MizB at Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesdays. Here's how it works: Grab your current read; let the book fall open to a random page; and share 2 "teaser" sentences from that page. For more teasers, click on through to MizB's blog.When the sadness erupted over his happy life, the abyss opened beneath him and he fell. In this headlong plunge he instinctively reached out and grabbed hold of something, he didn't know who or what. He hung there, trying to catch his breath, trying to restore his heartbeat, dangling over the darkness.—From Blind Your Ponies by Stanley Gordon West (Algonquin Books, 2011)
. . . At present, he was hanging on, but he knew he had to identify what it was he clung to, and he knew he had to find some reason to continue to hang on or he would give in to it, let go, and fall into the great dark void and be lost. (p. 5)
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Gotta love your teaser! Have fun!
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Good one. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on this book.
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ReplyDeleteThis makes me want to read Blind Ponies now. The passage you chose was perfect.
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ReplyDeleteI'm wondering what he's hanging on to!
ReplyDeletelove that cover...and wondering what that title means.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing description of this character's physical reaction to a "great sadness" - it really paints a picture.
ReplyDeleteI can see him hanging over a bottomless pit!
Wow, that is the best description of the abysmal sadness, with all of its depths, that I've read in a long while...thanks for sharing.
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Interesting Teaser!
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I'm also running a contest through Thursday for Masquerade, a blue bloods novel by Melissa de la Cruz.
Happy Tuesday! Miranda
Too good a teaser to ignore this book. I've added it to my 'must read' list.
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ReplyDeleteI read and reviewed this, and, despite some of the overblown prose, I was totally drawn in to it! Thanks for sharing your teaser!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Starting the Next Chapter this morning. I agree. Marianne should definitely listen to Elinor. :)
I love your teaser, I'm very curious about this book now. Thanks for stopping by Calico Contemplations.
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metaphorical or physical? deep teaser. thanks for stopping by.
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ReplyDeleteVery interesting teaser. It makes you wonder what caused the sadness. Thanks for visiting my teaser.
ReplyDeleteExcellent teaser. I've been interested in this one - keep seeing it mentioned everywhere. Hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteAwesome teaser! This one really caught my attention. Thanks for visiting my blog earlier today and leaving a comment on my TT.
ReplyDeleteLoved the books cover. Great teaser!
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