Once again, I'm still reading the same books I was reading last week. Same old story. So for this week's teaser lines, I'm using a book that's on my list of possible reads for the Once Upon a Time Challenge - John Connolly's The Book of Lost Things.This bit comes very early in the book. And the David mentioned is the book's twelve-year-old central character whose mother has just died (it's a teensy bit more than two lines - sorry):
...David's mother would often tell him that stories were alive....they came alive in the telling. Without a human voice to read them aloud, or a pair of wide eyes following them by flashlight beneath a blanket, they had no real existence in our world....Stories wanted to be read...They wanted us to give them life. (p.3, paperback edition)This book has been on my TBR list for quite a while, but I've been reluctant to start it because it's a long one and as we know, I hold the record for being the world's slowest reader.
Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by mizB at Should Be Reading. If you'd like to read more teasers, or take part yourself, just head on over to her blog.
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Oh, I love this. Great teaser, Joy! Mine: The Ghost and the Femme Fatale
ReplyDeleteOh, I LIKE this teaser...I agree with the idea of it, too.
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Fabulous teaser, makes me want to read it for sure.
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http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2011/04/teaser-tuesday-left-neglected.html
That sounds terrific.
ReplyDeleteMy teaser this week is from ‘Reunion in Death’ by J.D. Robb.
Great teaser!! Sounds so different and wonderful...I definitely would like to read this book! :)
ReplyDeleteHere's mine: http://peskypiksipesternomi.blogspot.com/2011/04/teaser-tuesdays-is-weekly-bookish-meme.html
Great teaser. I have this one sitting on my shelf, waiting patiently.
ReplyDeleteLove this teaser, especially the last line. So true!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser! I have a hard time keeping mine down to two sentences two.
ReplyDeleteOh, and just so you know...Ten Little Herrings is the second book of a series. You might want to start with The Herring-Seller's Apprentice. These are very funny books.
Very interesting, definitely going to have to look into this book.
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Amber @ Me, My Shelf and I
http://www.memyshelfandi.com/2011/04/teaser-tuesday-5.html?showComment=1302021541438#c7983998525016092779
I wonder if that's the effect of someone reading to you, or just reading aloud? I like to read some good authors out loud, having fun with the accents. (This is especially fun with Bernard Cornwell, since most of his works are heavy with English, Scottish, and Irish characters. I cannae do a Scotty accent, though. I can't even do a painfully like one like Jimmy Doohan's!)
ReplyDeleteFantastic teaser!
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I love this teaser, sometimes I forget how involved I get into the story until someone interrupts me, and I have to come back to real life.
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser! Thanks for stopping by The Lit Witch today. I'll let you know if I succeed in getting all the way through Don Quixote! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser and I loved this book!! Hope you enjoy it too!
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser!!
ReplyDeleteOh I love that teaser! I'm going to have to look into this one. Sounds like a great book.
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Oh, man, that's a GREAT teaser. I love the cover so it's nice to know that there's something worth peeking inside for, too. ;O)
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