Tara offered a fun meme to any of her readers who were interested.
Open up the book you’re currently reading to page 161 and read the sixth sentence on the page, then think of 5 bloggers to tag.
Since I'm on page 153, I got to read ahead a bit. :<) The sixth sentence on page 161 of The Unpleasantness At The Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers is:
"I wish you had spoken more openly."
Short and to the point!
As Tara wrote, anyone who reads this is welcome to participate since, I, too, love to know what people are reading right now.
Oh, I like this meme! I'll do my sixth sentence tonight.
ReplyDeleteJeanne
A fun meme. I don't think I know 5 bloggers that would do this. I am new to blogging tho.
ReplyDeleteI will just give you my meme response...
"An escape by sea!" from the book 'The Snoring Bird' by Bernd Heinrich.
Yes, I like this too. I'll do it later today.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun idea Nan! I will do it too this weekend. I am reading a classic so it will be interesting.
ReplyDeletePlease stop by my blog and sign up for the birthday give~away.
~~ Heidi ~~
I did it, I blogged it:
ReplyDeletehere. Thanks for the meme and a great blog.
Nan, thanks for playing and passing this one along!
ReplyDeleteI'm reading The Bark of the Dogwood ... sixth sentence on page 161
ReplyDelete"And then of course, my aunt and uncle continued to talk about the tree limb for a good hour or more, somehow managing to use the same phrases over and over until the thing was permutated out."
Strek (living in New York now) is writing about his early years in Infanta, Alabama.
MadreKarin, I tried reading it years ago and found it tough going. Are you liking it? Should I try again? I love that word, carping.
ReplyDeleteLisa, that's a great sentence! Is this a kid's book?
Janice, that sure piques my interest. I'll have to check into The Bark of the Dogwood.
Jeanne, BooksPlease, Heidi, and Amy, I'll go see yours at your blogs.
Tara, this seems to have been a real hit! And such fun to read those sentences.
No Nan it isn't a childs book. Bernd is a biologist/scientist and this is a biography about his father that was also a biologist / scientist.
ReplyDeleteBernd is a scientist yet writes so I can understand his studies.
I think I'll post mine here since I am behind on blogging (due to illness and a quick weekend trip) and I don't get all that many visitors anyway.
ReplyDeleteI am actually reading a couple of books right now but chose this line:
"When their youngest finally left the nest, they always did something crazy, like burn all their respectable high-neck dresses and wear too much perfume."
This is from Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen.