Grab your current read and let it fall open to a random page. Post two (or more) sentences from that page, along with the title and author. Don’t give anything vital away!
“‘You won’t enjoy your lives much longer if you are going to try this idiotic adventure. Don’t set the office on fire,’ I said, ‘and go away before nine o’clock.’”
-p. 23 of Rudyard Kipling’s The Man Who Would Be King
27 comments:
Hmmmm. The Man Who Would Be King. Is that the Sean Connery movie? I loved the movie, but haven't read the book. Hope you are enjoying it!
Now that's telling them! Interesting teaser, thanks for sharing.
Here's my Teaser
but will they listen? read my teaser here
Great tease! Here is mine
http://wordsmithonia.blogspot.com/2009/08/teaser-tuesdays_18.html
I remember reading the book long time back!
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Don't set the office on fire!?! That is great! I a really curious now as to what is going on.
Great teaser.
Come check out mine:
http://melissa-melsworld.blogspot.com/2009/08/teaser-tuesday-is-weekly-event.html
Oh I want to know all about this idiotic adventure. I hope it isn't as idiotic as he/she is saying it will be.
I'm distracted now by the idea of a movie with Sean Connery.
Good teaser, made me lol a little.
Here's mine
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Ha, ha, love the teaser!
heres mine:
http://carmen-krista.blogspot.com/
Good teaser! That one should be on my reading list.
My teaser is here.
Interesting teaser!
Don't set the lawn on fire? hehe. Good advice!
I've got my teaser up here.
Great teaser! Definitely made me wonder what was going on.
:)
Your teaser is a better example of what one should be than my own. A lot more interesting!
I haven't read this book yet. Now, I'd like to. :)
Haven't read any Kipling in many years, but I used to love his short stories. This was a wonderful teaser!
Very interesting teaser!
Who would have thought Kipling could be such good teaser-fodder? Excellent!
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I haven't read this one by Kipling and I think I should. Great teaser!
A bit of sarcastic humor always makes for a good teaser!
Hmm...will they set it on fire? Great teaser!
Interesting! I haven't read this one.
Cool teaser! Thanks for visiting!
Ha! Great teaser! Nice to see some lesser known classics.
I love that teaser...it just made me laugh! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
I've always wanted to read more of Kipling! That was an excellent teaser :)
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