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I am so sat to see how this ends. Shocked I’ve never heard of William N. Harben and I love his writing style so, so, much.

This book flows so effortlessly in its storytelling, I feel like I’m binge watching a show

Obsessed!

It’s always jarring to see the n-word, even in books written 120 years ago. I was relieved to find out the author was the son of an abolitionist and does not use the term in a derogatory fashion, just in historical context of the reconstruction era in the US. Still always catches me off guard tho…

Now I’m seeing why I’m at a disadvantage for never reading Twain. Reconstruction era southern dialect is breaking my brain.

This could go toe-to-toe with any period romance published today. On track to finish in one day because of the ✨ romance ✨

Stooooop this is so romantic 💕

I love how gilded age novels highlight the small, yet insufferable traits in a man that is wrong for you

Well, that was romantic as fuck

Story #10 - The Veldt - absolutely horrifying ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Story #9 - The Screaming Woman - this is why I read short stories ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Story #7 - Night Call, Collect - mind fuck fr ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I’m going to kill this man if his wife doesn’t

I knew it!!!!

THERE IS THE SHIRLEY JACKSON TWIST

I’m obsessed!!!!!

Story #7 - The Man - ⭐️ ⭐️ I saw where it was going from the beginning, religious themes like this probably did numbers in the 1970’s

I love Wharton’s writing, but omg with the pacing

You will not enjoy this book unless you’re reading it for the absurdity of the early 20th century upper class

Yearning!!

There are so many layerssssss

This book has so much detail but somehow isn’t slow. I always listen to this author, so I have no idea how her books read.

Story #5 - Here There Be Tygers - ⭐️ ⭐️- weird allegory for women

Is the sister an unreliable narrator or

Story #4 - The Fox and the Forest - I got got just like the main characters - ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Story #3 - The Happiness Machine - I usually hate happy ending short stories, but the final lines tied all together perfectly - ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️