The Nearest Book

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Rules:
*Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
*Turn to page 56.
*Find the fifth sentence.
*Post that sentence along with these instructions in your LiveJournal.
*Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen.

I have not finished it though I enjoyed it. Bad C.

I like this meme. Since I am at work, I thought I might not have a book here--turns out I had three. But this was the first one I laid eyes on.

Comments

[sarah-prineas.livejournal.com]

THIS IS THE HOLIEST OF ALL HOLY PLACES, AND IT IS GUARDED BY THE SLEER.

Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, which I finished last night.

What do you think of Water For Elephants?

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

I like it actually! I just...stopped reading it. I believe that coincides with the timing of my dear Nick cruentum's visit. I am taking it home to finish it. Need to finish The Book Thief, too.

It is in present tense (Water) and about a circus vet. Not at all what I expected.

[talekyn.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed "Graveyard." I had read "The Witch's Headstone" as a short story a while back, and what I love about the book is that most sections (like the Dance with the Dead sequence) can be read individually and enjoyed.