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Sharon is now reading The Gift.
Sharon has read The Maze Runner.
Sharon has read The Story of Beautiful Girl.
Sharon has read The Cattleman's Daughter.
Sharon is planning to read The dare.
Sharon is planning to read Timeless land.
Sharon is planning to read Through the fire.
Sharon is planning to read River run deep.
“ A lovely collection of short stories - some quirky, some thought provoking and the odd OMG. Perfect for readers short of reading time ”
Sharon has read The Affair.
“ I love Jack Reacher - this didn't pull me in like the earlier books but a good read all the same ”
Sharon rated The Affair 3 months ago.
Sharon’s last login was Friday, December 30, 2011. show recent activity »
Hi Sharon,yes both me and the family are all well thanks, I am loving the beautiful hot weather we have been having, and enjoying some time off work... 2 more weeks until the school holidays... I hope Christmas comes and goes without a fuss (I seem to have gone off Christmas these last couple of years!)... and as I am typing right now, I can hear Ryan asking his Dad in the kitchen "Does Santa really exist?"... don't they grow up too fast!wow Ana is 4 already?? ~ 4 was my favourite age with Ryan, looking back... (although every year brings it's joys for different reasons) there is just something about 4 year olds I love... I think it is because they are past the baby stage and becoming true individuals, but young enough to still be "cute", until school comes along and makes them grow up far too fast... and they say the funniest things at that age too :)well, I have just been updating my page (after culling my tbr shelf yesterday)... I have now re-vamped my "wish list" shelf... this shelf now contains all the books I hope to read in 2011 (getting ahead of myself here)... of course I would love to read more than that, and will probably add books to it during the year... however, I doubt very much that I will get to read them all... but I'm hopeful.I see there is a new sequel to "Dewey" (the library cat) ~ called "Dewey's Nine Lives"... I have added that one to my tbr also, as I remember enjoying the first one (it was a cute and quick read).yes... I sure hope to see you on here more often!take care, Jo
hey sharon,thanks for the recommendation, i need some good recommendations right now! ... i have added it to my tbr list... which is actually getting shorter instead of longer (but not because i am reading lots) but because i have just had a major purge here on shelfari and deleted a lot that i know i will never get around to reading (still over 100 on there though! so need to read faster)... lately i have been trying books from the library and not getting past the 2nd chapter... i'm sick of picking books that are either hard to get into, or just simply don't hold my interest! so my "have read" shelf never seems to get any longer... so, what i have decided to do for the upcoming year, is try to read books that are either recommended to me, or are popular here on shelfari, or are on the whitcoulls top 100 list (which is still no guarantee i will like it, but does give me a better chance of finding good reads).i have read 2 good books recently ~ "Room" by Emma Donoghue... well worth the hype, loved it... and "The Other Hand" by Chris Cleave (called "Little Bee" in the U.S) ~ they are the only ones I can think of right now worth recommending.I hope you and your family are well, talk soon!Jo
Hang on... who's Meg, and why didn't she work out?And... do you mean that you want to buy overseas? Or you want to go on a trip first before you buy here? Nope not my moggy... just a pic i found on the net that i like... but a cutie!
oh, and let me know if 'the female guide' is any good... that one looks interesting too :)
hey sharon,just looking at your page... it seems you've found a bevy of "motivational" books i need to steal from your shelf... LoL... we have this genre in common don't we! I always feel the need to read these books, but at the beginning of every year... even more so!I think I have already read the Phil Keoghan one, but will check to see if my library has "This year I will" and "2do before I die" books. I'll let you know if I come across any good ones also :)Have you got a new dog in your life, why you have dog books listed for miles!? LoL!!
Hi Sharon,long time no...just wanted to let you know that my 90 second movie is up on youtube...here's da link: youtube.com/msrobinglasser...if you like it, please tell your friend...no friends? tell your enemies...hope all's well in your world...read any good books lately...hee hee
Hey stranger!How's life??
Hey Sharon,I'm only a few chapters into 'A Painted House', but so far I am liking it... although nothing has started happening yet, I'm still in the "getting to know the characters" part of the book (LoL!) But it does look promising, it is easy to read ~ always a good thing! I'll let you know how I like it. I haven't read a Bryce Courtenay for a while, I like him a lot. I see he has a sequel to 'Persimmon Tree' now (but I haven't read either yet). Can you believe that I own the first 5 in the 'Cross Stitch' series of Diana Gabaldon, and still have never read them... I have no idea why not... as I know I will probably love it (have heard such great things, and nothing bad about it!) I think it is the size of them, and the fact that there are so many now... and I'm such a slow reader... kind of daunting for me!I don't envy you at all, regarding selling your house! Especially if you are having open homes (are you?) I think we only had about 4 or 5 open homes before we gave up... I hated it!! Yet some people perservere for several months... I don't know how they do it! Good luck ~ let me know how it goes.As for my weekend plans, well today was ordinary... a bit of housework, while my hubby cleaned the car, and fixed the fence and drain-pipe (we had a vandal). Then some grocery shopping. Excitement plus! LoL!I guess I deserve a quiet weekend even if it is a tad boring. The best thing today was that my son picked a dvd and suggested we have a "family night" seeing the school holidays are coming to an end. That was nice. We need to do that more often.Tomorrow my hubby and son are going on a trip with the Cub-scouts to Wanganui, to travel on the paddle-steamer. So I will be home alone... and plan to read, do crafts and hobbies, and catch up on lots of things... I will probably put the crock-pot on in the morning so I don't have to stop to get dinner ready. I'm looking forward to some "me time".Much different from last weekend, we had my son's birthday "sleep-over party" on Saturday night... so had a house full of 8-year-old boys... and much noise, but a lot of fun. I felt like I had a hang-over all day Sunday... haha!!As for mediums, I too enjoyed the series 'Sensing Murder'... the only thing was that I found it so frustrating that the police wouldn't follow their leads. In other countries the police work with mediums, so why not here? I have seen Deb Webber (from Sensing Murder) live, she was amazing. Colin Fry is also very good, I've been to see him 3 times now, and read his book... but probably wouldn't go again if he came. I've also seen Jeanette Wilson, but wouldn't recommend her at all... after seeing the other two I found her style very unprofessional, and she hardly came up with any connections at all. Good to hear you are back into your reading group... I haven't been to mine for several weeks... and I am thinking of pulling out of it. Talk soon,Jo
Hi Sharon! Echo in the Bone was good, but the ending was rather irritating, as Gabaldon left some characters right in the middle of things. Not just her typical endings where some people are pondering what to do next, but right in the middle of a harrowing adventure and imminent danger. And now I have to wait three years to see how it ends. Ugh.
hey sharon,just noticed you have read Kelvin Cruickshank's book... I didn't realize you were into spiritualism/mediums etc. I am too. I would love to see him next time he comes here... he is one of my favourites. Have you seen him live?Jo
Great. Send me your e-mail address (mine is mail@christophertusa.com), and I'll send you the e-book version of the book.Thanks,Chris
Hi Sharon,I enjoyed "The To-Do List"... it was very easy reading, light and fun... but in a way it was a serious subject... I could sympathize with him so much... it was almost echo-ing my life at times... my problem is that I am great at starting things... but terrible at actually getting things finished, so I have so many things just half-done and left... I truly lack in motivation!Now I am reading "My Sister's Keeper", and liking it so far... this is my first Jodi Picoult book... up until now I have avoided reading her... I'm not entirely sure why, probably partly due to the hype around her books, and also because I just thought that they wouldn't appeal to me. But now I have found I was wrong, then I may try more of her books in the future.Good luck with your house sale! Let me know how this goes :)I think it was about this time last year that we took our house off the market (when it didn't sell)... such a stressful time in my life that was! Especially when my hubby took off to Australia the week that we put it on the market, leaving me to do all the cleaning, gardening, de-cluttering and painting etc... I was not amused! Mind you, it was a spur of the moment thing because we had found our 'dream home' and put in an offer (subject to ours selling, of course)... not a good idea... so yes, I agree with you... don't even go looking until you've sold yours!!Right now we are in the middle of renovating and re-decorating... it is a slow and 'painful' job... because we are not D.I.Y people at all - but our budget won't stretch to paying professionals to do it for us - it is costing a small fortune as it is :(My back is a lot better thanks, still not 100% but getting there slowly... I am still seeing the chiropractor, but now only once a week. When the weather improves I look forward to getting back into walking and doing more physical stuff to get me moving again. Naturally I didn't feel like doing anything when my back was at it's worst, but now that I am feeling better I will make an effort.Oh, yes... we have discovered 'Stickman'... and loved it! What a delightful book :)Did you notice that Stickman himself was on the cover of "The Gruffalo's Child"? I didn't until my son pointed it out to me... I love it how these books all tie in together. My boy is too old for such picture books now (he's into Goosebumps and Captain Underpants etc)... but we loved the books by this author so much when he was younger, that we can't resist reading whenever a new one comes out!I highly recommend "Monkey Puzzle" by the same author too (if you haven't already read it)... that one was my absolute favourite! I just love it :)Talk soon,Jo
Thanks for friending me Sharon. I am going to take a peek at your shelf as well. I hope you like My French Wh*re let me know what you think. Have a nice day.Tanya
Hey Sharon,well, so far "The To-Do List" is winning my attention... I'm liking the writing style a lot, very easy to read, and fun... but the subject matter is 'scary'... haha! It's almost like when he is describing his life, he is describing mine... right now I feel like I'm drowning, with the amount of "things I have to do"!! This book may be exactly the kind of motivation I need!!As for "T.S Spivet"... that was interesting too... but I'm not a "two book" person... and the other one is getting more of my attention... so I will probably return it to the library and get it another time... I haven't given up on it yet.It's about the adventures of a 12-year old boy... and has got lots of interesting diagrams and maps and charts on almost every page (but to tell you the truth, I think that is the appeal more so than the story itself)... we'll give it another chance at a later date, see if I get into it easier second time around... I don't often give books a second chance!I hope Ana is getting better, poor thing!?My boy has been sick this week too... on the weekend he had some kind of virus, and couldn't even keep water down... then this left him with the usual snotty nose for a couple of days, but seemed to be so bad (needed a truck load of tissues!)... then to top it all off he got an ear infection... he is now on anti-biotics so is back to his usual energetic self.
Hi Sharon,Glad to see you are still reading!I just updated my shelf again, as I have just finished "Twilight" and "Coraline" and added my reviews.Now I have started "Selected Works of T.S Spivet"... which looks to be interesting and a little different... however, I think that it will be due back at the library before I even start getting into it. So I am also going to start "The To-Do List"... which not only looks fun, but will have me considering my own life... as yes, I am the world's biggest procrastinator... and have my own To-Do list as long as my arm!!Also on my list for the near future is ~ "My Sister's Keeper", "Time Travellers Wife", and "The Lovely Bones"... all because they have movies coming out soon, and being a bit of a movie-buff I like to see them all... but do prefer to read the books first.Of couse there are many others that I also wish to read, so the pressure is on to get them all read! And you know I am a slow reader!What are you reading ~ and planning to read?
Hi Sharon,just finished watching the "Sunday" documentary about Christian (the Lion from Harrods) and was wondering if you saw it too??WoW... brings a lump to my throat just thinking about it... I bought the book for my Mum a couple of months ago (just added it to my TBR)... but have never got the chance to read it yet, because she has been lending it out to her friends.Can't wait to read it.Anyway, hope you are well... Talk soon,Jo
hey sharon!wow, you haven't been on here since "forever" ~ are you still reading?I have just finished a great book... 'Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society', and stopped by to recommend it to you... it has made a firm placing on my "all time favourite" list... I can see why everyone is talking about this book!Anyway, keep in touch!
oh, i meant to tell you, that the book i am reading now is also coincedentally about a dog.It is a wonderful read, a true story about a guy that goes blind from an accident and loses his will to live... until he is teamed up with a guide dog called Nelson, who is on his "last chance" at being a guide dog (after facing rejection from 2 previous owners!) It is really "an eye-opener" (excuse the pun) for me, to see what it is like to be blind, and how guide dogs are trained to do their job etc.The author is also blind (since birth) and when i looked him up found out that he is a great golfer, snow skier, marathon runner, author, actor, singer and composer... just to name a few... puts me to shame! On a more personal note, the timing of me reading this book is uncanny, as my Dad has just had an eye operation on his "good eye" (he is blind in the other)... fingers crossed it all goes well... he may end up totally blind himself :(
Enjoy Marley... it is a cute read (in your case "listen" haha) ~ the writing slyle was more professional than Dewey (although it should be, as the author is a journalist).I have never really got into audios... the one that i tried had a voice so stuck-up that it put me off!!But i am going to try again one day.No worries about FB... sorry you had a bad week! Hope things are better now :)
Hi Sharon,I think you will like Dewey, although compared to many other books you have read, I think you'll find the writing style is a bit amateurish... it's a shame really, because it is a lovely story. I enjoyed it all the same, and gave it 5 stars only because i am such a sucker for animal stories of any kind... but if I was rating it solely for the actual book/writing etc it probably deserved only about 3 if i am totally honest! oh, you're blonde now? haha... you're like me then, i'm changing mine all the time... you will have to update your pic on FB now so i can see... haha... just kidding, my pic on there is probably over a year old... well, i finally got round to uploading the rest of the parade photos on FB... that is the last of the Disney ones now... phew, onto other places next! Must pop over there to check what's new, haven't been there today.Catch ya later,Jo
