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mcctrishWe could take the carriage but then I‘d miss my walking time FFS right from the get go it was doomed to fail but running into Mason was even worse than I expected1mo
BarkingMadRead@mcctrish how did she get to be this age and know nothing about men?!? Ugh!1mo
IndoorDameSeriously! Why does nobody talk to their daughters about anything useful? And why hasn‘t this changed more?1mo
IndoorDameI hate him so much more now!!! I was predicting she‘d stay completely clueless and he‘d just passively take advantage, but she finally had half a good instinct and good idea, and tried to act on it, and he‘s doubling down on his scheming and manipulation! 😡1mo
Clare-DragonflyFor a minute there I thought Mrs. Mason was going to drag her away and Ruth would be upset but safe for the time being. But no, she just made it worse 😭😭😭1mo
TheBookHippie@BarkingMadRead half the teen moms I mentor have zero idea how they got pregnant … guess what they are…. Evangelical Christians 😵💫😭🤢🤬1mo
BookwormjillkIt‘s a bookworm thrill to sit down on a Sunday and read a chapter that starts with a sentence about how lovely Sundays are. Too bad the chapter took a turn, like we all said it would. Also maybe if Mason would have just fed her a sandwich Ruth wouldn‘t have been wandering around on Sundays making bad decisions.1mo
dabbeWhat makes this even sadder (IMHO) is that Ruth thinks she loves this man and willingly believes he'll take care of her. I mean, she saw him save a kid, he's rich, he gave her a flower and (so far) has acted fairly chivalrously. If it weren't for our omniscient narrator, I might be swayed, too. At least Tess loathed D'Urberville. Not that it saved her. #men 🙄1mo
willafulSuch an excruciating chapter! It's like everything conspires against her. :-(
currentlyreadinginCOAgreed@dabbe I can't stand the way in which she trusts this man, but I suppose that the narrator makes it really easy to understand what's about to go down here for even the most naive of readers1mo
dabbe@currentlyreadinginCO Definitely not going to be good for Ruth. And we already love and care about her! 😢1mo
Crinoline_LaphroaigNaivete of Ruth is so over the top. I find it hard to bite she has no concept of the social mores of the day. Also setting out at 2pm with expectation that you'll be home on time is just bad math.1mo
AimeesueA big part of Ruth‘s problem is her unwillingness “to oppose the wishes of any one.” Fine when it‘s your parents or people who love you, but horrible when it‘s someone who wants to control you or take advantage of you.1mo
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@IndoorDame yes, he is absolute trash. 🤬 1mo