* Grab your current book or recent read.
* Share a few "teaser" sentences from somewhere in the book.
* 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 and author so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!
Finished reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky over the weekend for a September group read at Goodreads. Definitely not a feel-good book, but a good one nonetheless. The narrative is told in a series of letters, each chapter being another letter--some short, some long. Here is a teaser from this YA novel.
When we got out of the tunnel, Sam screamed this really fun scream, and there is was. Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing.
And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.
(Chapter: October 28)
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Charlie is a freshman.
And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it.
Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But he can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.
I have been wanting to read this one...and to see the movie.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
I just read The Perks of Being A Wallflower and that's a great part.
ReplyDeleteGood teaser, I've heard this book is good. Sounds like they're out and about and enjoying life.
ReplyDeleteLaurel-Rain: I've wanted to read this one for a while, and am glad i finally got round to it. I have not yet seen the movie.
ReplyDeleteLinda: Isn't that a great scene? *G*
ReplyDeleteGreg: It is good, and I like how "in the now" this scene is.
ReplyDeleteLike this choice. I haven't read it yet, but like the teaser. I've been avoiding the movie in case I read the book.
ReplyDeleteMy teaser:
http://booksojourner.blogspot.com/2013/09/teaser-tuesday-19-kingmakers.html
Lovely :)
ReplyDeleteThis is one I've wanted to read for quite awhile. Hopefully I'll get to it soon! Great teaser.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Better Read Than Dead.
Thanks, Jenny. I really liked the way this chapter ended, and I too avoided the movie until I could read the book.
ReplyDeleteValentina: Thank you, and thanks for visiting! ☺
ReplyDeleteKristin: Here's hoping you get to it sooner rather than later! *G*
ReplyDeletegreat teaser. I've been wanting to read this book. thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteHi Kelley! I hope my teaser has you reading the book sometime soon!
ReplyDeleteInteresting one! Great teaser!
ReplyDeleteI like the scream. Sounds like a fun read.
ReplyDeleteThere were a few funny scenes, but also alot of teenage angst. Of course, as we find out at the end, there was a legitimate underlying reason for some of Charlie's problems.
ReplyDeleteFabulous teaser! My friend had that last sentence for a tattoo. I really need to read it. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAndrea: The entire last sentence? Your friend must really like the book. ☺
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