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#WhatTheDickens @Cuilin @Texreader

#WhatTheDickens @Cuilin @Texreader

I noticed a few connections myself, what say you?

#hyggehourreadathon @Alldebooks @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Hygge hour involved finishing HARD TIMES for #WhatTheDickens. Not the most relaxing of reads, but I had to see some beloved characters through to the end. What a reminder that life is full of hard times but that redemption and salvation is possible within ourselves and without a savior. Best part tonight? Taking a hygge break with Pip--who's better after her seizure this week. 🖤🐾🖤

#WhatTheDickens @Cuilin @Texreader
4/5 Through characters like Thomas Gradgrind and Mr. Bounderby, Dickens critiques the utilitarian philosophy that values efficiency over human emotion and compassion. He argues that such a worldview leads to a soulless, mechanical society where people are seen as a means to an end rather than individuals with inherent worth. Still, redemption is possible and does occur for those who are worthy. A heartfelt read.

#WeeklyForecast

Continue with the yearlong reads on the right

Finish Hard Times #WhatTheDickens and I want to finish Lark Rise to Candleford as well #Hashtagbrigade, and I‘ve started The Valley of Fear #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Continue listening to the tagged

I‘m about to start An Academic Question

I want to read the first book in the Binti Trilogy before the author event next week

This book is one of the shorter ones by Dickens, and I enjoyed listening to the entire story within a month. I appreciated the stories of the different characters and the growth of Louisa and her father. I‘m looking forward to the discussion for this one.

#WhatTheDickens #audiobook #1001books

#BookReport

I kept up with my yearlong reads on the right

I continued the buddy reads; Hard Times #WhatTheDickens, Lark Rise to Candleford #Hashtagbrigade and just this morning finished Sense and Sensibility #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow

I also finished There are Rivers in the Sky

I read Fangirl volume 1 and The Tower at the End of Time

I continued listening to the tagged

I‘ve started On the Calculation of Volume. V

#WeeklyForecast

Continue yearlong reads on the right

Continue the monthlong buddy reads; Hard Times #WhatTheDickens, Sense and Sensibility #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow and Lark Rise to Candleford #Hashtagbrigade

I want to continue the tagged on audio

I want to finish There are Rivers in the Sky

I want to read book 1 in Fangirl manga series

Hopefully read The Tower at the End of Time and get a start On the Calculation of Volume. V

#BookReport

I continued with my yearlong reads standing on the right

I continued with the monthlong buddy reads; Hard Times #WhatTheDickens, Sense and Sensibility #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow and Lark Rise to Candleford #Hashtagbrigade

I finished The Haunted Bride #NancyDrewBR

I DNFed The Secret River

I‘m making good progress on There Are Rivers in the Sky

This is one of Dickens' shorter novels & he packs a lot of story into it. He shines when it comes to portraying the brokenness of humanity and the lengths we'll go to in our moments of desperation. At this point I've read 8 of his major novels & this one falls in the middle. I love some of the characters like Bounderby, the perfect picture of callous selfishness & Stephen, who lives a tragic life, but never lets go of his morals. #whatthedickens