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Teaser Tuesdays

July 20, 2010
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Last Tuesday I slept late and missed the teasing so this week, it’s TWO teasers. And, since I’m reading a non-fiction book and I like the fiction teasers more, I thought I would do one from my current read and one from my next read.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. The idea is to give everyone a look inside the book you’re reading.

Play along: Grab your current read; Open to a random page; Share two teaser sentences from that page; Share the title and author so that other participants know what you’re reading.

First up, The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea by Philip Hoare.

“Perhaps it is because I was nearly born underwater.

A day or so before my mother was due to give birth to me, she and my father visited Portsmouth’s naval dockyard, where they were taken on a tour of a submarine.” (1)

Next on the ever voluminous TBR, Kraken by China Miéville.

“The sea is full of saints. You know that? You know that: you’re a big boy.” (10)

What are you teasing us with this week?

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9 Comments leave one →
  1. Yvonne permalink
    July 20, 2010 6:46 am

    Both are great teasers!

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  2. NotNessie permalink
    July 20, 2010 7:52 am

    I like the teaser from The Whale.

    Here’s my teaser.

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  3. Aimee permalink
    July 20, 2010 10:44 am

    Great teasers, I haven’t heard of either one. My Teaser is here.

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  4. The Literary Omnivore permalink
    July 20, 2010 11:30 am

    What a lovely opening for a nonfiction book- and what a great story. I really hope that one works out. Kraken sounds great, too. Did you plan for two sea-related books at once, or did it just sort of happen?

    My teaser is here.

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    • justbookreading permalink*
      July 20, 2010 2:50 pm

      Nope, not planned, just sort of happened this morning.

      Reply
  5. Aleksandra permalink
    July 20, 2010 11:54 am

    Great teasers! Kraken is on my tbr pile! Happy reading :)

    Reply
  6. CaroleHolland permalink
    July 20, 2010 12:36 pm

    I loved the Whale teaser – how intriguing! My teaser for this week is here: http://wp.me/pXuHW-4j

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  7. laurelrainsnow permalink
    July 20, 2010 5:43 pm

    Great teasers…enjoy the books.

    Here’s mine:

    http://rainysnowday.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/teaser-tuesdays-16/

    Reply
  8. Pussreboots permalink
    July 20, 2010 8:04 pm

    Kraken’s already on my wishlist. Maybe I should put Whale on too. Thank you for stopping by my TT.

    Reply

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