsOfEncouragement @BarkingMadRead Oh, wait. Just found out how her aunt passed. I still think Elyse was happy crying at the end of this! 3d

Clare-Dragonfly I also feel the dark comedy of this, but emphasis on the DARK! I so wish Esther had access to modern pharmaceuticals. 3d

ElizaMarie @dabbe you are such an amazing person! I just wanted to say that 2d

dabbe @ElizaMarie You just made my day, week, month ... you are, too, yaknow! 💚🩶💚 2d

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Andrea313

The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

I apologize in advance for being flip. Today's chapter is a really hard read and yet all I could think of was my very first pop culture exposure to ECT, the terrifying movie Return to Oz. Somehow a bunch of adults thought that making a movie where Dorothy undergoes shock therapy would be GREAT for kids! Anyway, all this to say, ECT is a horror no matter where you meet it- in a movie theatre age 5 or in a beautiful novel at the age of 17 or 40+.

Andrea313 #HashtagBrigade #CantReduceThisChapterToQuips #EstherIsNotGettingBetter #YouDontJustDecideToNotBeMentallyIllMOM #FactitiousArtificialSham #YoullNeverGetAnywhereLikeThat 4d

ravenlee My sister was watching that movie while babysitting me. I must have been 6 or 7. I wanted to do what she was doing, so she let me watch. 😳 I hid at the foot of the bed most of the movie, because I couldn‘t watch it but was scared to go to my room alone. Still traumatized! 3d

ElizaMarie I missed this trauma experience growing up (didn't see the movie/or heard of it before this post) 3d

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Andrea313 @ravenlee YUP. I don't remember being particularly afraid when I first saw it (I was SO young) and was mostly confused, wondering why bad things were happening to Dorothy. Then I saw it again years later and had a full-on WTF moment. My older brother was afraid of the Wheelers for ages, though. 😂 3d

Andrea313 @ElizaMarie OMG you should watch it now. You'd probably still have the trauma experience, it's some if the most bizarre shit ever. 3d

ravenlee I don‘t even remember much, but the lady who collects heads from girls who have nice hair? or something. It freaked me out in a big way, as a girl with long brown braids like Dorothy. 3d

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