Monday, February 20, 2012

Teaser Tuesday - The Hunger Games

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* 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 and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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I absolutely LOATHE First Person Present Tense.  First Person Past Tense I don't mind quite so much, but this book is all First Person Present, which I hate.  However, the story ain't so bad... 

The Tease:
 "When I break into the clearing, she's on the ground, hopelessly entangled in a net.  She just has time to reach her hand through the mesh and say my name before the spear enters her body."
 -The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

What's your Tease?

12 comments:

  1. Great book! And great quote! That was so emotional and shocking...well the whole book was exciting, emotional and shocking! Loved it and I love Gale.
    My TT

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  2. Seriously? I want to read it, because I've heard so much about it, but I hate 1st Person Present, too... But great teaser!

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  3. We both loved this book! First person present tense doesn't bother me at all, in fact, it seems to pull me into a book more. You chose a great teaser here!

    Here's our teaser: http://www.ourstack.blogspot.com/2012/02/tuesday-teasers-incarnate-and-front-and.html

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  4. I don't mind first person present tense. It just seems a little strange, but I'm not that bothered. I love Hunger Games, I hope you enjoy it too! Awesome teaser this week! <3

    Check out my teaser this week? :)

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    1. A great teaser, great series.

      http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/02/teaser-tuesday_21.html

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  5. Oh no, that scene! The whole series is pretty amazing overall, hope you're enjoying it!

    Preet @ AWR

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  6. Such an intense part of the book! I absolutely LOVED this series, I hope you do too!

    My Teaser

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  7. Yea, you're reading The Hunger Games!

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  8. OMG, it almost makes me cry all over again just reading that! Hugs to Rue!!!

    I don't mind first person present tense, but it does take me some adjusting to go back and forth from book to book. I prefer to read a few in first person or a few in third, if that makes sense.

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  9. This was a good series but the first book was my favorite. I don't usually care much for the movies but I am curious about this one. Great teaser!

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  10. You know, I just finished reading the book again last night. I normally really dislike 1st person but I honestly don't think I even noticed the first time I read it, and even quickly forgot when I read it again this time.

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  11. I remember that scene from when I read The Hunger Games--one of the saddest.

    Great teaser!

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