Teaser Tuesdays are a weekly book meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along:
- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
I finished Joe Hill’s Horns over the weekend (review coming soon!) so no book memes for that. I’ve just started The Boys of my Youth by Jo Ann Beard, a collection of personal essays that I’m going to be counting towards the Women Unbound Challenge.
The teaser:
Through the glass of the back door, framed by my grandmother’s lace curtains, a face wearing a creature-feature mask. Black hair, forehead, two stunned eyes, and then the rest is blood. It looks like my dad.
(Despite what it sounds like, this isn’t a horror story! The collection is made up of creative non-fiction essays describing Beard’s life growing up in the Midwest. Yup, I’m trying a memoir again! Let’s hope I like it better than the last one.)
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Interesting teaser. I’ve not read a memoir in ages. Thanks for commenting on my Spellwright teaser. I am enjoying the story. It’s refreshingly different than many of Fantasy novels I’ve read.
I was definitely intrigued by your teaser. I’ve been looking for a solid fantasy read.
Thanks for returning the favor! 🙂
creepy!I’d be sleeping with one eye open if my dad pulled tricks like that on me. Good teaser!
Definitely creepy! Sure sounds like a horror story. lol
Here’s mine:
http://atticgirl.blogspot.com/2010/03/teaser-tuesdays-jane-austen-ruined-my.html
Thanks for visiting, Shelly! Checking out your teaser now.
It sounds like a trick, doesn’t it? In the book, it’s a lot more ominous…
I’ll be watching for your review!
Thanks Mary! It’s rather short, so my review should be up in a few days or so!
I remember a guy answering the door on Halloween wearing a mask like that, and my sister and I, both still very small, running screaming back to the car! It’s left a mark! Very good tease!
Haha! Cute story. 🙂 In my family, I was usually the one scaring my younger brother. Not with masks, though–just by waiting behind a corner in the dark and jumping out at him! (I’m not evil, I swear…)
Your teaser left me wanting to know more. I tend to enjoy memoirs.
I don’t have a lot of experience with memoirs, but I’m actually really enjoying this one. 🙂
Hope you’re liking it! Nice teaser. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
I am! Phew–I thought maybe I was destined to never enjoy memoirs.
Great teaser! 🙂
Thanks Aleksandra! Liked yours too.
This sounds interesting, although I am not into reading memoirs myself. Still the author is from the Midwest and this teaser has piqued my interest.
She does a great job describing the Midwest, I think. I’ve never been there, but I can relate to a lot of what she talks about!
Thanks for visiting, Jan!
Wow! This one intrigues me…and even though I’ve done a lot of memoirs lately, this does sound like one to check out!
Thanks for visiting my blog.
I’m finding it enjoyable–I think you would, too!
Thanks for checking out bookwanderer!
I’m glad for your explanation – that sounds pretty creepy on its own! Hope you enjoy your reading. And great teaser, by the way!
If you’d like, you can check out mine here.
Haha, I figured people might think I was reading a horror or a thriller and wanted to clear it up right away!
Heading over to your blog ASAP!
loved Heart Shaped Box — looking forward to reading your review.
And, thanks for visiting On the Bookcase.
A favor, please email me on how to link to my blog through a word like Here’e “mine” or my “teaser” I can’t figure it out:(
bmead at readinggroupchoices dot com Thanks
for anyone else, here’s mine http://blog.readinggroupchoices.com/content/blog/barbara/10/march/teaser-tuesday-39-beautiful-between
Thanks Barbara! My Horns review should be up by the end of the week.
I sent you an email that hopefully you’ll find helpful. 🙂
Okay that is a freaky teaser… Enjoy your book! Here’s Mine
Beard does tell some freaky stories, honestly–all true!
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That´s pretty creepy, but intriguing! I love reading essays.
Here´s mine: http://ifyoucanreadthis.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/teaser-tuesday-17/
I do too! In this case, I think the title may have been misleading–it’s much more about Beard and her family and growing up.
Thanks for visiting!
Definitely has a heck of a way of getting your attention though, hehe.
Here are our teasers for this week!
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Sure does!
Thanks for visiting…heading over to Book Soulmates now!
Memoirs and I just don’t mesh for some reason. I’ve yet to find one that has appealed to me. I hope you’re enjoying this one. Have a good week and happy reading. My teaser is here
I hear ya! I’ve struggled with some memoirs in the past; for me, reading biographies is usually more enjoyable. However, I think this might be the one that makes me like memoirs! 🙂
Woah, very interesting (and slightly creepy…) teaser. Non-fiction short stories is interesting, hope you’re enjoying this!
If you hadn’t insisted that it isn’t a horror story, I would have assumed that! Nice teaser!