Saturday, December 3, 2011

First Lines Friday, December 2, 2011

This is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. Here is what you do:

Grab your current read(s).
Share the first line(s).
Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists.

How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired by Dany LaFerriere

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, this is the fifth time Bouba's played that Charlie Parker record. He's crazy about jazz, and this must be his Parker period. Last week I had Coltrane for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Now it's Parker's turn.

also I am reading:

Chill Run by Russell Brooks

Eddie Barrow, Jr. didn't remember feeling the bullet tear into his shoulder. From where he lay on the hardwood floor, the ceiling spun in and out of focus. God, I can't even lift my arms and legs, more or less move my wrists.

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Friday, November 25, 2011

The Friday 56 - November 25, 2011

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Storytime with Tonya and Friends.
*Post a link along with your post back to Storytime with Tonya and Friends.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

Closest book:

How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired

by Dany Laferrière

P56, 5th sentence:

"I told her you were Montreal's only living saint. I told her you live like a monk, that you hardly eat and that you only drink tea."

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