Sheila248
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« on: 04 January, 2010, 11:52 » |
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Books - what are your favourites? What have you read recently? What would you recommend?
Over the past couple of weeks I've read a few books that weren't painting related...
Anita Shreve - Body Surfing Linda Kelsey - Fifty is not a four-letter word, The Secret Lives of Sisters.
I can recommend: Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife (if you haven't seen the movie) Cassandra King - The Same Sweet Girls, Queen of Broken Hearts. Sara Donati - Into The Wilderness series. Monica McInerney Louise Shaffer - The Three Miss Margarets, The Ladies of Garrison Gardens.
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« Reply #1 on: 04 January, 2010, 21:14 » |
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Hmmm, bleddy good question! However, one that I'll havta answer when I'm a little more soberer.
One thing I will say though, bloody good onya, Sheila, for keeping this place going over the last week or so. There have been a few days when I felt like putting up a message saying, "closed due to lack of interest".
Thank you, sweetheart, I'll hold off hitting the 'delete' button tonight.
Oh, and I love to read, given the opportunity. My all time favourite to date is 'Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett.
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« Reply #2 on: 05 January, 2010, 12:50 » |
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It's sooo hard to keep a forum going when you've only got a few members. I'd like to come here more, but there's this stupid thing called 'LIFE', dammit! I do love hearing about all of you, and really think of you as my 'friends away from friends' (supposed to sound like 'home away from home', did it succeed? I used to love to read.. Now that I've gotten OLD, it's more bother than it's worth, what with the glasses, the bright light, the comfortable chair... it goes on and on......... now, where's that 'whining' emote? Well, then, this one will have to do.
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« Reply #3 on: 05 January, 2010, 16:22 » |
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Oh, and I love to read, given the opportunity. My all time favourite to date is 'Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett.
I read Pillars of the Earth to my husband whilst he drove from Port Hedland to Broome and back again in June 1991. I've started the next book World Without End but it's such a huge book to read, very long story, kinda puts me off. Need to do another road trip...
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« Reply #4 on: 05 January, 2010, 18:12 » |
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I usually only read books that are natural health related, spiritually related, or written by Dan Brown! lol
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« Reply #5 on: 06 January, 2010, 05:16 » |
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I love reading! and now that I have my contact I can read whenever I want! Up to my fourth book this year. A controversial one called "The Shack" I'm 'enjoying' it so far! My all time favourite (not counting the Bible - but tend to read that in bites ) is Memoirs of an invisible man. H Saint 100 times better than the movie! wish He'd write another book. Have read it about four times. (skip the first chapter tho) As I go to writing classes, I'm told to read lots, so now that I am hopefully my writing will improve?
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« Reply #6 on: 09 January, 2010, 19:58 » |
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I've just read Monica McInerney - Odd One Out - and enjoyed it.
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« Reply #8 on: 10 January, 2010, 07:55 » |
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Is that 'cause you are editing them?
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« Reply #9 on: 10 January, 2010, 21:47 » |
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ATM I'm reading Monica McInerney's - The Faraday Girls - and it's a very good read.
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Just how much can a koala bear?@(*o*)@
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I can't remember the last time I read a book, but I think it was about 3 years ago. But I do read a lot of How To's and Do it Yourself books, because I am doing a lot of my home renovation by myself. Lately I have read a lot about mortar and concrete. I know, I know; sounds very off beat
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Sheila248
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I'm now reading Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve.
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Sheila248
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I'm reading The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now.
As well as art books and magazines.
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Sheila248
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I started a Ken Follett book in January and sort of gave up because it's way tooooooooooooooooooo loooooooooooooooooong..........
and I have other things such as art to do....let alone housewifey stuff.
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I used to always finish a book no matter how bad it was (kind of in hope that I'd find out the point of it in the end..) and I used to always just read fiction now I read 2/3 non fiction books 1/3 fiction. and I can be half way through four books at a time! holidays are good times to polish them of. I find reading is a luxury... funny I can jump on the computer for hours and not feel guilty well terribly guilty but to sit and read a book for an hour or two feels decadent!
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Sheila248
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I'm reading Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus by John Gray.
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