Aug 182009
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
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!
The small military unit scrambled up a steep bank, and like a giant snake, slithered down the other side, slipping, sometimes crawling. Their clothes dripped brown water and their foreheads perspiration.
- In The Wake Of The Boatman by Jonathon Scott Fuqua, p. 135
15 Responses to “Tuesday Teaser – In The Wake Of The Boatman”
Comments (15)
That’s such a great image. Pretty writing!
.-= Pam´s last blog ..And the winner is… =-.
Makes you wonder where they are heading. Great teaser!
.-= Zia´s last blog ..Teaser Tuesday =-.
Your teaser raises questions: What war? What river? Why are they in the river? Very good teaser.
.-= Margot´s last blog ..It’s Tuesday: Time to be Teased =-.
the words put you right in that creepy place. sounds like a war book? read my teaser here
.-= kaye´s last blog ..Teaser Tuesday: Riptide =-.
Great teaser that has me intrigued.
.-= Nise’´s last blog ..Teaser Tuesday =-.
A great teaser that gets you curious about the story and shows the beautiful writing – love it!
In that frame of mind, he had not been a sufficiently analytical observer of the video. He’d been looking for what was manifestly not there, when perhaps he should have been studying what was to be seen.
Your Heart Belongs To Me
Dean Koontz
.-= bookophile´s last blog ..bookophile: Judging panel confirmed for Guardian First Book Award 2009 http://tinyurl.com/l6p3as =-.
Wow! Talk about great descriptive writing. I can totally picture the scene right now. That book has to be great for the imagination. Thanks for sharing.
.-= Catherine @ The Blonde Diaries´s last blog ..Teaser Tuesday – August 18, 2009 =-.
Great description! Here is mine.
http://wordsmithonia.blogspot.com/2009/08/teaser-tuesdays_18.html
.-= Ryan´s last blog ..Teaser Tuesdays =-.
That’s a great teaser – I love the use of descriptive language! Here’s mine.
.-= Susan B. Evans´s last blog ..Teaser Tuesdays =-.
They slivered? Creey visual.
.-= stacybuckeye´s last blog ..Teaser Tuesday – Last Night at the Lobster =-.
Great teaser! Mine’s here and is from Julia London’s Summer of Two Wishes.
Wow, if the rest of the book is written with such description (wonderful words)… I am going to have to look into this one!
.-= Christine´s last blog ..It’s the end of the world…or is it? Review =-.
That’s a very descriptive teaser! Good choice.
My teaser is here.
.-= Lisa´s last blog ..Teaser Tuesdays! =-.
Great word picture in those lines – thanks for sharing your teaser!
You can check out mine here.
.-= Celia´s last blog ..teaser tuesday (7) =-.