Teaser Tuesday: Aug. 24--Two Books

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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!

Here are ours (click the links to see our reviews):

Gerard's--from pg. 66 of One Dog at a Time--Saving the Strays of Afghanistan by Pen Farthing (non-fiction)

For the next half hour or so we sat quietly in he dark waiting to make sure the Taliban we had fired upon were indeed dead.  I desperately wanted to check on Nowzad, but I couldn't risk the Taliban kicking off again while I wasn't where I should be.

 Karen's--from pg. 4 of Pray For Silence by Linda Castille

Zimmerman pointed toward the farmhouse, his hand shaking like a flag in a gale.  "Amos Plank.  The children.  There is blood.  They are dead!"

Our reviews will be up in a couple days.

"Playing For Pizza" by John Grisham

I guess I've been spoiled by Grisham.  "Playing For Pizza" by John Grisham disappointed me.  The football parts were okay, but the rest was not.  The only character I really cared about was the main one.  The other characters are not really brought out much.  I cannot recommend this book.
(Gerard's review)

Here is a little fun quiz that goes along with pizza so I thought I'd toss it in here just to break things up a little.

What are you like? You are conscientious You are real You are curious You are well grounded You are confident Your ideal pizza has: High quality cheese A killer sauce Lots of meat Interesting flavors Fresh toppings If you won a trip to an American city, you'd choose: New Orleans New York City San Francisco Chicago Los Angeles When you eat pizza, how many slices do you eat? Two slices Three slices Four slices Practically whole pie One slice The best pizza places are: Little hole in the wall restaurants Generous with the portions Locally run Simple and old fashioned Gourmet   I Am Tomatoes

You are kind hearted and open minded. You're always up for something new. You like to experiment. You are easy going, and you pride yourself on not being judgmental. You can see the good in almost every situation. You prefer to keep things light and fun. You don't like heavy topics or pessimistic people. You believe that there's so much to celebrate. You're happy to just celebrate being alive! Click the link below to take the quiz:

What Pizza Topping Are You?

Please tell us: What categories of literature do you like? What are you reading now? Who are your top five favorite authors? Have you read this one? What did you think of it?

Book Club: "The Secret Life Of CeeCee Wilkes" Chapters 11-20

Okay, I felt sorry for CeeCee when Genevieve went into labor and died but more sorry for Genevieve and her husband.  

I was glad CeeCee at least did not kill the baby and wanted to return it to the Governor, its father.  However, I do not understand why she didn't go through with her plan and leave it in the police car outside of the mansion.  After all, the car door was open when the alarm sounded so she could easily have just left the baby in the back seat before running away as easily as carrying it with her.  Apparently, when it came down to it, she wanted to keep the baby as her own.  This was her biggest mistake in my opinion.

Once CeeCee realized she really made a huge mistake, she should have gone right up to the front door of the mansion, asked to speak privately to the governor and told him the whole truth and let the pieces fall where they may.  That is what I would have done.  But then, the book would not have been near as good!

I really feel sorry for Governor Russell, more than for CeeCee.  His wife was kidnapped, died in childbirth without him there for her and he doesn't even know it.  His child was born and is with a 16-yr. old girl on the run with a fake birth certificate!  How awful!  

I like CeeCee but she is very stupid.  I wish she would start making better decisions and forget about Tim.  Since he has not come back, she should realize that the Governor did not give in to his demands.  Even Genevieve warned her that Tim was a womanizer because she had him in one of her classes and knew him.

This book is so good, a real page-turner! 

If you would like to get in on this online book club, you could easily catch up.  The chapters are short and the book is hard to put down. Stop over at Book Beginnings and Bookends to see what others think.

"The Politician" by Andrew Young

The Politician by Andrew Young reveals the scandal that took John Edwards out of the race for President. Andrew Young writes a great book here by not holding back anything. It reads like a novel but it is sad it is true. This is an eye opening account!

(Gerard's review 4/17/10)


Please tell us: What categories of literature do you like? What are you reading now? Who are your top five favorite authors? Have you read this one? What did you think of it?

"I thought You Were Dead" by Pete Nelson

I Thought You Were Dead by Pete Nelson is a novel about Paul Gustavson who can’t seem to handle any situation just right.  He has a dog named Stella who seems to be a big help to Paul in handling his life experiences.  I enjoyed reading Paul’s ups and downs and just loved Stella.  It has a real good ending too.  I got into it right off the start.

(Gerard's review 5/22/10)

Please tell us: What categories of literature do you like? What are you reading now? Who are your top five favorite authors? Have you read this one? What did you think of it?