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 (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!
“He had learned early on how to transform frustration into a fantasy of fulfillment, to turn life into art. To catch Jack the Ripper, he understood, was to effect a reverse transformation, to uncover the frustrated desires that found their perverse fulfillment in murder.”
Page 46 (ARC copy), What Alice Knew: A More Curious Tale of Henry James and Jack the Ripper by Paula Marantz Cohen
My review of this extraordinary book.
What are you reading?
I have heard so much about this, I must pick this up!!
I highly recommend the book. My review will go live in a few hours.
What a great teaser. I remember watching a mini TV series growing up about Jack the Ripper and being totally engrossed. Can’t wait to read your review
Here’s my Tuesday Teaser
HAppy reading !!
Very curious about this book, but a bit hesitant, in case it is gory. Does it contain gruesome scenes or is the emphasis more on the intellectual puzzle the Ripper’s identity presents?
This is a brilliant book filled with thought, philosophy, personal observation and a jolly fun read.
Your review and reply settle it, thank you. I am ordering this book now!
Intriguing teaser. I haven’t heard of this book before.
Here’s My Teaser
Great teaser and it sounds like a great book too.
Right now I’m reading about a dog
Sounds like an interesting read!
My teaser is from The Various Flavors of Coffee by Anthony Capella
I will check it out!
Here is my Teaser Tuesday post!
Interesting teaser – haven’t heard of the book before. Looking forward to reading your review.
Here’s my teaser.
I adored this book.
Exciting teaser!
http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/09/teaser.html
Henry James and Jack the Ripper? Well, why not? That’s better than Henry James and vampires or zombies. Good teaser – sounds like a fun read.
The book was brilliantly written and a rather delightful read.
I haven’t heard of this book before and not sure it’s my usual kind of read it sounds compelling though I’ll have to look into it more! My teaser is here: http://triciareads.blogspot.com/2010/09/teaser-tuesday.html
I cannot praise this book enough.
Henry James and Jack the Ripper? Now that’s a combo I wouldn’t have thought of….
The book is quite brilliant and one I highly recommend.
INteresting teaser! I haven’t heard of the book before but this intrigues me.
It is a fantastic book and one I highly recommend.
This sounds fabulous. I’m adding to my tbr list now. Great teaser! My teaser is here.
xx,
E.J
From the Shadows
That’s what I call a TEASER! Great choice girl
Here’s mine from Aisle B
My teaser on Aisle B
http://aisleb.tumblr.com/post/1079472181/teaser-tuesday
Wow, sounds like an interesting read. Good Teaser
Great title and very nice teaser!
Alice, Henry and Jack – what a combination! It sounds like it would be very interesting already.
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Sounds like a very interesting book!
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Great teaser! Looks like an interesting book!!
Wow. That’s quite a teaser!
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Oooh I like this one…off to read your review now!
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I have never heard of this one! Sounds like a good one, though.
Here’s mine!
http://bookblabbing.blogspot.com/2010/09/teaser-tuesdays.html
It looks like a very interesting book! I’ve never heard of it before. I have of course heard of Jack the Ripper before, though. Great teaser!
http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/09/teaser-tuesdays-what-alice-knew-a-most-curious-tale-of-henry-james-and-jack-the-ripper.html
It’s sounds very interesting! I’ve never heard of this book before. Although I have of course heard of Jack the Ripper.
My sentences are from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov.
oooh sounds creepy! thanks for stopping by my blog!
Oh very nice tease! It sounds like a scary but interesting book.
My tease is from a short story called The Jealousy Plot.
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I’ve never heard of this book
I am definitely putting this on my TBR list.
Thanks for stopping over at my blog! Great Teaser
Wow, great teaser! It sounds interesting
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Sounds scary! Great teaser!
Ooooooooooo fab teaser!
Thanks for visiting my TT
I think this is the third teaser of this book I’ve seen today–how is it?
I adored this book! My review is here.
Not normally the sort of book I’d pick up for light reading, but it sounds fascinating. I do wonder how much of that fascination comes from the title as opposed to the Teaser.
I will be adding this to my reading list. I love a good mystery. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
I hadn’t heard of this before, but the teaser certainly sounds interetsing. I’ll have to check out your review…
That mention of Jack the Ripper certainly makes me curious.