Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Teaser Tuesday-Hill House

TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
  • Grab your current read.
  • Let the book fall open to a random page.
  • Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
  • You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!

    THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE BY SHIRLEY JACKSON
    She turned her car onto the last stretch of straight drive leading her directly, face to face, with Hill House and, moving without thought, pressed her foot on the brake to stall the car and sat, staring.
    The house was vile. She shivered and thought, the words coming freely into her mind, Hill House is vile, it is diseased; get away from here at once.

12 comments:

  1. Love the cover! Sounds like a creepy read!

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  2. Yikes! That would make me do a u-turn and burn rubber in retreat!

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  3. I'm going to have to agree with everyone so far: that book looks downright creepy.

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  4. Oooh this sounds really good! I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it when you finish.

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  5. I think I'd be making a u-turn too! Creepy!

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  6. It was a creepy read at some points and I agree with Softdrink and Wendy. I would have to burn rubber out of there too! No way would you get me inside that house!!!

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  7. Guess I have to agree with everyone else on this...creepy. It sounds like the type of book I'd have to know what kind of ending it has before I'd start reading it.

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  8. Really great teaser! I've heard this book is good. The creepier the better I say!

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  9. Oooh I love it, sounds awesome and I'd have to agree, the darker & creepier the better!

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  10. Jo: I don't blame you. I wasn't very impressed with the ending however.

    Dar: Thanks! I really liked the first half of it but the ending not so much :(

    Teddyree: :)

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