Rules:
- 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!
This week, my teaser is from The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. How I found this book is a bit of a story--remember when Google had Ada Lovelace on their homepage a little while ago? Following the links in the search results, I noticed Wikipedia mentioned The Difference Engine under Cultural References as a steampunk novel that included Ada Lovelace. I thought it sounded cool, especially since I read Neuromancer by Gibson (and liked it). I'm not very far into this story yet (only 20 some pages) but Lovelace has already been mentioned.
Her room above the Hart seemed distant as childhood's first memories, here in the smell of slaughter, in this dark where giants moved--Houston reeled suddenly to slash at the curtains with his cane, tore them open, gas-light catching the patterns of frost on the glass of each mullioned pane, illuminating the Texian's kerchief and the grim eyes above it, eyes distant and merciless as winter stars. Houston staggered at the sight, the striped blanket sliding from his shoulders.-p. 67
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Have you ever tried a book because it contained a particular character, either a real or fiction person? What are you reading now? Got any teasers to share?
-----The Golden Eagle
32 comments:
Yeah I picked up Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel because it was about Thomas Cromwell. :-)
Great teaser! Thank you for sharing.
Isn't it great the kind of gems you can discover by following random links on the internet? I'm always discovering stuff like that, love it!
Jai
Nice tease! I've been itching for a collaborative novel lately, so maybe this is the ticket I'm looking for. Thanks, Eagle! :)
Sounds fun!
It sounds like a very exciting book! I wonder if I can find it...oh dear, my list keeps growing.
Yeah I've tried some because they had a character I knew, looks like an interesting read.
I've read a few steampunk novels and like the genre. Thanks for teasing this one!
Here's mine: http://duckduckcow.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaser-tuesday-haunted-utah.html
Steampunk has risen so fast in popularity but I've yet to read a book of that genre.
I love anything Gibson.
Great teaser! Yes, I've picked up books because a particular character or real person was mentioned in them.
Here's my TT.
Aah the Difference Engine. That takes me back... :)
Great teaser! Right now I'm reading Betwixt right now, but it's not too good. The way the teenagers talk is really unrealistic and I feel like it's too forced. I may have to post a rant about that. ;)
I gave my copy of this to a friend before I realised that it was a precursor to steampunk. Curses!
Jamie
Steampunk seems to be the genre du jour, so this is probably a good time to read this one.
mood
Very powerful. I'm starting Life of Pi today. We'll see! BTW You should join our blogfest. Sign up!
I really like the passage you posted. I'll have to add this book to my TBR.
I have Charlotte in my pile because it has characters from Pride & Prejudice in it.
Misha: Cool. :)
Summer: You're very welcome!
Jai: I don't do a lot of random surfing, but it's a lot of fun.
David: Thanks!
I hope you enjoy The Difference Engine if you check it out. :)
Funny Pets: It's interesting.
Jack: I know, mine too. I'm never going to put an end to my TBR list.
Pat: It is!
Jessica: You're welcome. :)
L. Diane: I love the genre; the technology element really attracts me.
Michael: I've only read Neuromancer by William Gibson, but I liked the book.
Cherie: Thank you!
Lynda: Really? Funny how some books stick with you over the years. :)
Madeline: Thanks!
I'm sorry to hear the book isn't good. I hate unrealistic dialogue, too.
Jamie: That's too bad. Maybe your library has a copy? (That's where I found the one I'm reading.)
Mooderino: My current novel is steampunk, so I've been reading more from the genre lately.
Maurice: I started that book months ago but never went back to finish it . . . though I keep meaning to.
Mary: Glad you liked the teaser!
Nice Teaser! I'm not reading anything at the moment, but I am looking forward to a few books I may or may not be getting for Christmas. *wink* :D I'll have to share a teaser from them when I get a chance! :)
Shelley: Thank you!
Books make great Christmas presents, don't they? :)
Sounds like a very different kind of book. Enjoy!
Carol: Thank you. :)
I thought it was ok, it's actually a set of novellas rather than a novel. It was certainly influential, I thought Michael Moorcock's (another steam punk precursor) Warlord of the Air was a better story and better written.
I've read WolfHall excellent.
Great teaser, thanks for sharing!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Nas
Am reading "Fit for Life" by Marilyn and Harvey Diamond.
Let me please wish you and yours a very merry Christmas.
Now that I'm free, maybe I should read that book that's been sitting on my night table for some time...
Haven't really, no - unless someone has recommended a book to me because of a certain character, and I think the character sounds interesting. :)
Paul: Really? I didn't know that it was broken up into different stories.
I'll put Moorcock's book on my TBR list! And Wolfhall too.
Nas: You're very welcome!
Happy Holidays to you, too. :)
Anthony: Thank you. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
DWei: No time like the present to read a book. :)
Trisha: I've picked up books because of recommendations, too.
I low on teasers at the moment. Blame it on Christmas. Needed to stop in before the end of the year to say hi and wish you the best for 2013.
I loved this teaser, btw. The prose was excellent and made me want to keep reading. Thanks.
merry christmas to you and yours :)
Lee: The same to you. :)
You're very welcome!
Laughingwolf: Thanks! Merry Christmas. :)
I think that the different sections were originally different stories-am i making this up? Its been a while since I read it.
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