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Bookish Ruth

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A 20-something bookworm shares her passion for books. Reviews, book giveaways and bookish thoughts.

• Added on: Aug 9th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Ruth King
• Listed in: Books Entertainment
• Tags: books fiction book reviews young adult giveaways new releases

Recent Posts

• 24 Hour Read-a-Thon: Update the Second

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 22:29 in 24 hour read-a-thon

  I'm in the midst of my eleventh hour of the read-a-thon and have just now started to feel somewhat tired. I finished Graceling at the end of the tenth hour, and I absolutely loved it. I wish I had Fire by Kristin Cashore, because that would be my n...

• 24 Hour Read-a-Thon: Update the First

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 16:01 in 24 hour read-a-thon

  My first 24 Hour Read-a-Thon got off to a bit of a rocky start. I'd been feeling like I was getting a cold for the past few days, but I was hoping it would hold off until after the read-a-thon. Unfortunately that was not to be. I woke up this morni...

• Book Review & Giveaway: The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl

  Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 05:00 in reviews, historical fiction, literary fiction

  The Last DickensAuthor: Matthew PearlPublisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (Oct. 6, 2009)Trade Paperback, 416 pages, $15.00ISBN-10: 0812978021ISBN-13: 978-0812978025Despite literary talent such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a...

• Quotable: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

  Posted on Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 23:00 in quotable, literary quotations

  Welcome to Quotable, a weekly feature at Bookish Ruth. Each Friday I'll share a short passage that caught my attention -- it could be an old favorite or something that jumped out at me during that week's reading. I hope you'll enjoy it and perhaps ...

• R.I.P. IV Challenge

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 21:58 in challenges, r.i.p. iii, r.i.p. iv

  I have been eagerly anticipating R.I.P. IV (R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril Challenge) since last year. R.I.P. III was one of my favorite blogging events last year as a new blogger. I love autumn, I love a good literary scare...Carl of Stainless Steel Dr...

• Book Review & Giveaway: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 05:00 in reviews, historical fiction

  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyAuthors: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie BarrowsPublisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback (May 5, 2009)Paperback, 304 pages, $14.00ISBN-10: 0385341008ISBN-13: 978-0385341004Read an excerpt here.In January of 19...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Anysia

Just surfing for my favourite book blogs. Seems like everyone remembered to do a Hallowe'en theme this year except for me. I'll have to dig out my Dr. Who books sometime and give them read to see what there like now that I've seen your review.

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