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Fondant Fumble by Jenn McKinlay

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Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price

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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

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Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

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Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Rebecca Yarros

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 9: #tetchytullywillworkforwakem #thatass 🙄 #tullyisverysalty #hemakestomwriteadeclarationinthebible #downwithwakem #thisfeelslikebadkarma 🙈 #staytunedforpartfour #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 11h

Bookwormjillk I can‘t believe he made him write it in the Bible. These kids are stuck parenting their parents. 11h

mcctrish Next he‘ll have Maggie make up a little doll to put pins into 😉 #tetchytully cursing #snakeywakey 11h

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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 😱 9h

dabbe @mcctrish Oh, the voodoo that she will do ... 🤣 9h

mcctrish @dabbe or #tetchytully thinks he‘s more important than he actually is 😉😆 #ivoteforvoodoo 9h

Leftcoastzen Now a disaster with the river seems eminent! #yikes 9h

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 9h

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🎯🩵🎯 9h

Clare-Dragonfly Yikes on bikes! 6h

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. 🤪 4h

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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

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 14h

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. 14h

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 💯 could have been a short story! 13h

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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. 12h

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. 12h

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 10h

KathyWheeler I liked it but feel it would‘ve worked better as a novella. I also have mixed feelings about the ending. 42m

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 8: #tetchytullycomesdownstairs #totalshock #totallylostthosetwomonths #wakemownsthemill #tullycanworkforhim #yay #mamaputherfootdown #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 2d

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

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

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Bookwormjillk Someone needs to get those teapots back 1d

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. 4h

mcctrish @julieclair she could have stuffed it into the chair 2h

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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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 2d

mcctrish FFS Wakem 2d

ElizaMarie Ugh!!! 2d

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

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

Leftcoastzen @dabbe 😂good one ! 1d

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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! 3d

Ruthiella Fantastic haul! 🤩 3d

kspenmoll Great stack!!! 3d

Leftcoastzen Nice ! 3d

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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! 3d

TheSpineView Wow! A cool place for a bookshop! Did you find anything good at the Book Warehouse sale? 3d

BarkingMadRead @TheSpineView I‘m about to post my haul! 3d

TieDyeDude 😍 1d

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Fondant Fumble | Jenn McKinlay

The perfect book for draft week! 🏈

Lynnsoprano That looks like fun! And yea to draft weekend! 3d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #thefurnitureisgone #includingthebooks #thefamstillwonthelp #butBobwill #ireallythoughthewantedanewknife #butno #hewantedtogivethemmoney 🥹 #suchasweetmoment #eveniftomandmaggiewouldnttakeit #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 4d

mcctrish Just showing what a freaking awful family they have (edited) 4d

Bookwormjillk Do I like Tom now? 4d

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BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk it‘s the worst, I can‘t decide either 🤣 4d

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. 4d

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella ♥️♥️♥️ i agree 3d

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. 3d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🎯🩵🎯 1d

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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

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

mcctrish This family is a toxic dump 4d

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! 4d

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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. 4d

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. 4d

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. 4d

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 ! 3d

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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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 6d

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 6d

Bookwormjillk Same reactions to Gritty and Luke 5d

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Clare-Dragonfly Right?! 😂😂😂 I keep wondering what Gritty is short for. Griselda? Margaret? 5d

Leftcoastzen Poor thing being called Gritty ! 5d

mcctrish Aunt Gritty will always be Gritty to me 🧡🧡 @Clare-Dragonfly you might be on to something with Margaret 5d

ElizaMarie Kinda proud of Tom 5d

julieclair Priceless hashtags today! 🤣 4d

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

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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 6d

bekakins One of my favourites!! 6d

KathyWheeler I‘ve always loved this book, although it may hit a little differently now. 6d

BookwormAHN I love The Dead Zone 🖤 6d

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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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 7d

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 🤬 6d

AllDebooks These vile people are causing so much more angst. Jog on, ladies 😡 6d

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Bookwormjillk They‘re the worst and Mrs Tully is getting on my nerves too. 6d

Leftcoastzen Nothing brings a family together like money troubles! The ones that could help are spreading the misery. 🙄😡 6d

Clare-Dragonfly Mrs. Glegg is soooooooo obnoxious! 6d

ElizaMarie The teapots!!! 6d

julieclair Mrs. Moss is the only one who seems to care at all about the family. 4d

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 2: #thekidsarehome #mumisamess #timetoselleverything #theauntswonthelp #badmouthingtetchytully #maggieloseshershit #tomfeelsbad #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 1w

Ruthiella The Dodson sisters are in their element with the “I told you so”. 1w

dabbe #mrst ain't so dumb after all: “Don't go into law!“ #sheesh 🙄 1w

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mcctrish I‘d be pissed off too to lose my teapot #uselesstwattully 1w

ElizaMarie All the patterns! 1w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish nobody better take my teapot 1w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk she‘s going to need a cup of tea in the workhouse for real!!! 1w

Leftcoastzen Wow , don‘t want to sell everything I own and go to workhouse/poorhouse. I‘m so old my grandparents talked about poorhouses.😳😬 1w

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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 1w

AllDebooks Crikey, a lot happened today! 1w

Leftcoastzen Lots of bad all at once ! How fragile things can be , when they fall , they fall like dominoes! #whatshalltheydo 1w

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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! 1w

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

KAO @BarkingMadRead The show is SO bizarre, but I couldn‘t resist some unique storytelling! 1w

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 ❤️❤️❤️ 1w

ElizaMarie Oooo White Lotus! So messed up! It‘s this slow burn to chaos! “Pipper Noooo!!!” 1w

julieclair #tetchytully ‘s “always going to law” and robbing Peter to pay Paul is catching up with him big time. 1w

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) 1w

KAO @ElizaMarie 😂 “You want to live in Taiwan?! Noooo!” 1w

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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! 😍 1w

Gissy 📚 🐉 😍👌 1w

Cupcake12 Love the design x 1w

Chrissyreadit yes!!!! they are awesome! 1w

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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 1w

mcctrish #Tetchytullystidehasturned (edited) 1w

Ruthiella Oh the foreshadowing! It‘s stressing me out. 😂🫣 1w

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Clare-Dragonfly Now something is happening! 1w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly yes!!!! I‘m excited for the #UpcomingDrama 1w

Bookwormjillk Poor Maggie is going to end up responsible for her father and her brother. 1w

AnnCrystal Happy Easter 🐰🐇💝. 1w

Leftcoastzen Goodness gracious! I knew that there was bad crap coming! 1w

dabbe The next part is called THE DOWNFALL. #ruhroh 1w

julieclair Here we go… #Action ! 1w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #shortchapter #willtombelameforever #nobodytellshim #philfindsoutforhim #nowtheyrebesties #philtellsmorestories #ifonlytomhadarmor 🙄 #maggieandphilbecomefriends 😘 #oncetomishealedtheystopbeingfriends 🙄 #tomislosingout #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 2w

ElizaMarie I like Maggie and Phil being besties too! 2w

Leftcoastzen See , I knew something bad would happen! Tom can‘t help himself. 2w

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mcctrish If only Mr Tulliver would shut his mouth 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if Maggie and Phil will get married when they‘re adults and piss off their parents. 2w

AllDebooks Tom is a liability 🙄 2w

dabbe @mcctrish That #tetchytully! 🤣 1w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly #romeoandjulietrevisited 🤩 1w

mcctrish @AllDebooks he is 1w

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

BTW, @BarkingMadRead, BEST photo ever to describe this chapter! 🤣🙌🏻🤩 1w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I was worried that nobody would get it 🤣 1w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead And Monica only brought a 🥕!!! 🤣 1w

mcctrish @dabbe #tetchytully needs a filter 1w

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 1w

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish yes on the filter 1w

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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 🗡️ 🩸

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 2w

AllDebooks I'm so behind. 😅 2w

Bookwormjillk What a surprise. 2w

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ElizaMarie Ooo -- things are happening ---- #FingersCrossed it continues! Also, I hope Maggie annoys Tom with praise of Phil. 2w

TheAromaofBooks At least it feels like they are acting like regular children instead of psychopaths now 😂 2w

mcctrish Thank god he stabbed himself @AllDebooks I am struggling 2w

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 2w

dabbe @mcctrish #channelinglarkrise 😳 2w

mcctrish @dabbe is it the time period? I did care but it‘s getting harder 2w

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! 🤣 2w

julieclair @ElizaMarie You called it! Flesh wound! 🎯 2w

julieclair @dabbe @mcctrish @ElizaMarie At least the lack of a plot is preventing me being tempted to read ahead. 🤣🤣😂 2w

mcctrish @julieclair 🤣🤣🤣 #smallmercies 2w

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! 🤣😍🤣 2w

eeclayton @dabbe same 😂 2w

Leftcoastzen @julieclair 😂no temptation to read ahead #gotplot 2w

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! 2w

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly Full confession: I often didn‘t stop at the end of each section with Woman in White. Totally impossible. 1w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly I 💯 read ahead for Woman in White 1w

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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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 2w

Bookwormjillk This is not going to end well 2w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 🎯🩵🎯! 2w

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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? 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I am worried that someone will get hurt! 2w

eeclayton @ElizaMarie I agree. While I enjoy the character studies, I would love for something to happen already. 2w

ElizaMarie @eeclayton YES!!! I am glad I am not the only one! 2w

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 2w

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 2w

julieclair I have visions of Maggie playing with the sword… 😳 2w

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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 2w

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 2w

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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

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BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking of him as well! 2w

ElizaMarie I‘m so confused about the point of this book!? 2w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie is there one?!? 🤣🤣 2w

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie it might be a Lark Rise type book with no point. At least that‘s what it reminds me of. 2w

Leftcoastzen I like that they may find some common ground. Tom really admires Philips drawing skills. 2w

julieclair @dabbe I agree. The derogatory terms just make me sad. They were so widespread and just accepted as normal. 2w

dabbe @julieclair 🎯🩵🎯 2w

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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. 😂 2w

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. 💙 2w

Kristin_Reads I went with my mom and daughter for my birthday today! It‘s so much fun! 1w

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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 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 🤣 for sure! Not happy unless you‘re miserable 🤣 2w

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dabbe New hashtag name: #tetchytully or #testytully Anyone like either? 2w

BarkingMadRead #tetchytully gets my vote 🤣 @dabbe 2w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe #tetchytully because it makes me think of the Teletubbies which adds something to the book 2w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I think it's more fun-sounding out loud, too! 🤣 It could even sound like #touchytully! 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Yup 😂 2w

mcctrish I love it #tetchytully he always has a bee in his bonnet 2w

ElizaMarie Oooo love this @dabbe 2w

dabbe @ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @mcctrish #tetchytully it is! 🤣🤣🤣 2w

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. 2w

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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 2w

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 😱! 2w

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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. 2w

TheAromaofBooks I actually found myself liking Tom for the first time in this chapter. 2w

Bookwormjillk I‘ll admit it. It‘s Monday. I skimmed. 2w

ElizaMarie Tom can‘t ever let Maggie have any props 2w

Morr_Books I wish I had learned more languages when I was younger, but Latin was never one of them 2w

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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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Bookwormjillk Bye Tom 👋 The short chapters made this a good pick for chapter a day IMO. 2w

mcctrish That chapter just went downhill fast 2w

Leftcoastzen I feel for Tully ,where else could you borrow from than your family, yet so often used as manipulation. 2w

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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

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Bookwormjillk 4% though 2w

Ruthiella I enjoyed the story of St. Ogg. 2w

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mcctrish Hell hath no fury! #diningalonewithhergruel #matchmadeinheaventhesetwo #gleggfindingsignsinthegarden 🤦🏻‍♀️ (edited) 2w

mcctrish @Ruthiella me too 2w

dabbe The water motif again ... crossing the Floss and making it this time and not drowning. Wonder if this story will be important later. 2w

Leftcoastzen I liked the story of St. Ogg , #GleggDrama 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I was reading this in the car on a gray rainy day and it put me to sleep 😴 2w

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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! 3w

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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!!! 3w

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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

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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. 3w

mcctrish I think Maggie grew up a bit today. 3w

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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. 3w

julieclair @mcctrish Agreed. She learned a bit about the world. And thankfully made it home safe and sound! 3w

Bookwormjillk I had to laugh at the idea of Maggie just running into her Dad. That must have been a shock. 3w

ElizaMarie I love the fact that she really thought she would be fit to be Queen of the Gypsies 3w

Morr_Books @ElizaMarie 🤣 Don't know that the thimble was enough to buy her that role. 3w

Leftcoastzen Imagine! No tea ! How COULD someone be queen of the Gypsies & live that way ? 😁They were ultimately kind, her father was beside himself 2w

dabbe Wonder how long Mrs. T and Tom will leave Maggie alone? 🤔 Bets, anyone? 2w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe not long 🤣🤣 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

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mcctrish Poor Lucy and whoever has to do the laundry ! Is it time for Tom to go to school yet? 3w

Bookwormjillk Tom needs to go. The drowning fear is weird. I guess there weren't swim lesson in those days. 3w

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Ruthiella Poor Lucy! Such a sweet kid who genuinely loves Maggie. 😢 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Poor Lucy! As soon as she turned up covered in mud I pretty much knew what happened… 3w

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! 3w

Leftcoastzen I was just waiting for something really messy to happen at /near the home of Mrs Clean! Maggie & Tom a handful , poor Lucy ! 3w

dabbe I predict a major reckoning between Maggie and Tom at some point. Boy, is he an arse! 2w

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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

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Ruthiella This book is making me tense! 😬😂 3w

mcctrish Fuss farts and nincompoops the lot of them. 3w

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BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 🤣🤣🤣 3w

JenlovesJT47 I‘m going to try to catch up, can you add me to the tag list pretty please 🤗 3w

BarkingMadRead @JenlovesJT47 absolutely! 3w

Bookwormjillk Tom and his punishments…. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk #sopetty 3w

Clare-Dragonfly This book is funny but uh… is there going to be a plot or what?! 3w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w

Leftcoastzen I‘m with @mcctrish ! 😁yes , not very plot driven so far ! The hat ! The hat ! 3w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk Tom likes to be in control 😉👮🏻‍♂️ 3w

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

#ffn (#fussfartsandnincompoops) Way to go, @mcctrish! 🤣 2w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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

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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! 3w

BarkingMadRead No worries @Bklover 3w

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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. 3w

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks for sure! 3w

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 3w

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 ! 😂 3w

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 3w

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 🙄 3w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly that‘s the impression I got as well, I was surprised he was going to that much effort 3w

mcctrish @julieclair it just felt like an accounting list 🤣 3w

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 3w

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 . 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 7: sisters giving P&P vibes #pullettissoverdramatic #deaneissoquietandunassuming #glegghasanopinionabouteverything #anyway #thesistersarrive #theylistenandthentheyjudge #loudly #thehusbandsarenobetter #thesistershavealottosayaboutmaggie #especiallythehair #soonviouslyshecutsit ✂️ #hatchetjob #tomdoesnthelpwithhisteasing #muchcryinganddrama #timetotalkaboutschool #onlyspecialneedsboysgotoparsons #apparently 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

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Clare-Dragonfly I was thinking P&P too 😂 And I love the shade thrown on sister Glegg‘s clothing. Doesn‘t she know the rule that if you wore it when it was in fashion, you don‘t wear it when it comes around again? 3w

dabbe Maggie cries almost as much as Emily from UDOLPHO! 😂😭😂 3w

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julieclair @dabbe Next thing we know she‘ll start waxing poetic about #VerdantVerdure 😂 3w

julieclair Sister Gregg is on my last nerve. 3w

Morr_Books @julieclair Agree! I did enjoy Mr. Glegg - plus Mr. Tulliver vs. Mrs. Glegg. 3w

Bookwormjillk Some things never change though with the drama about meal times and people refusing to just have a snack for goodness sakes. Or maybe that‘s just my family. 3w

mcctrish Mrs Tulliver hurt her sister‘s feeling wearing her own hair aka Glegg who‘s got her third best fake hair on cuz it‘s a weekday 🤯 which is a wonderful lead up to berating Maggie so much she chops her own hair off just to show Glegg. 🤦🏻‍♀️ maybe she can sell Glegg her hair ? 3w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish Glegg can suck it! She‘s the worst! 3w

mcctrish Glegg is the worst 3w

Clare-Dragonfly I think Glegg might be a worse aunt than Mrs. Norris. 😱 3w

dabbe @julieclair 🎯🩵🤣 3w

Ruthiella “And uncle Pullet had a great natural faculty for ignorance.” 😂😂😂 “Well, if I may be allowed to speak, and it‘s seldom as I am,” said Mrs Glegg.” (edited) 3w

ElizaMarie @Ruthiella 😂😂😂😂 3w

Leftcoastzen When I was reading all the back & forth with the aunts , I‘m thinking why do they put up with them , especially Gregg . The Tullivers just seem more down to earth. Maggie is a wild one , no doubt. I‘m getting the feeling that Tom will be insufferable after a bit of education 🙄I‘m behind this week .Loving the book though. 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 6: #kiddrama #arguingovercake #tomandmaggiearetoomuch #siblingrivalry #tomandbob #typicalboys #rathunting #animalabuseirritatesmethough #bobcheats #tomgetssoworkedup #hypocritemuch #boyswillbeboysiguess 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk Did Bob cheat or was Tom just mad? I couldn‘t tell. Wish he would go back to school. 3w

Ruthiella Yes! Poor Yap! And that cat! 😭 3w

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dabbe I am not liking Tom at all. So high and mighty and always wanting to exact justice! Maggie adores him yet he abuses her. All of them do, except the father seems to favor her a bit. Childhood can be so brutal. And the animal abuse? Horrific. 🤬 3w

mcctrish This chapter just had me mad, Mr Tulliver telling Mrs Tulliver to invite them all and she‘s like “the work of it, more food to make, leaves for the table, dishes to get out” and no one‘s helping her and none of them get along as he puts on his hat and strides off 3w

rubyslippersreads If there‘s animal abuse (especially cats), I think it was the right choice for me to skip this. 😼 3w

ElizaMarie I hated Tom with his little mind games with his sister here. She adores him. And did everything she thought she could to make him happy - offered him the better piece and everything! Ugh! He is mean. 3w

TheAromaofBooks Honestly both Tom and Maggie scare me in their own ways 😂 3w

Morr_Books @TheAromaofBooks Agree! 3w

Morr_Books I am weirded out by the conversations between Maggie and Tom. It seems more like a marriage than a sibling relationship. 3w

Morr_Books A lot of serial killer tendencies (killing of animals, etc.) with some of these characters. Not at all what I was expecting from this book. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Morr_Books 💯 on both, I definitely wondered about the serial killer aspect 🤣 should be interesting to see how this progresses 3w

Bookwormjillk @Morr_Books yes! Total serial killer vibes! You nailed it. 3w

Leftcoastzen Those boys bring out the worst in each other ! Animal abuse, horrible. 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: Tom is home #hebringsgoodgifts #noimagination #maggieconfesses #nowtomdoesntloveher 💔 #backtotheattic #pityparty #popsmakeshimapologize #friendsagain #fishingisaauccess #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk I don‘t think he was wrong though about the rabbits? Oh well. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk definitely not wrong! 3w

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dabbe I worry about Maggie. She ignores the rabbits and lets them starve to death and takes out her aggressions by stabbing a doll voodoo-style while in the attic. This can not bode well for her psyche. And Tom loving-hating her within minutes. Granted, what she did to the rabbits was awful, but still. 3w

Bklover @Bookwormjillk @dabbe You‘re right about the rabbits. I‘m even mad at her for that! But I hate all of this “I won‘t love you anymore”. Even mom says it. Anyway. I just wanted to mention the last sentence of the chapter is gorgeous! It‘s the narrator speaking about childhood memories. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bklover the writing is just beautiful! 3w

dabbe @Bklover 🤩😍🤗 3w

Morr_Books I may have an unpopular view, but I'm kinda on team Tom... for this chapter. 3w

ElizaMarie AND the mom quickly again goes to Maggie Drowned! What is with the drowning, maybe her momma lost her sister to drowning. Or do people just up and drown all the time? Is drowning the new boogieman? 3w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie I really hope we get some clarity on this, I need me a good backstory! 3w

mcctrish @Morr_Books I‘m team Tom too! He asked 2 people to check on his rabbits and they both let him down 👎🏻👎🏻 and he‘s not allowed to be upset ( mom is a bit theatrical with the drowning ) 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @ElizaMarie I think it‘s just because they live close to a river, but maybe there is something… 3w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly Oo that makes more sense than it being something more nefarious. 3w

Leftcoastzen Why doesn‘t mom just say stay away from the river ! If my mom said stay away from the river , she would have told me why , and I would have stayed away from the river ! 😁 3w

Leftcoastzen I was miffed everyone let Tom down as well , it was a simple ask , Maggie is young but should have been able to look after a couple of rabbits. The parents don‘t look after her , I know people had plenty of work in those days. 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 4: I read today‘s chapter in Disney and then forgot to post! #maggiegivesmelife #zerofucksgiven #livingherbestlife #hangingintheattic #runningloose #staygoldenmaggie #hashtagbrigade #omg #thosepoorbunniesthough #iforgotthatpart 🙈🐰

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

KAO @BarkingMadRead Please add me to the list! Thanks! I am caught up to chapter 4! 4w

BarkingMadRead Gotcha @kao 4w

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Ruthiella Yes, those poor bunnies. 🐰 💔Also th image of a child driving nails into a doll out of anger scares me a little. 😬 But those were different days. 4w

mcctrish She‘s going to live with her brother so she can keep Tom up to speed in life 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ( although she forgot to feed his rabbits so maybe he won‘t want her !) 4w

dabbe And it's now the second time the mom has been afraid that Maggie has drowned. Should I be worried about this? 😬 4w

Bklover @Ruthiella Maggie is very entertaining, but I have to admit she scares me a little. I wouldn‘t want to be up in that attic with her! 😬 (edited) 4w

Bookwormjillk Maggie is a little bit scary but I can‘t decide yet if she‘s adorable scary or don‘t leave her alone with small children scary. 4w

ElizaMarie Oh Maggie!!! She is a different one. 4w

Clare-Dragonfly The poor bunnies 😭😭😭 4w

Leftcoastzen I‘m with @Bookwormjillk 😵‍💫so sad about the rabbits. Maggie is baffled by Luke‘s lack of curiosity about the world. I guess he‘s satisfied with his lot. 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 3: #maggieisobsessedwiththedevil #lovestoread #tomnotsomuch #streetsmartbookstupid #rileyfoundhimateacher #popswantshimtohavetimeoff #rileysaysno #maggieismyfave #sassmaster #tomsprotector #hashtagbrigade

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

Bookwormjillk Maggie=me sneaking my Dad‘s Stephen King books. 4w

TheAromaofBooks The end of this chapter felt like some heavy foreshadowing that things aren't going to go well for Tom at Stelling's 😂 4w

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Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks Agree! 😰 😅 4w

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks yup 4w

mcctrish #fathandsriley I‘m with Maggie and thinking he‘s not worth listening to 4w

Bklover @TheAromaofBooks I agree- I‘m feeling very sorry for Tom right now. 4w

dabbe We haven't even met Tom yet and already we're feeling bad for him! And this is another one where it sucks to be a female in the 1800s! 😊 4w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I was so glad I read this in the hotel instead of bringing it into Disney, I was yelling at the book 🤣 4w

ElizaMarie (I am not getting the tags; can you re-add me). Anyway, I love Maggie. Poor girl :( “A woman's no business wi' being so clever; it'll turn to trouble.“ - Also, I love how Tom is trying to talk himself into thinking he made the right choice to give them the recommendation. 4w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🤣😍🤣 4w

Clare-Dragonfly I really want Tom and Maggie to switch places like Alanna and her brother! She would be much better suited to scholarship! 4w

Morr_Books I found myself being very suspicious of Mr. Riley. Maybe it is cuz Maggie didn't like him. 4w

Leftcoastzen 🙄poor Maggie , poor Tom . I think this Mr. Riley isn‘t reliable, does he get a cut for finding students? I‘m with @Dabbe it sucks to be a girl in the 1800s 4w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen Talk about a patriarchal world, right? #oy 3w

Sparklemn Riley can tell himself that he‘s being magnanimous by recommending the clergy as tutor to Tom. But I think this is going to be an “you scratch my back and I‘ll scratch yours” scenario. 3w

Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly I agree 👍 (edited) 3w

Sparklemn @Morr_Books He was so dismissive of her reading. Blech. 3w

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch2: #thetullivers #saucycouple #tomneedsaneddication #ihopewemeetglegg #maggielooksfun #bringiton #hashtagbrigade

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

Bookwormjillk Another easy chapter. Waiting for something terrible to happen. 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I feel like we are being set up for something 🤣 #scarredforlife 4w

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Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead #TrustIssues 4w

AllDebooks I love Maggie already ❤️ 4w

ElizaMarie I love the whole convo with the mole! “its puzzling work, talking is“. 😂 4w

dabbe This quote scares me from the mother: “Maggie, Maggie ... you'll tumble and be drowned some day, an' then you'll be sorry you didn't do as mother told you.“ 😳 4w

eeclayton As a non-native speaker, I found this chapter a bit difficult to read. I may need to switch to a translation if characters keeps speaking like this. 4w

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton the language was definitely rough. I had to read a couple lines twice! 4w

Leftcoastzen I already feel sorry for Maggie 4w

Ruthiella @eeclayton I am a native speaker and I found some of the sentences tough to parse! 4w

Clare-Dragonfly Poor Maggie, so poorly behaved that her hair won‘t even curl! 🙄😂 4w

mcctrish “I‘d be sorry for him to be a raskill ( lawyer)” 🤣🤣🤣 4w

Bklover Can you add me to the list please? 4w

Bklover @dabbe No Mother of the Year award for her!!😉😂 4w

dabbe @Bklover 🎯🤣🎯 4w

Sparklemn @Ruthiella Same! 😵‍💫 4w

Sparklemn Maggie is sassy! Love it. And her father appears to take it in stride. The mother not so much. 4w

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

Last new book of the day 🤣 my book club is reading this

5feet.of.fury So good! 4w

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The Way of Kings | Brandon Sanderson

My son‘s friend suggested this to me last summer and I finally picked it up. This is gonna take awhile!

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Nancy Drew 18: Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion | Carolyn Keene

#nancydrewbr time! The pages of this one feel different than usual. They are very shiny! There are Chinese letters on the copyright page, although it does say it was printed in 1971.

Librarybelle Interesting! 1mo

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The Long Walk | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #theLongWalk 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

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 1mo

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A Court of Wings and Ruin | Sarah J. Maas

3 chapters while I eat my birthday bundt! (My birthday is tomorrow but we are going to Disney) The churro one is really good, but I couldn‘t finish it! #littensloveacotar

Trashcanman Happy birthday! Am I the first to wish you a happy birthday? Does it count because it technically isn‘t your birthday today? 1mo

Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Trashcanman you‘re the first, and it totally counts 🤣 thank you! 1mo

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AnnCrystal 🥳🎂🍰💝 Happy Birthday & have fun at Disney! (edited) 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella @AnnCrystal thanks!! 1mo

Deblovestoread Happy birthday! Enjoy Disney! 🎂🎈🎉📚 1mo

Roary47 Happy birthday!! 🎉 1mo

maich Happy birthday💐🎂 1mo

TheBookgeekFrau Happy Birthday! 🥳 1mo

BarkingMadRead @deblovestoread @roary47 @maich @thebookgeekfrau thank you! 1mo

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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Book 1, ch 1: loving all the covers so far! #shortchapter #boyandgirl #dorlcotemill #beautifulwriting #inlovewithmoistness #um #hashtagbrigade

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

Bookwormjillk This was a pretty chapter. Perfect for spring. 1mo

Morr_Books I loved the opening descriptions. 1mo

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Leftcoastzen Forgot to start 🙄😳 1mo

mcctrish benumbed arms - this a going to be lovely 1mo

Ruthiella The first chapter was a breeze. ❤️ 1mo

dabbe I think “moist“ was used in different forms more than once! 🤣 I love the setup to a long flashback of what happens at Dorlcote Mill on the Floss River. No dental floss here whatsoever! 🤩 1mo

Sparklemn “There is a remnant still of last year‘s golden clusters of beehive-ricks rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows…” Such beautiful writing! 1mo

Bklover So far so good! 1mo

AllDebooks This was a perfect opening, such evocative writing. 4w

Leftcoastzen Very descriptive, I‘m interested. 4w

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The Stand | Stephen King

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #theStand
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

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 1mo

Bookwormjillk I don‘t even know where to start! I don‘t think I‘ll ever get sick of reading and re-reading this one. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk never ever ever. Always and forever my favorite! 1mo

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PaperbackPirate I wanted to join in on this one but just didn‘t have the time. Maybe later this year! 1mo

TieDyeDude I really enjoyed the graphic novel adaptation. I'm not a fan of the artist's style, but it was consistent and the characters were discernable (which isn't always the case in comics with a large cast). The overall focus was more on the Colorado crew, but it never felt rushed or lacking. I would say the biggest miss was Trashy. His story kinda dropped off after he got to Vegas, so his role in the finale felt underdeveloped. 1mo

TieDyeDude I has been about 5 years since I read The Stand for the first time. I was surprised at how much came back to me as I was doing this re-read, though I mostly forgot the Vegas finale 🤷‍♂️ Maybe in another 5 years, I'll read the uncut novel 😋 Has anyone done this on audio? (edited) 1mo

Bookwormjillk @TieDyeDude yes, I did it on audio this time. It works. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @TieDyeDude how can they do that to poor Trashy! He‘s so important! 1mo

JessClark78 I‘m only about a hundred pages in, but this is my third or fourth time reading The Stand. I‘m always amazed at how King can write so many characters in one book. 1mo

kwmg40 I too am doing a reread, but I only got about a quarter of the way through before having to return it to the library. It's a gripping read but I had way too many books on the go already. I'll resume when I get the book again, and in the meantime, I'm really enjoying this more leisurely read, instead of the frantic page-turning experience last time, trying to find out what happens next. 1mo

bekakins I didn‘t manage to do a reread but this is one of my favourite King novels - such great character development in this one! 1mo

Roary47 I read this last year and have to say it‘s one of my favorites. 😍 1mo

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Now or Never | Janet Evanovich

I finally organized my anxiety bookshelf 🤣 the sorting was soothing and the putting of the books into then shelf was anxiety inducing 🤣🤣

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1mo

willaful Lol, we just can't win! 1mo

AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝. 1mo

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Pride and Premeditation | Tirzah Price

#bookspinbingo time! How is it almost April already?!? #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Bookwormjillk I am really in denial about the April situation 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

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The Third Gilmore Girl | Kelly Bishop

My daughter and I were supposed to be in London over the weekend but 💥 🔥 cancelled our flight 🙄 so we did a book crawl around Charlotte all weekend instead 🤷🏻‍♀️ not the same, but not all bad! 19 bookstores, plus one free ARC from one of them for spending too much money 🤣

kspenmoll What fun! Making the best of a bummer situation… 1mo

AnnCrystal 👏🤩📚💝...This Spells Love 😉👍🏼📚💝. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @kspenmoll @AnnCrystal yes!! 1mo

Leftcoastzen When I saw your post & heard what happened at Heathrow I was hoping you got in ahead of it . Looks like you had fun even though you had to change things up ! 1mo

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If We Were Villains | M.L. Rio

Bookclub book to be discussed next week! I packed a huge stack of books for my no longer existing trip to London 🤣 but I‘m sure I‘ll still have time to read! We haven‘t made alternate plans yet!

Bookwormjillk Are you just sitting on the airplane? 1mo

dabbe Pretty nails! 🩵🩵🩵 1mo

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk we were in the air, I was flying from Charlotte to Newark 1mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead What a mess! 1mo

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