TEASER TUESDAYS is hosted by MizB at Should be Reading; I’ve modified this version to allow more than two sentences from anywhere on the page:
- Grab your current read.
- Let the book fall open to a random page.
- Share with us one or two “teaser” sentences” from that page. Please 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!
Here are my teaser sentences:
One day out of the year, the mayflies swarm Canandaigua Lake. Their lifespan of twenty-four hours is entirely consumed by the search for a mate. In that time, they are so frenzied, so drunk with love, that the faintest wind blows them into cobwebs and porch screens. Their sail-like wings stand perpendicular from their bodies as they tumble and collide, mating in the air.
It’s a picture, isn’t it? This passage caught my eye because recently my race partner, Laura (who puts me to shame because she’s still running four miles a day, even though our race series is long past), mentioned she needs a runner’s mask to prevent the flies from coming in her mouth. I think there’s a market there – like a surgical mask, but with thin netting (maybe it’s already been invented?).
Now, this may be against the rules of Teaser Tuesdays, and you know I never review a book that’s not yet available at the bookstores, but I’m going to tease you with one! This passage is from The Language of Trees, the debut novel of Ilie Ruby, who is a local-to-me author. The book is wonderful – full of mystery, Seneca folklore, poetic imagery, and a story full of surprises. Look for it (and my full review) in July.
Educating TT. Mine is here
CMash
Oh, I liked this teaser! Is this a non-fiction book? It kind of sounds a little like a nature/science book that I am reading right now and I was just wondering!
What a lovely description. The title is intriguing too. Great teaser.
Love it! Check out my teaser over at my blog:
http://restlessreader.com/?p=2112
That’s a interesting read.
Here’s Mine
Mayflies drunk with love…what a visual image! lol
Here’s mine:
http://rainysnowday.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/teaser-tuesdays-13/
I added this one to my TBR the other day. Great teaser. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
I know that lake! Very interesting observation, too. Great teaser!
If you’d like, you can check out mine here.
The sentences you quoted paint a clear picture in my mind. But then, so do your words about your friend’s mouth and the need for a mask. Good one, Dawn.
Great teaser! I love the vivid imagery. As to the face mask, I know they sell full head nets (usually worn over a hat, since the brim will hold it away from your face a bit) but they can impair vision a little. I’m curious what you find!
My teaser is here.
Happy reading.
xx,
E.J.
This sounds good! New author for me, but will check out the book.
HERE is my teaser for this week
Great teasers! Find my teaser right here.
That is a fantastic image!
got this one on my list. great teaser.
My teaser! from a favorite book club author.
I am gonna check it out!
Teaser Tuesdays: The Cold Room by J T Ellison
Love the image your teaser leaves me with.
Here’s mine : http://thebooksofmylife.blogspot.com/2010/05/teaser-tuesdays-may-25.html
Fascinating teaser. I’m reading Receive Me Falling.