Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays


Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme started by Miz B at Should be Reading and asks you to:

1. Grab your current read
2. Open to a random page
3. Share 2 "teaser"sentences also citing the title of the book and the author and in that way people can have great recommendations if they like the "teaser.
4. Please avoid spoilers

This week's teaser is taken from Lowcountry Summer by Dorothea Benton Frank.

"Civilized? You call yourself civilized? I'd call you a snob maybe, a self-centered momma's boy philanderer living with a tramp, maybe. But civilized? No, I don't think it is
civilized to offer me money to sell my children."

A little over I know, but I just couldn't cut this one to two sentences. Here's one more from the same book that made me chuckle.

"But when we'd argue and I would decide it was time to say good-bye forever, he would show up at my door with five pounds of bacon. That's about all it took to sustain us for another month or so; I'm a fool for pork."

35 comments:

  1. Sounds like a fun kind of a read. I chuckled at the statement about bacon.

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  2. Bacon? That one was good. And the teaser...sell the children...lol..I remember I had days like that too lol.
    CMash

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  3. Great teaser Kaye. I have not read one of her books in several years, but use to enjoy them.

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  4. Wonderful teasers! Haven't heard of this one, but it sounds like a fun read. I'm putting it on my books-to-look-at list.

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  5. Well, I'm glad she told him off in no uncertain terms! Nice tease. Here's mine.

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  6. Sounds like an angry teaser..I kinda like it. Hope you'll enjoy it

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  7. Well, what kind of man is he??? She need to throw him back in the water and catch another fish.

    http://readwithtea.blogspot.com/2010/06/tuesdayteaser.html

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  8. Wow, great teasers! I'm intrigued! Happy reading!

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  9. Wow, that's a great one! I guess she told him...

    Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  10. These are great quotes ... I'd so anything for five pounds of bacon too! Yummm...bacon!

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  11. Nice teasers! Looks like a good book. My teaser is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  12. I loved it!! and she's an author that I have a huge interest in reading! I always threatened to sell my children to the gypsies!!

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  13. Cool teaser. I hope that your enjoying your book. Here's my teaser.

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  14. Fantastic teasers! I'm interested in this book, now.

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  15. Great teaser, Kaye - both of them! Thanks for visiting. ;)

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  16. I love both teasers. It sounds like a fun book. My teaser is from Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs. Happy reading!

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  17. Oh, why would he want her to sell her children? LOL love the pork one!

    My TT is here.

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  18. LOL "I'm a fool for pork." The civilized teaser is also fantastic. Looks like a good read.

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  19. LOL, Fool for Pork.

    http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/06/teaser_22.html

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  20. Fun teaser. Pork wouldn't do it for me, though. Good chocolate - now that would get me to forgive a lot!

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  21. sounds like a fun read. Enjoyed your teasers today. c-ya next week

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  22. I had this book on my wish list but I have a feeling it will be on the bookshelf soon. Your teasers have me wanting to read it now! There are days I may have been tempted to sell my children for bacon...just kidding!

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  23. Nice teaser! Good reply to what could only have been an unclassy statement.
    My Teaser.

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  24. I love both of these teasers - what snarkiness!
    - Jessica

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  25. Sounds like quite a funny book. Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

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  26. Ooh, I love it when someone is put in their place like that!

    Here is our teaser for today!

    ♥Isalys

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  27. that's a good tease. thanks for visiting my TT

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  28. Wow - no idea how these two teasers can come from the same book!

    Here's my fun summer read: TexasRed Books

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  29. She sounds really angry, but it's understandable I guess. Most would be when offered money to sell their children.

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  30. love that first quote especially..a great teaser!

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  31. LOL at the pork. Great teasers!

    Thank you for dropping by mine!

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  32. I love this teaser. What a fun passage..the tone is fantastic!

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