bermudaonion (Kathy)
Sandy
Stephanie
Beth F
Michelle
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!
Apologies, you’re getting a long one this week, but this is one of the most memorable passages in “East of Eden” for me, sends shivers down my spine every time
I believe there are monsters born in the world to human parents. Some you can see, misshapen and horrible, with huge heads or tiny bodies; some are born with no arms, no legs, some with three arms, some with tails or mouths in odd places. They are accidents and no one’s fault, as used to be thought. Once they were considered visible punishments for concealed sins.
And just as there are physical monsters, can there not be mental or psychic monsters born? The face and body may be perfect, but if a twisted gene or malformed egg can produce physical monsters, may not the same process produce a malformed soul?
-East of Eden by John Steinbeck, p 71.
Don’t forget to join us in the readalong of East of Eden over at the Classic Reads Book Club! Discussion of the first section begins January 25th!
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I so need to read this book. I have heard such wonderful things about it and I even have it sitting here on my bookshelf. I intended to read it for the Classics Read Book Club but I don’t know if I can fit it in!
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I really hope to join in with the read-a-long!
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This was a truly amazing book. I hope you come to love it as much as I do.
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OOh, I get shivers whenever I read that passage. It is one of the main themes of the book IMO and it is so well written!
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That is an amazing passage. It has been soooo long since I’ve read this book.
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That sounds interesting. Here is mine
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This is a marvelous book . . . and one I definitely should re-read. Thank you for the teaser – and the reminder of what Good Writing is all about . . .
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Such a great book. Enjoy!
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Oh what a classic!!! love it..
Here is mine:http://sumanam.wordpress.com/
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What a powerful passage. Thanks so much for sharing it.
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My favorite book ever. I can read it over and over again!
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This is my favorite book. I can read it over and over.
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I really should read this. Amazing teaser.
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That is a wonderful teaser! I’ve never read this book, but perhaps I should…
I am re-reading Watership Down by Richard Adams this week. You can find my teaser here.
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I read this one so long ago….great teaser!
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Very thought provoking. I may join your group for Atwood’s book, since I haven’t read that one either. Can’t make it for Steinbeck
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I so love Steinbeck . . . Wish I had time to be actively reading this one again.
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I used to love Steinbeck but haven’t read him for years. Great teaser!
My teaser is here
Have a great week and happy reading!
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I read this when I was in high school – right after the miniseries with Jane Seymour was on TV. I loved it!
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Wow, that’s a great teaser!
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Awesome teaser! I should really read it.
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I read the whole first section on Saturday. I was surprised by how GOOD it is!
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I can see why that would be memorable.
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I’m excited for our discussion to begin. Not long now until we’re gabbing
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