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Ruth | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Librarybelle It was almost hard to read—such a jerk! 2mo
Cuilin The audacity of this man!! WTF? He really thinks he can explain why he abandoned her. 2mo
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Bookwormjillk When the thing we all knew would happen actually happens. Ugh. Why did he change his name though. Such a shady guy. 2mo
mcctrish I‘m so angry and upset! This chapter 🤯 and the restraint I had to show to not throw my kindle! ‘He‘ can‘t believe she is an esteemed governess after he doomed her to a life in the gutter, he keeps trying to talk to her knowing it will put Ruth into further trouble with Bradshaw and then his final outburst! The only good thing about Bellingshit is he makes Bradshaw look good 2mo
julieclair Donne/Bellingham is too awful to believe! What a selfish, supercilious cad. 2mo
Clare-Dragonfly I was NOT expecting that! I‘m impressed with Ruth‘s strength and ability to stay cool in public. I am NOT impressed with any of the awful things Donne-Bellingham is up to 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 He doesn‘t want to apologize. He doesn‘t even want anything to change. He just wants to force her to listen to him and he‘s going to take advantage of Leonard to do it. UGH!!!!! 2mo
currentlyreadinginCO Hard to read, I just wanted him to leave her alone !! 2mo
Ruthiella Oh, the double standard reflected in this chapter is particularly infuriating. 😡 2mo
TheBookHippie @mcctrish Bellingshit is a whole word. 2mo
TheBookHippie @Cuilin the akin to I assaulted you but you asked for it gaslighting troupe was a throw the book moment. 2mo
mcctrish @Ruthiella absolutely infuriating (edited) 2mo
mcctrish @TheBookHippie I hated him before and now I‘m apoplectic 2mo
mcctrish @currentlyreadinginCO the whole time I‘m reading I‘m muttering “stop fucking talking to her” 2mo
TheBookHippie @mcctrish Seriously😡 2mo
mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly he is so awful 2mo
IndoorDame @mcctrish apoplectic is THE word! 2mo
Cuilin @mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly @TheBookHippie @indoordame @currentlyreadinginCO it does beg the question Why did he change his name? 2mo
TheBookHippie @Cuilin Indeed. WHY?! 2mo
currentlyreadinginCO I'm so curious! Did he give her a false name initially bc he had malintent w her?? Did mommy make him change his name so that Ruth couldn't find him?? @Cuilin 2mo
mcctrish @currentlyreadinginCO the innkeeper knew the family as Bellingshit, has he changed it to Donne to run for office ? Or does he have two names ? Family name and lordship entitled twat name ? 2mo
willaful It was murder waiting for this post, because all i wanted to do is reach into my book and yeet him into the sun! The only way he could redeem himself is to marry Ruth and then instantly die, leaving her a good reputation and lots of money. 2mo
Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin Yes!!! I‘m waiting for that reveal. Maybe he was adopted by a rich relative like one of Jane Austen‘s brothers? 2mo
dabbe @willaful I hope for the same outcome! 2mo
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Bookwormjillk This is one of the weirdest books I‘ve ever read in my life. 9mo
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dabbe That photo says it all. #perfection 9mo
dabbe @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 9mo
Graciouswarriorprincess I agree…wtf? This book is something else! 9mo
TheBookHippie I‘m pretending I‘m sitting at the bar listening to a drunk tell a very long story….. 9mo
Cuilin I do wonder why a chapter like this is added into a novel, as it never seems to move the plot forward. Is to highlight the suffering as that‘s a big theme of the book? Who knows? It‘s all rather fascinating though, if a little 🍌 👖. 9mo
BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie 🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃 9mo
Ruthiella So I listened to a pretty erudite book tuber about this book and he said the point of the novel is the age old question in Christian theology of why do humans suffer if there is a benevolent god looking out for us. So the plot is maybe all subservient to this idea and therefore occasionally whackadoodle. Also, FD had a son named Aleksey who died as a child, which was a huge blow. Generally FD‘s life was one of hardship, illness and grief. 9mo
Ruthiella Here‘s the link- though it is a long video. https://youtu.be/zpqES5V6iAg?si=Mt9Bwh8JgLfDneMZ 9mo
BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella thank you for sharing!!! 9mo
Cuilin @Ruthiella oh that is fascinating. Thanks for sharing. 9mo
Cuilin @TheBookHippie save a barstool for me. 🥃🥃 (edited) 9mo
TheBookHippie @Ruthiella my friend told me to pretend I‘m reading Job from the Old Testament in the Christian Bible so … must be so! 9mo
TheBookHippie @Ruthiella thx for the link! 9mo
mcctrish Was Aloysha not supposed to deliver something to this second-captain? Money? Or did I miss something in the last chapter‘s yelling ?Biggest take away from this chapter? The insult “you‘re a little pile, and you smell vile” absolutely SAVAGE 9mo
BarkingMadRead @mcctrish yeah, he was supposed to give him money! Ugh 9mo
mcctrish @BarkingMadRead something to look forward to tomorrow 🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♀️ 9mo
Aimeesue @Ruthiella Thanks for the link! 9mo
Aimeesue That IS the perfect illustration! 9mo
Bklover Still not caught up but not giving up! 9mo
Ruthiella @Bklover Hang in there! 😅 9mo
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Ruthiella Exactly! 😡 I am afraid to read on. 😭 13mo
TheBookHippie She's no Becky that is for sure..... also #ICANNOTEVEN......... 13mo
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Bookwormjillk The worst 13mo
currentlyreadinginCO Soooo sick of Angel and his excuses! He's mad that Tess isn't the pure simple soul of his agrarian career fantasies bc she's a d'Urberville and he's too worried about his his public perception to even see her as a person, when nothing about her past would have become public anyway 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ #everythingisangelsfault 13mo
Clare-Dragonfly I have nothing to add. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Angel Clare. 13mo
Cuilin Purity culture 🤢 13mo
dabbe Angel's actions are 🤬. By asking Izz to go with him to Brazil, he is inviting her undoing and would make her a fallen woman—the same quality that caused him to cast off Tess! To unthinkingly invite Izz to ruin her life is contemptible, hypocritical in the extreme, and disturbingly indifferent to an innocent young woman's unrequited feelings. Then to rescind the invitation, a wise decision—is equally hurtful to Izz. And what he does to Tess ... 🤬 13mo
Bklover @dabbe Well said!🩷🩷💜 13mo
dabbe @Bklover 🤩😃🤗 13mo
quietjenn Seriously, this dude. 😡 13mo
KAO Unbelievable behavior by (He‘s no) Angel!! 13mo
Bluebird Grrrr! 😡🤬🤜 i wanted to reach into the book and throttle Angel. What a hypocrite! Can‘t believe I thought he was a decent guy…. 13mo
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