Beth F
Sandy
bermudaonion (Kathy)
Stephanie
Trisha
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!
Then he remembered the dread of the evening before. how was it that he could remember not remembering, and yet the fugitive facts themselves remained so elusive. How could a man misplace the skills of a lifetime? Where did such knowledge go? His thoughts were like an army in retreat, ceding ever more territory to the enemy, his illness.
-People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks, p. 124
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Hummm. So what is the problem? Dementia? I liked the one Brooks book I read and I have another to read for Amy’s challenge. And I won this book last month. I’ll have to make me a personal Brooks mini-challenge.
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He’s losing his mind due to syphilis, I think. This is a secondary character in one of the smaller side stories, actually.
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I have only read Year of Wonders by Brooks but this is on my TBR list. Looking forward to your review!
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I LOVED this book – I hope you end up enjoying it as well!
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It’s intriguing, but it’s very lyrical- interesting! I’ll have to look it up. The title is so evocative…
Mine is up over here.
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Syphilis?! Not good. I’ve seen this book recommended, but know very little about it.
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Can’t wait to see what you think about this one – its been on my TBR list for a while.
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I loved People of the Book when I read it earlier this year so I look forward to your review!
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Interesting teaser. Sad.
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