Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Teaser Tuesday-March 3

Check out Teaser Tuesdays from Should Be Reading. TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:


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!

My teaser is from Bedlam South by Mark Grisham and David Donaldson:

"Maniacs and lunatics often beg for release," his lordship announced, in a successful effort to impress his guests. "They don't possess the cognitive capacity to understand the physiological value of Drowning Therapy."

pg 25

17 comments:

Literature Crazy said...

You know, I'm not sure I'd understand the value of that therapy either. What's the setting for this book?

Anonymous said...

Drowning Therapy? That sounds intriguing! I wonder what it is...

Anonymous said...

Pompous is the nicest word I can think of for this guy. Hope you are enjoying the book.

jlshall said...

Wow, drowning therapy? Maybe they should try some of that on "his lordship"! Great teasers.

Erika Powell said...

wow that teaser is really interesting

Anonymous said...

This is a great teaser! I can't wait to read your review.

Darlene said...

Ok, that sounds interesting...lol.

Jo-Jo said...

This scene takes place in an asylum and the time period is during the Civil War.

TexasRed said...

Drowning therapy? Geez. That makes lobotomies sound pleasant.

Anonymous said...

Wow! I must read this one! Great teaser.
My Teasers (both different) are up at both The Eclectic Witch Teaser #2 and Thorne's World Teaser #5

Wanda said...

It always amazes me to learn of the "scientific methods" forced upon those already suffering in thier mind.

Wendi said...

Drowning Therapy? Did they actually survive??

Here's my Teaser! ~ Wendi

Wendi said...

Oh!! I forgot - you happened to win a copy of The Agency on my blog - email me your address when you get a chance. :)

Wendi
wbarker at hotmail.com

Kim said...

Think I will pass on the drowning therapy and go straight to the electric shock room! Great teaser!
*smiles*
Kim

Alyce said...

Wow! Drowning therapy sounds terrible! (Like anything with drowning could actually be *good* therapy!) I'm going to be reviewing this one in a few weeks, so I hope it's good.

avisannschild said...

Yikes, drowning therapy? That can't be good... Great teaser!

Anonymous said...

That's a really great teaser. I read this when it first came out, and really enjoyed it even though there were parts that I found pretty disturbing. Another great Civil War novel, if you're interested, is Two Brothers by David H. Jones. It's based on the true story of the Prentiss brothers who fought on opposite sides and is really well done with a lot of attention to historical detail.