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The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

#weeklyfavorites
@Read4Life

A wonderful reread for me, thanks to @BarkingMadRead and the #hashtagbrigade.

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dabbe

Madonna Music | Madonna

#coverstories
#jewelry
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Can't get this one out of my head now. 🩷

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#bandbday @TheSpineView (thanks for the tag! 😘)

Anyone else enjoying a bed and beverage kind of day? Hopefully at least for #hyggehour! @Alldebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Happy Sunday, everyone. 🩵💙🩵

Leftcoastzen 👏🐶 60m

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🩵💙🩵 52m

AmyG Happy Sunday! 45m

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TheSpineView Great way to spend the day! 36m

Amiable 😍💙💙 26m

dabbe @AmyG #youtoo! 🩵💙🩵 16m

dabbe @TheSpineView 🩵🎯💙 15m

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#coverstories
#pastel
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Ahhh, the 80s again. #nostalgia

Susanita Memories of falling asleep on the couch on Friday nights. 🤣 19h

dabbe @Susanita DJ was so cute!!! 🩷🩵🩷 18h

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩵💗 13h

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Eggs Brilliant 👌🏼 6h

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩷🩵 2h

dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩷 2h

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RIP, Big George. 😢

Ruthiella Awww. 🥲 2d

Leftcoastzen A character 😢he named all his sons George 2d

TheBookHippie Awe!!! 1d

AlaMich @Leftcoastzen I know!! I always found that so bizarre! And not a little narcissistic as well. 21h

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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#BrucePartingtonPlans

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

Bookwomble Oh, I listened to Hugh Bonneville narrating this one earlier in the week. I like this story 😊 2d

Bookwomble I think Holmes had Cadogan-West down for it initially, to his evident disappointment as he expressed increasing regret that the evidence was stacking against him. Once he had ruled him out, I think Johnson, the senior clerk, was next on his list. His failure to consider that a member of the aristocratic family of Sir James Walter was the culprit is an example, I think, of Holmes's class prejudice. 2d

Bookwomble As for the lax security, Imperial arrogance and an assumption of security and inviolability? Who, actually, would have the effrontery to trespass into the sacred groves of Empire? I guess today we might call it privilege 2d

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Librarybelle Completely agree on both counts, @Bookwomble . It‘s also good to see that Holmes is actually human and does think incorrectly from time to time. 22h

dabbe @Bookwomble True, Johnson would be the logical choice. Still, there is nothing in particular to make one suspect Johnson. He's only in one scene, and says and does nothing to make anyone suspicious of him. Perhaps Doyle should have made him more suspicious to the reader--at least this one! 🤩 20h

dabbe @Bookwomble 🎯! 20h

dabbe @Librarybelle @Bookwomble And that he does have the humility to admit it, even calling himself an “ass!“ 🤣 20h

dabbe @Librarybelle @Bookwomble I also am left wondering this: why did Oberstein leave copies of the agony ads lying about? He seemed to have destroyed all of the other evidence. Did he forget about them? Was he planning to use them and come back to blackmail Valentine later? It seems unbelievably sloppy (and lucky for Holmes). 20h

Bookwomble I guess Oberstein is no Moriarty! 13h

eeclayton Well they did have 3 keys, then again, there's a mention of Sir James having kept the 3 keys on the same ring, if I'm not mistaken 🤦
I was wondering about his death, too, I don't think it's ever explained. Suicide? Accident? Knowing who the culprit was in the main case, could he have a hand in it?
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dabbe @Bookwomble #fersure 🎯 1h

dabbe @eeclayton Ooh, excellent observation! What if James told his brother he was onto him; then, the Colonel could have killed him to quiet him. And, how do we truly know Sir James is dead? We don't see a body, and the only person who tells us he's dead is the bad guy! 1h

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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#BrucePartingtonPlans

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Librarybelle I thought Mycroft‘s comparison of himself to Holmes was interesting—sure, he could solve the crime too, but Holmes is better at ferreting out the truth by visiting locations and talking to people. Imagine those dinner time conversations growing up! 😂 22h

dabbe @Librarybelle Mycroft may be superior in intellect (even Sherlock has stated this), but Sherlock has grit and mettle to add to his capability in solving a case. Mycroft might be the British government at times, But Holmes is the detective I would want on my case. 🤣 20h

Librarybelle Me too, @dabbe ! 😂 19h

Read4life I did like having more of Mycroft in this one. Sherlock is humble when he speaks of Mycroft‘s superior intellect & Mycroft praises Sherlock in a way that is very cerebral vs the way praise is heaped on him by detectives & clients. 16h

dabbe @Read4life 🎯! You know when Mycroft praises Sherlock, it's probably the highest praise given--since he's supposedly even smarter than his bro. 1h

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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#BrucePartingtonPlans

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Bookwomble Given his previous experiences in such cases, Holmes might have had more regard for the family members of the principles that first came to his notice. The laxity of security seems curious, until you remember the relatively recent instances of heads of state communicating on insecure channels or storing government secrets in the toilets of their holiday homes 🗃️🚽 🧐 2d

TheLudicReader I tell my students 3 is a magic number in writing all the time. 🤓 1d

dabbe @TheLudicReader Did you ever watch Schoolhouse Rock? For multiplication, they had a song entitled (wait for it) “3 is a Magic Number.“ It has stuck in my head since I was a kid. If you want to watch it, here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8lRKCw2_Pk

#nerdsunite 🤓 1d

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Librarybelle Yes, @Bookwomble —thinking of security and then the current era of “security” of state secrets. Also, the threats from the East are still threats today. 22h

dabbe @Librarybelle @Bookwombile Interesting to also note that in every one of these so-called espionages, all of the criminals were family members! And in all three stories, it was only blind luck that kept these documents from being leaked or getting into the wrong hands. 20h

Bookwomble @Librarybelle @dabbe Subverting an insider is probably a more common tool of espionage than the high jinks of Mission Impossible. 13h

dabbe @Bookwomble 🎯, especially if said insiders are in desperate need of cold, hard, cash. 1h

Bookwomble @dabbe In debt and susceptible to blackmail for their indiscretions! 🧐 5m

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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#BrucePartingtonPlans

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Bookwomble I like this story, despite Doyle's typical slapdash approach to certain details. As a storyteller, he's more concerned with atmosphere than accuracy, and what would we have to talk about were it otherwise? 😁 2d

Daisey I enjoyed this one! 1d

Librarybelle This was a good one! 22h

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dabbe @Bookwomble Oh, I think atmosphere is so much fun to talk about! In this one, what about the dense fog? Its yellow oils dripping on the window! And would we even have this mystery without it? To me, it was the main character! 🤩 20h

dabbe @Daisey @Librarybelle Yay! I did, too! The body on the train scene reminded me of the film noir from the 40s, DOUBLE INDEMNITY. If you like those kind of movies, you should see it. It's INCREDIBLE! 🤩 20h

Read4life I agree that this was a good one. I could “feel” the fog not just “see” it. 16h

Bookwomble The yellowness and oily quality of the fog tells us that it was actually smog, a poisonous brew of hydrocarbon fumes from millions of coal fires and steam-powered engines supported by a global empire that provided some with great affluence, but which fueled the international conflicts of which espionage was an aspect. No empire, no global war, no military-industrial complex, no submarine plans, no murder, no case for Holmes to investigate. 👇 13h

Bookwomble The smog is a metaphor for the rot at the heart of empire, though I'm certain Doyle didn't intend it as such. 13h

eeclayton I enjoyed this story and agree that the fog added an eerie and sinister atmosphere. 11h

dabbe @Bookwomble Why are you so certain? Inquiring minds are dying to know! 2h

dabbe @eeclayton The atmosphere totally reminded me of DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, too! 2h

Bookwomble @dabbe Doyle was a supporter of empire, and Holmes's death at Reichenbach was retconned as The Great Hiatus, during which The Great Detective was involved in the Great Game of espionage and political intrigue between the British and Russian empires. Holmes often intervenes on the side of Establishment figures, and at times his respected brother IS the Government, which means he is also the Empire! IRL, Doyle defended British atrocities in the 👇 6m

Bookwomble ... Boer War, and supported involvement in WWI on political and anti-German grounds. He wasn't above criticising some colonial actions, but I think due to how implemented rather than in objection to the enterprise. 6m

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dabbe

The Big Clock | Kenneth Fearing

#coverstories
#clock
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Book and a movie. If you like film noir, this is a great one! 🤩

Eggs Looks great 🩶🤍🖤 1d

dabbe @Eggs 🖤🩵🖤 1d

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#5JoysFriday
@debinhawaii (thanks for the tag 😘)

1. First day of spring??? Our forecast for next week is in the 90s!!! This comic is my positive way of TRYING to look at it. 😅
2. Wordle in ONE today! Time for a lottery ticket! 🤩
3. Been on an 80s nostalgia kick lately. If interested, here's a fun one: https://www.boredpanda.com/things-everyone-had-80s/
4. Pip getting her head caught through the gate. 🤣
5. Matt, K & P. 🩵
All are tagged! 🤗

Deblovestoread Loved my Spirograph back in the day 😀 2d

Leftcoastzen Central Az is one of the few places we are not happy that it is spring! 2d

AmyG Whoa -on wordle. Congrats! 2d

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dabbe @Deblovestoread #metoo ... also my Lite Brite! 🤩 2d

dabbe @Leftcoastzen #amensista! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 2d

dabbe @AmyG @AmyG The sometimes benefit of starting with a new word every day. 2d

ShelleyBooksie Oh Pippa!! ♡♡♡ 2d

Mollyanna Poor Pippa 🐶💕🐶 2d

dabbe @ShelleyBooksie She has a huge head, too! No idea how she got it through, but it was fun getting her to back out! 🤣 2d

dabbe @Mollyanna She is a pip!!! 🤩 2d

mcctrish Can‘t wait for summer I bet 🥵 poor Pippa and congrats on Wordle 🎉 2d

Lesliereadsalot Wordle in 1! Way to go!! 🩷 I loved my Spirograph. (edited) 2d

dabbe @mcctrish Canada's looking lovely in the summer. 🤩 2d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot Total luck. I loved my Spirograph, too! And Lite Brite. 🤩 2d

peaKnit Pippa! lol! 2d

dabbe @peaKnit She is the pippiest! 🤩 2d

Read4life Oh, Pip!! 💙🐶💙 2d

dabbe @Read4life 🖤🐾🖤 1d

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 20h

Jari-chan 💖💖💖 11h

kspenmoll OMG 90s?! I know where you live but… Meanwhile with wind it‘s 14 degrees here now but should get in 40s later. Wind cold & fierce here… isn‘t it said “ in March the wind blows?” 8h

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵💙🩵 2h

dabbe @Jari-chan 🩵💙🩵 2h

dabbe @kspenmoll Also “In like a lion, out like a lamb“ ... at least where you are. It's the total opposite here. I'm already looking forward to October. 🤣 2h

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Happiest of springs. 💚💙💚

Texreader 💚 💐 💚 3d

dabbe @Texreader 🩵💙🩵 2d

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The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

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#hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead
A heart-pounding sensational read, blending elements of mystery, romance, and psychological drama. Told in an epistolary style, Collins is able to explore multiple perspectives from a myriad of characters to piece together the mystery of the woman in white. The novel's greatest strength lies in its characters, especially Marian, who stands out as a strong, intelligent, and resourceful woman ... ⬇️

BarkingMadRead I love this graphic! 3d

dabbe ... who defies the typical Victorian archetypes of femininity. THE WOMAN IN WHITE also explores issues of identity, gender, and power, reflecting the social anxieties of its time. Collins critiques the legal and social systems that disempower women, using the plight of his female characters to highlight injustices such as the lack of property rights and the vulnerability of women to male manipulation.

Thanks, #hashtagbrigade and @BarkingMadRead! 3d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead IKR? 🤩 3d

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TheBookHippie We did this for IRL Bookclub a couple years ago. Great discussion times! 3d

Clare-Dragonfly Great illustration! 3d

dabbe @TheBookHippie I bet it was! That would have been fun to be part of! 🤩 3d

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly IKR? 🤩 3d

kspenmoll Love your graphic. I had to stop-& plan to puck up in summer. 8h

dabbe @kspenmoll It's soooo good! 🤩 2h

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#coverstories
#bridge
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Bridge song favorite. And group, too.

lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 3d

TheBookHippie Love 3d

kspenmoll 💕💕 3d

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CoffeeNBooks Great album! I have this on vinyl and cd! I think I still have the 8- track also. 😁 3d

dabbe @lil1inblue 🩵💙🩵 3d

dabbe @TheBookHippie #metoo 3d

dabbe @kspenmoll 🩵💙🩵 3d

dabbe @CoffeeNBooks I love their GH album, too. In fact, I think I need to give it a listen! 🤩🤣🤩 3d

Lesliereadsalot It‘s of absolutely no importance, but I was just talking today with someone about the fact that I once went on a date with Art Garfunkel‘s brother, Jerry. And there‘s your album cover! Such a coincidence. 3d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot Wowza! How cool is that? What was he like! Did he look like Art? I could ask you a ton of questions now! 🤩 3d

Lesliereadsalot He did look like Art but he had glasses. He kept name dropping which I didn‘t like at all. One date was enough for me! 3d

CoffeeNBooks @dabbe I have that on vinyl and cd also! 3d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot 🤩🤣🤗 3d

dabbe @CoffeeNBooks #youseriouslyrock 🤩🤗🤩 3d

Eggs Just listened to this 2 weeks ago 🩵👌🏼 2d

dabbe @Eggs 🩵💙🩵 2d

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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @LitsyEvents

Sorry for such a late post, Sherlockians. The website has been wonky all week and is finally running smoothly again. Discussion for this one will be this Saturday and will be led by @dabbe. Happy Spring Equinox and Happy almost Friday!

Link to summar/analysis (spoiler alert): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-w4WE0kX1_Q4MPFCwVKfut3J0dqfP-v5/view?usp=shari...

Librarybelle Thank you! 3d

dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 🤩 3d

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#coverstories
#river
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 4d

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Any cover with Brad Pitt is my kind of cover! 🤩 4d

ncsufoxes I remember watching the movie in college & gasped when one of the characters said, “I‘m in love with Jessie Burns.” I was like that‘s me (although my last name is spelled differently). 4d

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dabbe @ncsufoxes 🤩🤩🤩 4d

Eggs Unforgettable movie !! 3d

dabbe @Eggs IKR? 🤩🤩🤩 3d

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#coverstories
#shoes
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover 👠 4d

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great movie, too! 🤩 4d

Eggs ❤️👠❤️ 3d

dabbe @Eggs 💙🩵💙 3d

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#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords #allusions @CBee

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Some lovely spring cards and book arks coming in. What a much-needed breath of fresh air! Thank you, all! My heart is full. 💚💚💚 #springcardswap @TheBookHippie

@TheLudicReader @Texreader Karisa Bibayoff (I don‘t know your handle) @Deblovestoread

TheBookHippie @Karisa 4d

TheBookHippie ☘️💚🪺🪻 4d

dabbe @TheBookHippie TY! 🩵💙 4d

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#weeklyfavorites @Read4life

I got one! 🤩

Read4life Yay!! 💙🍀💙😉 4d

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If you are having issues with the Litsy website like I am (extremely slow, “bad gateway” messages, etc.) please send an email with the issues to litsy@librarything.com so they know that the website is having some serious problems. They did email me this morning and said someone was working on it, but maybe if they see it‘s quite a few of us, they‘ll work even faster. 🤩

Bookwomble I reported problems earlier today to Library Thing, and Tim Spalding has replied, "I've trimmed the notifications back—something I do periodically to speed it up. We had some problems over the weekend, but I wasn't aware of any today.
How is it now?" If you have an LT account, you can leave information about your current website problems on this Talk thread, which it appears Tim is monitoring: https://www.librarything.com/topic/347635#n8791735 5d

dabbe @Bookwomble Thanks for this link. Tim‘s probablt sick of my comments by now. Theentire website is still majorly f-ed up … so annoying! 4d

AnnCrystal 🥳📚💝 Litsy has returned! Just wonderful!! Glad you were able to post this, was able to view it from the outside (before Litsy quit loading completely) and was able to write LibraryThing.

21h

dabbe @AnnCrystal Thank goodness, right? 🤩🙌🏻🤩 21h

AnnCrystal @dabbe Absolutely,. It was only a week and I missed everyone in here 📚💝. 20h

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The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett

#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView … so glad you‘re back; thanks for the tag 😍 … you, too, @Deblovestoread 😍).

1. “And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils” (Wordsworth) … fave poem, too!
2. THE SECRET GARDEN.

Play? @PageShifter @catiewithac @ShelleyBooksie

TheSpineView Beautiful poem! Thanks for playing 5d

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#coverstories
#keyhole
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A figurative keyhole.

ChaoticMissAdventures Love this movie!! Stewart and Grace Kelly at their best. 6d

kspenmoll Best movie!!!! 6d

Eggs Great setting for the film 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5d

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dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures 🎯🎯🎯 5d

dabbe @kspenmoll 🎯🎯🎯 5d

dabbe @Eggs IKR? 🤩😍🤩 5d

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#coverstories
#running
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

MemoirsForMe My teeth hurt just thinking about this movie! 😳 7d

dabbe @MemoirsForMe Sorry about that! Laurence Olivier can definitely play evil. 😱 7d

MemoirsForMe Funny what we remember in these movies! I keep hearing Olivier asking: “Is it safe?” 😵‍💫 7d

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dabbe @MemoirsForMe #absolutechills 7d

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent! 7d

Eggs Great movie 👌🏼 6d

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Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk #17 | Carolyn Keene

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#NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle
If you want to completely suspend your disbelief beyond say--a meteor causing a tidal wave similar to one that upturned the SS POSEIDON, then this book is for you! Jewels hidden in a trunk, international espionage, the captain and purser being beaten up, Nancy and Nelda being thrown overboard, sign language, bratty Bobby, carrying a magnifying glass because you just never know ... for frothy fun? Yes. Maybe. Sorta.

Librarybelle OMG…Bobby! I wanted to scream, “Where are your parents?!?” Total bratty kid! 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle IKR? He needed a good kick in the arse! 🤣 1w

AnneCecilie I‘ve just past the meteor incident. I‘m willing to put my disbelieves to the side for a lot of things in the Nancy Drew books, but a meteor was maybe to push it too far? 1w

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dabbe @AnneCecilie IKR? 🤣🤩🤗 1w

Andrew65 Well done 🎊🎉🎊 1w

sarahbarnes Great review! 😆 1w

dabbe @Andrew65 🤩🤣🤗 1w

dabbe @sarahbarnes 🤩🤣🤗 1w

MemoirsForMe 😂😂😂 1w

dabbe @MemoirsForMe 🤩🤣🤗 1w

bookandbedandtea I've loved rereading every one of these because they transport me back to my childhood and they feel so fun. I'll take all the bright spots I can get right now. That said, adult-me had a LOT of trouble with the meteor! 🤣 1w

dabbe @bookandbedandtea Agree 💯! 7d

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#coverstories
#reflection
@Eggs
@Alwaybeenaloverofbooks

Eggs OMG that is gorgeous- I love your choices 🎨 1w

AmyG Perfect 1w

Suet624 Luscious. 1w

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dabbe @Eggs 💙🩵💙 1w

dabbe @AmyG I have no idea why I'd think of Narcissus. 🤔 1w

dabbe @Suet624 💙🩵💙 1w

AmyG Good choice. 1w

AnnCrystal “...his body disappears and all that is left is a narcissus flower.“ One of my favorites from teenage years, now the curse seems to have terrifying echoes. Perhaps Nemesis has something more to teach... 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🎯🎯🎯 1w

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#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii (thanks for the tag! 🤗)

1. Happy St. Patrick's day, everyone!
2. Sending out my #SpringCardSwap letters.
3. Getting a 2 in Wordle today. 🍀
4. My pink slips that I'm mailing to the White House tomorrow for the Ides of Trump Postcard Campaign ... using his words, of course.
5. Pippa using the ottoman as a podium. Matt, Pip, & Kate. #always

If you read this far, you're tagged! 🤩

TheBookHippie Love Pip 😂😂😂♥️♥️♥️ 1w

Jari-chan 👏👏✊ 1w

Lesliereadsalot Woohoo for Wordle score! 1w

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dabbe @TheBookHippie 💙🩵💙 1w

dabbe @Jari-chan 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot 🤩🤣🤩 1w

AnnCrystal ✊🏼💝💝💝💝💝. 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 💙🩵💙 1w

mcctrish Well done in wordle! I‘m still playing it and connections, strands, octordle and Quordle daily. 1w

MemoirsForMe Yay for your Wordle score! 🙌🏻 1w

dabbe @mcctrish Connections and Strands drive me bonkers! Matt plays those. I play Letter Boxed, Waffle, The Set Game, and Quiddler. I do horribly at Quordle. Is Octordle 8 of them? 😱 1w

dabbe @MemoirsForMe Total 🍀! 1w

mcctrish Ooo I have to look some of these ups ( nothing makes me feel dumber that connections when I can‘t figure it out but some categories are stupid ) and yes octordle is 8 ❤️❤️❤️ I used to play betweenle - a dictionary game but I think it was one too many games 1w

dabbe @mcctrish I‘ll have to give Octordle a try! 🤩 7d

DebinHawaii Wonderful joys! 💛💛💛 That Wordle score is impressive! 💚💚💚 4d

dabbe @DebinHawaii TY! 💙🩵💙 4d

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#coverstories
#feather
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs So poignant 🪶 It was the first thing I thought of 😢 1w

dabbe @Eggs 🩵💙🩵 1w

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Double Wedding (Pam & Penny Howard, #4) | Rosamond Du Jardin

#coverstories
#chapel
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 💒 1w

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤩 1w

julieclair This is adorable! 1w

dabbe @julieclair I adore these books by Rosamond du Jardin. They're overloaded on 1950s nostalgia, but I still love them anyway. This book is from the Pam & Penny twins series, of which there are four: DOUBLE DATE, DOUBLE FEATURE, SHOWBOAT SUMMER, and DOUBLE WEDDING. 🤩 1w

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#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe

Much better score than last week (which was a 14! 😮) Three faves:
1. THE MALTESE FALCON: “When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it.“
2. GASLIGHT: “Are you suggesting that this is a knife I hold in my hand? Have you gone mad, my husband? Or is it I who am mad?“
3. 12 ANGRY MEN: [Juror #8]: “Well, I think testimony that can put a boy into the electric chair *should* be that accurate.“

Balibee146 12 Angry Men is one of my absolute favourite movies. 1w

AnnCrystal Gaslight! 👏🏼😊🎬💝. Have you also seen the 1940 version of gaslight? I can't say which on I like better. 1w

lil1inblue Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready.
Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?
I sure do love some good Bogart. 1w

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dabbe @Balibee146 Mine, too. I never get tired of watching this one-room drama. All of them are simply stunning. 🤩 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal I have, but I'm a Bergman girl, and love Joseph Cotton and Charles Boyer, so you know which one I adore! 🤩 1w

dabbe @lil1inblue My fave actor of all time. 🤩 1w

AnnCrystal @dabbe Charles Boyer 💝💝💝, do love watching him. And young Angela Lansbury too ☺️💝. 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal Her first movie, if I remember correctly. She was stunning. 🤩 1w

AnnCrystal @dabbe 🆒🎬💝. 1w

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#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe
Here's list #2! I think we'll all do a lot better on this one! 🤞🏻
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/academy-awards-list-2-nominations-for-best
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in seeing, or 3 you thought were horrible or a combo of whatever you'd like.
4. Tag a few!

Tagging some who've played before.

mcctrish, DebinHawaii, peaKnit, melissajayne, Kitta, BarkingMadRead, tpixie, Cuilin, AmyG, TheBookHippie, BarbaraJean, Amiable, Leftcoastzen, CogsOfEncouragement, shortsarahrose, Susanita, Blueberry, Bklover, Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick, TheLudicReader, thebacklistbook, Eggs, Amor4Libros, Bookwormjillk, Read4life, MonicaLoves2Read, rwmg, Mollyanna, TheBookgeekFrau, CSeydel, TheSpineView, CBee, Butterfinger, Karisa, ImperfectCJ, Cupcake12, The_Penniless_Author, julieclair, willaful, AnnCrystal, Cheryl_Russell

CogsOfEncouragement Watched five. Read five books the adapted screenplay was based on. Watched three remakes. The only overlap is Great Expectations, I‘ve read it and seen the remake. (edited) 1w

Bookwormjillk I‘ve only seen 4! The two Christmas ones, The Ten Commandments which my mom forced me to watch at Easter time when I was a kid, and A Steetcar Named Desire which I saw at an outdoor showing and it was super fun because everyone screamed STELLA! (edited) 1w

TheSpineView On it! Thanks for the tag!💛🏷 1w

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AnnCrystal 🎬🥳👍🏼 Thanks for the tag! 1w

melissajayne Only seen 9 on this list; the three favourites on this list are The Longest Day, It‘s A Wonderful Life, and The King and I 1w

Leftcoastzen Thanks for the tag 1w

shortsarahrose 15! Some real good ones (Mildred Pierce, Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, Roman Holiday). I saw High Noon at the same old theater where I saw Gone With The Wind, which was cool (I‘m not a huge western fan, but High Noon is excellent). 1w

Bklover I‘ve only seen 11, but have seen a few remakes of movies on this list. Favorite is probably It‘s A Wonderful Life. Thanks for the tag! 1w

MonicaLoves2Read 12%! Favorite The Ten Commandments 1w

Amor4Libros I‘ve only watched 2 😅🤣 1w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement I say all of those count! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk There are some really good oldies on this list. I'd suggest any of the film noirs. Fun fact: I had a student named Stella, and she told me she was named for STREETCAR. So of course, whenever I called on her, the whole class would shout STELLA! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

dabbe @TheSpineView YW! ❣️ 1w

dabbe @melissajayne It's been years since I've seen LONGEST DAY; just added to my TBW list. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

dabbe @Leftcoastzen YW! ❣️ 1w

dabbe @shortsarahrose I had such a hard time only choosing three! DOUBLE INDEMNITY would be in my top five. Both of them play evil so well! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

dabbe @Bklover YW! And I say if you saw a remake, it counts! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

dabbe @MonicaLoves2Read Heston was fabulous in that one; we'd watch it every Easter along with EASTER PARADE. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

dabbe @Amor4Libros Do you have a favorite? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

Amor4Libros @dabbe Ten Commandments! I‘ve watched it most of my life on Holy Week 😊 (edited) 1w

willaful I got 25. Favorites include Miracle on 34th Street. and Anatomy of a Murder. 1w

Texreader I got 6, but daughter has seen 15! She loves older movies. 1w

Singout 10 😢 But I don‘t have a TV. 1w

dabbe @Amor4Libros I have fond memories of watching it every Easter. 🤩 1w

dabbe @willaful ANATOMY was fantastic, and how could one not love MIRACLE? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

dabbe @Texreader I do, too. They're such nostalgia for me. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

dabbe @Singout Who needs a TV when you have books? 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 1w

MonicaLoves2Read @dabbe we watch it every year, too 1w

CSeydel Yikes, only 10 for me (edited) 1w

thebacklistbook 4 for me. I think I may have to go on an Audrey Hepburn kick. 1w

Mollyanna 17 this week. My favorites: The Bishop‘s Wife (I watch it every holiday season, Cary Grant as an Angel 😘), Anchor‘s Aweigh and To Kill a Mockingbird. Lots on my TBW list! Thanks for the tag. This was fun. 1w

peaKnit Oh boy, 7%! 😳😂 1w

julieclair Thanks for the tag! Off to play now… 🎬🎥📽️ 1w

Read4life Wow. Just 8%. 😜 1w

BooksandCoffee4Me 8% 🫤 BUT I have read several more of them. 😊 1w

Cheryl_Russell 8/100 🤣 1w

dabbe @MonicaLoves2Read 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @CSeydel More for your TBW list! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @thebacklistbook One of the most elegant women ever to grace the big screen. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @Mollyanna Yay! I have lots on the TBW now, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @peaKnit You're in good company; most of us were between 1-25. Lots to put on the TBW list! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @julieclair YW! 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @Read4life Lots to add to the TBW list! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me I think reading trumps movies any day, so those should count, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 1w

dabbe @Cheryl_Russell More to add to your TBW list! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 1w

peaKnit I keep@meaning to go back and watch old films but then it‘s like my TBR, out of control lol 1w

Amiable Ha ha.. 3! I thought I was going to have the worst score but @Amor4Libros just beat me. 😄 1w

Amor4Libros @Amiable Happy to be of service! 🤣🤣 1w

dabbe @Amor4Libros @Amiable 🤩🤣🤩 1w

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#SpringCardSwap

Cards are done and will go into the mail tomorrow! Thanks for organizing this wonderful swap, @TheBookHippie! 💚🌼💙

TheBookHippie Yay!!! I‘m so excited!!! I love seeing all the creativity!!! 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie We all could us a little joy, too! 💙🩵💙 2w

TheBookHippie @dabbe FOR REAL🤦🏻‍♀️🙃 2w

LiseWorks Mine are ready to go too! 1w

dabbe @LiseWorks 🩵💙🩵 1w

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The Merchant of Venice | Shakespeare William

#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords @CBee

Allusion #2: POUND OF FLESH

I still can't believe that THE MERCHANT OF VENICE is on our district's 7th grade reading list alongside A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT'S DREAM. If you had your choice, which play would you rather read as a 12-13-year old?

TheSpineView Merchant of Venice... maybe. Not sure at that age I could have appreciated either. 2w

dabbe @TheSpineView It was a really hard sell to the kids. I only taught it one year. They loved MIDSUMMER. 2w

TheBookHippie Midsummer I imagine. As I‘m a nerd I loved all Shakespeare from age 12 on. 2w

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dabbe @TheBookHippie You are NOT a nerd; you're THE Book Hippiest! 🤩 2w

TheSpineView @dabbe Surprising that they liked anything Shakespeare. Just goes to show... you can never underestimate kids. 2w

dabbe @TheSpineView 🎯🎯🎯! 2w

CBee I loved Midsummer. But, I didn‘t read it at 12 or 13! I was older. A favorite of mine for sure! 2w

CBee @TheBookHippie nerds are awesome. I know this because I, too, am a nerd. AND PROUD 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂😂😂 2w

dabbe @CBee @TheBookHippie #weirdwordsfornerds #nerdpower 🤓🤩🤣 2w

dabbe @CBee I can say unequivocally that MERCHANT OF VENICE is not one of my favorite Shakespearean plays. 🤣🤓🤩 2w

CBee @dabbe I‘m totally stealing #weirdwordsfornerds 😂😂👏🏻👏🏻 2w

dabbe @CBee It's yours! You inspired it! 🩵💙🩵 2w

CBee @dabbe ♥️♥️🥹🥹 1w

lil1inblue Most 12-13 year olds I know (and knew) would prefer Midsummer. I personally think that the themes in Merchant would be better understood in high school (I personally didn't read it until college). Although there's several other Shakespeare plays that I would put on the 7th grade list with Midsummer (mostly comedies). 1w

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#coverstories
#tuxedo
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Two of the best dancers of the 20th century. They usually performed death-defying dance moves in tuxedos! If you've never seen them, you should. Here's a link to my favorite dance of theirs from STORMY WEATHER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjQQnfLiWxM

It's known as the Stair Dance.

Hooked_on_books What a great clip—they‘re marvelous! I love tap and am willing to bet they influenced Gregory Hines. That jumping down into the splits move had to hurt, though. 2w

LeahBergen Love them! 😍 2w

dabbe @LeahBergen Every time I watch them, I'm like 😮🤩😮! 2w

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dabbe @Hooked_on_books Agree 💯! I adored Gregory Hines, too. And those splits! 😮🤩😮 2w

Mollyanna They are the best! So innovative and energetic. I‘m always excited when I find them in something or a new clip. Definite showmen! 2w

dabbe @Mollyanna Agree 💯! 🤩😮🤩 2w

lil1inblue This is fantastic! 😍 1w

dabbe @lil1inblue IKR? 🤩😮🤩 1w

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#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude

All I've listened to lately is this. Ocean sounds. Over and over again. Rolling, gliding, soothing ... this track has been streaming 24-7 on my Sonos for days. I've needed it. 🌊

TieDyeDude Sounds very calming. Thanks for sharing. #musicinnature 2w

AmyG I do this with rain sounds. So very calming. Lord knows we need it, huh? 2w

Deblovestoread Ocean sounds have been my go to since we moved to the Oregon coast right before my parents divorce. Nothing soothes me more. 2w

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Kerrbearlib So nice 2w

dabbe @TieDyeDude It is. 🩵🌊💙 2w

dabbe @AmyG Me, too! I even found an album with blizzard snowstorm sounds. And boy, do we need it! 🩵☔️🩵 2w

dabbe @Deblovestoread I hope you're able to hear the real deal every single day. 🩵🌊💙 2w

dabbe @Kerrbearlib 🩵🌊💙 2w

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Jurassic Park : [novel] | Michael Crichton

#coverstories
#reptile
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Dinosaurs are sort of reptiles, right? 🦖🦕🦖

AmyG Yes. I was told that Lego dinosaurs are reptiles by my grandson. So it must be true. 2w

Eggs @AmyG Haha 😆 of course (edited) 2w

Eggs Perfect 😍 (edited) 2w

dabbe @AmyG I totally believe your grandson! Give him a big thank-you hug! 🤗 2w

dabbe @Eggs 🤩 2w

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The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie

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#christiescapers @Librarybelle
If you love Nick & Nora from THE THIN MAN, you'll adore Tommy & Tuppence. While they are not professional detectives but ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, T&T's banter, resourcefulness, and camaraderie make them endearing, and their dynamic adds a lightheartedness to the story that contrasts with the high-stakes espionage (and at times, contrived) plot. Overall, a riveting and fun mystery read.

Librarybelle Yay! Glad you liked it! 2w

AnnCrystal The Thin Man 🎬s💝💝💝. 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 💙🩵💙 2w

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#coverstories #movies
#direction
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Oh one of my favorite Hitchcock films ❤️🖤❤️ 2w

dabbe @Eggs #ditto 🖤❣️🖤 2w

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#coverstories (movies as well as books)
#umbrella
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Umbrella? This song and dance. Thank you, Mr. Kelly, for recording this--even when you were sick with the flu. 🎵☔️🎵

AnnCrystal 💝🎶💝. 2w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ☔️ 💙 2w

Eggs 🩵💜☔️🩵💜 (edited) 2w

Eggs @AnnCrystal 💜🩵💙 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs 💙☔️💙 2w

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The Adventure of the Red Circle | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#TheAdventureOfTheRedCircle
@LitsyEvents

Hello, Sherlockians~
Next up in our quest to finish this canon is “(TAo) The Red Circle; discussion will be on 3/15 (already the middle of March! 😱) and will be led by @Cuilin.
Link to summary + Info (spoiler alert): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n7La-AZphcUQnbI_uxX4JOejsc0h2PGJ/view?usp=shari...

Have a lovely week. 💚

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

Sace You can remove me from the tag list. I just never seem to read in time 😢 2w

Librarybelle Thank you! 2w

AllDebooks Please remove me from the taglist. I never get around to reading these. Sorry to go, but I'm overwhelmed with buddyreads. 2w

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dabbe @Sace Will do; feel free to visit at any time! 💚🩶💚 2w

dabbe @AllDebooks I hear ya. Feel free to visit at any time! 💚🩶💚 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 💚🩶💚 2w

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#weeklyfavorites @Read4Life

I gotta up my reading game. 🐢

Read4life You always make me smile!! 💙🍀💙 2w

dabbe @Read4life 💚🩶💚 2w

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The Long Way Home: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel | Louise Penny

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern
#HyggeHourReadathon @AlldeBooks @TheBookHippie @Chrisstyreadit

Got Matt hooked on these books, and he's four ahead of me! 🤩 Quickest way to get this one was to buy it, and he's happily hygge-ing it all day with this one.

BookmarkTavern Looks like a good book to cozy up with! Thanks for answering! 2w

AllDebooks Love that Matt is joining in #Hyggehour 😊 2w

dabbe @BookmarkTavern 💚🩶💚 2w

dabbe @AllDebooks He's even better at it than I am! I always forget to post! 🤦🏼‍♀️ 2w

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Betty Smith

#coverstories
#trees
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I've posted this one before: my blackout poem in honor of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, one of my all-time faves. 💚🌼💚

AnnCrystal 🌳💝. 2w

Bookwormjillk Very cool! 2w

Leftcoastzen Such a great book 2w

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BooksandCoffee4Me Love this! 2w

tpixie 🌳🌳🌳 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk @Leftcoastzen @BooksandCoffee4Me @tpixie ... 💚🌳💚 2w

Eggs How inspired is that!!🌲 2w

dabbe @Eggs One of the best assignments I ever did with my students. 💚🩶💚 2w

Eggs @dabbe I love these unique types of poetry🩷 2w

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The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

Librarybelle I still have some confusion over which stories are to take place before Reichenbach Falls…😂 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle IKR? When he writes his later stories, a lot occurred before “The Final Problem“--yet were written decades later! 🤯 2w

CogsOfEncouragement It is interesting that these short stories were first published in monthly periodicals and later bound in books for us. Thank goodness! I think I give a lot of shrugs to these problems in the canon because of that. If they were always published as we have them today I'd be much less forgiving. 2w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement And to think that there are SH clubs all over the world who love nothing more than to ponder the most minute details of these stories, especially dates and weather. I'm more likely to shrug myself and just move on to the next story.
#willingtosuspendmydisbelief 2w

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The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

Librarybelle There‘s a bit of responsibility for everyone. Actions have consequences. It‘s a chain reaction. Sarah may not be guilty of murder, but she‘s not exactly innocent either. 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle I didn't like her having “brain fever“. What a cop-out, Doyle! I wanted to see her face some serious consequences besides just losing her mind at the most opportune moment. 2w

CogsOfEncouragement @dabe @ librarybelle

Hmmm, I had not considered this on my own. Heavy.

Sarah is a horrible person. She is described as having a bad temper, meddlesome, and hard to please.

Jim and Mary Browner are the two responsible to keep their marriage vows. In hindsight, maybe Jim would have told Mary about Sarah coming on to him and getting her out of the house that minute. (continued) 2w

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CogsOfEncouragement But Jim never saw this sort of vengeance coming his way. Even Sarah might have been surprised how easy it was to manipulate Mary. Did she want her sister dead, or just to make Jim miserable? How did Alec think this was going to work out for himself? Jim certainly takes all the blame for his part in it and Sarah will likely find it difficult to continue in what will certainly be very lonely existence. @dabbe @librarybelle 2w

Librarybelle I don‘t think Sarah thought the situation would become violent…the brain fever thing too was a bit ridiculous, @dabbe . @CogsOfEncouragement 2w

CatLass007 Jim Browner uses the excuse that he was “driven” to drink by the behaviors of Sarah, Mary, and Alex. I know alcoholism is a disease but it wasn‘t considered that when this story was written. But I also believe that personal responsibility is the reason someone picks up their first drink after being sober for a long time. I don‘t believe in blaming others for our own feelings. 2w

dabbe @CatLass007 Or blaming others for our own actions. 2w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Communication would have been best, even if Sarah was Mary's sister. I also wonder what on earth Sarah told Mary to have Mary go totally against her husband. Wicked and horrible of Miss Sarah! 2w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Sarah having brain-fever wasn't a good enough punishment for her IMHO. But perhaps living with the guilt of what she did (if she's capable) would be enough. I wanted her to suffer more. How nice of me, huh? 🤣 2w

CatLass007 @dabbe Exactly. 2w

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The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

Librarybelle Perhaps it was the adultery. There is violence in this, but other stories we have read describe bloody scenes or animals/beasts that tear up humans, so I cannot see it being the violence that would stop readers. Good question! 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle I also think the story may have been considered too scandalous was because it was the WOMEN who were the hussies, both Sarah (who came on to a married man) and Mary (who committed adultery while married). If men did it, that was okay, but women! 😱 2w

CogsOfEncouragement So interesting. I'm sure I'm very callous to such things at this point but this read like a cozy or a children's chapter book to me. Sure, there are horrible things done but they are not described in gruesome detail. 2w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement The ears did receive almost a clinical detachment, didn't they? Very Sherlock-like. 🤩 2w

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The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Lend me an 👂 or 👂👂, Sherlockians. 😱 Thoughts?

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Librarybelle That was a bit gruesome! I think I exclaimed “oh my” when we learned the contents of the package. A revenge story, with a bit of violence. 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle Most definitely! 😱 2w

CogsOfEncouragement I enjoyed this one. Was entertained that SH didn't want any credit for it because it was too simple. I was amused at the end when Lestrade acted as though it was yes, very simple - then why did you call in SH! He sent the note that they couldn't get anything to work upon. In my opinion, they would have still been at a lose without SH. Lestrade, just say thank you. 2w

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kelli7990 I enjoyed this story. 2w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement And Lestrade has no problem in taking ALL of the credit and acting as if he really didn't need Holmes at all. #oy! 2w

dabbe @kelli7990 Yay! 😀 2w

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#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii (thanks for the tag! You, too, @peaKnit! 🤗🤗)
1. All
2. day
3. rain.
4. Matt. #always
5. Pippa 🐾 Kate. #always

I'd love to read about everyone's joys! You're all tagged! 🤩

kspenmoll ☔️ but then Matt & Pippa & Kate.❤️ (edited) 2w

dabbe @kspenmoll 💚🩶💚 2w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2w

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dabbe @AnnCrystal 💚🩶💚 2w

mcctrish Rainy days for reading are the best 2w

dabbe @mcctrish I'd say snowy days, too, but I had a feeling that wouldn't be as popular with my Canadian buddies. 🤩🤣🤗 2w

Amiable Love this so much —especially that it says “tea” and not “coffee.” 😍 2w

mcctrish Snowy days are great just not anymore, we need to move on season wise 😆 2w

dabbe @Amiable 💚🫖💚 2w

dabbe @mcctrish 💚🩶💚 2w

DebinHawaii Lovely joys as always! ☔️ 💜🌈 2w

dabbe @DebinHawaii 💚☔️💚 2w

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Rocky Stories: Tales of Love, Hope, and Happiness at America's Most Famous Steps | Michael Vitez

#coverstories
#stairs
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Only one thing comes to my mind when I think of STAIRS. Rocky Balboa running up the 72 steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 🖤🥊🖤

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes!! 🙌🏻 2w

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🥊🖤 2w

Eggs My daughters and I did that a few years back 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ 🪜 🏃🏼‍♀️in Philly 2w

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The Thin Man | Dashiell Hammett

#threelistthursday #tlt

A whopping 14/100! 🤣 Some of those posters were 😱!
Faves:
THE THIN MAN: [Nora Charles]: “Waiter, will you serve the nuts? I mean, will you serve the guests the nuts?“
DARK VICTORY: “Nothing can hurt us now. What we have can't be destroyed. That's our victory - our victory over the dark. It is a victory because we're not afraid.“
WUTHERING HEIGHTS: “I am Heathcliff!“ (I laugh at this one now).

Mollyanna I need to watch Dark Victory it‘s been on my to watch list for a long time. 2w

dabbe @Mollyanna It's so worth it. Have hankies nearby, though! 🩶💚🩶 2w

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