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Joined May 2016

~Literacy&Reading Advocate~ Creator of #SundayBuddyRead & #ChildrensClassicRead2024 & #ChloeGongReadAlong

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Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture by Justine Picardie

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Wiggin

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Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy

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The Manhattan Girls by Gill Paul

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Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II by Robert Hardman

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A Flower A Day by Miranda Janatka

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Happy Litsyversary! | Special Events

🎉🎉♥️EIGHT YEARS!!!!! ♥️🎉🎉

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Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook | Elena Craig, Kristen Mulrooney

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER 🍽️

Yummmm

JamieArc Ooh! That looks great! 20h

TheBookHippie @JamieArc so yummm 19h

Tamra Perfection! 19h

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dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 18h

Cupcake12 This looks delicious! 17h

Hooked_on_books I support the thickness of that cheese! 🧀 12h

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The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul

My Bubbe Grandma in the years we are reading about ♥️

See you Sunday #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

tpixie Adorable 🥰 22h

slategreyskies I love this pic! 🥰 22h

IndoorDame Gorgeous photo!!! 21h

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RowReads1 She‘s lovely! 20h

LeahBergen She‘s so pretty! 20h

Avanders Wow! So cool! 🤩 19h

dabbe Cowabunga! Those eyes are mesmerizing! 💙🩵💙 18h

TheBookHippie @dabbe We all have them. 💙💙 18h

vlwelser Did you see this? If only it was Danielle Steel.

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Scandalous Women: A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann

16h

dabbe @TheBookHippie 💙💙💙 15h

TheBookHippie @vlwelser I DID 👀 I actually had the same thoughts 🤣🤣🤣 14h

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Untitled | Unknown

#5JOYSFRIDAY

1. Calla lilies
2. Journaling
3. Bonfires
4. Fun garden store adventures
5. Dutch Baby pancakes https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/dutch-baby.html

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💜💜💜 1d

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Summertime Cooking | Better Homes and Gardens Editors, Better Homes and Gardens

#NATURALITSYSUMMERCARDSWAP ADDRESSES SENT ✉️✉️✉️✉️

@BookwormAHN
@Sace
@quietjenn
@BookwormAHN
@kspenmoll
@dabbe
@julieclair
@WildAlaskaBibliophile
@KadaGul
@MaGoose
@Texreader
@DestinyMorna
@S3V3N

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dabbe Got it! Thanks! 😘 2d

BookwormAHN Got it 😻 2d

Sace Got it! 2d

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KadaGul I can't 🙃wait to start working on these summer-themed cards😎! I'm brainstorming🤔 creative ways to incorporate movie 🎬quotes into this swap. It's going to be so much fun🤩! #SUMMERCARDSWAP (edited) 2d

S3V3N I didn‘t get an email. I checked spam. 2d

TheBookHippie @S3V3N oh dear. I‘ll resend! 2d

S3V3N @TheBookHippie Ok, thanks. 2d

TheBookHippie @S3V3N I resent it. If it does not arrive email me social@bookhippie.com 2d

S3V3N @TheBookHippie I got it. Thank you! 2d

TheBookHippie @S3V3N 💛💛💛 2d

quietjenn I got it! Thanks! 2d

AllDebooks Thank you x 1d

DestinyMorna Thanks!! 1d

julieclair Yay! Sunny fun ahead! 🌞 1d

jenniferw88 Got it... thanks! 9h

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Salt the Water | Candice Iloh

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Excellent !!!! #LGBTQBookBingo2024

Pink on the cover ✔️

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Kenyazero Wow! This sounds really good and also stressful! 🤩 5h

Roary47 The cover is so vibrant and beautiful. 😍 5h

TheBookHippie @Kenyazero It was both!! 5h

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We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

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5 star read for me 💜

I‘m lacking in 5 star reads this year
🤷🏻‍♀️ only have a few.

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The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics | David G. Dodd

#TLT 🎵🎶🎤✌🏼☮️🎹
1. Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
2. The Best of the Grateful Dead (Live)
3. Chopin: Sonata No. 2, Concerto No. 2 Khatia Buniatishvili

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dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for sharing. 2d

AmyG Hooray! ⚡️🌹❤️ 2d

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Only in Spain: A Foot-Stomping, Firecracker of a Memoir about Food, Flamenco, and Falling in Love | Nellie Bennett

👩🏻‍🍳 https://www.wildjunket.com/authentic-spanish-recipes/

#FOODANDLIT SPAIN 🇪🇸♥️🇪🇸👩🏻‍🍳🇪🇸

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Texreader, Catsandbooks

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Only in Spain: A Foot-Stomping, Firecracker of a Memoir about Food, Flamenco, and Falling in Love | Nellie Bennett

☕️ https://theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/9-essential-ways-to-order-coffe...

☕️ https://devourtours.com/blog/ordering-coffee-in-spain/

#FOODANDLIT SPAIN COFFEE☕️♥️☕️

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Texreader, Catsandbooks

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Only in Spain: A Foot-Stomping, Firecracker of a Memoir about Food, Flamenco, and Falling in Love | Nellie Bennett

#FOODANDLIT SPAIN 🇪🇸

My FOOD & LITERATURE country for May. I have studied Spain in school extensively during my four years of language and history Spanish classes.
That being said, I decided to get guides, an art book, a cookbook and a memoir.

I love memoirs ♥️🇪🇸

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Bookwormjillk I went with a memoir too

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Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain

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TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk oh that sounds so good. 2d

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

This.

#weirdwordwednesday

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IndoorDame YES 🙋🏻‍♀️ 3d

vlwelser Me 💯 3d

CBee Yep yep yep 🤪🤪 3d

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The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul

https://classic.esquire.com/article/share/3189e551-05f0-4dac-983c-902558a09682

May have to use reader view ♥️

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

IndoorDame Fascinating! Thanks! 4d

plemmdog i am always amazed and impressed she left het entire state to MLK. 4d

TheBookHippie @plemmdog Yes. NCAAP gets her royalties to this day. 4d

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Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame

1. Cold Fried Chicken
2. Tagged

🍗 https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017394-cold-fried-chicken

🧺 #TWO4TUESDAY

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IndoorDame Good 🧺 📖 choice! 4d

lil1inblue Now I want cold fried chicken.... 😂 4d

TheSpineView So with on the chicken! Thanks for playing! 4d

TheBookHippie @TheSpineView NOW I want to plan a picnic. 4d

TheSpineView @TheBookHippie IKR! 4d

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The Love of a Good Woman | Alice Munro

@Billypar such sad news. What a gift to have a long life. Thank you so much for introducing her to me! I‘ve read out all the books the library had of hers. ♥️

IndoorDame She left this world such a gift ♥️ 4d

SamAnne RIP. Time to reread some of her stories. 4d

LeahBergen 😢 4d

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Billypar She will certainly be missed - for someone with her profile, a career of almost exclusively story collections is pretty much unheard of. I've only read two so far, but I look forward to digging into more. 4d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I‘ve not read her only novel. Tempting to put it in our 2025 lineup 👀🤣👀 4d

TheBookHippie @Billypar I agree. I‘m wanting to read more yet. 4d

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie I haven‘t read it either, but I‘ve also heard that one described as linked short stories which is one of my favorite niche genres, so I won‘t be complaining if I see it in the 2025 lineup 😆😁 4d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame 😝🤣♥️ 4d

TheKidUpstairs When my oldest was first born, all the baby advice books and sites said to talk to newborns all throughout the day. I felt kind of silly doing that and never knew what to say. So instead I just read aloud whatever book I happened to be reading. As a result, one of the first books he ever heard was Lives of Girls and Women.

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Lives of Girls and Women

4d

Gissy ☹️ 4d

willaful @TheKidUpstairs I never had a problem with that. In fact, I loved having a baby because I no longer worried about being caught talking to myself. 😂 4d

kspenmoll I was so sad to hear this - I have fond memories of reading & sharing her books with my sisters. 3d

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A Scatter of Light | Malinda Lo

This is our JUNE #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
Scheduled reading sections
I have the hardcover
June 30 OFF

No chapters 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫
Hopefully this works out 😝🤷🏻‍♀️🤞🏻

IndoorDame We‘ll manage 💜 4d

vlwelser We will manage. It's fine. How many total pages is your copy. I 🖤❤ math. 4d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser 335 numbered 338 total 👀 4d

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vlwelser Ok. We have 23.37%, 47.93%, 67.46% and 100%. Estimated. 4d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser 🏆 also this proves I suck at math 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏻‍♀️😝👀 4d

vlwelser Meh. We all have skills. I wouldn't be able to organize all of this stuff and post detailed questions (often with additional material) every week 4d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser 😘 4d

willaful @TheBookHippie It's close enough! 4d

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T�as and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us | Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

Me, my OJ and my Kleenex and these ARCs -
How I am spending time..

Is it pollen or a cold 🤷🏻‍♀️😵‍💫🤧😝

Nonfiction reading ♥️

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There Was Night and There Was Morning: A Memoir of Trauma and Redemption

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TheBookHippie Reprint as far as I know

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Most Beautiful Woman in Town

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Why Are You So Sensitive?: Understanding Everyday, Oops-I-Didn't-Mean-To Microagressions

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Love, Janis | Laura Joplin

🎵🎶🎵✌🏼☮️🎶🎵🎶

#TUESDAYTUNES

☮️💜what I‘ve been listing to lately 💜☮️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMr_U9Ufsh8

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Bookwomble I love Janis ❤️ I was listening to Pearl at the weekend - such an amazing album. 5d

Deblovestoread Janis was a force! 5d

batsy Janis ❤️ 4d

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IndoorDame Love! ❤️ 4d

lil1inblue Oh, that voice! Janis was a one-of-a-kind! 😍 4d

TieDyeDude Nice! Thanks for sharing. 4d

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Thong on Fire: An Urban Erotic Tale | Noire

"Thong Song", Sisqó (2000) LOATHE

?‍??‍??‍??‍??‍?
#TUESDAYTUNES

Just NO

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GingerAntics That was a REALLY bad song. That song was SO BIG when I was in high school. No one else seemed to notice he was “singing” about PANTIES!!! 5d

GingerAntics Damn it. Now I have that song in my head. 5d

Ruthiella Another one hit wonder of the ‘90s. 😂 5d

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willaful There's another one?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QLOBwHTPCA&t=73s (edited) 5d

Bookwormjillk Ha! One of my few celebrity encounters. I was once in a Southwest flight from Baltimore to Kansas City with that group. 5d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 5d

TheBookHippie @willaful 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 5d

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics 🤣😵‍💫 5d

Hooked_on_books That‘s a good choice! 4d

RaeLovesToRead 🤣🤣🤣 4d

RaeLovesToRead Also, idk what the tagged book is, but it looks like a contender for worst BOOK ever reading the synopsis 🤣🤣🤣 4d

batsy Lost in the description of the tagged book 🤣🤣 4d

Kerrbearlib Yeah, that song is pretty bad 😂 4d

Susanita I just pretend he‘s singing about sandals…🩴 4d

IndoorDame 🤣🤣🤣🤣 4d

GingerAntics @Ruthiella that was actually 2000 4d

TheBookHippie @batsy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 4d

TheBookHippie @RaeLovesToRead made me 😵‍💫🤣😵‍💫 4d

Ruthiella @GingerAntics I stand corrected! 😄👍 4d

Megabooks lol! 4d

TieDyeDude Definitely catchy, but anyone who thinks it's good is drowning in nostalgia (and not even good nostalgia, the song's just nasty).

“Thanks“ for playing 😉 4d

GingerAntics @Ruthiella not like it really helps… it was just a drop on the bucket of crazy music from that year. There was some good stuff, but there was also some REALLY bed stuff. The fashion was questionable too, with everyone‘s bloody g-strings hanging out the top of their jeans. 🤢 4d

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The Moon by Night | Madeleine L'Engle

💙💜

dabbe 💙🩵💙 #amen 😂 5d

GingerAntics 💯 5d

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Murder Road | Simone St. James

JULY and our SIMONE! YAY!!
We do so love our reads with her!!
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD 🖤

Librarybelle I‘m so excited for this! 5d

FlowerFairy Really enjoyed this one! 5d

mollyrotondo I can‘t wait! My copy‘s been waiting since I got it from BOTM!! 2d

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A Scatter of Light | Malinda Lo

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD JUNE 🏳️‍🌈

Schedule coming soon
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎🩵🩷

slategreyskies Oh, I‘m looking forward to this one! I‘ve already got my copy! 6d

willaful I'd like to join! 5d

AmyG Yay! 5d

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TheBookHippie @willaful 😊 yay! 5d

Read4life I‘ve got my copy and have been (im)patiently waiting 🤓 5d

Catsandbooks Gonna jump in on this one! Got my copy! 5d

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks YAY!!! 5d

peanutnine Planning to join this month! I loved the last one! 3d

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Hygge: Cozy Winter Notebook Writing Journal Composition Book, Wide Ruled, (8. 5 X 11 Large) | Joy Tree Journals Staff

Winifred and me out by the fire for #HYGGEHOURREADATHON

Such a pretty night 🤍🐾

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Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

KadaGul I know exactly how you are feeling. I am soaking up all the nice Chicago weather. It's been a bit unpredictable, though, with three 3️⃣ days of nice 😎☀️ weather followed by two ✌️ cold 🥶days, but now it's sunny 😎🌞 again.#CHICAGOWEATHERBRR 6d

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 5d

AnnCrystal 💕🐕🍃😍💝. 5d

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Untitled | Untitled

Pretty sure my people will put this on my gravestone… 👩🏻‍🍳 DID•YOU•EAT 👀

GingerAntics And no one will see it, because all of your students, all of your former students, will pile rocks all around it. They better take a picture when they place it. lol 6d

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics 🤣♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 6d

vlwelser That is so cute. And so accurate. 6d

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slategreyskies This is me too. It must be part of my love languages or something. I‘ve always been that way. I rarely actually tell anyone I love them, but I ask them every day if they‘ve eaten. ♥️ 6d

TheBookHippie @slategreyskies ♥️♥️♥️ my grandson comes in either with his order - which he sometimes calls me with 🤣- or says Yes Nana I ate before I ask 🤭🙃🤣He‘s 10. Most ppl walk in take the plate I hand them 🤣🤣🤣🤭👩🏻‍🍳♥️ 6d

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie that‘s just the mental image I have. It doesn‘t matter how pretty they make your headstone. It‘s ultimately going to be the base upon which the rocks build upon. lol 6d

rwmg Taken one step further in Japan: What Did You Eat Yesterday? https://www.netflix.com/id-en/title/81199260
6d

TheBookHippie @rwmg oh I love this! And it‘s a book too! 6d

rwmg Yes, I believe the TV series was based on a manga but I don't know if it's been translated into English 6d

julesG Not Jewish, but definitely one of my daily questions. 5d

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Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture | Justine Picardie

#HYGGEHOURREADATHON #LITSOLACE 🤍

I‘m so glad this is a part of my week!

All welcome!

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

Fun find #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7qCmBGPFYw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm_(1917_film)

https://marypickford.org/filmography/rebecca-of-sunnybrook-farm/

https://silentology.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/thoughts-on-rebecca-of-sunnybrook-f...

https://www.silentera.com/video/rebeccaSunnybrookHV.html

Sace I never realized how old the “which is better the book or the movie” debate was! 6d

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The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul

This post contains spoilers

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

I personally know too much of Dorothy to not see the timeline changes, people left out of the story, I‘m not sure this is her- rolling with it. And I‘m enjoying it. I cannot imagine being a woman in the 1920s and I hope we don‘t go all the way back there.

Happy Sunday All!

*If this day is awful for you I‘m sending so much love and a big hug. If you love this day I hope you enjoy it. If it‘s complicated I get it (I hate it.)

Librarybelle My knowledge is limited to Dorothy Parker and her group, so thank you for sharing there are gaps and people missing! I like that historical fiction can introduce you to a topic or a person and then act as a springboard to research more information. 6d

IndoorDame This isn‘t really my image of Dorothy Parker either, but I know less about her than you so it‘s easy to roll with the book, and I‘m totally enjoying the story for what it is. Turning all the way back to the 20s is a terrifying thought! Thanks for that image 🤣 and I‘m sorry you hate this day, sending love ♥️ 6d

Sargar114 I‘m surprised there wasn‘t a discussion about the suicide scene. It felt incredibly irresponsible for the author to be as graphic as she was. I know nothing about Dorothy Parker so this was surprising, but more so just because of the level of detail. I‘m taking this with a grain of salt. It doesn‘t seem like the author paints her in a very flattering light though compared to her friends. 6d

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IndoorDame @Sargar114 I totally agree that so far the author isn‘t painting Dottie in a particular flattering light compared to the others, which I was really surprised by, and I‘m extremely curious to see if that changes by the end of the book. But I actually didn‘t find the scene with her suicide attempt at all graphic, so maybe it just depends on your background and perspective. 6d

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 I thought it was highly irresponsible as I posted earlier in the week. As I‘m grieving someone who just took their life I just didn‘t have the energy for it today. It is problematic to write of it the way she did. 6d

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie 🤍🤍🤍🤍 6d

Sargar114 @TheBookHippie I‘m so sorry to hear that. Hugs lady ❤️❤️❤️ 6d

vlwelser I hope you have a lovely and relaxing day. Try not to think about this book too hard today if it's not bringing you joy. 6d

AmyG @TheBookHippie I am so very sorry for your loss. 6d

AmyG As for Dottie….I know nothing about her life so like @IndoorDame it‘s easy for me to go with the flow. Again, I think (according to the book) she is an alcoholic and has some mental health issues (obviously) that pushed her to attempted suicide. She needs real help which I am not sure she will get being it‘s the 1920‘s. 6d

AmyG I am also….really enjoying this book alot more than I thought. 6d

mcctrish I feel like this book travels at light speed, it reads so fast for me. The subject matter is very heavy and while I know some of DP‘s famous lines I thought her life was much easier than this besides the usual woman in a man‘s world shit. I‘m not not liking the ease of this read but it‘s a disservice to the heaviness of the topics. 6d

mcctrish Christine I am so sorry for your loss 6d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish it does read quickly. I keep reminding myself if someone followed me 7-28 I wouldn‘t read much differently -although I abhor drinking to this access and was more fiercely independent than Dottie. I have quite a bit of compassion for all of them. Trauma is just hard. I‘m with @AmyG in 1920s not much help for any type of mental health, outside of institution. 😵‍💫 6d

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie it‘s odd how much of a NY upper class/Intelligencia thing that kind of drinking is. I naturally gave it up when I left NY because it‘s essentially social drinking, but if I go back for a weekend I definitely drink more 6d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I agree. It‘s definitely a thing. 6d

slategreyskies Just a quick note to say that I‘m still following along, but I didn‘t really have much I wanted to say about today‘s reading. Mother‘s Day is a tough day for me, and I didn‘t want to touch the topic of suicide with a ten foot pole, so I‘m just gonna coast on past it and hope to contribute more in next week‘s discussion. 🤍 6d

TheBookHippie @slategreyskies I hear you. I hate this day. I just try to get through it. And I‘m coasting this week. Fair warning IRL Dorothy attempts twice. Shouldn‘t be in this timeline but the author isn‘t really following one closely. 6d

Karisa @slategreyskies @TheBookHippie 🤍🤍🤍 6d

mollyrotondo I don‘t like that this focuses so much on Dottie‘s weaknesses. I love Jane‘s storyline with her work as a reporter and I love Winifred‘s storyline with her acting career and the monster stalking her. I wish Dottie‘s story focused more on her writing. Peggy feels like she has no story. 6d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo I agree! I don‘t think she likes her😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫. 6d

mollyrotondo @TheBookHippie I am so sorry to for the loss of your loved one❤️ 6d

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Peggy should she have called Dotties husband?👀

Also Poor Dottie
Get it together girl
Ask for HELP

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170605-dorothy-parkers-stunning-wit-and-tr...

“I wish I could have met her, just once, held her hand and whispered, “I understand.”
https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-707770

IndoorDame I felt super weird about Peggy calling her husband! It seems like overstepping in a major way. Also he was awful! And opening that door again is almost guaranteed to backfire. 6d

Librarybelle Totally agree, @IndoorDame ! I was not a fan of her calling Dottie‘s husband. I think that was overstepping. 6d

Sargar114 This was so weird!!! This is where Peggy took a step down in my opinion. A terrible husband is NOT better than no husband. Dottie needs to learn how to live on her own. 6d

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vlwelser I think Peggy was desperate and didn't have any better ideas about keeping her friend safe. She may have just thought he would send more money. 6d

AmyG I felt Peggy overstepped a bit but I also felt SHE felt she was helping. Dottie is one hot mess. She is lucky she has such devoted friends. 6d

mcctrish Dottie couldn‘t be left alone. Neysa was away so the easiest of quick check ins was off the table, moving to Jane‘s house should have been insisted on - not only the animals. But Dottie refused, so what‘s left ? There are 2 men responsible for Dotties mental duress and one of them needs to stand up. Just take care of her for a month or 2 (edited) 6d

mcctrish @Sargar114 she does need to learn to live on her own 6d

Sargar114 @AmyG agree that Dottie does have wonderful friends. She is incredibly lucky and I like seeing them all step up for her in different ways (even if I don‘t agree with how). I also like that they step up regardless of their personal beliefs, but because a friend needs them. Love women helping women! 6d

Sargar114 Especially cause the men in this particular subgroup are terrible 6d

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 So terrible. 😵‍💫 6d

AmyG @Sargar114 I agree, the men are awful. Reminds me of the men in The Golden Notebook. 🤣 6d

TheBookHippie @AmyG 🤣😵‍💫🤣 6d

kspenmoll @Sargar114 I so agree- Dottie seems like a dependent child. I keep thinking was she really like this ?! (edited) 6d

Karisa @mcctrish That‘s what I think it came down to too. Peggy just realized that Dottie was not safe and needed help. I didn‘t think he would come back either @IndoorDame I thought at the most he‘d just send more money. It was like he was just waiting for that call (probably thought it would come from Dottie though) 6d

mollyrotondo I thought Peggy was overstepping but I also understand that she wanted to help her friend and Neysa wasn‘t going to be around. Just feel like calling in the men isn‘t necessarily the best idea 6d

BarkingMadRead This shocked me. He left her. Why would calling him fix anything? This has to be temporary, I can‘t imagine him sticking around for long! 5d

julieclair @BarkingMadRead Agreed. And I was also shocked by his reaction. He started sobbing? What? After all he had done to her? 5d

Read4life @BarkingMadRead & @julieclair I agree. It definitely wasn‘t the reaction I expected. 5d

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Janes huge party 👀
Interesting food choices ?

Helen Hayes https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/h/ha-hn/helen-hayes/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Helen-Hayes

Edna Ferber http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20419

https://www.pbs.org/video/the-works-of-edna-ferber-gwkvku/

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/ferber-edna

Librarybelle Sounded like a huge celebration, but wasn‘t it also the food that Alec wanted to see??? 6d

IndoorDame @Librarybelle I think it was all the food he wanted. At some point she‘s gonna figure out that pandering to him doesn‘t work and save her energy for something more fun, right? 6d

Librarybelle I hope so, @IndoorDame ! 6d

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vlwelser Chinese food would have been amazing. I hate that Alec makes all the choices but makes no contributions. 6d

AmyG Alec is a bossy, arrogant known-it-all. Iam surprised Jane puts up with him. 6d

mcctrish Jane is trying to kill Alec with kindness but he just thinks it‘s his due. He can buy his own house and plan all his own fucking parties. @vlwelser I thought Chinese food sounded amazing too !! Alec doesn‘t have to do any work ever, he makes my blood boil 6d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser @IndoorDame @vlwelser @AmyG @mcctrish not sure the author knows and since most of our characters are Jewish and in NYC https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/the-secret-history-of-jews-and-chinese... 6d

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie that‘s awesome! Thanks! We definitely grew up with that attitude towards Chinese food and kashrut in NY, and we always went out for Chinese on Christmas (plus like basically once a week 🤣) but I never knew there was any explanation to the Christmas tradition beyond nothing else was open. 6d

mcctrish @TheBookHippie I absolutely thought when I read about the Chinese women cooking up the food “this is the beginning of it all!” 6d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I love that the Chinese Diner here does the same thing it‘s all us “misfits”. Such a lovely history. 6d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish YES!! 6d

kspenmoll It was totally ridiculous that Jane catered to Alex‘s demands that the Chinese chiefs cook traditional ( in his white male mindset) dishes he wanted to eat. Thanks for the article about Chinese food/Jews. (edited) 6d

Karisa It reminded me of the Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas documentary on PBS https://pbs.org/video/dreaming-of-a-jewish-christmas-vk2hD9?source=social 6d

mollyrotondo Alec is awful and I don‘t know why Jane still thinks she can pander to him and that will keep him happy. So far nothing keeps him from being an ass 6d

julieclair Great links! I was delighted to see Helen Hayes appear in the book… all I could think was that one day she‘d have a theater named after her. And the Jewish tradition of Chinese food on Christmas - like @IndoorDame , I always thought it was just because those were the only open restaurants. 5d

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Christmas
Peggy takes Dottie home.
Oy the phone call
Peggy is very kind about being a fool in love…

IndoorDame Sometime around this phone call she‘s starting to veer off towards too naive for me to find believable. For a while that kind of infatuation really is all consuming. But it‘s been months, and all her friends have told her what she should expect, and she got pregnant and he didn‘t care… someone doesn‘t need to actually tell you they‘re never leaving their partner, and/or they‘re never going to stay with you for you to know that. 6d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame Exactly. 6d

Librarybelle The phone call made me shudder. I like your point about Dottie seeming to be a bit naive at this point, @IndoorDame . 6d

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Sargar114 It‘s hard to see things you don‘t want to see. The phone call was so cringe 😵‍💫 6d

vlwelser Dottie is coming across as a fool. But we all do stupid things sometimes 6d

AmyG Dottie is a self-posessed fool. Honestly, I don‘t like her at all. She is desperate and just makes bad, bad choices. I also think she may be an alcoholic. 6d

mcctrish @AmyG I am with you on this. While I totally understand her broken family life has made her crave a family/love for her own AND that the heart wants what the heart wants, she is living in NYC a semi non-traditional lifestyle for a woman of that age/era. She needs to pick a lane. They also ( the 4 women - 5 if we include Neysa) need to talk more amongst themselves. Dottie is a train wreck and you don‘t fix that yourself 6d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish Right?! They need to talk TOEACHOTHER 😵‍💫 6d

kspenmoll Dottie is a “train wreck”, seems totally self absorbed, drinks too much, etc. 6d

Karisa Yeah, I was so glad her friends were stepping in to help care for Dottie, but she just couldn‘t seem to leave it alone. Neysa spelled it out for her early on but Dottie could not hear it. As the book mentions, Parker was full of contradictions but @vlwelser says maybe it just makes her depiction more true to life in this part. 6d

mollyrotondo @IndoorDame agree with you completely. I mean we all act foolishly sometimes but this was just so self destructive. To call him? When he left you to be with his WIFE on Christmas? Such major reasons to let him go. I also find it interesting how much marriage seemed to be a loose committed amongst so many. It just seems like a lot of people in this group found it normal to be married and to have other relationships instead of labeling it cheating 6d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo As divorce wasn‘t really an option or legal really and many marriages still “arranged” affairs were “normal” in this time frame …Reports in the 1920s indicated that 28% of American men and 24% of women were adulterous at some point after wedding. I‘m thinking it was higher. 😵‍💫👀 6d

BarkingMadRead Ugh how can someone so smart make such poor choices!! 5d

julieclair Dottie is totally consumed by insecurity. It‘s so hard to watch the poor choices she makes as a result. She is a train wreck for sure. 5d

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Winifred
I rather like her
She takes good care of Dottie too
I love her street smarts
But the gangster… yikes

I hope we get more of her story…
Although IRL I‘ve not found much on her.

IndoorDame I really like her too! The explanation for why she knew where to go for a therapeutic abortion was unbearably sad. I also thought it was interesting that the author made a point of including details to show us that there really had been a friend before, and she wasn‘t talking about herself euphemistically. Like as readers we couldn‘t handle thinking of her being used in that way, even though we already know there‘s some unnamed abuse in her past. 6d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame Yes the underlying subtle not subtle feelings of the author are pushing through or the author is incredibly sheltered or ignorant or religious? 😵‍💫🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ or all three😱 (edited) 6d

Librarybelle I‘m curious how the storyline with Winifred and the monster will progress. I feel something is going to happen - you cannot keep saying no to a monster without some sort of repercussions. 6d

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Sargar114 @IndoorDame that‘s an interesting point, I didn‘t even think that it could have been Winifred. Probably me being oblivious, but can totally see that. I do wonder what will happen with her and the mobster. Did he find out about her because of Jane? 6d

vlwelser She's fierce and a good friend. I'm concerned about the gangster business 6d

AmyG Yes, I wonder where the gangster “stuff” plays into the story with Jane and Winifred. I like her but it seems she had some sort of abuse (?) in her past…maybe we find out. 6d

mcctrish @Librarybelle I‘m quite apprehensive about that story line. I really like Winnifred, she‘s got good clear boundaries now which she put up obviously thx to something awful happening. I think the 4 girls need to talk/share and learn from each other 6d

Librarybelle @mcctrish Yes…I agree. 6d

kspenmoll I like her too, her compassion,boundaries. 6d

Karisa The gangster with the flowers every show and not taking no for an answer is so creepy. It reminds me of a biography I read about Hedy Lamarr‘s that included the story of her Nazi munitions business husband. He also kept flooding her with flowers and stalking. Controlling and frightening 6d

mollyrotondo @Karisa I read the fictional book about Hedy Lamarr and was very shocked that was her backstory. So happy she was able to get away and come to the U.S. 6d

mollyrotondo I also like Winifred a lot. I also find her storyline really intriguing. I hope nothing terrible happens to her with this gangster. It‘s interesting because actresses are still targets of stalkers today. It‘s not safe always being in the spotlight. And issue that I don‘t think gets seriously addressed. 6d

TheBookHippie @Karisa YES!! Exactly. Scary controlling. 6d

BarkingMadRead Love Winifred, super stressed about the gangster, they don‘t like the word no! 5d

julieclair I give Winifred so much credit for turning the mobster down as many times as she has. But she can‘t keep doing that forever. And the mobster obviously won‘t take “no” for an answer. Very worrisome. 5d

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Jane interviewing the mob
I love it
She‘s very brave
And her case MYSTERIOUSLY disappears…

Not sure what to think of her marriage.
But I like her attitude. 🙃

IndoorDame I was so impressed! It takes something special to charm a mob boss, but it takes something really special to charm one of those guys when 20 minutes ago you were scared to walk into a room and talk to them. And I know her character says she doesn‘t want to owe anything to him, but the woman she‘s based on becomes a player in the NY world, and in those days that didn‘t really happen without at least the mob‘s blessing if not their support. 6d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I had the same thoughts about the mob. No way you‘re running a paper either. 6d

Librarybelle I think this shows Jane‘s bravery. Good thoughts on the mob and the paper, @IndoorDame @TheBookHippie ! I would not be surprised… 6d

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Sargar114 Agreed she‘s incredibly tough. This was a no win scenario and she made the best of it. She‘s a bit naive to think she can get out of it without the mobs help but maybe that‘s our ability to have all the information. Her marriage with Harold is interesting. Unsure if it‘s based on love or mutual respect or just an image to uphold. 6d

mcctrish I love Jane. 6d

vlwelser She's my fav 6d

AmyG She is an awesome woman…strong, brave, modern. She seems to have a good marriage.i keep waiting for a fight or so ething but they seem solid. 6d

kspenmoll She is fabulous!!!! 6d

Karisa I like Jane too. She‘s talented, brave, giving, and hardworking. I‘m waiting for her to kick Alec out! 6d

mollyrotondo I love Jane! And I love her storyline! It‘s so interesting and she‘s such a strong person! I know in real life she divorces Harold and I can understand if the marriage doesn‘t last in the book either. He‘s not great. He‘s sort of all about himself. I don‘t love him. I think Jane could do without him. 6d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo I have the exact same knowledge and thoughts! 6d

BarkingMadRead Not a huge fan of Harold, I‘m not sure why Jane even married him! 5d

julieclair I admire Jane. I think Harold is not in her league. And it really bothers me that Harold doesn‘t stand up for her against Alec. 5d

Read4life I keep wondering if Harold doesn‘t support Jane when it comes to Alec because he‘s just doesn‘t care or because Alec has something on him. 5d

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead me either. 5d

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Alec
I assumed he hated women
So he apparently wanted Jane
And now wants Neysa
I don‘t see it
I do think he‘s evil.
I would not let him live in my house.
Yikes.
And telling Dotties business at Christmas in a crowd.
He‘s just mean.
I would kick him out so fast.
He makes me uncomfortable
Then he irritates Jane talking about her marriage
Trying to start trouble
Then telling Dottie‘s abortion to her husband
⬇️ Interesting

TheBookHippie https://longreads.com/2014/04/30/the-odd-couple-alexander-woollcott-and-harpo-ou... 6d

IndoorDame He‘s so awful! I hate that she‘s living with him! I was totally on board with the theory that he was in love with Harold and lashing out and causing trouble because of that, (still hated him, but also felt somewhat sympathetic)… until he outed Dottie‘s abortion, which I can‘t come up with any personal motive for except he‘s just an unhappy, unpleasant, awful person 6d

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Librarybelle Was he this awful in real life? I‘m not as well versed on Alec. Thanks for sharing this link! 6d

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle Anything I‘ve read alludes to a bitter man. Most gossips say he was closeted and miserable. 6d

Sargar114 He would have been out of the house the second he outed her abortion!!! I suppose Jane wasn‘t privy to that info at that time, but as soon as it was confirmed how can you continue to associate with someone willing to do something like that!!! He is a terrible human being!!!! 6d

Librarybelle Good to know, @TheBookHippie ! 6d

mcctrish @Sargar114 he‘d have been out of the house as soon as he threw Jane to the prohibition police! And then out of the Gonk too! Harold is on the wrong side of this ( truthfully I wondered if he wasn‘t gay too and it‘s all a front for them and Jane is collateral ) 6d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish BRILLIANT this is perfect sense!!! 6d

AmyG My thoughts were he is gay. And what a horrid, angry, jealous man. @TheBookHippie YES…a bitter, closeted, miserable gay man. If he was unhappy…he was going to make everyone else unhappy, too. (edited) 6d

Sargar114 @mcctrish ahhhh good point!!! 6d

vlwelser He seems closeted and bitter about it. I don't understand why they keep him around. I suppose this is a setback to writing about real people. You can't just ditch them out of the story when they annoy you. 6d

IndoorDame @vlwelser 😂😂😂😂😂😂 6d

IndoorDame @mcctrish that never occurred to me! But it makes the whole setup start to make way more sense!!!! 6d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser can we make this a thing… “I‘m sorry I‘ve written you out of the story” so using this IRL 🤣🤣🤣🤣 6d

mcctrish @TheBookHippie @vlwelser PERFECT!!!! 6d

kspenmoll @IndoorDame Totally yes to all that! Despicable, mean, bitter- & letting Jane take the rap for the raid on her house- just yuk. I too thought he was closeted & Jane was right in her thinking he loved Harold & hated that they were married. 6d

Karisa To have him in the house would be the worst. It‘s one thing to have a person you can‘t always avoid when out and about or at work, quite another to have them live with you. Even dictating the holiday menu! Petty! He stores up sensitive info like ammunition. How does he still have so many friends??? 6d

mollyrotondo I had also thought that he was in love with Harold lol it makes more sense to me because he always seems to try to hurt Jane. He never tries to hurt Harold or put ideas in Harold‘s head. I do hate this character but he makes for a great antagonist in a book lol but I agree with @Karisa he stores up people‘s personal info as ammunition to use later when he gets mad at them 6d

Karisa @mollyrotondo Just imagine what he would‘ve done with social media! 😱 6d

mollyrotondo @Karisa oh my gosh he would be the type to ruin people through social media. See times don‘t change, just the technology 🤦🏻‍♀️ 6d

TheBookHippie @Karisa OH MY WORD. He would have been one of those types that leak everyone‘s secrets!!! 6d

BarkingMadRead Alec is a nightmare, I don‘t understand why they keep him around! 5d

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Dottie
Everyone trying to warn her
Neysa especially
Pregnancy/Abortion
Love starved open wound
Think this is an accurate portrayal of Dorothy
Winifred to the rescue
Lenox Hospital
Peggy tells Charlie off
And makes him visit Dottie
Then he comes back again
With an ugly scarf
What a tool

🤍I do not think the descriptions needed to be that vivid. It felt like an agenda. Abortion is personal, it has also saved my life, twice.

IndoorDame So agree about the abortion portal!!! I know too many women who genuinely believe you cannot have an abortion without it being a fraught decision that haunts you for the rest of your life, and portrayals like this really contribute to that perception. 6d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I agree. Made me so mad. 😵‍💫 6d

Librarybelle Good riddance to Charlie. This was an emotionally charged passage, and I was surprised by the details shared by the author, especially during the procedure. 6d

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Sargar114 I appreciated having Dotties‘s perspective during this scene. Having never been through this experience, I‘ve always presumed it wasn‘t pleasant or easy. I didn‘t think of it as problematic, but maybe that‘s because I‘m a woman and realize the complexity in a decision like that or have had the “what would I do in that situation?” thought. Definitely gives me something to think about. 6d

Sargar114 @Librarybelle I was surprised as well and it seemed excessive, but I guess we‘re discussing it so maybe that was the point. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6d

Librarybelle Maybe, @Sargar114 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6d

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle I‘ve been through the procedure twice -once though I was put under for a long time as I was bleeding to death from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. But the other time I was further along than this (the baby had already passed and wouldn‘t let go) and the procedure was quick and I recovered in a few days. Bleeding a few weeks normal, 2007 different than 1920 but not by much. @Sargar114 🤷🏻‍♀️ I always think of this ⬇️ 6d

TheBookHippie ⬆️ Doctors considered midwives, who attended births and performed abortions as part of their regular practice, a threat to their own economic and social power. The medical establishment actively took up the antiabortion cause in the second half of the 19th century as part of its effort to eliminate midwives. 6d

mcctrish @TheBookHippie both of your experiences sound so scary and heartbreaking 6d

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie ❤️❤️❤️ 6d

mcctrish This part reminded me of the book “Looking For Jane” but that is set several decades closer to our time now. I‘m still amazed the hospital did the abortion- only in New York City I‘d bet 💔 but still the doctor is male and somehow it‘s always the woman‘s fault #ittakestwototango 6d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish I think abortion is healthcare -no matter how you use it. If I lived in any of the states here in the US that ban it I‘d be dead. It‘s infuriating. But yes, it was scary. Broke my heart, but it‘s mended. Grateful to the nurses who saved me. Who were actually nurses who shadowed me at my job when I was nursing, so they listened. The doctor in ER did not. My doctor was called in to save me. ER doc didn‘t believe in abortion. 😵‍💫 6d

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie I‘m so glad you were able to get safe skillful abortions, since those don‘t sound like easy, routine procedures. I hope access to that continues for women 🙏 6d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish A lot of abortions were scheduled as DNC and performed at so many city hospitals but even here an hour away they did -but get this in the basement of the hospital!!! We learned this during nurses training. Blew my mind. 6d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame Me too. Scary times. 6d

AmyG I found this part fascinating…that you could walk into a hospital and complain about the “stress” of it all….and be offered an abortion. But I also think…only in NY. There was alot of money there and alot of men who got women “in trouble” so I wasn‘t surprised. As for having it be a difficult decision? There are all kinds of people, with all kind of mental states…it doesn‘t surprise me that there are people who just want it over with. (edited) 6d

AmyG Dottie seems very self-possessed. I had no clue about her at all. And @TheBookHippie I am sorry you had to go through with those. Abortion IS health care. In the Jewish religion the life of the mother is most important. Oh please, don‘t get me started. 6d

vlwelser I didn't like how nonchalant they seemed about the whole thing. And then the doctor scolds her about lying. And the whole thing is about lying to even get one. This seemed a little crazy to me. 6d

vlwelser I am glad you are safe and healthy. 6d

Sargar114 @vlwelser the lying part AND the scolding felt the most realistic. I imagine that still has to happen today sadly. Agree that abortion is healthcare and it‘s terrible that women and girls don‘t have access to that. I swear if he made viagra illegal cities would burn! 6d

vlwelser @Sargar114 sadly the old white men are still in charge. So Viagra stays. 6d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser the whole lying thing is demeaning to the women and I think on purpose. Last I checked men can make women pregnant every time they ejaculate. 👀🤣🤷🏻‍♀️🤭 They shoulder none of it. 🤬 6d

mcctrish Abortion is absolutely health care! 6d

AmyG @TheBookHippie To shoulder any of it would mean loss of control, power. 6d

TheBookHippie @AmyG Exactly why they ban it. It‘s a war on women. And the degree these men hate women.. whew. Unreal. 6d

kspenmoll This is so relevant today, sadly to say. I am so naive; I never thought I‘d see the day when basic healthcare rights would be taken away after Roe v. Wade. I got pregnant when I was 17 & for various reasons did not want to have the baby. As my friend said “you found yourself a nice Jewish doctor to set it up in NYC” where it was legal, unlike CT. I was lucky- I was working part time so I had $, my boyfriend was responsible- contributing to the🔽 6d

kspenmoll 🔼 cost, going on the train to The City with me, & the clinic, etc. when I went for my annual Gyn appt 6 months later when i turned 18, my doctor told me how concerned he had bern due to my being underage. At the time He had tried to talk me into telling my dad, a fellow physician whom he knew, but both my parents were devout Catholics- so No! I am forever grateful to my then Gyn. 6d

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 6d

julieclair I know nothing about this author, but I do feel the level of detail was unnecessary and designed to provoke. Abortion is a totally personal decision, and different for every woman, based on their circumstances, their faith, family situation, their health, etc. @TheBookHippie I‘m thankful you were not denied a medical procedure that saved your life twice. And @kspenmoll I‘m so glad you were able to choose the healthcare that was right for you. 💙 6d

julieclair This portrait is so revealing. Dottie looks sad, vulnerable, fragile and a bit lost. 6d

Karisa This was a tough section to read with so much judgement heaped on Dottie. It felt like even some of her friends were blaming her for Charlie being such a jerk and having to go through it all. What a tough decision! I also found myself wondering how true to Parker‘s experience it actually was. 6d

Karisa @kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Glad you both had access to the care you needed. Can‘t believe that abortion access is being questioned by so many today. 6d

mollyrotondo Abortion is HEALTH CARE!!! 6d

mollyrotondo @TheBookHippie so happy you were saved by responsible doctors. @kspenmoll so glad you were able to make your own healthcare decision and had a doctor you could trust. Thank you both for sharing your personal experiences ❤️ 6d

mollyrotondo I was also getting a little twitchy about how this author was handling Dottie‘s situation. I wasn‘t sure if I was reading too much into the comments about the regret and the guilt Winifred was feeling bringing Dottie and “pushing” her and the more horror movie descriptions of the procedure. But if others here also felt like the author was portraying it in a conservative leaning way then it makes me a little leery of this author 😬 6d

mollyrotondo I hated that Peggy insisted Charlie come see Dottie. I actually thought it was the worst thing for Dottie. He‘s a complete jerk and I don‘t think Dottie‘s friend should be trying to convince a guy that is bad to her to try to work things out with her. It bothered me. I love the love of the friends in this book but this was a friend misstep in my opinion. 6d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo I know!!! I‘m LEARY!! 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 6d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo I think the women should have cared for her. Taken shifts. Not the idiot married dude. 6d

TheBookHippie @Karisa People have thrown their own feelings into it when writing about it. However anytime Dorothy spoke it was just the multilayered thing that it is. After this event is when she really became political, outspoken, pushing for social justice. Could it be because she was treated horrifically, shamed and victimised by a doctor and the fact that it was all illegal? She did not want to be shamed and silenced so she spoke up and out. 6d

Karisa @TheBookHippie She was such an amazing person. I hope that the book shows that side of her as well. So far Dottie is not the strongest character in the book. I feel like I need to read more of her essays—Jane‘s too. 6d

Karisa @mollyrotondo Agreed! The author seems to be interjecting a bit too much. At the least trying to placate any right-leaning readers. 😕 Also, I agree that Charlie should have just exited the building if he wasn‘t going to really be there. It was false hope. Peggy (if she did all this) is such a product of those times running to the men to “fix” Dottie instead of helping her feel more empowered. 🥴 6d

mollyrotondo @Karisa 💯💯💯💯 you put it perfectly! Peggy is a big product of her time. I hope she grows too by the end of this book. And Charlie was done with Dottie and he should have stayed gone. 5d

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Celebrating Summer Solstice: Customs & Crafts, Recipes & Rituals for Midsummer, Kupala, Ligo, San Giovanni & Other Summer Holidays | Waverly Fitzgerald

#Litsolace Summer will run daily June 1-30

I‘ll be hosting and posting ☀️🌞

Let me know if you want to be tagged ☀️
#naturalitsy

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Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

IndoorDame Definitely! 1w

DestinyMorna Count me in! 1w

KadaGul I loved 😍 all the previous card swaps, and I'm eagerly looking 👀 forward to Summer 😎 Solstice. It's going to be amazing! 😎🌺🌻🌞🌅#Litsolace #naturalitsy 1w

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julieclair Yay! I‘m in! 1w

dabbe Yes, please! 💙🩵💙 1w

kspenmoll Can‘t wait! 1w

Read4life Yes please. 7d

WildAlaskaBibliophile I believe I submitted my google form already for the card swap. Please let me know if you didn't get it! 3d

TheBookHippie @WildAlaskaBibliophile yes!!! Got it!!! Closing it tonight then I‘ll get the addresses out to folks! 3d

WildAlaskaBibliophile @TheBookHippie 👍🙌 3d

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Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook | Elena Craig, Kristen Mulrooney

Friday Night Dinner 🍽️

Steak and six baked potatoes

Delicious

We eat steak about once a year. If that. Both of these recipes involved delicious butter mixes. 🧈

DestinyMorna That looks so yummy! 1w

Abailliekaras I didn‘t know there was a Gilmore girls cookbook! My daughter will love this. 😆 1w

Tamra Yummy! We only do steak in the summer when the grill is available. I want to try butter sauces. 1w

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mabell Oooo love the idea of butter sauces! 1w

TheBookHippie @Abailliekaras look back I‘ve been cooking every Friday night and posting since 2024 began. 1w

TheBookHippie @Tamra I used my cast iron pan. 1w

Tamra We‘re doing “boring” tonight - breakfast for dinner. The only bright spot is I used my first sourdough starter for sheet pan pancakes. They are super fluffy! 😃 1w

TheBookHippie @mabell for the steak 4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 packed tablespoon thyme leaves, stemmed and chopped Pinch of red pepper flakes 1w

TheBookHippie @Tamra yummmm 1w

TheBookHippie @mabell potatoes salt
½ cup (1 stick) good quality unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon dried parsley 1 teaspoon chives 1w

Tamra @TheBookHippie that sounds amazing! 1w

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Untitled | Unknown

#5JoysFriday

1. Wildflowers I planted are pushing through the dirt
2. Planted beans with my grandson
3. Voted an extremist out by petitioning getting a new candidate and voting Tuesday -a years worth of work and a victory!
4. Birthday greetings starting to arrive LOVE
5. Coffee on the back patio with Mr BookHippie this morning as he arrived home a day early got up and made my pour over coffee

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IndoorDame 🗳️✊🏼 congrats!!! 1w

Mimi28 Birthday? 🥳 have a great one in advance!! 🤗🙏🏽😊🩷🫶🏽🎁🎈 1w

BarbaraJean Congrats on # 3!!!! 🗳️🎉 And a happy almost-birthday! 🎂 1w

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TheBookHippie @Mimi28 MAY 28 1w

Mimi28 Awesome 😎 exactly 3 months after mine I am February 28th!! 1w

wanderinglynn Yay for wildflowers & happy early birthday! 🎉🌻 1w

DebinHawaii A lovely list of spring joys! 💛💛💛 Wildflowers are especially joyful! 🌸 Thanks for sharing & for spreading the joy! 🤗 1w

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The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

Sorry folks, although I know Dorothy‘s real life I wasn‘t sure what we would read. Or what the author would write. I should have alerted triggers.

988 https://988lifeline.org/

As with any author I‘m sure her opinions have seeped in. Not every detail of real life is always shared is a good reminder. This is fiction many people and facts aren‘t told here is a good reminder. The author chose what to share.

Til Sunday 🤐🤐🤫

Sargar114 The author was quite graphic (regardless of fact or fiction), that‘s not on you 😘 1w

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 purposeful for her point of view on the subject matter I think 😵‍💫🤐OY. Unnecessary. 1w

Read4life I agree, @Sargar114 . Definitely not on you, @TheBookHippie 💙 1w

Librarybelle I‘m reading this week‘s section soon, so even before reading it, I know this is not on you. Discussion facilitators don‘t always know where or how the story goes. ❤️ 1w

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Tulip time | Dirk Gringhuis

It‘s hell week here or Tulip Time for tourists
I always think the long train of buses of the elementary kiddos is cool Kinderparade today. No I do not go to any of it. Construction has closed a main highway and a freeway and 350,000 ppl descending on a small town 😵‍💫
Glad to be on the lake/north of town enough to not be affected, video is fun. 🚌
I have participated for decades Im just old enough to say no thx now! 🎉 Teachers draw straws.

TheBookHippie 🚌 https://www.instagram.com/westottawaschools/reel/C6wX3ldLLSF/ 1w

Bookwormjillk Seems like poor planning on the highway construction front? As a 20 year survivor of the DC cherry blossoms I feel your pain. 1w

AmyG I live in a resort area-I get it. Lay low until everyone is gone. 1w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk RIGHT?!?! What were they thinking?! Oy. 1w

wanderinglynn I feel your pain. I live across the street from the National Zoo. It‘s bus central starting in late April until after Labor Day. 🚌🚐🚌🚐🚌🚐🚌🚐🚌🚐😤 1w

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@dabbe 71 🎉
#TLT
Some of the books I refuse to read so there‘s that 🤭

My brain is mush this week so I‘ve no other suggestions off the top of my head 😵‍💫🤷🏻‍♀️

dabbe You are a bildungsroman goddess. 🤩🤩🤩 1w

TheBookHippie @dabbe Many of those are required reading so that and I read all the time and everywhere. 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Don't sell yourself short, m'dear! You kicked ass PERIOD. And my ass especially! 💙🩵💙 1w

TheBookHippie @dabbe 😘 1w

AmyG Whoa. Good job! 👏🏻 1w

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Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 (Updated) | Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle

👩🏻‍🍳 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ZZFMTK/

A fun sale #mtcookbook it doesn‘t take space !!!

mabell Oh that‘s tempting! To supplement my physical copy, of course 🤣 1w

IndoorDame Oooh, way too good to pass up! Thanks for sharing! ♥️😊 1w

TheBookHippie @mabell My exact thoughts. 1w

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TheBookHippie @IndoorDame 👩🏻‍🍳♥️👩🏻‍🍳 1w

Tamra 🤣 good one! 1w

AlaMich I made my dad order that from BOTM when I was a teenager, having zero idea what French cooking entailed. Needless to say, I don‘t think I ever made one recipe. 😆 1w

TheBookHippie @AlaMich 🤭 probs not the time to tell you I‘ve cook 95 percent of the book👀. 1w

AlaMich Color me impressed! 1w

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Celebrating Summer Solstice: Customs & Crafts, Recipes & Rituals for Midsummer, Kupala, Ligo, San Giovanni & Other Summer Holidays | Waverly Fitzgerald

Seasonal CARD SWAP TIME

Sign up until May 15

✉️ https://forms.gle/BFALXbGUdSvvERpT9

Summer is on the way!

To celebrate the Summer Solstice~ with a theme of what summer means to you.

Be creative~ Picnics: send a favorite menu or recipe, Wildflowers: tell us your favorite flower, Gardening: what type of garden, Hiking: where you go. You can also add your favorite summer read (ing).

#litsolace #naturalitsy

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 1w

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The Joys of Yiddish | Leo Rosten

In Yiddish, "mishegas" (also spelled "mishigas" or "mishugas") refers to craziness, silliness, or foolishness. It can also refer to a situation or behavior that is irrational or absurd. The term is often used humorously to describe something that is chaotic or nonsensical.

Daily truth ? #weirdwordwednesday

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AmyG A word used often around here. 1w

IndoorDame #welcometotheworldtoday 🙄 1w

CBee @IndoorDame agreed 💯 1w

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The Mailbag | United States. Department of Agriculture. Radio Service

#litsylove headed out this morning ✉️📬

30 envelopes 🏆✉️♥️

Have a great day littens! 💙

LiseWorks Wow! That's so cool. 1w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💜💜💜 1w

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The 1970s: A New Global History from Civil Rights to Economic Inequality | Thomas Borstelmann

🎵🎶 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP0hJCEhFCk

🎵🎶 #TUESDAYTUNES

More 70s @dabbe

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TieDyeDude Doo dodo do do 😁 Thanks for sharing! (edited) 2w

dabbe It's been ages since I've heard them! Gotta check 'em out! 🤩🤗😘 2w

TheBookHippie @TieDyeDude 🙂🙃🙂 2w

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Deblovestoread Boy did this take me back! 💜🎶💜 2w

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread 🙂 2w

Suet624 Way back machine. 2w

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The Matchmaker's Gift: A Novel | Lynda Cohen Loigman

1. I have never been wrong about a person I‘ve met and my first impression … ever. In my entire life. Even when I wanted to be wrong. It is a bit unnerving at times. It is also why I make ppl uncomfortable Mr BookHippie says. My daughter says it‘s as if I hold up a mirror showing people who they really are. 🤷🏻‍♀️😬

2. Tagged 🙃🙂🙃 #TWO4TUESDAY

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lil1inblue #1 is a superpower in my book! I've always had a good gut instinct, but I haven't always listened to it. 😂 2w

willaful Damn! 2w

TheBookHippie @willaful I know 😳😬😅 2w

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TheBookHippie @lil1inblue 😆 2w

TheSpineView Wow, that's some talent. Thanks for playing 2w

TheBookHippie @TheSpineView 😅 2w

Suet624 That‘s fantastic. 2w

TheBookHippie @Suet624 🙃 2w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💜💜💜 2w

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5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food | Jamie Oliver

Library borrow.
Many good quick recipes that I copied down
Many recipes with food that is not available here
Many nut and fish ingredients which I can‘t do for my whole family due to allergies.
It is laid out very nicely and it is simple.
So not buying but may borrow again #mtcookbook

Cortg Yummy. I just places a library hold 😊 2w

Tamra Yay for the borrow strategy! 2w

IndoorDame OMG! You are the coolest!!!! I just got a surprise from you in the mail and I don‘t think I‘ve smiled this much in weeks! 💜💜☮️💜💜 2w

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TheBookHippie @IndoorDame 🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂 2w

TheBookHippie @Tamra RIGHT? Need to do more of it! 2w

willaful I have this from the library too. I expect I'll have similar issues, but I'll enjoy looking at it. 2w

mabell I have the original 5 Ingredient, but I haven‘t seen the Mediterranean version! Cool! 2w

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Frenchman's Creek | Daphne Du Maurier

Just arrived

#LMPBC
#GroupO
@BookWormJillK
@ElizaMarie
@bookandbedandtea

Looks good.

CrowCAH I‘ve been wanting to read this one for some time! ⛵️ 2w

Bookwormjillk Promising cover! 2w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🤞🏻 2w

tpixie Oh! I haven‘t read that one. Enjoy! 2w

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A Flower A Day | Miranda Janatka

#Hyggehourreadathon

I focused on my flower a day as I‘ve fallen behind..
It‘s hard to focus in the still while we are grieving and your child is grieving and there are not words.
As I said Friday a dear family friend-a very young woman took her life in the early hours Friday. It‘s just difficult. It is still raw, and just a shock. Anyway happy for flowers to look at and admire the beauty and frailty of it all.

Text 988 here in USA
Stay ♥️

AnnCrystal 🥀🫂💝. 2w

Bookpearl Sending love, light and peace to you and your family! 2w

Ruthiella So sorry to hear that. ❤️❤️❤️ 2w

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JenReadsAlot I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️ 2w

mrsmarch 🫂 2w

batsy So sorry ❤️ 2w

Sace So sorry for your loss. Thinking of you. 2w

julieclair Oh Christine, I am so sorry to hear this. Grieving the loss of your dear family friend, while also feeling sadness for the pain and hopelessness she must have been suffering, is heart wrenching. And you are trying to comfort your grieving child as well. May you be blessed with the strength you need, my friend. And I‘m thankful for the flower book, which is giving you a small bit of joy in the midst of all your sadness. 💙💝💙 2w

TheBookHippie @julieclair 🤍 2w

TheBookHippie @Bookpearl 🤍 2w

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal 🤍 2w

TheBookHippie @Ruthiella 🤍 2w

TheBookHippie @JenReadsAlot 🤍 2w

TheBookHippie @mrsmarch 🤍 2w

TheBookHippie @batsy 🤍 2w

TheBookHippie @Sace 🤍 2w

Mimi28 It‘s so hard to see how everyone reacts when something like this happens. I honestly have been on both sides many times 😢This helps in ways you will never know 😊 I don‘t want to break my mom‘s heart like this. God bless you and your family and community 🤗🩷🫶🏽🤗😊😉 2w

TheBookHippie @Mimi28 ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2w

Smrloomis So sorry to hear this. Sending you and yours support 💕💕💕🙏🏽 2w

kspenmoll Love love love. So sorry for your heartbreak. 6d

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A Flower A Day | Miranda Janatka

#hyggehourreadathontime
#hygge
#litsolace

Everyone welcome 🤍🤍🤍🤍

dabbe I need this tonight. 💙🩵💙 2w

kspenmoll This was so necessary for me. I actually fell asleep with Poe on me- finished my book. Will post tomorrow. 2w

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