I don't usually do this kind of thing but got tagged by Neth Space and Fantasy Cafe and I thought it looked like fun...
Grab the nearest book and turn to page 123. Write down the fifth sentence, post it, and then tag 5 others to do this.
The closest book to hand was an advance copy of Peter Brett's 'The Painted Man', a book that Terry Brooks has had plenty of good things to say about. This should give you a fair idea of what kind of fantasy it is; at least that's what I thought until I turned to page 123, counted five sentences down and found...
Gared's hands roamed her body freely, and Leesha let him touch places that only a husband should.
Ok... There's not much more I can say to that...
I feel like I've turned up far too late to tag anyone who hasn't done this already so I'm turning it over to anyone who reads this post! You know what to do. Go to page 123, count five sentences and post the fifth sentence in the comments...
You win this meme for having the best sentence!
ReplyDelete~Aidan
A Dribble of Ink
That is a pretty good sentence. Hmm, the closest book to me is 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' by Douglas Adams.
ReplyDelete"Exactly," said Dirk, "bravo!"
Eerily fits with Aidan's post.
Phantoms of someone's imagination
ReplyDeleteGRRM's retrospective volume one...a fitting description of this whole game maybe?
I agree with Aidan - you definitely win for the best sentence! :)
ReplyDeleteMy book's not porn, I swear! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm the meme winner! :o)
ReplyDeleteHey Peter - I'm sure that was just a random fluke...
*Turns to page 380, just to check*
You got lucky ;o) Looking forward to reading 'The Painted Man' very soon!
"But as a matter of fact, no."
ReplyDeleteThe nearest book was Trouble by Jesse Kellerman.
From The Mirrored Heavens by David J. Williams:
ReplyDeleteWhatever you're not trying to kill, you're trying to fuck.
...soldiers came to London, to seek the Kryfangan, to seek their revenge.
ReplyDeleteThe Devil's Plague by Mark Beynon. Tomes of the Dead book.
"The cover had gone astray, the spine had been torn off and perhaps the entire back half of the book was missing."
ReplyDeleteFrom 'Memoirs of a Master Forger' by William Heaney. You're definitely still winning.
D.
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
ReplyDelete"Go to hell, you little fool!"
Bit late to the party, but couldn't resist as I've just slapped this on my TBR pile after being reminded of it by this blog.
ReplyDeleteGraham Joyce's, "The Tooth Fairy".
Then her tongue explored his mouth, probing, slippery, like a live fish.