Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Teaser Tuesday-Oct. 13


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 “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

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!

This week my teaser is from A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve:
The government had rounded up fifty students at the university, one of them said.  The students had been massacred and tossed into a mass grave.

pg. 28

29 comments:

jlshall said...

I've been curious about this one. I've never read anything by Anita Shreve, and I thought this one might be a good place to start, although it sounds a little different from her earlier books. Good teaser.

Zia said...

Holy cow! That's teaser that will stick with you. I might have to go see what this book is about now.

Andrea said...

OMG, that's an attention getter. I'm going to have to look up this book.
Great teaser! Here's mine.

Margot said...

Oh dear, I have this book on my shelf to read soon. This is my first Anita Shreve so I'll hold off my judgement till I'm done.

Jenny Girl said...

uh-oh
That spells big time trouble.
Consider me teased. sounds like a good one.
Here's my teaser

Cackleberry Homestead said...

Wow - I have this on my tbr pile and now I want to read it.

Darlene said...

I remember that quote. I just finished this the other day. I have yet to write my review. I'm curious as to what you think of it.

Calico Crazy said...

Wow, this is a definite addition to the TBR, right up near the top. My teaser is here.

Jennifer said...

I adore Anita Shreve's works. Great choice. Mine is here: http://rundpinne.blogspot.com/2009/10/nine-dragons-teaser-tuesdays.html

Anonymous said...

Wow, that's quite a teaser. I wonder what they're talking about.

gautami tripathy said...

So very sad.

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gautami tripathy said...

So very sad.

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Mel (He Followed Me Home) said...

Yikes! Great teaser Jo-Jo!

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

Hope you are enjoying this one. I was a bit disappointed by it.

Anonymous said...

Now that is startling. I'm certainly going to have to look into this one.

Jem said...

Anita Shreve is a really good writer. I haven't read this one, but some others. Thanks for the teaser.

I have an award for you here: http://thereadingjourney.blogspot.com/2009/10/two-awards.html

Sassy Brit @ Alternative-Read.com said...

Oh sounds my kind of book! :)

Great tease, I want it now! Yeah, I know I must be morbid!

Here's my Tuesday Teaser!

Have a good day!

Sassy
:)

Anonymous said...

That definitely grabbed my attention. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one.

Here's my Teaser Tuesday.

Laura's Reviews said...

Great teaser! I just finished A Change in Altitude myself and loved it. I've got a review and giveaway on my site for you to check out when you are finished. It will be fun to compare our thoughts on the book!

http://lauragerold.blogspot.com/2009/10/giveaway-and-review-change-in-altitude.html

christine said...

This teaser really creates a sinister feeling. Good choice.

Missy B. said...

I have read many of Shreve's books, but not this one. What a sad teaser! I will have to get more information on this one.

Tena said...

wow, great teaser

here is mine...
http://5150bookslut.blogspot.com/2009/10/teaser-tuesday-10132009.html

Lisa said...

Here's what I said immediately after reading your teaser. "Whoa."

That was a good one.

Veens said...

That's horrible!I've never read anything by Anita Shreve.

Allison Vaughn said...

For some reason it made me think of Virginia Tech :-/ Great teaser, though - definitely. Has you thinking, you know?

Allison
My Teaser: http://www.wellreadreviews.com/blog/?p=1317

Laura's Reviews said...

While Fortune's Rocks and The Weight of Water are my favorite Shreve novels, Sea Glass and Resistance are among my favorites too! I hope she writes another historical novel again soon.

The Westie Loving Therapist said...

Your teaser certainly is an attention getter. I've not read any of Anita Shreve's books either, so I'll have to check this out.

Here's my teaser...
http://westietherapy.blogspot.com/2009/10/teaser-tuesdays-rude-awakenings.html

Kristi said...

I tried to read this last month and just couldn't get into it. I am hoping if I give it a shot at another time that it will go better!

Good teaser from it though!

Anonymous said...

This one has me curious!