Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Teaser Tuesday: Revolution

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:




Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two "teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! Share the title & author, too, so that others can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!


This week my teaser comes from Jennifer Donnelly's Revolution, a novel about an angry and heartbroken girl living on the edge, verging on suicidal, who finds a kindred spirit and a reason to keep fighting in the pages of a French girl's 200-year-old diary. I'm halfway through and so far it's excellent. From page 199:

RevolutionI don't like hope very much. In fact, I hate it. It's the crystal meth of emotions. It hooks you fast and kills you hard. It's bad news. The worst. It's sharp sticks and cherry bombs. When hope shows up, it's only a matter of time until someone gets hurt.




Got a teaser? Please leave a comment with a link to your blog!

20 comments:

  1. I can't wait to get hold of this book! I have it ordered but it hasn't arrived yet!

    My teaser is here

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  2. That what I call a creative use of hope to the analogy of crystal meth. WOW! AMAZING!

    Mine is all about Linger over at Aisle B


    http://aisleb.tumblr.com/post/1405633756/teaser-tuesday

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  3. Ooh, this sounds interesting- I love the original way hope is explained!

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  4. I debated getting this book when I was at the bookstore. Now I really wish I had! Lovely teaser.

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  5. I have a copy of this book too and I am dying to read it. Great teaser!

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  6. Thanks for visiting my blog! I haven't heard of this book, but your teaser sounds interesting! I think I will have to check it out!

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  7. Great teaser! Very descriptive. Might have to check this book out! Happy Reading!!

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  8. Great teaser! I’m looking forward to reading this one.

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  9. Great teaser! I missed an opportunity to read it on NetGalley and so hopefully I'll get a chance to read it another time :)

    The Bookish Snob - Shades of Desire by LM Pruitt

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  10. Thanks for stopping by my blog. It is the first paragraph of the book. The first line had me. I hope the book meets my expectations. (And I love the cover too!)

    Go Hokies!

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  11. Sort of depressing, but that's exactly the kind of teaser that catches readers' attentions. It's emotional, provocative, sad, but a little true. Great choice!

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  12. I really want to read this book!

    http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/10/teaser-time_25.html

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  13. Wow, such an intense teaser. She sounds like a very unhappy girl. Thank goodness she finds something to sustain her. I have read some wonderful reviews of this book. I'm looking forward to your review!

    ~ Amy

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  14. Interesting, I wonder what she's really talking about. My teaser is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  15. Powerful excerpt. I'm glad you are enjoying the book!

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  16. This is some really great writing. It's such an interesting little passage. I'm going to have to look into this one. Thanks for sharing!

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  17. Wow that's powerful good stuff!

    My TT is also a bit introspective :)

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  18. auch...that person clearly has issues with hope and optimism. great teaser

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  19. Interesting teaser this week! I really want to read this book!

    Thanks for checking out my teaser!

    Claire :)

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  20. This sounds quite depressing.

    Here's ours if you get a chance to visit: http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2010/10/teaser-tuesday.html

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