Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Teaser Tuesday - My First Stephen King


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

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!

So Stephen King is my brothers favourite author, I asked him to recommend my first SK read and this is it, I think he is not trying to frighten me. I should be able to start on Thursday i'm still slowly making it through The Pact, Jodi Picoult.
Summary
Trisha McFarland's parents are newly divorced, and in an effort to keep the family together, her mother and brother and herself take a walk in the woods, on a portion of the Appalachian Trail near their home (near the Maine/New Hampshire/Canada border). At one point, they come to a fork in the road, and Trisha, needing to pee, goes down one path to take care of business. The mother and brother go down the other path. When she is through, she decides to cut through the woods rather than retrace her steps, after all who could get lost here?

My Teaser.....
pg. 82
-might as well knock on wood, toss salt back over your shoulder, or make the sign of the cross before you stepped into the batter's box, as Nomar Garciaparra always did. There were no cameras here, no instant replays, no cheering fans.
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22 comments:

  1. JenniferDecember 1, 2009 at 1:10 AM

    Oh my oldest loved this book. Great teaser. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2009/12/pearl-girls-teaser-tuesdays.html

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  2. HeatherDecember 1, 2009 at 1:39 AM

    I've never been a Stephen King fan (his short stories were enough to creep me out), but hope you enjoy experiencing a new author. My teaser is here.

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  3. brizmusDecember 1, 2009 at 7:07 AM

    Oh! I hope you're enjoying your first Stephen King. Sometimes I love him, but sometimes I feel it's just too much (or not enough, even). I haven't read this one.

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  4. MargDecember 1, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    I've only read one Stephen King novel before. I am not quite sure if I am ready to read anohter just yet.

    My teaser is here

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  5. AmyDecember 1, 2009 at 7:51 AM

    I run hot and cold with King too but one thing is for sure - he can scare you! Great teaser!

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  6. Lori L. Clark ArtDecember 1, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    I used to read Stephen King books all of the time but haven't read any of his work lately at all. I thought I might like to read his newest though. Mine are posted here!

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  7. LisaDecember 1, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    i need to read this one. it's been in my tbr forever!


    Here's mine

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  8. AllisonDecember 1, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    I haven't read this book yet! Sure sounds interesting though. I may have to pick it up.. Really need to read more of his novels!

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  9. AlayneDecember 1, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    See, Stephen King rules because he mentions Nomar. :) Good teaser! Made me smile. Here's mine!

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  10. gautami tripathyDecember 1, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    Great teaser!

    Teaser Tuesdays: Judah's Lion

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  11. CeeCeeDecember 1, 2009 at 11:46 AM

    I haven't read a King novel since The Stand. I want to read his latest because he made it sound interesting in an interview.

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  12. fredamansDecember 1, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    Not lovin the teaser, or the summary. Not really necessary....

    http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2009/12/teaser-tuesday.html

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  13. Laurel-Rain SnowDecember 1, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    I haven't read any Stephen King for a long time. I do have one on my TBR stack, though, "Lisey's Story."

    This one sounds good!

    My teaser is here:

    http://laurel-rain-snow.blogspot.com/2009/12/teasing-our-way-into-this-new-week-and.html

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  14. LisaDecember 1, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    I have read only a couple of Stephen King's in my day. I really liked "Bag of Bones", and the short story book "The Bachman Books".

    Great teaser!
    Here's mine in case you are interested:
    www.bookblabbing.blogspot.com/2009/12/teaser-tuesday.html

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  15. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaDecember 1, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    I listened to the audio version of this one many many years ago. Good teaser.

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  16. Malcolm R. CampbellDecember 1, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    I wonder if I've ever read a King book. Not sure. Might have to check this one out, though.

    Malcolm

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  17. fredamansDecember 1, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    Actually I LOVE Stephen King.

    Just wanted more.... :-)

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  18. fredamansDecember 2, 2009 at 1:35 AM

    My favorite S.K. is The Dark Half.

    Awesome!

    But also check out his writings as Richard Bachman. THE LONG WALK is an amazing short-story.

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  19. AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 2:11 AM

    It's been too long since I read Stephen King.

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  20. Jenn (Books At Midnight)December 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM

    Ohhh, nice quote. I haven't read much Stephen King (agree, scary!), but it looks good. Enjoy! :)

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  21. BrianneDecember 3, 2009 at 10:09 PM

    Stephen King is amazing. :) My favorite is the Shining. I've read The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon, but didn't think it was strange enough. If I'm reading Stephen King, it's for the shock/horror/creepy factor. But it was still great. :)
    Nice teaser! Good book. :)

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  22. NovrozDecember 11, 2009 at 7:34 AM

    Ow this book is your 1st Stephen King's!! well so far (coz as you know, I am curretly reading it too tho this is not my 1st Stephen King ;) ) this book is unlike most SK's books

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