My goodness, it's been a while since I've posted a Teaser Tuesday, huh? Sorry. In my defense, I have to say that my work life has ramped up exponentially. The fundraiser the organization I work for puts on every year is less than a month away and, seeing as how it's one of my primary job tasks, I've been a wee bit focused there. But, in lieu of a lunch hour today, I'm blogging!
So, who remembers the Teaser Tuesday rules? Anyone? No? Well, here they are:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
And here's my tease for this Tuesday (it is Tuesday, right? My brain stopped working a few days ago . . .)
"I think she's dead." The blonde sounded dazed. "I think I killed her."
My tease is from "Old World Murder," written by Wisconsin native (and former Old World Wisconsin employee) Kathleen Ernst. I've been wanting to read it for a while because I met Kathleen through a book club I was once a member of, so I'm excited to be reading it now. So far, it's great - but I'm only about 25 pages in so far. What are you all reading?
I'll try not to include any spoilers, but the opening prologue, where it appears that some corpses have gotten up again, definitely caught my attention. There's something kind of spooky about this world. Now I'm into the political stuff from multiple points of view, but it's all coming together. I've read enough comments about the HBO series so that I know which of the characters are bad new (if that wasn't already apparent) and whom not to become too attached to. Sorry, Nooks do not lend themselves to opening random pages. I will point out that the detail in the Stark crypt, with iron swords laid across the tombs to keep the dead from rising again harks back to the prologue, and I'm curious to see if the author follows up.
Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier Frazier is also the author of Cold Mountain, a book that I really enjoyed. I am just starting Thirteen Moons, like Jenna's lame excuse work has been keeping me busy, so I have not dug-in at my normal rate.
I've heard a lot of good things about "1Q84." It's on my to-read list, but I have to admit being somewhat intimidated by the book!
"Days of yore when America was no more than a strip of land stretching a couple of hundred miles west of the Atlantic and the rest was just a very compelling idea"
I haven't read "Cold Mountain," but I really enjoy the film adaptation. Have you seen the movie? How do you think it compares to the book?
I'm also asking myself about this world. Is it purely imaginary, or is this a kind of science fiction where 'the First Men' got there by starship and forgot their roots? Who are 'the Others' and why the ice wall to keep out goodness knows that? Could be anything.
You will be sucked into a world where your heart will be broken several times and then you will run smack into a wall when you realize that the series is not finished yet! I find myself constantly checking Martin's blog looking for release dates. At odd hours I find myself wondering what will happen to Arya or Tyrion. I make idle guesses about how many more new characters Martin will introduce in his next book. For your own sanity, wait until he releases the final volume or he passes away. Bookies are taking even odds on these two options.
1Q84 looks imposing, but it has been an easy and enjoyable read so far. The focus is on just two people, so you don't have to keep track of too much detail.
Sons should learn not to milk Dad's literary legacy too much.