Keep hoping for a some kind of #rayoflight for Judy 🕯️🕯️🕯️, but feeling it's unlikely. This book, while I do like it, is el depresso. 😞 #Spinsterlit is more enjoyable when the spinsters are flouting convention not being crushed by it. 😬 You warned me @Suet624
@cinfhen #MOvember
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AlaMich Yeah, that‘s kind of why I‘ve held off reading it. It just sounds so bleak. 5y
vivastory I was thinking of starting it tonight, but might wait until tomorrow. Feeling the Sunday night blues, not sure this would be the best thing to read right now 5y
merelybookish @vivastory Not a bad decision, although you could probably read the first 50 pages or so before the bleakness really settles in. 5y
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merelybookish @AlaMich Maybe things look up near the end! 🤞 5y
AlaMich @merelybookish ok, you report back if it does! 😊 5y
Suet624 You‘re exactly right. Spinster lit is a lot more enjoyable when they are quirky and flouting convention. 5y
merelybookish @Suet624 I finished. I guess she tried to rebel? As usual, looking forward to our discussion. 5y
BarbaraBB Great thoughts already! 5y
Cinfhen Beautiful photo but man, even the cover is DEPRESSING!!!!!! 5y
batsy I started off thinking it was charming and perhaps Pym-ish but it is rather bleak. I'm hoping it gets better for her but it sounds like it doesn't. You're right, #spinsterlit is so much better when it's a Lolly Willowes style f-you to society 🙃 5y
Suet624 Not sure that was a rebellion. But your take on it was certainly more optimistic than how I saw it. 5y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB Thanks! Another good book with a complicated character for us to discuss! 5y
merelybookish @Cinfhen You're not wrong. 5y
merelybookish @batsy As always, will look forward to your thoughts! But yeah, this is no quirky FU to the man. But also written by a man. So maybe that's important to keep in mind. 🤔 My guess is most good #spinsterlit is written by women. 5y
merelybookish @Suet624 Yes maybe an optimistic take. It will be interesting to see what others make of it. Do we feel any hope for Judith at the end? 5y
Suet624 @merelybookish I felt a sort of relief. Someone was finally (kind of) taking care of her. (edited) 5y
LeahBergen Poor “old” Judith. And she‘s only in her early 40s, FFS! 😮 5y
merelybookish @LeahBergen I know. ? And "plain as a board" ? not only is she 'old' but she's unattractive too! 5y
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