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BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead

Joined May 2016

Book Reviewer, Little Free Library Explorer
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Three Holidays and a Wedding by Marissa Stapley, Uzma Jalaluddin
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Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
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Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
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Fake as Puck by Sarah Echavarre Smith
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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
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The Christmas Book Flood | Roseanna M. White
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My #jolabokaflodswap arrived today!! I‘m so excited for opening day! #jolabokaflod @booklover3258 @MaleficentBookDragon

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Ruthiella So far this is like no other Golden Age mystery I have read. It‘s kinda wild. 9h
lil1inblue @Ruthiella So wild. I have no idea what to expect! 9h
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eeclayton @Ruthiella @lil1inblue I agree, each chapter is quite random. I wonder when things will start to make sense 😂 9h
mcctrish @Ruthiella @lil1inblue @eeclayton @Bookwormjillk this story is bonkers!!! I legit say “what on earth is going on?” I assume they want the wallet that been remodeled ? The lining cut out but what else of significance hasn‘t been shared with us 45m
Daisey So random and entertaining! 8m
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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Ruthiella Sh** just got real. Is this a whodunnit or a hostage situation? 😱 1d
lil1inblue @Ruthiella I was so not expecting a hostage situation! 😮#dontmesswithbeethoven 1d
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Bookwormjillk Worst party ever 1d
mcctrish Hopefully the gas is in containers and no one lights a match 1d
AllDebooks Honestly, all I see is David Niven saying, 'Now, see here'. It's all very jolly hockeysticks, ain't it? 1d
willaful I suppose the missing item is the mysterious wallet... or is that just what they're EXPECTING us to think! 1d
ElizaMarie Way way ahead! So I‘m gonna refrain from comments - excited to read yalls 24h
Bklover @Bookwormjillk That‘s for sure!!💀 22h
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The Winter Witch | Paula Brackston
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My #winterwitchswap arrived from @KadaGul and it‘s so pretty already! Counting down until opening day!

KadaGul I had such an exciting time collecting books 📚 and bookish goodies for this swap! I know waiting is tough 🫣🤗😍🥰. But ‘We Got This‘💪 1d
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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Bookwormjillk Super shady 2d
willaful What was going on with the wallet? Did I miss where that was introduced? 2d
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Ruthiella @willaful You did NOT miss it. Presumably all will be revealed? 2d
Bklover @willaful The wallet confused me too! 2d
mcctrish I expected sneakery with getting the body out but the wallet is odd 2d
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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Bookwormjillk Why? Because he smelled ghosts. This book gives me major Clue The Movie vibes and I‘m loving it. 4d
TheAromaofBooks I can't believe I'm saying it, but these chapters are almost TOO short! 😂 3d
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Bklover I love when a mystery keeps throwing in seemingly unrelated occurrences to get you good and confused, and then wraps it all up neatly at the end. I hope. 3d
ElizaMarie @Bklover Thats what I am hoping too!

@TheAromaOfBooks I am super tempted to do 2 chapters a day at least, I feel like I am getting into it, then I stop.
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Ruthiella This book keeps getting weirder and weirder. ? And Campion seems to be not too bright. Surely an act, à la Colombo? (edited) 3d
willaful @Ruthiella I think he's Lord Peter Wimsey, or maybe vice versa! 3d
Ruthiella @willaful Interesting! Maybe there is a connection there! Stealing like an artist. 🤔 3d
Crinoline_Laphroaig "Sunrises and dabbling in the dew aren't in my repertoire." I'm caught up and absolutely digging this book. It's like a madcap movie. 2d
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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Bklover I got too involved and read through chapter 7. 😬 Oops 4d
mcctrish Why wear a mask of you don‘t have too? These oldies are sketch 4d
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BarkingMadRead @Bklover it‘s so easy to do! I‘m in Disney this weekend so I‘m reading for Saturday and Sunday right now 🤣 4d
kspenmoll Can you had me to your tag list? Just found this in a pile…! I will catch up! 4d
BarkingMadRead @kspenmoll absolutely! It will be easy to catch up, the chapters are so short! 4d
Bklover Oh have a great time!! 4d
BarkingMadRead @Bklover thank you!! 4d
Bookwormjillk I don‘t know if this has been made into a movie but I can picture it as one. 4d
Ruthiella @Bklover I am reading ahead too! On chapter 9. 😂 4d
Ruthiella @mcctrish I wonder if it really was the uncle? Like maybe it is an imposter? And the mask was to hide it? 🤔 (edited) 4d
willaful @Ruthiella makes sense. So that's probably not it. 😂 4d
Ruthiella @willaful 😂😂😂 4d
Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm catching up! 4d
kspenmoll @Bklover The same happened ti me. I was so involved I forgot & read thru ch 8 before I realized I was ahead! 4d
mcctrish @Ruthiella that makes sense - there is more than one level of deception going on 4d
rubyslippersreads The Phantom is the first thing I thought of. 3d
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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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ElizaMarie The whole asking him to sign without looking at the body? Hmmm 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 5d
Bookwormjillk I know it wasn‘t a heart attack but did they say what it was? The party must go on! 5d
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peanutnine So sus 🚩 5d
willaful Good grief! His dying words were “better not kill the groove!“ LOL! 5d
BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk nope! It‘s still a mystery! 🔪 5d
Bookwormjillk @willaful 🤣🤣🤣 5d
AllDebooks Sure, I'll sign that, no questions asked. 👀 5d
Bklover Sounds pretty fishy to me! (Is that still a phrase?) 5d
willaful @Bklover might be a red herring! 5d
Bklover @willaful 😉😂😂 5d
mcctrish I don‘t think his plan to sign and then run to the village in the morning to get the constabulary is sound #whatcouldgowrong 5d
lil1inblue @mcctrish It's fine. Everything will be fine. 🤣🤣🤣 5d
mcctrish @lil1inblue I wonder if there is a crematorium on the estate #kingofashes 🔥🔥 5d
kspenmoll @mcctrish It‘s so shady there very well might be a crematorium there! Or just a bonfire?! 4d
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#auldlangspine I‘m so excited about this list from @Erinreadsthebooks I‘ve already read Sunrise on the Reaping, so so good! These three are the ones I plan to start with. I will try to cross off every book on the list by next December! Thank you to @monalyisha for organizing! I know this takes a lot of work!

Erinreadsthebooks ❤️🤩🙌 @BarkingMadRead I was looking through your list today, too. I‘m so excited to get started! 6d
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Advent book #2

AnnCrystal 🆒🥳👏🏼📚💚🤍❤️. 6d
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Advent book #1

AnnCrystal 🆒👏🏼🥳📚💚🤍❤️. (edited) 6d
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Three Holidays and a Wedding | Marissa Stapley, Uzma Jalaluddin
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This is so much fun, I‘m loving it! #riseupreads

Ruthiella That breakfast looks delicious! 😋 6d
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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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mcctrish These chapters go a mile a minute ❤️❤️❤️ 6d
peanutnine Was it really a heart attack though? 6d
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BarkingMadRead @peanutnine I can‘t wait to find out! 6d
Ruthiella Why are they acting so shady? Surely if he had been stabbed, it would be obvious? Blood everywhere? 🤔 6d
Bklover Well, I‘m betting there‘s blood SOMEWHERE! 6d
julieclair If it really was a heart attack (which I doubt), then surely someone else is going to be stabbed at some point. We can't have this jewel-encrusted, legendary dagger hanging around without someone getting stabbed with it! 😉 6d
ElizaMarie Everyone is so bizarre. 6d
willaful @julieclair Chekov's legendary dagger. 6d
Ruthiella @willaful 😂😂😂 6d
eeclayton @willaful 😂😂😂 6d
rubyslippersreads @julieclair Yes, what a waste of a perfectly good dagger. 😂 3d
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Talk Santa to Me | Linda Urban
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! I have both these on my TBR this month, too! 1w
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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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ElizaMarie Ha, this ritual sounds lovely! I mean, what can go wrong when you pass a murder weapon among your friends? Love the pacing of this book so far :) 1w
Ruthiella It‘s all fun and games until someone gets murdered! 😱😅 1w
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Cuilin I know I shouldn‘t, but I would so join in on this game. 😬 1w
peanutnine Did none of their parents teach them not to play with knives?!! 1w
eeclayton That's not a game I'd be comfortable taking part in 😳 1w
TheAromaofBooks I'm like... isn't this thing SHARP!? 😂 1w
willaful @peanutnine I'm buddy watching an English Christmas program (The Box of Delights) and someone commented that all English children are 40 years old. Conversely, I think all English adults may be children. 😂

It does seem to me that if/when someone gets murdered, Albert Campion is indirectly responsible...
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dabbe And they're going to pass around this dagger in the dark? Whattheheck???? 1w
lil1inblue @Cuilin Honestly, I would probably join in, too. 😅 1w
lil1inblue Murder aside, it's dark... Won't hands get cut? 😱 1w
Bookwormjillk Let the ritual begin! This book is wild already. I love it. 1w
mcctrish What could go wrong ?! 7d
Bklover @dabbe I‘m with you- I think they‘re nuts! 6d
kspenmoll Definitely wild, atmospheric.i have read a few Campions before after I watched a few episodes on Britbox.The novels are much better! 4d
rubyslippersreads @lil1inblue And if your hands get cut and you bleed, aren‘t you a murder suspect? 🤣 3d
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Avoiding watching the Giants getting creamed by the Patriots 🤣 #nancydrewbr

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

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Empire of Storms | Sarah J Maas
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Starting this today!! @StayCurious

StayCurious Looking forward to this one 1w
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My #nlhs goes out in tomorrow‘s mail! @WildAlaskaBibliophile @TieDyeDude

WildAlaskaBibliophile Woot-woot! You're on the ball! 👍🌟 1w
TieDyeDude ❄😈 1w
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My #jolabokaflodswap is going out in tomorrow‘s mail @MaleficentBookDragon

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Bookwormjillk I had trouble keeping everyone apart as usual but I‘m sure if I keep going it will eventually make sense. 1w
KAO I‘d never heard of this book or the author, so it‘s all brand new to me! I looked it up online to find the original publication date to be 1929. (My paperback copy didn‘t have that info.) Meanwhile, the repetition of “Glad it‘s not mine” makes me smile. More to come on that, for sure! 1w
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Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk Me too. So many characters! I am sure they will all become more recognizable in future chapters. 🤞 1w
Cuilin Can I be added to the tag list please? 1w
BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella the first chapters are always the hardest, until the characters have a chance to make an impression! 1w
ElizaMarie Can I be added please :) 1w
mcctrish @KAO it‘s new to me too, I have a feeling I might be repeating #imgladitsnotmine in my head all day 1w
dabbe Sounds like this might be a locked-room mystery! 1w
AllDebooks Please count me in 😊 1w
ElizaMarie So many peeps! 1w
eeclayton I'm having a super busy day but I'll catch up tomorrow! 1w
lil1inblue Had a long day, but may I be added also? ☺️ This is brand new for me, too! I think Meggie is going to be amusing. 1w
julieclair Please add me to the tag list. 😍 Remembering who the characters are will be easier once we give them all nicknames! 😁 1w
Daisey Please add me to the tag list. I wasn‘t sure, but 2 days into your posts, I‘m sure I can fit it in. 1w
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ElizaMarie Wow!!! Didn't expect that! 1w
BarbaraJean I knew about the controversial ending, but I didn‘t realize it would be the ending ending. Like the last scene. All of this and then THAT. I can‘t. And what was up with Rose of Sharon‘s little mysterious smile?!? 😳 That took it over the edge from uncomfortable to creepy. Still. This was a relentlessly sad and infuriating masterpiece. 1w
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eeclayton #mysoulhurtstoo What a heartbreaking story. Thanks @BarkingMadRead and #HashtagBrigade for this buddy read. It's a beautifully written and tragically relevant book, but I wouldn't have been able to finish it if it wasn't for you. 1w
Crinoline_Laphroaig I had to finish before Thanksgiving, I didn't want to be reading with family here. My reaction was WTF? That's it? 1w
lauraisntwilder While the ending is unexpected, Steinbeck was setting us up for something like that the whole time. It's another example of how the poor are only able to rely on other poor people, to the point of sacrificing their own comfort or propriety. There are no strangers anymore and everyone is family. I think Rose of Sharon is glad for something good to come from her heartbreak. Just my take. What a book!!! 1w
Bookwormjillk I had remembered the ending but not the scene with Uncle John and the baby. That hit me hard this read. Also reading this made want to try to do better about my bitterness towards my husband‘s cousin living in my basement 😂 Thanks as always @BarkingMadRead looking forward to starting something short tomorrow. 1w
dabbe I just couldn't reread it this time. After having to teach it in high school (as well as OF MICE AND MEN), I couldn't face the bleakness this time. But, oh, how I love Steinbeck's writing. Here's for a short read in December! Thanks @BarkingMadRead for your on-point #hashtags--as always. 🩵☃️💙 1w
KAO I had never read this, and I‘m so glad I did it this month with you all. I found the writing truly wonderful, even though the unfolding of events really brought heartbreak after heartbreak. I do wish Steinbeck could have given us more hope for these tough characters at the end. Tragic! 1w
Bklover Well. I‘m glad I read it. @BarkingMadRead made it possible, but I am glad it‘s over. Beautiful writing. East of Eden I could read again- this one nope. Thanks @BarkingMadRead ❤️ 1w
KAO @Bklover I loved East of Eden too—and agree that I could read it again. This Grapes of Wrath journey was just so endlessly sad. I‘m still glad that I read it though. 1w
Bklover Me too, @KAO I know that this was the only group I‘d get through it with! 1w
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Different Seasons | Stephen King
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #differentseasons
 Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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Bookwormjillk I love this book but this re-read has been very painful. 2w
Bookwormjillk But I appreciate you @BarkingMadRead 2w
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dabbe @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I couldn't do it. Too heartbreaking. 2w
eeclayton I loved that Ruthie wasn't scolded too harshly. In stressful situations, adults sometimes forget that kids are just kids, and it's nice that the mother here didn't. 2w
TheAromaofBooks @eeclayton - Right? And Tom wasn't mad, either - he literally was just like “kids say stuff when they get mad“ I haven't agreed with everything the Joads have done, but I admire the way that they are loyal to one another. 2w
Bookwormjillk @eeclayton yes that was very enlightened parenting 2w
ElizaMarie I am so nervous about Rose being ill! 2w
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Bookwormjillk Happy Thanksgiving! Thankful for some short chapters🦃 2w
ElizaMarie Thankful for short chapters! I was able to catch up on yesterdays too 2w
dabbe HT! 🤩🤩🤩 2w
Bklover #Happy Thanksgiving to you all!! 🩵 2w
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dabbe 🩶🤍🖤 2w
Bklover Poor Casy!!! I liked him! 2w
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lil1inblue @Bklover Me too! 😭 2w
lauraisntwilder This chapter just about did me in, my goodness. 2w
Bookwormjillk This was a rough one for sure. Pa‘s getting on my nerves too. 2w
ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk yes!!! With his pissy attitide that this “woman” is telling him what they have to do. Poor woman. Also I really liked Casy. 😢 2w
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Christine | Stephen King
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I‘ve been adding to this stack all week so it‘s a hot mess, but here it is! #bookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I finished yesterday. Didn't want to be reading something so sad over Thanksgiving. But I'm still following along with posts. Also can't wait to hear everyone thoughts on Ending. 2w
TheAromaofBooks Ooof, this was tough to read. I also read half of tomorrow's chapter today - it's around 50 pages long...!!!! 2w
ElizaMarie Ugh! This chapter was rough! 2w
KAO So painful and tragic! 2w
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Bookwormjillk That was stressful 2w
eeclayton I'm so relieved that the incident was prevented and the troublemakers were dealt with 2w
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KAO I‘m kind of on edge—waiting for the next tragedy—but briefly relieved when we make it to the next day. 2w
Bklover I‘m with you, Kathy! Phew! @KAO 2w
ElizaMarie Its so sad they were willing to sell out their kind of people for $. Totally makes sense that people act in desperation when they are hungry. It's so heart breaking though. But I'm glad the dance went odd without a hitch. 2w
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Starting this while watching football #authoramonth

AmyG I love to read while watching football. 2w
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Bookwormjillk 🎶🎶🎶 #ISkimmedThisOne (edited) 2w
eeclayton I'm completely caught up now. Having read about 6 chapters over the weekend, I agree with those who say that it's healthier to read only one chapter a day, even though the writing is beautiful. 2w
Crinoline_Laphroaig @eeclayton it's so depressing. 2w
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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Hey #hashtagbrigade it‘s time to talk about next month‘s blissfully short book! If you are joining us, drop a comment below! Anyone can join, just be aware that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read the post each day until you‘ve read the chapter! We read a chapter a day!

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TheAromaofBooks Yay! Short book! Sign me up! 😂 2w
peanutnine Count me in! 2w
mcctrish I‘ve got a copy ✅ 2w
Bookwormjillk Short? I‘m in. 2w
Larkken I‘m in 2w
Ruthiella I‘m in and looking forward to some Golden Age crime fiction! 👍 2w
rubyslippersreads I‘m in for this one. 2w
BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2w
eeclayton Count me in!
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eeclayton Hopefully this will be a nice palate cleanser after Grapes and before Shirley! 2w
dabbe I am in! Thanks for leading us, #hashtagheroine! 🤩😍🤩 2w
Crinoline_Laphroaig Hoopla has it. So I'm in! 2w
Bklover @dabbe I love that! #hashtagheroine! 2w
Bklover Go ahead and add me. The kindle is only 99 cents. 😊😊 2w
Librarybelle I‘m in! Let‘s hope I can actually get to it. Life is so lifing right now! 🙄😂 2w
willaful Read this as a kid, should be interesting to reread.

I hear you @librarybelle!
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BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle I feel that in my soul 2w
kwmg40 I'm up for a reread of this book. Please include me, thanks. 2w
KAO Please add me! Thank you! 2w
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Christine | Stephen King
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Just a reminder that December‘s #LosersClub read is #Christine Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about Dec 1st when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

bekakins Awww this was my first King read aged 11 😂 2w
BarkingMadRead @bekakins I love that! 2w
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Bklover I‘ve read Christine several times so I think I‘ll skip this one. Thanks @BarkingMadRead ! 2w
KathyWheeler This is one I‘ve never reread. Looking forward to it. 2w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads What is Loser‘s Club? I can hardly keep up with all the fun? 1w
BarkingMadRead @DrSabrinaMoldenReads we are reading a Stephen king book each month, in order of publication! 1w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads @BarkingMadRead Count Me In! I love Stephen King 1w
BarkingMadRead @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I‘ll add you to the tag list. I post a few times a month, participate when you can! 1w
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Bookwormjillk Finally a glimpse of hope 2w
BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk I love the hope—it‘s a beautiful respite from the relentless sadness so far. But it also feels too good to be true! I don‘t trust it yet! 2w
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Picnic at Hanging Rock: A Novel | Lady Joan Weigall Lindsay
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I won a gift card in the Bookly readathon! This is what I bought 😍😍

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝 Love my men fictional 🤩💝💝💝. 3w
willaful Erotic Stories... is so good! 3w
Bookwormjillk Great haul! 3w
dabbe FABUL♥️US! 3w
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ElizaMarie Ha! When we get a #WrathSnack this tiny, I know i am in for a long saga tomorrow!!! 3w
BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie it‘s such a tease 🤣 tomorrow‘s chapter is like 40 pages long 🙄 3w
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ElizaMarie @BarkingMadRead I work tomorrow, (well for the next 4 days) but --- I might start early on tomorrow :) 3w
Bookwormjillk I think I need to start on tomorrow‘s chapter tonight 3w
BarbaraJean I read today‘s chapter yesterday because I knew I‘d need to start tomorrow‘s chapter today! 🤪 3w
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ElizaMarie Geez!!! Connie !? What a jerk! And the whole how dare you ask the wage before you take the job (actually - when you apply now for jobs they don‘t tell you the rate initially either) 3w
Bookwormjillk Whew that chapter was a lot 3w
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The Winter Witch | Paula Brackston
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My #winterwitchswap box went out today!! @BookwormAHN

TheBookHippie Love this image! 3w
lil1inblue What a picture! 😍 3w
BookwormAHN Fantastic 🐈‍⬛ 3w
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dabbe #peoplesuck #boydothey 🎯🎯🎯 3w
Bookwormjillk That was a heck of a last few paragraphs.

“Our people are good people; our people are kind people. Pray God some day kind people won't all be poor. Pray God some day a kid can eat.“
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TheAromaofBooks Also am I the only one super worried about Rose of Sharon's baby?? 😭I'm afraid Steinbeck is going to kill him/her off!!! 3w
lauraisntwilder @Bookwormjillk That line got me, too. 3w
lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks You're not the only one. ☹️ 3w
SamAnne Ummm….sounds like I should keep the ending to myself…. 3w
TheAromaofBooks @SamAnne - Since it's Steinbeck, I just assume everyone dies 😅 3w
lil1inblue 1. #historyrhymes 2. I got a few days behind, so I read 4 chapters today to catch up. I'm ok, but I'm not ok. 😭😭😭 3w
BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder 🙋🏻‍♀️ But to be honest, I‘m worried about all of them. Also: are we ever going to hear from Noah again?! Ma was ready to threaten everyone with a hand jack so they wouldn‘t split up, but Noah walks off and they just go on?! @lil1inblue I‘ve been motivated to keep up because I don‘t think I can take this in larger doses than one chapter a day 😩😭 3w
Bklover @BarbaraJean I wondered that too Ma seemed almost relieved that he was gone. Very strange. 3w
ElizaMarie I agree with y‘all! I wonder if Noah will resurface- and even then - how do people find each other!? Like I feel like the world is too big. 3w
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dabbe 💔 3w
SamAnne Well, oof. 3w
Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm a little bit behind. Interested in this chapter because now days we proudly call ourselves Okies. 3w
ElizaMarie This was a rough chapter! Also Ma is so strong- the amount to trauma this woman experiences and then to take care of everyone! Wow 3w
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Bklover I can‘t even imagine this life. On top of all the hardships they also deal with relentless heat, bugs bugs bugs, and nowhere to bathe. 😳🥺. These people were tough!! 3w
TheAromaofBooks This book is so sad but the writing is so good! 3w
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BarkingMadRead
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Bookwormjillk Yeah pee mud isn‘t covered by my health insurance. Loved that Tom told Willy to wash his face. (edited) 3w
Bklover This chapter was disturbing. Tom raping a girl and then saying he‘d of paid her but he only has five dollars. The pee mud. Swerving so he would hit the rabbit. I‘m not liking Tom. (edited) 3w
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ElizaMarie I guess they didn‘t have duct tape- pee mud works too 3w
SamAnne Ima bellerin‘ over this chapter. 3w
Crinoline_Laphroaig I can already tell this is gonna be one of those classics that goes on my 'I read it and now I never have to read it again' list. 3w
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BarkingMadRead
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Bklover You‘d think with all that extra coming in from the truck drivers Mae could give the guy a loaf of bread. I know she was ok with the boys, but I still wouldn‘t call her generous. Thank goodness Al is there. Does anyone else think A-I when they see the name Al? Every time. 3w
Bklover Oh, and if you didn‘t know- IITYWYBAD is “ If I tell you will you buy another drink”. I didn‘t know. 3w
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BarbaraJean After all that with the bread, then the boys and the candy! 🥹 @Bklover I‘m with you on the name “Al.” Every single time! I used A-I (not Al) to look up the acronym because I had no idea. 😆 3w
Bookwormjillk @Bklover yes on the AI 3w
SamAnne My favorite chapter so far! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Despite Mae being kind of stingy with the bread, this chapter overall felt like a look on the more hopeful side of things - I loved the way the truckers covered all the expenses when they left. 3w
lil1inblue @SamAnne Mine too! Also, based on past interactions with truckers at vatious jobs, I can confirm that they're so kind. 3w
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BarkingMadRead
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Finally got this after some issues with Amazon. Still have no clue what happened to my original copy! #losersclub

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BarkingMadRead
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lil1inblue I think I highlighted the majority of this #wrathsnack 4w
SamAnne Love that photo. 4w
BarbaraJean “…the quality of owning freezes you forever into ‘I,‘ and cuts you off forever from the ‘we.‘” 🎯 4w
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Bookwormjillk Whenever they have conversations like that I think of Fival Goes West “There are no cats in America and the streets are made of cheese.” Sad chapter but I‘m glad they teamed up with the other family. That seems smart. 4w
BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk it‘s a genius plan, i hope it works out 4w
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ElizaMarie Glad you highlighted that quote. It spoke to me too ;) 4w
SamAnne Lord this chapter. 4w
lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk I loved the kindness and community spirit with the other family so much. It made the chapter easier to process. 4w
lil1inblue You are on point with the quotes you're picking. It's always something I highlighted, too. #greatminds 😘🤌🏻 4w
lauraisntwilder The dog and Grampa in the same chapter and it's only their first day on the road. Ouch. 4w
Bklover Well, that was awful. Poor dog. Poor Granpa. Oh, and they make me nervous every time they talk about their orange trees and little white house they‘re planning on. This doesn‘t seem like a HEA book, at least so far! 4w
BarbaraJean This quote stood out to me, too—and the next part: “If I go ahead on all of ‘em, it‘s too much.” Wise words from Ma. Also: I was all worried about the turtle and now this. 👴🏻🐶😭 4w
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BarkingMadRead
Queen of Shadows | Sarah J Maas
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Finished this on the plane to Jersey, to see my granddaughter. Could not put it down and cannot wait for the next one!

AnnCrystal Have a fun trip 🥳💝. 4w
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Bookwormjillk Good morning! Steinbeck had it in for those used car dealers and mechanics. 4w
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ElizaMarie At the dealership now getting my tires changed :) 4w
lil1inblue I'm slightly annoyed that the pattern of one #wrathsnack and then one Joad chapter is ruined. 😂 I appreciated the second to last paragraph in this chapter... We needed some #goodpeopletoo! 4w
BarkingMadRead @lil1inblue it definitely felt weird, it should be 1 and 1 and nothing else 🤣 4w
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