thanks for adding me as well. i figured since we had about 200 books in common that i would want to check in from time to time to see what you are reading!

posted by amanaceerdh at 8:34 am (EST) on Jun 27, 2008

Hi Ruth, thanks for saying you like my Avatar. Did you ever join Bookcrossing? I think it's great.

Mary :-)

posted by LilacLady at 2:22 pm (EST) on Jun 24, 2008

Hi!! Thanks for the friend invite!! Nice to meet you!!

posted by rosie_m at 7:53 am (EST) on Jun 6, 2008

Hi Ruth,

I challenge you to read A Clockwork Orange because, if you haven't done so already, it's a book you just have to read!

Vicky

posted by vick_stitch at 1:59 pm (EST) on May 12, 2008

Hello to you too, thank you for stopping by. We do share quite a few books don't we? I'll have to take a look at your library in a minute.

I think that is the way with dogs, you say you are a pet owner but anyone who has one knows who's really in charge.

Hope to chat soon and also hope to discover a hidden jem in your library that I have missed, Take care, Jody

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 10:44 am (EST) on Apr 29, 2008

Great choice, thanks. We share a lot of books!
I'm challenging you to read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. It was one of my favourite reads last year and so I hope you enjoy it.

posted by silvercowrie at 7:57 am (EST) on Apr 11, 2008

Hi Ruth, I challenge you to read The Conjuror's Bird by Martin Davis. It made it to my top 10 for 2006.

posted by VanessaCW at 9:19 am (EST) on Apr 6, 2008

Hi Ruth.. sorry you didn't make it back to the forum.
I was wondering, even if you don't like to post, whether you would like to become one of our reviewers. We now have a blog here.. http://bcfreviews.wordpress.com/ and I'm starting to get some books from authors and publishers, so we're on the look out for more people to join us. Let me know what you think. :)

posted by michelle_bcf at 9:37 am (EST) on Apr 4, 2008

Hi Ruth,
I challenge you to read The Other Boleyn Girl - it was the first Phillippa Gregory book I read and still my favourite so far.

Enjoy
Cheryl

posted by crispychez at 6:27 pm (EST) on Apr 1, 2008

Hi Ruth,
Thanks for your choice. I challenge you to read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. I loved this book! I hope you enjoy it too!

posted by Becky1234 at 3:11 pm (EST) on Mar 24, 2008

Thanks Ruth

it's been years since I read Brighton Rock!

For you Jeffery Deaver the bone collector! this was my very 1st book of his that I read and I thouroughly enjoyed it!

BL

posted by BusyLizzy at 10:54 am (EST) on Mar 24, 2008

Thanks Ruth, that's a great choice, I'll look forward to reading it.

posted by hashford at 9:22 am (EST) on Mar 24, 2008

Hello Ruth. Have managed to find you and send a friendship invitation. For the reading challenge, can I ask you to read Light on Snow by Anita Shreve?

posted by hashford at 7:37 am (EST) on Mar 24, 2008

Hi Ruth, for the reading challenge will you read The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliot.

posted by BethanyG at 9:05 am (EST) on Mar 23, 2008

Hi Ruth, I've picked Affinity by Sarah Waters for your reading challenge. Hope that's ok!

posted by wendywoo at 4:24 pm (EST) on Mar 18, 2008

I'm in a similar position as I've read a few by him, but not that one, and am very tempted so will look forward to your views.

posted by arkgirl1 at 2:13 pm (EST) on Mar 18, 2008

http://www.librarything.com/work/393681/...
Is this one OK??

posted by louiseog at 1:15 pm (EST) on Mar 18, 2008

I'd like to choose Chart Throb by Ben Elton for you ... as long as no-one else has!

posted by arkgirl1 at 10:59 am (EST) on Mar 18, 2008

I have read all of the books on my Librarything shelves but I remember enjoying this one very much and look forward to re-reading it. Thanks for a great choice.

posted by kehs at 7:00 am (EST) on Mar 18, 2008

Hi Ruth, I've chosen Iris & Ruby by Rosie Thomas for you. I picked this one because it's been on my TBR pile for ages so I will be interested to hear your thoughts.

posted by kehs at 5:56 am (EST) on Mar 18, 2008

Ruth, for the 2008 reading challenge please would you read:-
The Queens Fool - Phillipa Gregory

posted by nixy1 at 4:14 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2008

Thanks Ruth cant wait to start reading it.

posted by nixy1 at 3:54 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2008

Added! Thank you ;-)

posted by SmithSJ01 at 2:15 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2008

Ruth, for the 2008 reading challenge please would you read:-

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

posted by Teresa40 at 2:10 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2008

Hiya.. I think that worked

posted by nixy1 at 2:10 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2008

Hi Ruth, good choice, I'll look forward to reading it.

posted by Teresa40 at 2:09 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2008

Hi Ruth, will you read this one http://www.librarything.com/work/57761/b... for our 2008 reading challenge?

posted by SmithSJ01 at 1:24 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2008

Hi Ruth, I'm going to chose your book for our 'challenge' in the next few days ;-)

posted by SmithSJ01 at 5:19 pm (EST) on Mar 16, 2008

Just passing and saying hello. We share a few books and are both West Midlanders, so it seemed only polite.

Ann

posted by ann163125 at 5:00 am (EST) on Jan 26, 2008

It's nice to meet you! I look forward to exploring your books.

posted by lisaunger at 1:37 pm (EST) on Nov 16, 2007

Hi there, we share Andrea Camilleri, Ian Rankin, Ayn Rand, Alexander McCall Smith and Peter Robinson habits. I had just gotten on LT a few months ago and asked for suggestions and got a bunch of them, which is how I got into Inspector Montalbano. Maybe next time I'll just ask you for advice. great to meet you.

posted by pw0327 at 10:20 pm (EST) on Oct 11, 2007

More than a member, I own it.. so get back soon! LOL Hope you had a lovely honeymoon. :)

posted by michelle_bcf at 2:43 pm (EST) on Sep 1, 2007

Just saying hi, as we share a few books. :)

posted by michelle_bcf at 5:33 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2007

Hiya

Yeh as soon as I asked that question I wondered what I would answer if someone asked me the same thing - as you say hard to know - I do go on recommendations quite a lot and often find myself enjoying books that have won the Orange prize bit it is surprising how much influence a book cover can have!!!....perhaps wrongly so but there you go!

Just picked up Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry to read - how about you?

Milesy

posted by milesy at 5:44 am (EST) on Aug 17, 2007

Do you have a wishlist on bookmooch.com?

posted by theselkie at 2:28 pm (EST) on Aug 9, 2007

I love your tags! "Over-rated", "inferior to his later work", et al...

posted by theselkie at 3:19 pm (EST) on Aug 8, 2007

Hi Ruth,

Yeah I'm surprised as well. I bought it in Bangkok and read it on an overnight train to Chang Mai about 10 years ago and could'nt put it down.
)

Paul

posted by LokStok at 9:33 am (EST) on Aug 1, 2007

Hi Ruth

I am fairly new to this site so good to hear from you!

So what made you decide to read some of the 83 books we share?

Cheers

Milesy

posted by milesy at 4:31 am (EST) on Aug 1, 2007

Hello Ruth,
I have picked up on you through your review of Margaret Atwoods's 'The Robber Bride'(like most Librythingers we have a lot of current fiction in common) this led me to your other reviews and i wanted to tell you I fully agree with your comments on the superiority of 'Lucky' by Margaret Seabold. It struck me as a particularly stunningly honest recount of something quite awful to happen to a young girl. Beyond her ordeal, I was left with a pretty bad mood considering the role of the American legal system in such cases and its determination to win out at any cost. This skewering of where human concern should reach out to help is depressing, as time passes we should be raising our conciousness and to be fair we have, but there is a way to go yet.
best regards,
Freddy.

posted by summonedbyfells at 1:08 pm (EST) on Jul 27, 2007

Too true!!!!

posted by louiseog at 12:14 pm (EST) on Jul 20, 2007