Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Teaser Tuesday: Eromenos

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!


This week my teaser comes from Eromenos by Melanie McDonald, a novel of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and his lover Antinous. I was very impressed with this lyrical novel from small press Seriously Good Books. If you like my teaser, click the link below to read my review and enter the international giveaway. This is from page 84:

Eromenos     Hadrian's love has deformed me, because both his nature and his office demand he must always, always win. This in turn demands that I must always, always lose.
     Not enough for Hadrian to have the upper hand--he must raze the field, break the spine, crack open the opponent and devour his entrails. Yet his arrogance masks depths of insecurity, and fear of emotion, whether his own or anyone else's.




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17 comments:

  1. Harvee/Book DilettanteAugust 23, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    That's quite a description of Hadrian! Here's My tease

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  2. CristinaAugust 23, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    that's a great teaser :)

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  3. TBMAugust 23, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Hadrian sounds intense!

    Here's mine:

    http://50yearproject.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/teaser-tuesday-aug-23/

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  4. Brett @ Demons Read TooAugust 23, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    That sounds a bit different. Thanks for stopping by my teaser :)

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  5. Julie @ Read HandedAugust 23, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Very intense! I think I'd try to stay away from Hadrian. Thanks for sharing. If you get a chance, my teaser is here.

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  6. Carrie at In the Hammock BlogAugust 23, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    awww, that sounds a little sad!! i hope you are enjoying the book!

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  7. HeatherAugust 23, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    An intriguing teaser. Thanks for stopping by mine!

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  8. AudraAugust 23, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Great teaser -- you picked a perfect snippet from the story!

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  9. fredamansAugust 23, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Very intriguing

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  10. Alexis @ Reflections of a BookaholicAugust 23, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    That doesn't sound too healthy. Fab teaser! Thanks for stopping by my TT.

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  11. Good CompanyAugust 23, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Very complex relationship. Someone only a mother could love? Perhaps Antinous should hit the road. ;)

    Thanks for stopping by!

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  12. MarcieAugust 23, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    Interesting teaser! I love reading historical fiction. Here's my TT: http://www.2readornot2read.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-august-23-2011.html

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  13. Sonia LalAugust 23, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Doesn't sound like a safe relationship to be in!

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  14. NatashaAugust 23, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    Great teaser!! I haven't heard of this until now. It sounds good!

    Here's mine:
    http://www.bookmarkyourthoughts.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-august-23rd-2011.html

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  15. StephenAugust 23, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Hadrian! One of Rome's "five good emperors". Talk about a stressful job...

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  16. FrancesAugust 23, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Wow. Descriptive teaser there. New book for me.

    http://alaskanbookcafe.blogspot.com/

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  17. KateAugust 23, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Don't think I'd like Hadrian very much.
    Nice Teaser!
    This is mine http://www.katekrake.com/teaser-tuesday-perdido-street-station-by-china-mieville/

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