You game?
Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (in a comment)
* Don't dig for your favourite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.
Here's mine from Dead is a State of Mind by Marlene Perez (the entire series ROCKS btw): "Not half as much as I owe you, but I'm curious - what do you want a San Carlos yearbook for?" she said.
Not bad, hints at something suspect and has a location. Cool. Almost makes me want to zoop up my own Page 56 before Under My Skin goes to print...lol.
Okay - let's see what kind of wacky, deep or highly puzzling sentences are out there in YOUR nearest book.
14 comments:
It sprang to attention.
Peter almost fell down the embankment.
(From James Bow's YA novel The Young City, Dundurn Press, 2008)
I love this game! Here's mine:
She pictured her decorating someone else's tree.
Oh, and mine is from The Devouring by Simon Holt.
Julie - that's practically not PG...lol...oh, lord, it's Monday.
What was the title??
And R.J. - haven't heard of The Young City - I'll be looking it up.
Tami - love the title "The Devouring". How's the book?
Thanks for playing!
We can map out in this way, step by step, a practical rationality.
From Fashionable Nonsense by Alan Sokal and Jean Bricmont. I haven't read the book yet, but judging by that sentence, the content fits the title rather well... :S
I totally thought you read The Devouring, Tracy! So far so good! I'm only 50 pages in (I've had no time to read lately). A definitely read based on those pages. :)
Oh...and get your mind out of the gutter! ;)
"Like shoes."
LOL too weird! And fun!
Which I didn't plan, I have a major shoe/boot thing...er... obsession.
From: The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King. I just bought the book yesterday. (2 actually, one to give away.)
Dust?! Kitty - how did you get it so fast?? I'm jealous...like completely green - I so want to read it.
I think I hate you....lol...no seriously...
:)
Tracy, I asked the same thing!!! Very jealous. :)
I'm doing two:
Technically the closest book would be one on my computer:
"Of course, with all that had been going on, the trivialities of high school life had kind of slipped my mind."
The nearest published book:
"I won't try to argue that "The Gradual Canticle" is a great poem (although I think it's a pretty good one)." - Stephen King "On Writing"
Stephen King "On Writing" has to be one of the better writing books out there. Love it!
"Being pushed around." (from Maggie Stiefvater's Lament.
Last time I played this game the closest book to me was Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and I think I mighta freaked out a few people. Books about faeries are maybe a tad nicer, yes? ;)
Ha! Sheri - yes, faeries over stiffs...although now I'm curious about the line...
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