Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Teaser Tuesdays (March 31)


Should Be Reading hosts the Teaser Tuesdays weekly event.

My modified rules are as follows:

Grab your current read. Pick two or three “teaser” sentences more or less at random from the book, anywhere on the page. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your teaser from… that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given! (Please avoid spoilers!) (Read the official Teaser Tuesday rules.)

My first teaser:

“‘I suppose,’ says Jeremy, ‘what I don’t like is that the moment you fix something, it starts to break down again, that an engine works against itself. By its very act of running, it weakens itself, tries to come undone. Everything is slowing worked loose by the vibrations of the moving engine’” (p. 72).

This is from Coventry by Helen Humphreys.


My second teaser:


“I don’t like being watched. I like to think I’m like an animal at night that nobody sees. But everything leaves a mark” (p. 85).

This is from “You Come, Too, A-Ron” by Harry Mazer in Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers edited by Judy Blume

17 comments:

  1. "Places I Never Meant to Be" sounds like a collection I might like to give a read to...thanks for the teaser, otherwise I may never have heard of it!

    Happy Reading,

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  2. I want to read Coventry. It looks so good. Nice teasers!


    Here is my teaser

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  3. I've been meaning to check out the Judy Blume book. Look forward to seeing what you think.

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  4. Two good books. Thanks for the teasers.

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  5. Are you enjoying Coventry? I didn't win it from LT but am still interested in reading it. Hope it's good!

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  6. They both look like interesting books, but I really like the second book. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Good ones. I like the Coventry one especially.

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  8. Hmmm, the first one is intriguing.

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  9. Those are great teasers. I especially like the one from Coventry. I'll have to pick it up.

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  10. I've never thought of an engine that way, but I guess it is true - thanks for the teasers!

    Here's my Teaser from The Ten Year Nap! ~ Wendi

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  11. These are both good teasers! Hope you're enjoying the books!

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  12. Congratulations! You won the giveaway of Galway Bay on my blog. I sent you an email. Please send me your address when you have the oppotunity. :) Have a great day!

    Kelly

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  13. I want to read Coventry too!

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  14. Thanks, everyone, for your comments!

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