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Favorite Book
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
About Me:
I run my own book review blog at BookishRuth.com.

If I had to choose a Disney character to sum up my life, Belle from Beauty and the Beast would fit the bill quite nicely: A free spirit with endless curiosity and a voracious appetite for books. (The fact that she ended up with a library bigger than my house has absolutely nothing to do with it. Okay, maybe a little bit...)

I have fairly eclectic taste in reading material, and my library tends to reflect that. My high school English courses instilled a great love for the classics; a love which only seems to grow as time goes on. I love a good mystery; Sherlock Holmes, Mary Russell, Miss Marple and Amelia Peabody are old friends. Young adult and children's literature never fails to take me back to the joyous summers of my youth, which were always filled with reading. Movie and television tie-in novels are a guilty pleasure. My thirst for science fiction started at the age of 13, after reading Sphere by Michael Crichton. It's a thirst that will never be quenched. My love of history -- specifically ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, colonial America and Victorian England -- often makes me wonder if I happened to be born in the time period.
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http://bookishruth.com

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At 5:36pm on November 19, 2009, Kathy McCullough said…
Your site is great.

I loved Blankets. I thought it was just an amazing, unique book. I hope you like it (or are liking it if you're in the middle of it.)
At 9:43am on June 12, 2009, Grace Ifeoma chukwuji said…
Hi Ruth ! I'm grace and am writing on a book titled ' love or lust ' i think i would need ur help.
At 10:42am on March 6, 2009, Chris Tusa said…
Hi,

My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. I am writing because my debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available, and I was hoping you might be willing to mention it on your blog (or review it). If you're interested, I'd be glad to send you an e-book version of the book. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:

Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.

If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:

http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894

Thanks so much,
Chris

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At 12:42am on January 31, 2009, Lynda Coker said…
Hi Bookish,

Loved your website, and the 100+ challenge. How are you doing so far?

If you get a free moment, stop by my page. I keep hot, buttery-sweet cinnamon rolls on the cyber-table at all times—go ahead, grab two.

Have a great day and a successful year,
Lynda
At 10:13am on November 5, 2008, Douglas W. Jacobson said…
Thanks Ruth, I'm pleased you're enjoying it. I'd love to hear from you when you've finished it.
Doug Jacobson
At 11:24pm on October 1, 2008, unfinishedperson said…
We're reading The God of Small Things over at Travel The World From A Comfy Chair for October, if you're interested. Just thought I'd let you know. Or at least, it's looking like that's what we'll read.
At 9:06pm on September 27, 2008, Patricia said…
Have you read the SF novel The Madness Season by C. S. Friedman. Fantastic book by and extraordinary writer.
At 6:32pm on September 17, 2008, Bermudaonion said…
I can't believe you aren't on my friends list already!
At 2:49pm on September 5, 2008, Kelly said…
Thanks for the info you sent me on library thing! I'm all signed up and learning the ins and outs of yet another nifty book site. I love it! (You sort of look like Belle too, which btw, is my husband's favorite Disney animated movie. Yep...he's the tough guy dad, but with a big old marshmallow center, he watches Beauty and the Beast with our daughters.) Thanks again, Kelly (klmnca on LT)
At 10:52pm on August 25, 2008, Meg Waite Clayton said…
Ruth, thanks for the Wednesday Sisters recommendation on your blog! I read your blog post about laying around reading and it left me envious.

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