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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

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @ruthiella @currentlyreadinginCO @amor4libros @bookwormjillk @catlass007 @mcctrish @indoordame @rubyslippersreads @thebookhippie @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig
@clare-dragonfly @julieclair @aimeesue @quietjenn @kao @bklover @alldebooks @jewright @cuilin @willaful 2w

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) 2w

Clare-Dragonfly “Never to meet in this world again?” MRS GASKELL DON‘T DO THIS TO ME. 😱 2w

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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. 2w

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. 2w

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 2w

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. 2w

Ruthiella Ruth is just too much of a martyr to be believed. The sacrifice is not worth it. 2w

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly Oh, yea, mini-heart stop at these words. 😱 2w

dabbe @AllDebooks I love that you just turned the word RUTH into an allusion. 🧡🩶🧡 2w

dabbe @Ruthiella 🎯! 2w

Bookwormjillk I almost threw my kindle 2w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk If only Ruth could have done more of that (using objects other than Kindles, of course!) 😂 2w

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. 😭) 2w

AllDebooks @dabbe 😊 2w

julieclair This is off the rails. Ruth is too good for her own good (and Leonard‘s). 2w

rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella @julieclair I agree. (edited) 2w

rubyslippersreads @dabbe @AllDebooks I don‘t think Gaskell chose Ruth‘s name arbitrarily. 🙁 2w

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.“ 😢 2w

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. 1w

dabbe @rubyslippersreads 🎯. That was our Ruth to a tee. 😭 1w

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GingerAntics

A Court of Mist and Fury | Perfection Learning Corporation

WHAT?! The End? EXCUSE ME?! 🤯🤯🤯
#SarahJMaas #ACourtOfMistAndFury #ACOTAR #betrayal #controlingmen #wtf #whatjusthappened #cliffhanger #whattheactual #audiobook

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BarkingMadRead

Ruth | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 23: my face when we meet Mr Donne, even though we all knew anyway #wtf #theballsonthisguy #ruthishandlingitwell #imean #aftertheinitialhissyfit #whichshewasentitledto #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Librarybelle It was almost hard to read—such a jerk! 3w

Cuilin The audacity of this man!! WTF? He really thinks he can explain why he abandoned her. 3w

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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. 3w

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 3w

julieclair Donne/Bellingham is too awful to believe! What a selfish, supercilious cad. 3w

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!!!!! 3w

currentlyreadinginCO Hard to read, I just wanted him to leave her alone !! 3w

Ruthiella Oh, the double standard reflected in this chapter is particularly infuriating. 😡 3w

TheBookHippie @mcctrish Bellingshit is a whole word. 3w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin the akin to I assaulted you but you asked for it gaslighting troupe was a throw the book moment. 3w

mcctrish @Ruthiella absolutely infuriating (edited) 3w

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead #theballsindeed 😳 3w

mcctrish @TheBookHippie I hated him before and now I‘m apoplectic 3w

mcctrish @currentlyreadinginCO the whole time I‘m reading I‘m muttering “stop fucking talking to her” 3w

TheBookHippie @mcctrish Seriously😡 3w

mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly he is so awful 3w

IndoorDame @mcctrish apoplectic is THE word! 3w

Cuilin @mcctrish @Clare-Dragonfly @TheBookHippie @indoordame @currentlyreadinginCO it does beg the question Why did he change his name? 3w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin Indeed. WHY?! 3w

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 3w

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 ? 3w

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. 3w

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? 3w

dabbe @willaful I hope for the same outcome! 3w

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JenniferEgnor

The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming | David Wallace-Wells

Seems like a good time to talk about this book again. This is my neighborhood this morning, and surrounding areas have seen historic flooding. This is just a little from Hurricane Debbie‘s rain bands. Yesterday morning: massive earthquake in Japan. 6 Tornadoes occurred in this area this week, and are happening in NY too. Call it a hoax all you want. A dying planet stops for no one. Remember: project 2025 calls to end all climate change⬇️

JenniferEgnor awareness, preparation. It calls for NOAA to be abolished, on page 664. These people are blinded by hate and greed. What we‘ve been seeing isn‘t even the icing on the cake for what‘s coming. There is no stopping it, fossil fuel industry be damned. Project 2025 Page 750: eliminate aid for families and businesses to rebuild after storms. (edited) 1mo

Cuilin I‘m sorry about your neighborhood but applaud bringing awareness to Project 2025 and the effects it will have on people and the planet. Yep hate and greed. 🤬 (edited) 1mo

dabbe So sorry your neighborhood was sorely hit. Like @Cuilin said, the more awareness of the #wtf Project 2025 the better. Stay safe! 🩶🖤🩶 1mo

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GingerAntics

Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine And Myth in a Man-Made World | Elinor Cleghorn

Bro has seriously NEVER been “speculumised,” clearly. There is nothing exciting or “erotic” about it. I‘d say let‘s soeculumise these morons and see how the feel, but I have a nagging little feeling they might enjoy it after all. 😏😉 I‘m beginning to think “Unwell Men” might be a great alternate name for this book. They are the weirdos in this tale.
#ElinorCleghorn #UnwellWoman #forrealdude #forrealbro #clearlyclueless #clueless #disturbedmen

GingerAntics I feel like #wtf would be a fitting tag for this, as well. 1mo

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julieclair

Small Great Joys | Danielle Carriere

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Pork BBQ recipe: Put a Boston Butt in the slow cooker. Dump a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce over it. Cook on low all day. Shred and put on a hamburger bun. Add more sauce if desired. Enjoy!

Anyone else want to play?

julieclair #LitsyLoveBingo This Barbecue recipe is one of my #FavoriteSummerFoods . Along with farm fresh corn on the cob, tomatoes, lady peas, and those adorable Fairy Tale eggplants. Oh, and ice cream, of course! #LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude 2mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh no 😟 copperhead! So glad it‘s gone! 2mo

Deblovestoread More snake! Eek!😱 2mo

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kspenmoll Your barbecue menu- I am drooling! 2mo

dabbe #wtf A copperhead? 😳😲😱 2mo

RedxoHearts I'm glad they were able to remove it. Not too long ago we had a run in with one at my front door. It's lucky none of the dogs or me stepped on it before I noticed. 2mo

DebinHawaii Great list of joys but the copperhead—how scary! 😱🐍 what a delicious summer dinner too! 😋 Thanks for sharing & spreading the joy! 🤗 2mo

julieclair @RedxoHearts I can‘t even imagine one at your door. So scary!!! 1mo

julieclair @Deblovestoread I know! I‘ve made two snake posts in two weeks. Hoping this week is snake-free. 🤞 1mo

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MrsMalaprop

Untethered | Ayesha Inoon

#currentlyreading #ozfiction #WTF 🤷🏻‍♀️

Teresereading By an Australian? 2mo

Teresereading And then I checked. Sounds interesting, I am recently returned from a fantastic trip to Sri Lanka! 2mo

MrsMalaprop @Teresereading I‘ve heard it‘s a beautiful country. 2mo

CarolynM Someone‘s been telling tall stories to the foreigners again 🤣 2mo

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RaeLovesToRead

Ducks, Newburyport | Lucy Ellmann

CW: more flipping fatphobia

the fact that I'm starting to feel PERSONALLY VICTIMISED by the books I'm reading today

The. Body. Is. Not. An. Apology.

dabbe #wtf???? 😤 3mo

Sace The more posts I see on this book the more I am glad that I passed on this one. 3mo

Jari-chan That's just terrible 😔 3mo

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lauraisntwilder Wow. I'm officially "unstacking" this book. 3mo

slategreyskies WTF! That‘s brutal. That sort of thing pisses me off! Okay, well I guess I‘ll go do some more hate reading! 3mo

Branwen I am even more relieved that I never finished this book! 🙄 3mo

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dabbe

2000s | Stephen Feinstein

#TLT @dabbe
Well, I scored better than I thought I would! I really start to drop off going to movies in the 2000s--especially 2010 and up! Three of my favorites that did NOT make this cut are:
1. DONNIE DARKO: the ultimate time warp movie!
2. MOULIN ROUGE: Who knew Kidman and McGregor could sing so convincingly?
3. MEMENTO: another trippy #wtf is going on movie.
Link to play: https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-highest-grossing-films-of-the-2000s

CogsOfEncouragement I scored 72.

Three of my favs that didn't make the cut:
Serendipity
He's Just Not That Into You
The Wedding Date

3mo

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement You kicked my butt! 💚 your choices, too! Thanks for sharing and playing. 🤩🤩🤩 3mo

Jari-chan Love Memento 3mo

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dabbe @Jari-chan 🤩😀🤗 3mo

actualdisneyprincess MEMENTO 💯💯💯💯 3mo

dabbe @actualdisneyprincess YES! 🤩🤗😂 3mo

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BarkingMadRead

Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys

Part 2: Rochester takes over the tale #becauseAistotallycrazy #rochesterwaspaidtomarryher #theytrickedhimforsure #thatsicknessofhismakesmewonder #Granboiscreepsmeout #AshalfbrowritesRaletter #heconfirmsthatRwastricked #yikes #RGetslost #obeah #voodoo #funtimes And now it‘s back to A narrating! #shevisitsChristophine #sheasksforsomevoodoomagic #RcallsherBerthanow #WTF #allhermoneybelongstoRnow #shestrapped #hashtagbrigade ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BarkingMadRead Back to Rochester
#danielwantshushmoney #berthahadathingwithsandi ⁉️ #berthaissadallthetime #shedrugsR #soofcoursehesleepswithamelie #whatcouldgowrong 🤷🏻‍♀️ #Aisnothappy #lotsofbitingandbrokenglass #ChristophineblamesR #shedoesntknowRHasturnedherin #CasksRtopaythemoffandgo #hemakesCleave #offtoajamaicahetakesA #hashtagbrigade 4mo

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BarkingMadRead @clare-dragonfly @5feet.of.fury @kwmg40 @dabbe @thebookhippie @willaful @rubyslippersreads @julieclair @currentlyreadinginco @rwmg @daena @larkken @kao @Deblovestoread 4mo

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Aimeesue The Bertha thing is so creepy. NO ONE likes the name Bertha as a lovely and mellifluous name. Liar. (edited) 4mo

BarkingMadRead @Aimeesue it is 💯 messed up. So gross and super passive aggressive 4mo

Aimeesue @BarkingMadRead so controlling. Red flag! Red flag! 🚩 Sigh. Too late. 4mo

Bookwormjillk I keep confusing Rochester with Max DeWinter. We keep reading about these messed up men who believe themselves to be victims. 4mo

Librarybelle I was so confused when the narration kept changing. Admittedly, this one is a bit of a struggle for me…I feel like I‘ve not found a good rhythm yet with the writing, and we‘re near the end! 4mo

mcctrish @Librarybelle I keep wondering if I‘m the crazy one because WTF is happening 4mo

5feet.of.fury The Bertha thing, separating her from Christophine… husband is a creep. Wish the zombi got him 4mo

mcctrish @Aimeesue Bertha is brutal 4mo

5feet.of.fury @Librarybelle yeah, I do not get this one. I read through 2 pages & had no idea whose POV or what had happened. 4mo

Librarybelle Glad I‘m not the only one, @mcctrish @5feet.of.fury 4mo

IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk This actually does remind me a bit of Rebecca in the sense that all of the characters are unreliable, but there‘s still something about all of them that draws you into their worlds when they‘re the ones talking, and the whole place is intoxicating and bordering on fantastical. 4mo

willaful I continue to have no memory at all of having read this.

I'm furious and disgusted with Rochester. He's totally yellow-wallpapering Antoinette. 4mo

willaful @Bookwormjillk yup! 4mo

Clare-Dragonfly I still don‘t get why Richard wanted Antoinette to marry Rochester so badly. She had plenty of money, she could have lived independently! @IndoorDame Yes, I was also reminded of Rebecca, and you‘ve articulated why very well! 4mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if he just didn‘t want to feel responsible for her anymore? She would have been fine by herself, I don‘t know why he felt the need to marry her off 4mo

julieclair I am so disappointed in Rochester. He used to be one of my book boyfriends, but now he‘s off the list! 4mo

TheBookHippie Sorry I bailed. Too much life going on to read this darkness. 😵‍💫 4mo

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie you do you! No judgement here! 4mo

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