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phi | she/her | linguistics student and certified bookworm | my studyblr is @languageswithhomer | header from pinterest

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BEN AFFLECK as NED ALLEYN shakespeare in love ‧ 1998

[terramythos]

Idk if I was wrongfully thrown into solitary confinement to die and met a weird monk in the cell next to mine who taught me Everything and died and then against all odds i escaped prison and found a hidden treasure making me wealthy beyond my wildest dreams I would probably also do all that

[phireads]

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DAY THIRTY-ONE (10/07/2026)

☂︎ I have just finished!!! I’m definitely going to need some time to sit with this and consider what I’ve read…

☂︎ Pages read: 53 (up to pg. 1243 - finished)

☂︎ Notes: HMMMMMM. I have my qualms, mainly about Haydeé’s fate and also how long Edmond kept Maximilien and Valentine from each other. Like, yes I know he was trying to prove their love for each other but did he have to make them suffer in that way??? More on this tomorrow, probably…

[phireads]

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DAY THIRTY (09/07/2026)

☂︎ I’m so close to finishing now and somehow I still feel like it’s going to wrap up too quickly???

☂︎ Pages read: 60 (up to pg. 1190)

☂︎ Notes: Monsieur de Villefort really got slapped with the consequences of all his actions. I love how it feels like such a mic drop every time that Edmond reveals who he is to one of his enemies…

[penny-anna]

The thing is every step of the situation does actually make perfect sense if you follow it more closely. Why is Farage stepping down and immediately re-running? Well he's trying to delay the investigation into his finances and also pull a PR stunt. Why is no-one else running? Well they don't actually want him out of parliament yet because they want the investigation to continue. Why is his main competitor a man with a bin on his head? Oh that's just Count Binface, he runs every time there's a high profile by-election. Why is he Count Binface? Well he used to be Lord Buckethead but he had to drop the character due to a copyright dispute. Why was he Lord Buckethead? Well in 1977, Star Wars was released in cinemas,

[phireads]

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DAY TWENTY-NINE (08/07/2026)

☂︎ Again, riveting plot. However, I feel like this book as a whole has suffered from a terrible lack of Mercédès…

☂︎ Pages read: 50 (up to pg. 1130)

☂︎ Notes: I KNEW IT! I SAID IT WAS MADAME DE VILLEFORT. To be fair, it wasn’t exactly hidden, considering her interest in poisons when we first met her but still…

[phireads]

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DAY TWENTY-EIGHT (07/07/2026)

☂︎ Today’s pages were absolutely wild. I was hooked.

☂︎ Pages read: 50 (up to pg. 1080)

☂︎ Notes: I FELT IN MY HEART THAT EUGENIÉ AND LOUISE WERE LESBIANS BUT I DIDN’T DARE TO HOPE THAT IT WOULD BASICALLY BE CONFIRMED! Also Bendetto dropping in on them was so funny.

[phireads]

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DAY TWENTY-SEVEN (06/07/2026)

☂︎ Today’s reading was absolutely riveting. What a page to have stopped before yesterday!

☂︎ Pages read: 50 (up to pg. 1030)

☂︎ Notes: MERCÉDÈS CALLING HER FORMER FIANCÉ BY HIS MAME - THE FIRST TIME HE’S BEEN CALLED THAT IN OVER TWENTY YEARS - AND BEGGING HIM TO SPARE HER SON’S LIFE??? Scene of all time! Also bye, Fernand. You will not be missed <3

[phireads]

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DAY TWENTY-SIX (05/07/2026)

☂︎ The delay of the England VS Mexico match was a blessing in disguise because it allowed me to read more whilst waiting

☂︎ Pages read: 70 (up to pg. 980)

☂︎ Notes: BYE CADEROUSSE! I’ll miss your treachery and tomfoolery! There is absolutely no way that Edmond will kill Albert. Surely he wouldn’t do that to Mercédès. It was so satisfying to see Fernand get his comeuppance though…

[phireads]

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DAY TWENTY-FIVE (04/07/2026)

☂︎ This was one of those days where I practically collapsed into bed so I didn’t read a lot

☂︎ Pages read: 10 (up to pg. 910)

☂︎ Notes: OH!!! I know I should have earlier but I just realised that Bendetto would be marrying his half-sister??? This must be part of Edmond’s plan to ruin both Danglars and de Villefort…

[calugaritsa]

One weird thing about becoming a teacher is you will most likely develop A Phrase. Some word or expression you find yourself saying to students over and over without intending to. You'll hear yourself and go "oh God what was that who am I" and then you'll somehow say it AGAIN. I had a professor in undergrad who would say the word "consistent" all the time and we thought that was funny. But now I've said "foarte bine punctat" ("very well pointed out") thrice in less than two hours for some reason. It's like being possessed

[phireads]

I swear I never used the word “brill” (as in short for “brilliant”) before I started teaching but now I say it probably every lesson. I feel so old lmao

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DAY TWENTY-FOUR (03/07/2026)

☂︎ I didn’t get all that much time to read today unfortunately but it was a very interesting few pages that I did manage!

☂︎ Pages read: 20 (up to pg. 900)

☂︎ Notes: VALENTINE IS INNOCENT! My poor girl! It must have been Madame de Villefort or even her husband because I just know that Valentine would never do this and I think they’re framing her…

[phireads]

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DAY TWENTY-THREE (02/07/2026)

☂︎ Ugh, this book is so good. I struggle to put it down every evening.

☂︎ Pages read: 50 (up to pg. 880)

☂︎ Notes: I feel so bad for Haydeé. She’s presented from such a fetishised lens (not surprising considering the time period, but disappointing nonetheless). The way he disregards (and often threatens) his servants is the most repulsive thing about Dantès to be honest. Especially considering he clearly views himself as repressed and on the fringes of society.

[phireads]

Cabo Verde, you will always be famous <333

[phireads]

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DAY TWENTY-TWO (01/07/2026)

☂︎ This is so messy, I can’t actually fathom it!

☂︎ Pages read: 80 (up to pg. 830)

☂︎ Notes: Me when I’m in a “shipping Maximilien and Valentine” contest and my opponent is Monsieur Noirtier de Villefort. I do feel bad for Franz because I like him but I love Maximilien and Valentine too much.

[phireads]

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DAY TWENTY-ONE (30/06/2026)

☂︎ Oh, this is really picking up now. I’m loving how all the different threads are coming together…

☂︎ Pages read: 50 (up to pg. 750)

☂︎ Notes: No way!!! Monsieur de Villefort and Madame Danglars are Bendetto’s parents? The same Bendetto who is now Andrea Cavalcanti and in league with Caderousse??? What a crossover! I can’t wait for when Mercédès openly recognises Edmond…

[phireads]

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DAY TWENTY (29/06/2026)

☂︎ Yay! I’m back reading properly!

☂︎ Pages read: 60 (up to pg. 700)

☂︎ Notes: Edmond is so devious and spooky. I adore his flare for the dramatic. However, if he drags Valentine into his feud with de Villefort, I will be so upset. Hopefully his want to see Maximilien happy will override his desire to punish de Villefort