Teaser Tuesdays (3)
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 “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!
My Teaser:
I told her how strong she was and how healthy she was going to be and how proud I was of her and I dropped in how many calories I ate that day, the magic number on the scale, the number of inches around my thighs. We went to the mall and I made sure we used the same dressing room so she could see my skeleton shine in the florescent blue light.
~ pg. 98 – “Wintergirls” by Laurie Halse Anderson
This book is so sad so far, but so true to life. I haven’t gotten quite half way and I’ve already had a few teary moments. One of my friends in junior high went through anorexia and it was hard to watch. If only she knew how she was affecting me.
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10 Comments
Adriana
That's a sad teaser. I really want to read this book, but I'm still hesitant because of the subject it deals with. I'll be looking forward to reading your review on it.
Lady Q
At first I thought the narrator of your teaser was talking about the anorexic but at the end it seemed she was the anorexic. Maybe they both are? Looks good. Here's my teaser for Watermark.
Kelly
I just got this in the post today, I can't wait to start it 🙂 Great teaser!
jlshall
Very sad and scary teaser. I remember being headed that way myself, way back in junior high, so this might not be one I could read. But it does sound interesting.
Anonymous
That´s really scary! Here´s mine:
http://ifyoucanreadthis.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/teaser-tuesday-22/
Alayne
You're right, it does seem really sad. My teaser is at The Crowded Leaf.
Kathy Martin
That is a very disturbing teaser. I hope you enjoy the book.
Here is my Tuesday Teaser: Inside of a Dog
Jennifer
Oh what a sad teaser. The book sounds like a must-read. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/05/teaser-tuesdays-sea-witch.html
Kaye
I could never read this book as I almost lost a daughter to this insidious disease. It's one of the most difficult things to ever deal with as the repercussions last for years and years.
Sheila (Bookjourney)
I want to read this one.. what a great teaser!