tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.comments2022-11-08T07:13:29.848-08:00Shari's Book NotesShari Morehousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278523428086509122noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-30358756302110876932015-02-20T13:36:39.406-08:002015-02-20T13:36:39.406-08:00I found your grandmother's poem was a beautifu...I found your grandmother's poem was a beautiful way of telling us how life's journey can go, on a zigzag path, and then explaining to us the reason why the journey went that way. It was especially poignant for someone who has seen a loved one on such a journey, and also comforting for those of us who will someday go on that journey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-12817162058319099692014-06-02T04:20:02.582-07:002014-06-02T04:20:02.582-07:00I have really enjoyed this series and just finishe...I have really enjoyed this series and just finished the third book.Linda aka Crafty Gardenerhttp://www.craftygardener.ca/tag/mike-martin/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-17561168944242272182013-12-03T11:11:40.262-08:002013-12-03T11:11:40.262-08:00Believing that everything happens for a reason is ...Believing that everything happens for a reason is very different from believing that we are fated or destined to a particular path in life. God does not just love us when we make good choices. He does not just help us when the consequences of life are not of our own making, or the result of unwise choice. Instead, just as He redeemed us by His death, He redeems our moment by moment life by causing it all to shape us and change us. Whatever the choices, consequences follow but we are not abandoned to them nor helpless victims unable to steer our course.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-6740652984931133602013-08-21T22:36:39.949-07:002013-08-21T22:36:39.949-07:00Twenty-one!!??
What an accomplishment.Twenty-one!!??<br />What an accomplishment.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-5851713514774657992013-08-05T11:33:13.521-07:002013-08-05T11:33:13.521-07:00Thank you for the lovely review! I'm very glad...Thank you for the lovely review! I'm very glad you enjoyed A DANGEROUS FICTION and appreciate your taking the time to say so.Barbara Roganhttp://www.barbararogan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-67891706692725649042013-08-02T10:51:02.590-07:002013-08-02T10:51:02.590-07:00I love book titles that cry out for a series to be...I love book titles that cry out for a series to be written. Chess pieces as titles, what a great idea. I wonder if he will write Checkmate last?<br />Being scared isn't one of my favourite emotions but the battle of good and evil can't be anything but frightening.<br />Housework is frightening too. Good luck.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-33472597147299827762013-05-16T22:35:52.043-07:002013-05-16T22:35:52.043-07:00I checked and these are in the library so they are...I checked and these are in the library so they are worth getting out and reading. She lists her research at the end of the book and it's impressive.Shari Morehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278523428086509122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-76856054830070325592013-05-16T19:37:42.978-07:002013-05-16T19:37:42.978-07:00Historical novels seem like a wonderful way to app...Historical novels seem like a wonderful way to approach history. Names and dates aren't just faceless facts then. Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-26768322422283627052013-05-15T19:47:07.049-07:002013-05-15T19:47:07.049-07:00You're welcome. I look forward to reading your...You're welcome. I look forward to reading your second novel! As an aside, my father's family is from Nova Scotia. it's a beautiful part of our country.Shari Morehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278523428086509122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-71252296942638150922013-05-15T13:05:33.118-07:002013-05-15T13:05:33.118-07:00Greetings Shari,
Many thanks for the kind words. I...Greetings Shari,<br />Many thanks for the kind words. I've had several books on international travel published, but this is my first novel. The manuscript for the second ("Deep Time") is in second revision. My family arrived in Canada from Scotland and I have a half-the-year home on the coast of Nova Scotia (and would become a citizen if the rules were less sticky). Thanks again. Rob (rob@sangster.com) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-50940327969347700742013-04-02T21:35:45.443-07:002013-04-02T21:35:45.443-07:00It's not immediately evident why it's call...It's not immediately evident why it's called Wool but I think it's because the wool is being pulled over the eyes of the inhabitants of the silo. by whom? well I can't tell you that can I?Shari Morehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278523428086509122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-22461552871434206042013-04-01T20:22:06.820-07:002013-04-01T20:22:06.820-07:00I loved your wonderful puns. With a title like Woo...I loved your wonderful puns. With a title like Wool, "starting to unravel" and "becoming entangled" were delightful word choices. The story line reminds me of something I heard once, that the society of the future wouldn't be divided into rich and poor as it is now, but would be divided into those with knowledge, and those without knowledge. <br />Why is the book called Wool?Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-42966133526972564412013-02-03T17:27:53.333-08:002013-02-03T17:27:53.333-08:00hey that's pretty good! you should write your...hey that's pretty good! you should write your own sunday morning musing post! I like all the similieShari Morehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278523428086509122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-28756273819197277972013-02-03T14:50:11.508-08:002013-02-03T14:50:11.508-08:00It seems to me that God is the original upcycler. ...It seems to me that God is the original upcycler. He formed man out of the dust of the ground. He then filled him with His own breath, making man a living soul in His own image; an immortal mortal so to speak. <br />Unlike God, we have a beginning, but it is His passionate quest to have us with Him in the never ending, after. He pursues us, woos us, and prepares a place for us, and the price of admission is a gift certificate already paid. Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-4938139443895104452013-01-20T14:28:19.706-08:002013-01-20T14:28:19.706-08:00Sunday Morning Musings is a wonderful idea! Someth...Sunday Morning Musings is a wonderful idea! Something that strikes me about the story or Issac and Rebekah is that time passed. It just passed and they became old, but this didn't affect God's plan for them or His larger unfolding plan for the nation of Israel, or the coming Christ. It seems that God uses the weak and foolish things of this world to confound the wise. He didn't choose a fruitful woman. He chose a baren woman. God's power is more clearly displayed against the backdrop of human frailty. Light is more clearly seen in darkness. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-2769582476232180102013-01-05T21:14:26.120-08:002013-01-05T21:14:26.120-08:00I think that's the fundamental difference betw...I think that's the fundamental difference between watching tv and reading. TV is one dimensional, the characters aren't really characters but caricatures. In a book, especially in a series, characters can be developed and can change and grow. Thanks for the comment. It would be a good discussion in a book club!Shari Morehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278523428086509122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-77428878234614796102013-01-05T10:47:01.309-08:002013-01-05T10:47:01.309-08:00Character developement is such an interesting thin...Character developement is such an interesting thing isn't it. I imagine that the characters were strangers to the author too in the beginning. Can a character be too well drawn? I have noticed that sitcoms often begin so charmingly, but along the way, the characters become 'over drawn' and loose their charm. They were better with gaps left to be filled in.<br />Still, there is something so satisfying about a series of stories whence the characters become almost a part of our own lives, like neighbors and friends. We love to truly know, and not just superficially. We long to know and to be known for that matter. Thanks for the food for thought.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-18644194678137899922012-09-26T11:27:31.911-07:002012-09-26T11:27:31.911-07:00Anonymous, I thought the same thing. When I was fi...Anonymous, I thought the same thing. When I was first reading Fall of Giants, I was amazed that it was so clearly inspired by Black Diamonds. Tiny details like the table setting for the visit of George V, and the first day of work as a miner for Billy Williams are mirror images of scenes described in the opening chapters of Black Diamonds. Naturally the scope of Fall of Giants is much wider, but I believe the idea for the book was inspired by Black Diamonds. I was very amused by this, as I had previously thought while reading Black Diamonds that these stories well deserved a narrative telling on screen or in print, and funnily enough Ken Follett had gone and wrote it for me, but I was extremely disappointed that he didn't thank Catherine Bailey or give any acknowledgment that he was inspired and drew directly from the painstaking research of an author who is a much smaller fish. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718820098032943448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-75999021238557037432012-02-12T21:24:47.812-08:002012-02-12T21:24:47.812-08:00I love how your summary was a true Dickens Lesson....I love how your summary was a true Dickens Lesson. Very interesting to look through the book so to speak, and see the author and beyond him, see the society in which he lived. What a wonderful idea! <br />Now I still think cooking something mentioned in each book could be a fun addition. Gruel would be easy.....Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-78745163465528485882012-01-29T09:48:33.840-08:002012-01-29T09:48:33.840-08:00Thanks for stopping by. It is a very interesting ...Thanks for stopping by. It is a very interesting book. Have a greagt weekend as well.Shari Morehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278523428086509122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-52733630530690379522012-01-17T06:43:24.201-08:002012-01-17T06:43:24.201-08:00I am just reading this book, and it is magnificent...I am just reading this book, and it is magnificent. One thing that is very clear to me, is that Ken Follett has read Catherine Bailey's historical account of the fall of the great English mining family, the FitzWilliams, "Black Diamonds." Everything about the first few chapters, from the experiences of Billy Twice on his first day in the mine, to the dressing of the table at the visit of George V to a country house in 1914 (in the book it's fictional, but it was actually Wentworth Woodhouse.) I'm not sure if I like this or find this uncomfortable, since it's uncredited and goes a little bit further than research for historical accuracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-43897032970180258142012-01-16T07:36:36.498-08:002012-01-16T07:36:36.498-08:00I think it was more like a series of comic books. ...I think it was more like a series of comic books. A lot of early publishing was in serial form like that.Shari Morehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278523428086509122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-83457176598507031632012-01-15T20:08:09.141-08:002012-01-15T20:08:09.141-08:00Good Heavens! I had no idea. Sort of an early comi...Good Heavens! I had no idea. Sort of an early comic book. Was it printed in a magazine or was it printed more like a series of comic books?Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-52009343946523325432012-01-08T20:24:51.530-08:002012-01-08T20:24:51.530-08:00Yahooo! I'm looking forward to obtaining an en...Yahooo! I'm looking forward to obtaining an enhanced education by reading your Dickens posts. I must say, I LOVE every single quote I have ever read attributed to G.K.Chesterton. Funny, it never occured to me to actually read one of his books. HmmmmGlendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694325453181600223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614770025131939975.post-36532356914953956992011-11-22T10:59:28.477-08:002011-11-22T10:59:28.477-08:00Good point, I should have mentioned her, her name ...Good point, I should have mentioned her, her name is Nicole Baart. (for some reason I can't post a comment with my name so I'm also anonymous) - shariAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com