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Ruth | Elizabeth Gaskell

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Ch 34: drama! #jemimawantstogototheocean #ruthconsidersit #drdavissaysdonnecaughttheplague #hisgroomsmanistheboyhesavedfromdrowning 😳 #didntseethatcoming #ruthwantstonursehim 🙄 #shetellsthedochesthebabydaddy #ohhhh #docwantstoadoptleonard #wtf #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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@clare-dragonfly @julieclair @aimeesue @quietjenn @kao @bklover @alldebooks @jewright @cuilin @willaful 3mo

mcctrish What could go wrong? Doc says no to her nursing but then yes but he‘s pulling her out before #bellingshit notices her ( we know how that will go) and finally a brief mention of the name change explained ( property acquired and probably a scam) 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly “Never to meet in this world again?” MRS GASKELL DON‘T DO THIS TO ME. 😱 3mo

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Clare-Dragonfly Also, Mr. Davis is such an ass! He says he wants Leonard to be his apprentice (does he have to adopt him for that to happen?) in the worst possible way, and refuses to take no for an answer. Does it not occur to anyone to ask Leonard what he thinks? I‘m sure Ruth would, but now that she has to be all self-sacrificing again, she won‘t have a chance. 3mo

AllDebooks NOOOO! Ruth has just escaped the plague at the hospital, now she's going to look after #Bellingshit 🫣 That's very irresponsible considering she has Leonard to care for. It's also a very Ruth thing to do. 3mo

IndoorDame @AllDebooks I know! She could at least make her mind up about school/apprenticeship/tutoring and and leave explicit instructions about who should take care of Leonard if something happens to her so he doesn‘t end up with #bellingshit especially now that she‘s let the cat out of the bag 3mo

Cuilin I can‘t with this drama!!! I think there‘s a fine line between selflessness and abnegating your own responsibilities. Leonard should come first. 3mo

Ruthiella Ruth is just too much of a martyr to be believed. The sacrifice is not worth it. 3mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly Oh, yea, mini-heart stop at these words. 😱 3mo

dabbe @AllDebooks I love that you just turned the word RUTH into an allusion. 🧡🩶🧡 3mo

dabbe @Ruthiella 🎯! 3mo

Bookwormjillk I almost threw my kindle 3mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk If only Ruth could have done more of that (using objects other than Kindles, of course!) 😂 3mo

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I KNOW!

I admit, I was kind of expecting an infuriating happy ending where #bellingshit has a sickbed conversion and they get married but THIS IS WORSE! (I'm assuming from that phrase. 😭) 3mo

AllDebooks @dabbe 😊 3mo

julieclair This is off the rails. Ruth is too good for her own good (and Leonard‘s). 3mo

rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella @julieclair I agree. (edited) 3mo

rubyslippersreads @dabbe @AllDebooks I don‘t think Gaskell chose Ruth‘s name arbitrarily. 🙁 3mo

dabbe @rubyslippersreads I keep hearing in my head, “Whither thou goest, I will go ...“ The name Ruth is a common female name of Hebrew origin that means “friend,“ “friendship,“ or “compassionate friend.“ 😢 3mo

rubyslippersreads @dabbe Plus the word “ruth” means compassion or pity for another, sorrow misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws, sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness. 3mo

dabbe @rubyslippersreads 🎯. That was our Ruth to a tee. 😭 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman | Thomas Hardy

Ch 33-34: it‘s wedding day! #tesswritesaconfessional #angelneverseesit 😳 #thisgirlcantwin #married 👰 🤵 #weddingnightisubercreepy #butdiamonds 💍 #thatnotethough #passiveagressive #theyhearaboutthedairymaids #yallhesjustadude #suicideisnevertheanswer #iwanttohugthemall #confessiontime #angelisntpureeither #didntseethatcoming 😳 #tessconfesses #curtaindrop #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

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@indoordame @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @currentlyreadinginco @annr @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @dabbe @bklover @julieclair @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @daisey @covertocovergirl @rubyslippersreads @kao @currentlyreadinginco @kwmg40 13mo

Ruthiella What‘s up with those portraits? Did we suddenly step into a gothic novel? 13mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella right?!? And built into the walls? So creepy 13mo

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dabbe I have bad feelings about this. He confesses to his debauchery with a woman, but I don't think he'll be able to forgive her. And his was consensual! There are too many bad omens here: the rain, the rooster (who is white [pure] and red [stained], the guy who knows her that Angel punched, his family not showing up, all the d'Urberville places (isn't there ANYWHERE where their name is not involved?). Tess believes they're on equal footing, but ... 13mo

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I know! I feel like it‘s totally snowballing out of control! 13mo

Bookwormjillk Another day where it was hard not to read ahead! 13mo

Daisey @dabbe So true! The feelings of foreboding just keep piling up. I was surprised by his confession, but it didn‘t at all make me any more hopeful. 13mo

Clare-Dragonfly I hate the other dairymaids being so despondent over Angel, especially since earlier it felt like Hardy was encouraging the reader to laugh at their love for him. Now that just feels cruel ☹️ Also, I really wish I knew exactly what Tess said to Angel. She thinks of herself as culpable, so did she spin it to him that way, or did she explain it in a way that makes it obvious to Angel she was raped? 13mo

Cuilin @dabbe I think we‘re going to see some double standards here much like the body count discussion today. What makes it worse is that Tess didn‘t consent. 13mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly I wonder too if we'll ever know or if it'll be like a Shakespearean scene done offstage. 13mo

dabbe @Cuilin Whereas Angel totally did! If he doesn't forgive her ... 13mo

currentlyreadinginCO Resisting the urge to keep reading!! What a cliffhanger chapter 13mo

KAO After Angel‘s delayed confession (which took me by surprise!), I had hopes that he would be able to better understand what Tess had not been able to talk about (even though she tried to tell him earlier). I fear the worst, however. 13mo

Bklover #yallhesjustadude cracked me up! 13mo

BarkingMadRead @Bklover #imheretohelp 13mo

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The Nickel Boys: A Novel | Colson Whitehead

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I loved this one!

If you haven‘t picked it up you definitely should.

#didntseethatcoming #historicalfiction

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MysteriousBookworm

Our Little Lies: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a brilliant twist | Sue Watson

I just finished this book last week, it was a true breath of fresh air. I rarely get to the end of a mystery/suspense novel without having figured out “whodunnit” this book took me on a ride and I never saw “THAT” coming! #ourlittlelies #suewatson #whodunnit #didntseethatcoming #perfectlychilling #thesuspenseisthrillingme #bookworm

MysteriousBookworm

The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware

One of my favorite books. I can honestly say that I did not see that coming. The “that” in this book took me by surprise and it was utterly amazing. #womanincabin10 #ruthware #didntseethatcoming #refreshinglythrilling #thesuspenseisthrillingme #bookworm

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GingerAntics

Buddhist Boot Camp | Timber Hawkeye

Well that took an unexpected turn. 🤣😂🤣
@Weaponxgirl @julesG
#timberhawkeye #buddhistbootcamp #surpriseending #didntseethatcoming #surprise

Weaponxgirl Indeed 😂 6y

GingerAntics @Weaponxgirl we went from zen Buddhist meditation guy to stripper and back in a single heartbeat. That was a trip!!! 🤣😂🤣 Sadly, I could not find any photos (yes I did try). (edited) 6y

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GingerAntics

American Gods (Anniversary) | Neil Gaiman

OH MY GOD THAT‘S HIS FATHER?! I did NOT see that coming. No wonder he made him promise what he did. No wonder he was bumping up against some of these people and never knew it the way he was. 😲😲😲
Neil Gaiman and Rick Riordan are giving me really unrealistic expectations for finding my own father one day. Just saying. 🤣😂🤣
#neilgaiman #americangods #shadow #whaaa #didntseethatcoming

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KaylaD

After (Media Tie-In) | Anna Todd

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I can‘t believe it ended how it did!!! I only wish I had bought book 2 when I bought 1 so I wouldn‘t have to wait for it to get here!!! I need to know what‘s going on!! Lol🤯🤯🤯 #didntseethatcoming #ineedtoknow #love

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GingerAntics

Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation | Bill Nye

Mind. Blown.
He does not seem to have enjoyed it.
#billnye #undeniable #mindblown #didntseethatcoming #50shades

CarolynM Me too. I didn't enjoy it either.😒 6y

GingerAntics @CarolynM I‘m trying to find someone who did. Everyone I know who read it, hated it. I‘m trying to figure out who these people are who spent all this money on seeing the movies, that talk about his great these books are. 6y

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LittlePixels

Behind Her Eyes | Sarah Pinborough

This started out feeling like many other psychological thrillers I've read, and I was kind of feeling like maybe I'm done with the genre for now. Then the twist. 😳 And that ending!! 😳😳😳 #wtf #didntseethatcoming

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