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PAGE 123 MEME

Posted on 2008.04.20 at 17:18
Okay, I got tagged for this meme by [info]azang.

But I have a small problem: You are supposed to pick up the closest book and open it to page 123, look for sentence number five and then type in the next three sentences and comment on them.

Sounds easy, right?

Um, the closest books to me are two of my own manuscripts, both of which I am currently editing (And while they are still unpublished I clearly regard them as books!), and a synonym finder, then the MS Office for MAC, and after that a book on writing fundraising materials and a stack of research materials on Ancient Egypt. Beyond that is an entire bookshelf, mostly filled with books on writing, etc. (I just realized that I am always surrounded by books.)

So, I'm going to go grab the novel I'm currently reading, WARLORD by Jennifer Fallon.


"Heads I take Highcastle, tails, the Widowmaker." The coin spun in midair before Adham caught it and held it out for the others to see. "Tails," he told them.

These lines provide the reader with insight into the character's nature. It's obvious he doesn't take things too seriously.


BTW--Tag, you're all it.

Comments:


martyn44
[info]martyn44 at 2008-04-21 13:13 (UTC) (Link)
Well, I just bought Joe Hill's 'Heart Shaped Box', and the appropriate sentences are:

'He missed a step, stumbled, dropped to his knees in the frozen mud of the driveway. Picked himself up, took two running steps, and stumbled again. Jude fell onto all fours in front of the dead man's pick-up.'

Someone's going to get hurt. Badly hurt. Probably by something they don't comprehend.
sharonskinner
[info]sharonskinner at 2008-04-21 15:34 (UTC) (Link)
I like the way the author used a fragment filled with short clipped actions to give the feel of stumbling and being breathless, while struggling to remain in control.
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