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Ch 6: #moneymoneymoney #tomtellstetchyabouthisstash #timetopaythebills #itsallaboutwakem #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I‘m glad Tom saved the day but I still can‘t stand him. I thought he‘d snuck the money in the tin. If the debts are paid doesn‘t #techytully still need a job? 20h

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish you would think! That part confused me a bit, maybe it was just excitement 20h

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mcctrish @BarkingMadRead he‘s a bit rash when it comes to #snakywakey 19h

Ruthiella @mcctrish I thought too Tom would sneak the money in to the tin. And for sure, even if the debts are paid, both he and Mr. T. have to work ie, stay at the Mill or find somewhere else. So this is all very performative. 18h

mcctrish @Ruthiella right! Doesn‘t their house come with running the mill? So his debts are paid and he leaves his job and now he‘s homeless too? Mrs Tulliver is going to lose her shit! #firsttheteapotsnowthehouse (edited) 18h

eeclayton It felt to me like Tom wasn't saving the family to save the family but to bask in the glory 🫤 16h

Clare-Dragonfly I am worried now that Tom has made this big announcement but doesn‘t literally have the money that something will happen to prevent them from getting it 😬 11h

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: yikes #whoknewauntpulletwouldcatchthem #withoutactuallycatchingthem #tomfigureditout #thatshockedme 🤣 #busted #tomwassonastytophil #philwasprettybrave #maggiedefendedphil #tomwenttoofar #maggiesaysbyetophil #andthenripstomanewone #gomaggie #relief #hmmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish It happened faster than I thought #maggiespeaksthetruth I wonder if Tom will actually hear and understand Maggie‘s words later on? How he is inherently mean? I pity any girl he sets his eye on ( I don‘t think Tom is wrong though that #techytully being upset with Phil and Mags would be nothing compared to #snakywakey ‘s response or how compromised Mags would be if it was known she was meeting up with a boy) 2d

TheAromaofBooks @mcctrish - That's the thing, Tom wasn't 100% wrong; I think he was actually right about a lot of what he said, but wowsers he sure is one self-satisfied, obnoxious kid. Such an uncomplicated conscience - if I do it, it's right; if I don't do it, it's wrong 😂 Poor Maggie. I was glad that she at least put the vow into her own words! 2d

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Ruthiella Tom could have been more compassionate, for sure. I did like how Maggie told him off-even though it will not soak in-he is so sure of his own correctness. 2d

Bookwormjillk Yeah I was liking Tom for a while but today I was team #ShutUpTom 2d

dabbe I couldn't help but also notice that this chapter ends with Maggie actually being a wee bit glad that the secret is out in the open and that she can't see Phil anymore. Maybe she loved him but not enough. And Tom, well, maybe a new hashtag: #tommytemper? #oy
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Leftcoastzen Tom is so overbearing, he feels he‘s the only thing holding it all together.Poor Maggie has so few privileges or prospects because of the situation.I think she loved talking with Phil & having a little secret.Like @dabbe I think she felt relieved. She doesn‘t care for Phil enough 21h

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The Rushworth Family Plot: A Novel | Claudia Gray

#arcreader fangirl moment! NetGalley sent me an email inviting me to read this, and I‘m finally able to start it!

Bookwormjillk I have that one too! I‘ve kind of been putting it off because I don‘t want it to end. 3d

dabbe Love those nails! 🩶🩶🩶 3d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe thanks! I was actually at the nail salon to get them changed 🤣 3d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: #phillovesmaggielovesphil #whatcouldgowrong #imgladmaggieishappier #thiscannotendwell #hashtagbrigade #longliveshortchapters

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mcctrish I‘d like to HEA wrap this up but we are only 2/3 through it so obviously it‘s all going to hell 3d

ElizaMarie Awe --- this little love story can only end in disaster! (Waiting patiently for all hell to break loose) 3d

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BarkingMadRead @mcctrish with as many pages are left, it‘s definitely going to be a dumpster fire 🔥 3d

AllDebooks I can't look, this is gonna be a train wreck 🙈 3d

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish they‘re all going to drown in the river 3d

Bookwormjillk I think it‘s going to be worse for her when Tom finds out than when #tetchytully finds out 3d

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk I think Tom will give her the most grief too 3d

Clare-Dragonfly So… last chapter Maggie said no, they can‘t meet up because keeping secrets is bad, and a year later they‘re meeting regularly and happily discussing books? What did I miss? 😵‍💫 2d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: Phil and Maggie #thatsallihavetosayaboutthat #hamadryad #hashtagbrigade

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Clare-Dragonfly Oh yeah, Philip, tell her she‘s doing everything wrong. That‘s the way to get her to be happier and also to love you 🙄 4d

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly yup! Phillip has all the social graces of a buffalo 4d

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Leftcoastzen Thanks a lot Phillip ! You just made her sadder . 4d

Bookwormjillk #ShutUpPhillip 3d

mcctrish Where. Is. This. Going. 3d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: that chapter title though 🙈 #tomandbobgointobusiness #uncleGprovidesthestartup #butnotbeforebobcheatsauntG #whatwouldmaggiesay #imkindaproud #tomisrichnow #whatcouldgowrong 🤷🏻‍♀️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella I‘m kind of proud of old Bob too. Aunt G. was so rude and condescending. 5d

mcctrish Bob knows a thing or two about 5d

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Leftcoastzen That damn family ! So condescending! Tom is really trying, Bob is helping, yet still worried about them 5d

Bookwormjillk Loved it. Go Bob. 5d

ElizaMarie Ugh Aunt G is the worst! #VillianVibes - I'm also proud of Bob 🙃 4d

julieclair I so enjoyed watching Bob get the better of Aunt G! 3d

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Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley

My #readyourkindle stack for May! @CBee

CBee Oooo, Firekeeper is fantastic! 5d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5.1: Maggie is still so sad #notliving #notreadingmuch #thewakemscomeby #maggiehides #philstalksher #inthesweetestwaypossible #suchabittersweetchapter #philwantstobebesties #maggieworries #nodecisiontoday #morestalkingwillbenecessary #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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TheAromaofBooks This chapter made me sad because it doesn't seem like there is any way that this is actually going to end up being a happy situation 6d

Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks I share your trepidation! I feel like a cloud is hanging over everyone…lightning is coming…😬 6d

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Clare-Dragonfly Sheesh, all these things they can‘t do because it would make Tom or #tetchytully mad! 6d

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I‘m not sure #snakeywakey would approve either but getting them together would solve everything #gettheteapotsback 6d

ElizaMarie @TheAromaOfBooks I also thought this chapter was so sad. It sucks that Maggie and Phillip can't live their lives without their families being all butt hurt. Very #RomeoAndJuliet vibes here. Also poor girl #MaggieREAD please girl, go back to books! 5d

Leftcoastzen Made me sad too. Maggie is painfully aware of her diminished station in life ,trying to muddle through. A cloud hanging over everything, so true. Every relationship is tainted by the drama of the past. 5d

julieclair @mcctrish You are seriously cracking me up with your #TeapotCrusade ! 😂😂😆😘 3d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: a lot of beautiful #blahblahblah in this chapter. #bobhasacrush #maggieisdepressed #bobbringsherastackofbooks #shereallyconnectswithafew #tetchytullyhasgoneferal #beatinganimals #thatsnotokmyguy #ass 🙄 #mumlikestofancyupmaggieshair #whichdepressestullymore #isrevengeonthehorizon #staytunedforpart5 #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish You know what the say about big thumbs 😉 7d

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 7d

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Clare-Dragonfly I dunno if Bob‘s reaction to Maggie is a crush. It reminds me of Bessy in North and South looking at Margaret. (Wow, lots of name repetition!) 7d

julieclair That was so sweet of Bob! 😍 7d

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish 😂😂😂big thumbs and a stack of books! 6d

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk would make me happy 😆😆 6d

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish perfect really 6d

Leftcoastzen Maggie & the family ruminate on their limited prospects.Bob is kind to bring Maggie books! Big Thumbs ? Really? 😂 6d

ElizaMarie #BigThumbs !!! 6d

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Sunrise on the Reaping: A Hunger Games Novel | Suzanne Collins

This was a hard choice for April!

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Brooklyn | Colm Toibin

My last new book started today, this one is for my neighborhood book club

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Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen

Starting a chapter a day with #janeaustenthenandnow with @Crinoline_Laphroaig

Crinoline_Laphroaig Yay! 1w

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A Court of Frost and Starlight | Sarah J. Maas

I love the first of the month and buddy reads! #littensloveacotar @StayCurious

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Nancy Drew 19: The Quest of the Missing Map | Carolyn Keene

Starting for #nancydrewbr

Bookwormjillk A missing map sounds much more reasonable than exploding oranges 1w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk one can only hope 🤣🤣🤣🍊🍊🍊💥💥💥 1w

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk Let‘s hope it is more reasonable! 1w

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks this was my #bookspin 🎉 4d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4d

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The Dead Zone | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #theDeadZone Grab your copy and check back at the end of the month for open discussion! Don‘t forget to tag me so I can see which version you have! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures I just started this one today! 1w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: everyone is depressed #livingcheap #payingoffdebt #thosemosses 🙄 #tomisstillthefave #nobodyvisits #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish My takeaway “blah, blah, blah everyone is miserable” if only Bessie had her teapot #fact 1w

Bookwormjillk ☔️🌫️☹️☹️☹️ 1w

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Leftcoastzen That picture really sums it up ! Dreary , sad , all the fears and worries! 1w

KAO Eeyore is perfect here. 🥺 1w

ElizaMarie It‘s so #WoeIsMe 1w

julieclair @mcctrish 🎯 7d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4.1: that was a lot of beautifully written #blahblahblah #butthisexplainsalot #breakoutthevoodoodoll #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I thought I‘d accidentally opened a different story on my serial app 1w

mcctrish #andsogothedaysofourlives ⏳ 1w

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ElizaMarie @mcctrish EXACTLY 1w

Leftcoastzen Like sands through the hourglass! 😁 1w

KAO I kept having to reread sentences, as my mind wandered pitifully during this short chapter. Thank goodness this didn‘t go on longer! I liked the last bit, however, about how the spiritual seed of wisdom didn‘t find fertile ground (or “hooks”) in Mr. Tulliver and simply blew away without taking hold. More foreshadowing, I presume! 1w

Bookwormjillk I know I read this chapter but I don‘t remember a bit. #MovingOn 1w

dabbe Agree 💯 @BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @Leftcoastzen @KAO @Bookwormjillk #shadesoflarkrise #boring 🥱🫩😴💤 1w

Ruthiella It was a lot of bla bla bla only to show that Mr. Tulliver is unchristian in thought, if not in deed. 1w

julieclair I listened while driving and admit I mostly tuned it out. 🤣 7d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 9: #tetchytullywillworkforwakem #thatass 🙄 #tullyisverysalty #hemakestomwriteadeclarationinthebible #downwithwakem #thisfeelslikebadkarma 🙈 #staytunedforpartfour #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk I can‘t believe he made him write it in the Bible. These kids are stuck parenting their parents. 1w

mcctrish Next he‘ll have Maggie make up a little doll to put pins into 😉 #tetchytully cursing #snakeywakey 1w

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dabbe This novel takes a Gothic turn when #tetchytully states that the river gets angry when the mill changes hands, and “there's no telling whether there mayn't be summat in the story, for this is a puzzling world, and Old Harry's the devil got a finger in it.“

More reference to the river--not in a good way. #yikes 😱 1w

dabbe @mcctrish Oh, the voodoo that she will do ... 🤣 1w

mcctrish @dabbe or #tetchytully thinks he‘s more important than he actually is 😉😆 #ivoteforvoodoo 1w

Leftcoastzen Now a disaster with the river seems eminent! #yikes 1w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 1w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🎯🩵🎯 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Yikes on bikes! 1w

julieclair A river disaster is definitely coming. And writing that curse in the family Bible for all future generations to see. Oh my! #tetchytully is tetched in the head. 🤪 1w

ElizaMarie @Dabbe @Julieclair --- #RIVERJustice 1w

julieclair @ElizaMarie 🎯 1w

julieclair @BarkingMadRead Is this photo of your family Bible? 1w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair nah, I found it on Google 1w

julieclair 😘💙 1w

dabbe @ElizaMarie Ooh, that's a great hashtag! 😍 1w

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The Long Walk | Richard Bachman

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #theLongWalk
Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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Bookwormjillk I liked this more when I read it as a teen I think. As an adult I thought it was too long and SK was a bit too much with some of the sidebars. It read very late 70‘s early 80‘s to me. Still King do readable but not a favorite. 1w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 💯 could have been a short story! 1w

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JenlovesJT47 I enjoyed this and am looking forward to the movie adaptation! It is one long existential crisis that fills you with dread. 1w

AllDebooks I did not like this. I found it repetitive and overlong. It certainly was tense and horrifying. I agree, @BarkingMadRead it would be better as a concise short story. 1w

5feet.of.fury I didn‘t like it either. Weird side note though, there was a 20 mile race that went from Kittery Maine to Salisbury Massachusetts and goes through the part of Rt1 NH that they were on at one point. I was there once also trying to beat an aggressive time cut off 1w

KathyWheeler I liked it but feel it would‘ve worked better as a novella. I also have mixed feelings about the ending. 1w

ElizaMarie How will this change when the movie version comes out? I am curious to see what direction this goes - and what the movie ending will be. I enjoyed this book - I liked the boys' conversations throughout the walk and the different character developments. I agree with y'all thinking this would have fared much better as a novella. 1w

Karkar This was okay for me. Real middle of the road. It did do a very good job of stressing me out. 1w

Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures I felt like this would have been better as a novella. It had an interesting premise, but kinda lost itself for a bit. Really stressful in general, but I enjoyed the thought experiment of how psychologically and physically something like this would affect people. 1w

kwmg40 I'd read this book some years ago and, though I liked the story very much, I found it very disturbing and decided not to reread it at this time. I've always been intrigued by the real-life Swedish Fotrally race inspired by this book. Nothing terrible happens to the competitors that drop out of that race, thankfully! 1w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 8: #tetchytullycomesdownstairs #totalshock #totallylostthosetwomonths #wakemownsthemill #tullycanworkforhim #yay #mamaputherfootdown #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I‘m fuming that #techttully got to keep his chair but the teapots are gone 2w

Leftcoastzen It is a sad state to be in . Their lives dissembled, Tully so out of it . Yes , no teapots , he gets the chair . 2w

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Bookwormjillk Someone needs to get those teapots back 2w

julieclair @mcctrish I was hoping she was going to hide one of the teapots so it couldn‘t be sold. Like bury it in the garden or something. 1w

mcctrish @julieclair she could have stuffed it into the chair 1w

julieclair @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣 1w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7: Deane giving Fanny vibes 🙄 #notgonnahelpwithmoney #buthewillhanddownsomeclothes #hedoesgettomajob #mightbuythemillandletfetchyrunit #mrstullywantatoappealtowakemsbetterside #whichhedoesnthave #thefamsaysabsolutelynot #obviouslyshegoesanyway #andnowwakemwantstobuythemill #forphil #whichiskindofsweet #butalsodouchey #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish FFS Wakem 2w

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Leftcoastzen I‘m with @ElizaMarie Ugh !! 2w

dabbe Another hashtag name: #snakeywakey And 🎯🩵🎯 to @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Leftcoastzen @BarkingMadRead 1w

Leftcoastzen @dabbe 😂good one ! 1w

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The Librarian of Auschwitz | Antonio Iturbe

The tagged book is out of frame, but here‘s my haul from visiting the Book Warehouse Outlet in Easley, SC! I also got 3 kids books, $242 worth of books for $78!

TheSpineView Score! You did so good! 2w

Ruthiella Fantastic haul! 🤩 2w

kspenmoll Great stack!!! 2w

Leftcoastzen Nice ! 2w

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The Page Turner | Viola Shipman

Happy #independentbookstoreday I had to stop here after we went to the Book Warehouse Outlet! I got the tagged book. The store was very cool inside, they had a little cafe and blind dates with a book.

PuddleJumper Beautiful building! 2w

TheSpineView Wow! A cool place for a bookshop! Did you find anything good at the Book Warehouse sale? 2w

BarkingMadRead @TheSpineView I‘m about to post my haul! 2w

TieDyeDude 😍 2w

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Fondant Fumble | Jenn McKinlay

The perfect book for draft week! 🏈

Lynnsoprano That looks like fun! And yea to draft weekend! 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #thefurnitureisgone #includingthebooks #thefamstillwonthelp #butBobwill #ireallythoughthewantedanewknife #butno #hewantedtogivethemmoney 🥹 #suchasweetmoment #eveniftomandmaggiewouldnttakeit #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Just showing what a freaking awful family they have (edited) 2w

Bookwormjillk Do I like Tom now? 2w

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BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk it‘s the worst, I can‘t decide either 🤣 2w

Ruthiella Sweet of Bob to offer. And I like how Maggie realized that it wasn‘t the money so much as his friendship and reliance he was offering and which they could accept. 2w

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella ♥️♥️♥️ i agree 2w

Leftcoastzen I felt Maggie‘s pain looking at the empty spot where the bookcase used to be 😱isn‘t interesting that often people with very little offer to share what little they have while people with so much don‘t offer a thing. 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: omg I totally forgot to post #anyway #tomvisitsuncledeaneforadvice #uncledeaneisadouche #pardonmyfrench #nofreakingbodywillhelpthisfamily #sofrustrated #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish This family is a toxic dump 2w

Bookwormjillk I can see not wanting to bail them out with money- they seem bad at that. But give the kid a job for Pete‘s sake! 2w

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Clare-Dragonfly They are all so mean! I wish it had occurred to Tom to mention that he‘s good at drawing, especially things like buildings. I bet that could get him a good start. 2w

Leftcoastzen Much better to have less family than a family like this ! Poor Tom trying to do what he can while listening to Uncle belittling his education. 2w

TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk - I felt the same way! I get that you don't want to hand a pile of money to people who have proven that they aren't going to use it wisely, but Tom is genuinely trying to make good and start providing for his mom and sister, and I thought it was dreadful the way his uncle just blew him off. 2w

ElizaMarie This chapter felt very current to me. It's like kiddos get an education and then can't get a job with their education. I know it's not the same, but it got me thinking about how some college courses/majors do not translate to the working world. I feel so bad for Tom - also this #TheirFamilySucks ! 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: every time they say Aunt Gritty‘s name…. #timetolookforthenote #tetchytullywakesup #saystoforgetthenote #also #payluke #whothefisluke #whyarewepayinghim #thankagoogle #lukeistheheadmiller 🤣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #iloveashortchapter

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Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2w

Bookwormjillk Same reactions to Gritty and Luke 2w

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Clare-Dragonfly Right?! 😂😂😂 I keep wondering what Gritty is short for. Griselda? Margaret? 2w

Leftcoastzen Poor thing being called Gritty ! 2w

mcctrish Aunt Gritty will always be Gritty to me 🧡🧡 @Clare-Dragonfly you might be on to something with Margaret 2w

ElizaMarie Kinda proud of Tom 2w

julieclair Priceless hashtags today! 🤣 2w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish You are right! It's Margaret (just looked it up). Good thing no one calls her Nitty Gritty ... yet. 🤣 1w

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The Dead Zone | Stephen King

Just a reminder that May‘s #LosersClub read is #theDeadZone Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about May 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @karkar @julies_bookshelf_adventures @bekakins @elizamarie 2w

bekakins One of my favourites!! 2w

KathyWheeler I‘ve always loved this book, although it may hit a little differently now. 2w

BookwormAHN I love The Dead Zone 🖤 2w

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Pride and Premeditation | Tirzah Price

Loving the dedication. Starting this before I head to watch the original movie on the big screen! @Crinoline_Laphroaig #janeaustenthenandnow

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: the sisters come over #thesebitches #notgoingtohelp #itsallmrstullysfault #obviously #tomstandsupforthefam #italmostworks #maggiestandsupforthefam #disaster #mrsmossappears #somuchdrama #wheresthenote #itwontdoanygood #youcantsqueezebloodfromastone #thesesisters 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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dabbe All they want to do is bitch about how much the family is ruined, yet they won't lift a finger to help--even though they have the money to do it! #beyondannoyed 🤬 2w

AllDebooks These vile people are causing so much more angst. Jog on, ladies 😡 2w

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Bookwormjillk They‘re the worst and Mrs Tully is getting on my nerves too. 2w

Leftcoastzen Nothing brings a family together like money troubles! The ones that could help are spreading the misery. 🙄😡 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Mrs. Glegg is soooooooo obnoxious! 2w

ElizaMarie The teapots!!! 2w

julieclair Mrs. Moss is the only one who seems to care at all about the family. 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: #thekidsarehome #mumisamess #timetoselleverything #theauntswonthelp #badmouthingtetchytully #maggieloseshershit #tomfeelsbad #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella The Dodson sisters are in their element with the “I told you so”. 2w

dabbe #mrst ain't so dumb after all: “Don't go into law!“ #sheesh 🙄 2w

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mcctrish I‘d be pissed off too to lose my teapot #uselesstwattully 2w

ElizaMarie All the patterns! 2w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish nobody better take my teapot 2w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk she‘s going to need a cup of tea in the workhouse for real!!! 2w

Leftcoastzen Wow , don‘t want to sell everything I own and go to workhouse/poorhouse. I‘m so old my grandparents talked about poorhouses.😳😬 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3.1: #tetchytullylostthesuit #hehadhisplansinplace #askingpulletandfurleytohelp #hetookaloanonhisfurnituretopaygleggback #theycouldloseeverything #furleywasbrokethough #wakemholdsthemortgagenow #tetchytullyhasafit #onlyknowstheletterandmaggie #maggiefetchestom #andnowwearecaughtup #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

AllDebooks Crikey, a lot happened today! 3w

Leftcoastzen Lots of bad all at once ! How fragile things can be , when they fall , they fall like dominoes! #whatshalltheydo 3w

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KAO While reading this chapter, I felt a bizarre reminder of the rich patriarch of the family visiting the White Lotus resort in the latest season of this show—about how he received news that his fortune had been lost and he didn‘t want to tell his privileged family and about how tortured he was by the sheer anticipation of financial ruin… Yes, I confess having watched the whole series! 3w

BarkingMadRead @kao I just started season 1, I can‘t wait to watch all the seasons! 3w

KAO @BarkingMadRead The show is SO bizarre, but I couldn‘t resist some unique storytelling! 3w

mcctrish Truthfully I can‘t even remember what the suit was for but the fact #tetchytully owed money to so many people I‘m not sure how his plan was ever going to be more than a dream. I haven‘t watched this season of WL yet, it‘s such a bonkers show ❤️❤️❤️ 3w

ElizaMarie Oooo White Lotus! So messed up! It‘s this slow burn to chaos! “Pipper Noooo!!!” 3w

julieclair #tetchytully ‘s “always going to law” and robbing Peter to pay Paul is catching up with him big time. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly It‘s sad and all but I found it hilarious how #tetchytully hates Wakem so much that he had a (possibly literal) stroke on learning that he owes him money! (edited) 2w

KAO @ElizaMarie 😂 “You want to live in Taiwan?! Noooo!” 2w

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A Court of Wings and Ruin | Sarah J. Maas

Loving my new pajamas from the TikTok shop

Ruthiella Perfect PJs for reading! 😍 3w

Gissy 📚 🐉 😍👌 3w

Cupcake12 Love the design x 3w

Chrissyreadit yes!!!! they are awesome! 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Happy Easter!
Ch 7: #allgrownup #tomisfinallylearning #maggieisallproper #poorphilleftbehind #tetchytullylostthesuit #andthemill #andfelloffhishorse #doesntrecognizeanyonebutmaggie #timefortomtogohome #probablyforgood #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 3w

mcctrish #Tetchytullystidehasturned (edited) 3w

Ruthiella Oh the foreshadowing! It‘s stressing me out. 😂🫣 3w

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Clare-Dragonfly Now something is happening! 3w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly yes!!!! I‘m excited for the #UpcomingDrama 3w

Bookwormjillk Poor Maggie is going to end up responsible for her father and her brother. 3w

AnnCrystal Happy Easter 🐰🐇💝. 3w

Leftcoastzen Goodness gracious! I knew that there was bad crap coming! 3w

dabbe The next part is called THE DOWNFALL. #ruhroh 3w

julieclair Here we go… #Action ! 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #shortchapter #willtombelameforever #nobodytellshim #philfindsoutforhim #nowtheyrebesties #philtellsmorestories #ifonlytomhadarmor 🙄 #maggieandphilbecomefriends 😘 #oncetomishealedtheystopbeingfriends 🙄 #tomislosingout #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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ElizaMarie I like Maggie and Phil being besties too! 3w

Leftcoastzen See , I knew something bad would happen! Tom can‘t help himself. 3w

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mcctrish If only Mr Tulliver would shut his mouth 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if Maggie and Phil will get married when they‘re adults and piss off their parents. 3w

AllDebooks Tom is a liability 🙄 3w

dabbe @mcctrish That #tetchytully! 🤣 3w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly #romeoandjulietrevisited 🤩 3w

mcctrish @AllDebooks he is 3w

dabbe A hashtag for Tom: #tomthetwerp What a jerk! 🙄

BTW, @BarkingMadRead, BEST photo ever to describe this chapter! 🤣🙌🏻🤩 3w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I was worried that nobody would get it 🤣 3w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead And Monica only brought a 🥕!!! 🤣 3w

mcctrish @dabbe #tetchytully needs a filter 3w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 3w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish yes on the filter 3w

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A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic | J Penner

I walked into a bookstore in Roanoke and this caught my eye immediately! It looks so fun, and there are elves and dwarves! What could possibly be wrong with that?!?

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: #maggieadoresphil #waittiltomfindsout 🤣 #butfirst #tomshowsoffthesword #maggiethinkshesbluebeard #obviouslyoffensive #hesthedukeofwellington #hewhipsoutthesword #andpromptlystabshisownfoot #becauseofcoursehedoes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 🗡️ 🩸

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AllDebooks I'm so behind. 😅 3w

Bookwormjillk What a surprise. 3w

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ElizaMarie Ooo -- things are happening ---- #FingersCrossed it continues! Also, I hope Maggie annoys Tom with praise of Phil. 3w

TheAromaofBooks At least it feels like they are acting like regular children instead of psychopaths now 😂 3w

mcctrish Thank god he stabbed himself @AllDebooks I am struggling 3w

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 3w

dabbe @mcctrish #channelinglarkrise 😳 3w

mcctrish @dabbe is it the time period? I did care but it‘s getting harder 3w

dabbe @mcctrish Maybe. It's also the absence again of a plot. I mean, it's a bildungsroman about Maggie and Tom growing up, but have a driving plot line, please! 🤣 3w

julieclair @ElizaMarie You called it! Flesh wound! 🎯 3w

julieclair @dabbe @mcctrish @ElizaMarie At least the lack of a plot is preventing me being tempted to read ahead. 🤣🤣😂 3w

mcctrish @julieclair 🤣🤣🤣 #smallmercies 3w

dabbe @julieclair And if you're like me, I count the pages before I read, and I happily rejoice if it's less than 10 pages! 🤣😍🤣 3w

eeclayton @dabbe same 😂 3w

Leftcoastzen @julieclair 😂no temptation to read ahead #gotplot 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @julieclair Oh yeah, this isn‘t like The Woman in White where it was so hard to stop at the end of each section! 3w

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly Full confession: I often didn‘t stop at the end of each section with Woman in White. Totally impossible. 3w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly I 💯 read ahead for Woman in White 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: school life #tomhasseveralteachers #poulterknowsrealwarstories #hebringshisswordover #tomwantsphiltoseeit #phildoesntcareaboutswords #muchyellingensues #poulterisanassbtw #soisthemissus #shefavorstom #anyway #muchyellingandnamecalling 😢 #tomconvincespoultertoleavethesword #whatcouldgowrong #staytunedformoremaggie #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk This is not going to end well 3w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯🩵🎯! 3w

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ElizaMarie Not that I want something bad to happen -- but... something happening might be cool, so #FingersCrossed someone gets a little flesh wound? 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I am worried that someone will get hurt! 3w

eeclayton @ElizaMarie I agree. While I enjoy the character studies, I would love for something to happen already. 3w

ElizaMarie @eeclayton YES!!! I am glad I am not the only one! 3w

Leftcoastzen Made me think of my parents “ hey put that down, you‘ll poke your eye out!” Or in this case , cut your arm off ? Funny/not funny 3w

mcctrish @ElizaMarie while I might have said “oh FFS Mr Poulter that was stupid” you aren‘t wrong about wanting to have something happen. @Bookwormjillk can‘t see this going right 3w

julieclair I have visions of Maggie playing with the sword… 😳 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #tommeetsphil #imahugefan #tomisnot #philissupersmart #philcandraw #phillnowsgreatwarstories #tomcanfish 🎣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish School days are going to be more pleasant now 3w

dabbe I just despise the derogatory terms used against poor Phil and his back. I know those were the words, but still ... in the #ShardlakeBR series, the lawyer, Shardlake, calls himself a hunchback as does pretty much everyone else--even Henry VIII in an extremely volatile way. #peoplecanbesocruel 3w

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Clare-Dragonfly I hope they become friends and Philip helps Tom with his Latin and drawing! I like Philip, but that‘s probably because I was a shy, bookish kid like him… and because him having a hunch due to a childhood accident makes me think of Mr Benson, the minister from

Ruth: a novel

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BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking of him as well! 3w

ElizaMarie I‘m so confused about the point of this book!? 3w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie is there one?!? 🤣🤣 3w

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie it might be a Lark Rise type book with no point. At least that‘s what it reminds me of. 3w

Leftcoastzen I like that they may find some common ground. Tom really admires Philips drawing skills. 3w

julieclair @dabbe I agree. The derogatory terms just make me sad. They were so widespread and just accepted as normal. 3w

dabbe @julieclair 🎯🩵🎯 3w

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Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen

After commenting on @Crinoline_Laphroaig post saying that my theater wasn‘t showing the movie, I checked again and here it is! I‘m going Monday night!!! 🎉🎉🎉

annahenke I remember seeing this many years ago on Thanksgiving day with my mom and all my sisters. We sat at the very front of a large theater and I got a little motion sick from the dance sequences! Classic - loved it anyway. 😂 3w

robinb I bought tickets for me and a friend a month ago! I think I saw it on release 3-4 times! 😂 It‘s such a wonderful version. 💙 3w

Kristin_Reads I went with my mom and daughter for my birthday today! It‘s so much fun! 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: Christmas! #alltheyummythings #butofcoursedrama #newdudeisdivertingthewater #suesuesue #ornot 🤷🏻‍♀️#tullyiscranky #lawyerornolawyer #somuchindecision #wakemssonwillbeatschoolwithtom #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk I think Tully just likes to have something to be mad about 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣 for sure! Not happy unless you‘re miserable 🤣 3w

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dabbe New hashtag name: #tetchytully or #testytully Anyone like either? 3w

BarkingMadRead #tetchytully gets my vote 🤣 @dabbe 3w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe #tetchytully because it makes me think of the Teletubbies which adds something to the book 3w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I think it's more fun-sounding out loud, too! 🤣 It could even sound like #touchytully! 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Yup 😂 3w

mcctrish I love it #tetchytully he always has a bee in his bonnet 3w

ElizaMarie Oooo love this @dabbe 3w

dabbe @ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @mcctrish #tetchytully it is! 🤣🤣🤣 3w

Leftcoastzen I just feel Tully is always upset because he‘s not rich , he has just enough money to worry about it . Diverting water from the mill threatens his livelihood. He doesn‘t have enough money to be connected as to advice, is this a good educator? Is this a good lawyer. 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Part 2, ch 1: yikes this is our karma for yesterday‘s short chapter 🤣 #anyway #tomisatschool #theonlystudent #andapparentlyastupidone #somuchstruggle #andalsobabysitting #mrsrevisntasnice #therevisdecentthough #euclidandlatinaretheenemy #maggievisits #sheactuallyteachestomabut #untiltherevsaysgirlscantlearnasmuch #sir #imsoirritated #tomlikedthatalittletoomuch #boys 🙄 #christmasbreak #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Giving religion a bad name 4w

dabbe To be the only student ... YIKES! And (gasp) Tom behaves like a girl and actually has his hubris stomped on a little bit. I think it's a good lesson for him--even though his actual lessons are 😱! 4w

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KAO Whew. That chapter was rather long and somewhat tedious (though I liked the bit of life reflection in the last lines). Maybe the feeling that this chapter would never end parallels Tom‘s feeling about this long and tedious academic term. 4w

TheAromaofBooks I actually found myself liking Tom for the first time in this chapter. 3w

Bookwormjillk I‘ll admit it. It‘s Monday. I skimmed. 3w

ElizaMarie Tom can‘t ever let Maggie have any props 3w

Morr_Books I wish I had learned more languages when I was younger, but Latin was never one of them 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 13: #shortchapter #gleggwontcallontheloan #soobviouslytullywantstopayitback #butwheretogetthemoney #tomisleavingforschool #maggieisdevastated #girl #letthatjerkgo #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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@librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 4w

Bookwormjillk Bye Tom 👋 The short chapters made this a good pick for chapter a day IMO. 4w

mcctrish That chapter just went downhill fast 4w

Leftcoastzen I feel for Tully ,where else could you borrow from than your family, yet so often used as manipulation. 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 12: so much #blahblahblah before we get to #thewarofthegleggs #mrglegggivingsirjohnvibes #mrsgleggblameshimfornotdefendingher #mrgleggismadthatsheaskedforhermoneyback #shedecidestolettullykeepit #fornow #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 4w

Bookwormjillk 4% though 4w

Ruthiella I enjoyed the story of St. Ogg. 4w

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mcctrish Hell hath no fury! #diningalonewithhergruel #matchmadeinheaventhesetwo #gleggfindingsignsinthegarden 🤦🏻‍♀️ (edited) 4w

mcctrish @Ruthiella me too 4w

dabbe The water motif again ... crossing the Floss and making it this time and not drowning. Wonder if this story will be important later. 4w

Leftcoastzen I liked the story of St. Ogg , #GleggDrama 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I was reading this in the car on a gray rainy day and it put me to sleep 😴 4w

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The Rushworth Family Plot: A Novel | Claudia Gray

I just got a netgalley invite for the next book in the series!!! Woohoo!!

Librarybelle I‘m so excited to read this! 4w

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The Long Walk | Stephen King

Really excited about this! #thelongwalk #losersclub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

ElizaMarie OOOO perfect!!! 4w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 11: #maggierunsaway #tobequeenofthegypsies 👸🏻 #obviously #thegypsiesdonthavetea ☕️😳 #ordecentfood #wtf #shocking #theypickmaggiespockets #theydontspeakenglish #maggiewantstogohome #oneofthementakeheronadonkey 🫏 #shesprettysurethisisit #thisishowshedies ☠️ #butsherecognizesthelanes #andseesherpops #rescued #popspaysthegypsies #andspeakstomomandtom #maggieisoutoftrouble #fornow #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 4w

TheAromaofBooks While I can't like Maggie's dad as a person (so far anyway) I do appreciate that he thinks the world of Maggie. 4w

mcctrish I think Maggie grew up a bit today. 4w

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Clare-Dragonfly I‘m glad Maggie didn‘t get any deeper into trying to teach them than she did, or they might have gotten upset! As it is they were kind people. 4w

julieclair @mcctrish Agreed. She learned a bit about the world. And thankfully made it home safe and sound! 4w

Bookwormjillk I had to laugh at the idea of Maggie just running into her Dad. That must have been a shock. 4w

ElizaMarie I love the fact that she really thought she would be fit to be Queen of the Gypsies 4w

Morr_Books @ElizaMarie 🤣 Don't know that the thimble was enough to buy her that role. 4w

Leftcoastzen Imagine! No tea ! How COULD someone be queen of the Gypsies & live that way ? 😁They were ultimately kind, her father was beside himself 4w

dabbe Wonder how long Mrs. T and Tom will leave Maggie alone? 🤔 Bets, anyone? 4w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe not long 🤣🤣 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 10: I almost forgot to post! #sonowweknow #tomistheworst #orisitmaggie 🤷🏻‍♀️ #poorlucystuckinthemiddle #pulletfreaksout #nodirtinherhouse #againwiththedrowningfear #wheredidmaggiego #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 1mo

mcctrish Poor Lucy and whoever has to do the laundry ! Is it time for Tom to go to school yet? 1mo

Bookwormjillk Tom needs to go. The drowning fear is weird. I guess there weren't swim lesson in those days. 1mo

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Ruthiella Poor Lucy! Such a sweet kid who genuinely loves Maggie. 😢 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Poor Lucy! As soon as she turned up covered in mud I pretty much knew what happened… 1mo

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk YES AGAIN with the drowning! I mean. they should do a swim lesson here and there to keep this fear at bay. I am so OVER Tom. He is such a jerk. I hate how poor Maggie tries so hard! 4w

Leftcoastzen I was just waiting for something really messy to happen at /near the home of Mrs Clean! Maggie & Tom a handful , poor Lucy ! 4w

dabbe I predict a major reckoning between Maggie and Tom at some point. Boy, is he an arse! 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 9: #maggiecantmakeacardhouse #accidentallyknocksdowntoms #girl #cannotgetoutofherownway #offtopullets #abeautifulhatisobviouslyasignofdeath #theworstpartbeingnotallowedtowearit #poordeadperson #tomsufferswithuncle #atleasthehasmints 🤷🏻‍♀️ #andlittlecakes #whichgetmaggieinmoretrouble #outtheygo #grownupsdiscussingglegg #pullethastherightidea #neitheraborrowernoralenderbe 🤣 #andthenthescreaming #maggieagain#staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao 1mo

Ruthiella This book is making me tense! 😬😂 1mo

mcctrish Fuss farts and nincompoops the lot of them. 1mo

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BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

JenlovesJT47 I‘m going to try to catch up, can you add me to the tag list pretty please 🤗 1mo

BarkingMadRead @JenlovesJT47 absolutely! 1mo

Bookwormjillk Tom and his punishments…. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk #sopetty 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly This book is funny but uh… is there going to be a plot or what?! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo

Leftcoastzen I‘m with @mcctrish ! 😁yes , not very plot driven so far ! The hat ! The hat ! 1mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk Tom likes to be in control 😉👮🏻‍♂️ 1mo

dabbe @Leftcoastzen @Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @Ruthiella Channeling LARK RISE, anyone? 🤣

#ffn (#fussfartsandnincompoops) Way to go, @mcctrish! 🤣 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 8: #Tullyvisitshissis #eightkids 😳 #impressed #tullywantsmoneytheydonthave #sohecanpaybackGlegg #sissyremindshimofmaggie #sissylovesmaggie #somuchguilt #hewillgetthemoneysomeotherway #maybeanothermortgage 🤷🏻‍♀️ #togowiththeonehesayshedoesnthave #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @bklover @elizamarie @kao 1mo

Bklover I think I‘m going to bail. I keep thinking it will get better, but this just isn‘t doing it for me. Thanks @BarkingMadRead - I want to stay for the hashtags, but I think I‘m tossing this one. I‘ll be back though! 1mo

BarkingMadRead No worries @Bklover 1mo

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TheAromaofBooks This is actually interesting to read after Lark Rise to Candleford. I feel like a lot of the things we read about in that book as generalities are happening in this story. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks for sure! 1mo

mcctrish @TheAromaofBooks this is the story that goes with Lark Rise‘s accounting lists. Also I‘m some mad at Glegg calling in her money and poor sister Tulliver living in squalor has to figure out some way to magic cost savings out of thin air 1mo

julieclair I never could get into Lark Rise… but I‘m liking this book. I keep hoping I‘ll someday finish Lark Rise, but I must admit that hearing that it contains accounting lists is not motivating me, @mcctrish ! 😂 1mo

ElizaMarie I‘m glad Tully had a change of heart and not insisted to call in the debt. 8 kids and no money - there is no way sis could have survived - unless she sold the kiddos 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish I don‘t think Glegg did call in her money. Tulliver is just being excessively proud and trying to pay her back before she does 🙄 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly that‘s the impression I got as well, I was surprised he was going to that much effort 1mo

mcctrish @julieclair it just felt like an accounting list 🤣 1mo

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly I thought I‘d missed something with the calling in - so he was just over reacting to his wife talking about it. Thank goodness he didn‘t crush his sister and family #oldladywholivesinashoe 1mo

Leftcoastzen I think he has his pride & would like to pay her off . So maybe he could tell her off !😁 Tully saw how tight it was for his sister with all those mouths to feed and couldn‘t do it . I liked the description of the basic poorness of the area as he rides in. Foreshadowing that there isn‘t money to be had . 1mo

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