That's it! ALL DONE!

If your book wasn't selected, please reveal it anyway.

REVEAL THREAD

Play Order:

1 - irenic - line 18
2 - Musie - line 7
3 - gizangel - line 4
4 - terrafreaky - line 6
5 - catsalive - line 1
6 - flicki - line 11
7 - candy-is-dandy - line 24
8 - Gothamgal - line 22
9 - akashafamily - line 8
10 - nimrodiel - line 26
11 - alsgal - line 25
12 - krin511 - line 14
13 - wss4 - line 2
14 - nwpassage - line 3
15 - rebeccaljames - line 5
16 - momx3lovesbooks - line 9
17 - daughterofcokie - line 19


Taken Lines:
1 - I have asked myself if I am doing any personal wondering and in my deepest heart I am not. I would rather die than marry either of those quite nice men. (giz-angel --> catsalive) I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

2 - She circled away from him, walked a few steps deeper into the trees. momx3lovesbooks --> wss4) After You by Annie Garrett

3 - What she didn't expect to see was a naked Dallas pumping away on top of a naked blond woman, both of them, judging by their cries, in the throes of a religious experience. (alsgal --> nwpassage) Oh My Stars by Lorna Landvik

4 - I never did sleep. (rebeccaljames --> giz-angel) Backroads by Tawni O'Dell

5 - THIS IS THE PART THAT ALWAYS GIVES ME THE SHIVERS. (daughterofcokie --> rebeccaljames) A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

6 - Besides, they only pay six dollars an hour - before taxes. Mom, nothing I do with my clothes on is going to pay this well until I get my degree. (akashafamily --> terrafreaky) The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus

7 - If I were a man, this would translate to a three-week hard-on that would end up in the record books and quite possibly kill me. (wss4 --> Musie) The Middle Ages by Jennie Fields

8 - Nate's legs felt a little shaky, the way they did when Coach caught him goofing off at practice and sentenced him to run laps as punishment. (rebeccaljames --> akashafamily) Gossip Girl #9: Only In Your Dreams by Cecily von Ziegesar

9 - These were straight bank loans--but unfortunately Dad made the mistake of using only one bank. (gothamgal --> momx3lovesbooks) Fletch's Fortune by Gregory McDonald

11 - One word summed up life in the commune: bongos. (alsgal --> flicki) Getting Over Jack Wagner by Elise Juska

14 - She gives them a sign in mime: Watch me. Ursula's every gesture seems meant for the comedic stage. She is a natural. She tiptoes toward the tree line. The deep disappears deeper into the forest, as silent as breath. Ursula puts on a burst of speed, silent herself, looking back at Justin and Annie, steps into trees, and disappears from sight. The only sound is an astonished tiny intake of breath from Ursula as she goes down, like a penny into the slot of a bank, disappeared, gone. (Flicki--> krin) Ursula, Under by Ingrid Hill

18 - On Tuesday September 21, 1963 I abducted you from a supermarket in New York and brought you directly to this house. (nwpassage --> Irenic) Somebody's Baby by Charlotte Vale Allen

19 - I draw a bright red fake zit on the end of the bride's nose and, satisfied, sit back to admire my handiwork. (alsgal --> daughterofcokie) Hating Valentine's Day by Allison Rushby

22 - On Friday, he's the love child of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. (musie --> gothamgal) Friday Night Cocktails (or All Men Are Bastards.com) by Allison Rushby

24 - The boy was nude, and he was propped up. with his legs straight out and arms by his sides and head bent forward. His clothing was in a moderate neat pile on the pavement. (akashafamily --> candy-is-dandy) Cruel and Unusual by Partricia Cornwell

25 - The bread and cream was child's food and I was no longer a child, but I was thankful for it. By the time I finished the bowl, I'd forgotten to hate my father. (irenic--> alsgal) The Cure for Death by Lightning by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

26 - The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon. (rebeccaljames --> nimrodiel) Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Unchosen Lines:

10 - They lay on the wooden plank floor of the carousel, watching the stars spin through the tangle of carved tails and hooves. They were touching at the shoulders, the elbow, the hips, all spots that seemed to burn. (alsgal) The Pact by Jodi Picoult

12 - Both Rae and June revealed themselves as believers in total extinction. (catsalive) Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast by Bill Richardson

13 - Eleanor paused on the treshold of the gold salon, trembling. (rebeccaljames) The Stolen Bride by Brenda Joyce

15 - Afterwards, to the delight of his parents and grandparents, various models emerged from Gustad's room: fire-engine, crane, racing car, steamboat, double-decker bus, clock tower. (krin511) Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry

16 - It was at this time that I had the revelation about my father, that he'd been an embessler, for me. (alsgal) Best Friends by Martha Moody

17 - She tugged him toward the window, yanking a blanket from the bed and throwing it over the sill so they wouldn't get cut on the shattered glass. (candy-is-dandy) Kick @$$ by by Maggie Shayne, MaryJanice Davidson, Jacey Ford and Angela Knight

20 - Her hand is gripped around the knife's cool handle and the thrust takes the blade into the throat up to the hilt until her hand meets the throat itself. (nimrodiel) Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin

21 - The "gorgeous" wedding my college roommate referred to with such nostalgia had been the campy foreplay to a grim marriage that lasted fewer than five years. (terrafreaky) Hot on the Trail by Jane Isenberg

23 - There were silly games, and way to much food. (momx3lovesbooks) Lakeside Cottage by Susan Wiggs

27 -Damn, the woman was downright gorgeous when she smiled. (momx3lovesbooks) Homeplace by JoAnn Ross

28 - Ruth's house, early morning: a bowl of apples on the kitchen table, crumbs on the checkered tablecloth. (rebeccaljames) The Burning House: Short Stories by Ann Beattie

Good morning everyone, it is 5am here, so I am going to pick line 18 please.

(Great lines by the way everyone)

Yippee we've started!! :bananadance:

Alsgal, can I send you my reveal as I'm away for the weekend (back Sunday night) and forgot that might impact on this game. You may need to bump me down the list too - I'll leave that to you.

Just to add that I am home today so will be in and out of the forums if anyone wanted to send reveals or moves.

:wave:

that's exactly the one i was going to pick. good thing i had back-up.

Line7 please.

Irenic picks line 18:

18 - On Tuesday September 21, 1963 I abducted you from a supermarket in New York and brought you directly to this house.

Musie picks line 7:

7 - If I were a man, this would translate to a three-week hard-on that would end up in the record books and quite possibly kill me.

GIZ, What line would you like?

Play Order:

1 - irenic
2 - Musie
3 - gizangel
4 - terrafreaky
5 - catsalive
6 - flicki
7 - candy-is-dandy
8 - Gothamgal
9 - momx3lovesbooks
10 - akashafamily
11 - nimrodiel
12 - alsgal
13 - krin511
14 - wss4
15 - nwpassage
16 - daughterofcokie
17 - rebeccaljames

Available Lines:

1 - I have asked myself if I am doing any personal wondering and in my deepest heart I am not. I would rather die than marry either of those quite nice men.

2 - She circled away from him, walked a few steps deeper into the trees.

3 - What she didn't expect to see was a naked Dallas pumping away on top of a naked blond woman, both of them, judging by their cries, in the throes of a religious experience.

4 - I never did sleep.

5 - THIS IS THE PART THAT ALWAYS GIVES ME THE SHIVERS.

6 - Besides, they only pay six dollars an hour - before taxes. Mom, nothing I do with my clothes on is going to pay this well until I get my degree.

8 - Nate's legs felt a little shaky, the way they did when Coach caught him goofing off at practice and sentenced him to run laps as punishment.

9 - These were straight bank loans--but unfortunately Dad made the mistake of using only one bank.

10 - They lay on the wooden plank floor of the carousel, watching the stars spin through the tangle of carved tails and hooves. They were touching at the shoulders, the elbow, the hips, all apots that seemed to burn.

11 - One word summed up life in the commune: bongos

12 - Both Rae and June revealed themselves as believers in total extinction.

13 - Eleanor paused on the treshold of the gold salon, trembling.

14 - She gives them a sign in mime: Watch me. Ursula's every gesture seems meant for the comedic stage. She is a natural. She tiptoes toward the tree line. The deep disappears deeper into the forest, as silent as breath. Ursula puts on a burst of speed, silent herself, looking back at Justin and Annie, steps into trees, and disappears from sight. The only sound is an astonished tiny intake of breath from Ursula as she goes down, like a penny into the slot of a bank, disappeared, gone.

15 - Afterwards, to the delight of his parents and grandparents, various models emerged from Gustad's room: fire-engine, crane, racing car, steamboat, double-decker bus, clock tower

16 - It was at this time that I had the revelation about my father, that he'd been an embessler, for me.

17 - She tugged him toward the window, yanking a blanket from the bed and throwing it over the sill so they wouldn't get cut on the shattered glass.

19 - I draw a bright red fake zit on the end of the bride's nose and, satisfied, sit back to admire my handiwork.

20 - Her hand is gripped around the knife's cool handle and the thrust takes the blade into the throat up to the hilt until her hand meets the throat itself.

21 - The "gorgeous" wedding my college roommate referred to with such nostalgia had been the campy foreplay to a grim marriage that lasted fewer than five years.

22 - On Friday, he's the love child of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.

23 - There were silly games, and way to much food.

24 - The boy was nude, and he was propped up. with his legs straight out and arms by his sides and head bent forward. His clothing was in a moderate neat pile on the pavement.

25 - The bread and cream was child's food and I was no longer a child, but I was thankful for it. By the time I finished the bowl, I'd forgotten to hate my father.

26 - The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.

27 -Damn, the woman was downright gorgeous when she smiled.

28 - Ruth's house, early morning: a bowl of apples on the kitchen table, crumbs on the checkered tablecloth.[/QUOTE]

Taken Lines:
7 - If I were a man, this would translate to a three-week hard-on that would end up in the record books and quite possibly kill me. (wss4 --> Musie)

18 - On Tuesday September 21, 1963 I abducted you from a supermarket in New York and brought you directly to this house. (nwpassage --> Irenic)

I've moved taken lines to the bottom of the list and added who contributed the line and who it is going to. As books are revealed, I'll add the book there too.

I'm going to try and keep the first post updated with our current status but I can't guarantee it will always be up to date.

Feel free to send me moves and/or reveal info.

OK after consideration I'll take line 4 please and thank you :D

I should take line 13 really as it has my name in it! But it's 4 I'd like.

Should I PM the next person?

What happens if I want to steal musie's line? :giggle:

That would be great if you would PM terra while I make the update.

You have to ask Musie nicely if she will send it to you after she reads it :whip:

Giz picks line 4:

4 - I never did sleep.

TERRA, What line would you like?

Play Order:

1 - irenic - line 18
2 - Musie - line 7
3 - gizangel - line 4
4 - terrafreaky
5 - catsalive
6 - flicki
7 - candy-is-dandy
8 - Gothamgal
9 - momx3lovesbooks
10 - akashafamily
11 - nimrodiel
12 - alsgal
13 - krin511
14 - wss4
15 - nwpassage
16 - daughterofcokie
17 - rebeccaljames

Available Lines:

1 - I have asked myself if I am doing any personal wondering and in my deepest heart I am not. I would rather die than marry either of those quite nice men.

2 - She circled away from him, walked a few steps deeper into the trees.

3 - What she didn't expect to see was a naked Dallas pumping away on top of a naked blond woman, both of them, judging by their cries, in the throes of a religious experience.

5 - THIS IS THE PART THAT ALWAYS GIVES ME THE SHIVERS.

6 - Besides, they only pay six dollars an hour - before taxes. Mom, nothing I do with my clothes on is going to pay this well until I get my degree.

8 - Nate's legs felt a little shaky, the way they did when Coach caught him goofing off at practice and sentenced him to run laps as punishment.

9 - These were straight bank loans--but unfortunately Dad made the mistake of using only one bank.

10 - They lay on the wooden plank floor of the carousel, watching the stars spin through the tangle of carved tails and hooves. They were touching at the shoulders, the elbow, the hips, all apots that seemed to burn.

11 - One word summed up life in the commune: bongos

12 - Both Rae and June revealed themselves as believers in total extinction.

13 - Eleanor paused on the treshold of the gold salon, trembling.

14 - She gives them a sign in mime: Watch me. Ursula's every gesture seems meant for the comedic stage. She is a natural. She tiptoes toward the tree line. The deep disappears deeper into the forest, as silent as breath. Ursula puts on a burst of speed, silent herself, looking back at Justin and Annie, steps into trees, and disappears from sight. The only sound is an astonished tiny intake of breath from Ursula as she goes down, like a penny into the slot of a bank, disappeared, gone.

15 - Afterwards, to the delight of his parents and grandparents, various models emerged from Gustad's room: fire-engine, crane, racing car, steamboat, double-decker bus, clock tower

16 - It was at this time that I had the revelation about my father, that he'd been an embessler, for me.

17 - She tugged him toward the window, yanking a blanket from the bed and throwing it over the sill so they wouldn't get cut on the shattered glass.

19 - I draw a bright red fake zit on the end of the bride's nose and, satisfied, sit back to admire my handiwork.

20 - Her hand is gripped around the knife's cool handle and the thrust takes the blade into the throat up to the hilt until her hand meets the throat itself.

21 - The "gorgeous" wedding my college roommate referred to with such nostalgia had been the campy foreplay to a grim marriage that lasted fewer than five years.

22 - On Friday, he's the love child of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.

23 - There were silly games, and way to much food.

24 - The boy was nude, and he was propped up. with his legs straight out and arms by his sides and head bent forward. His clothing was in a moderate neat pile on the pavement.

25 - The bread and cream was child's food and I was no longer a child, but I was thankful for it. By the time I finished the bowl, I'd forgotten to hate my father.

26 - The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.

27 -Damn, the woman was downright gorgeous when she smiled.

28 - Ruth's house, early morning: a bowl of apples on the kitchen table, crumbs on the checkered tablecloth.[/QUOTE]

Taken Lines:

4 - I never did sleep. (rebeccaljames --> giz-angel)

7 - If I were a man, this would translate to a three-week hard-on that would end up in the record books and quite possibly kill me. (wss4 --> Musie) The Middle Ages by Jennie Fields

18 - On Tuesday September 21, 1963 I abducted you from a supermarket in New York and brought you directly to this house. (nwpassage --> Irenic) Somebody's Baby by Charlotte Vale Allen

LOL I knew that line would get everyone's attention. :lol:

Here is your book Musie (hope you like it) --
(I'll go post in the reveal thread as well)



The Middle Ages
by Jennie Fields

From the Publisher
When you least expect it, life can turn you around. Take forty-something Jane Larson. Although she views her situation with wry humor, her life feels frozen. An architect, she's had the same job for eighteen years, designing chain banks, grocery stores, and dry cleaners instead of the beautiful houses she craves to create. Living in Brooklyn with her difficult teenage daughters, she's lost all hope for the possibility of love or excitement.

Then she's let go from her firm and is suddenly free to pursue her career dreams. And when she contacts her old college flame, an exhilarating long-distance correspondence with him reawakens that part of her she's long ignored. Does Jane have the courage to gamble with her heart? Can happily-ever-after be a reality for people who've done it all before?

With warmth and humor Fields explores the territory of middle age, proving that it's never too late to reinvent your life, or to take the risks that bring us the pleasures we all deserve.

I've sent my reveal to alsgal and left moves in my sig. I'm away from nowish for 48 hours or so. Have fun! :wave:

I'll PM Terra right now

My PC is misbehaving :( it crashed big time earlier and I didn't think I'd be able to revive it....

after the night/morning i had i should get all the lines.

umm...i do owe you another book..you might be able to sweet talk me into sending you this one as well..

that would be funny a random line swap w/stealing. :giggle:

No musie I only wanted to steal it cos I am mean :whistle: :wink: :kiss:

or b/c you wanted to live vicariously through the character's "hard on" LOL

that would be fun a rls w/stealing :whistle: :rofl:

:o :D Hey, my line was the first one picked!!! Thanks irenic! The book is:

Somebody's Baby by Charlotte Vale Allen

Imagine this: On her deathbed, your mother confesses to an unthinkable crime. Thirty years before, she stole you from a New York City supermarket. She is not your mother. You are somebody's baby, but not hers.

This is Snow Devane's story. At thirty-one, she is a successful child portrait photographer living in Manhattan. Her life is everything she wants it to be. And she has managed to establish some distance from the mother she loves but who would, given the opportunity, smother her with caring concern.

Her mother's deathbed confession upends Snow's entire life. Who was this woman Snow thought she knew? What drove her to steal another woman's child? What happened to the woman who, thirty years before, turned around to find her baby gone? And, finally, who is Snow Devane?

As we travel with Snow on a course strewn with endless obstacles in her search to learn her true identity and that of the woman she knew as her mother, Somebody's Baby takes you to the heart of the issue central to every one of us: the matter of our identity.

My computer is acting up bigtime. If I'm not around, just skip me please. I will still send the book though to whomever wants it.

No problem. If your turn comes up and you aren't around, we'll put you at the end.

:yahoo: Nearly my turn.

Sorry for the wait, this site is now blocked at my work. Grr.

I'd like line 6 please. :)

Line #6 - Besides, they only pay six dollars an hour - before taxes. Mom, nothing I do with my clothes on is going to pay this well until I get my degree. (akasha -->terrafreaky)




Amazon.co.uk Review
The Nanny Diaries is an absolutely addictive peek into the utterly weird world of child-rearing in the upper reaches of Manhattan's social strata. Cowritten by two former nannies, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, the novel follows the adventures of the aptly named Nan as she negotiates the Byzantine byways of working for Mrs X, a Park Avenue mommy. Nan's four-year-old charge, the hilariously named Grayer (his pals include Josephina, Christabelle, Brandford, and Darwin) is a genuinely good sort. He can't help it if his mother has scheduled him for every activity known to the Upper East Side, including ice-skating, French lessons, and a Mommy and Me group largely attended by nannies. What makes the book so impossible to put down is the suspense of finding out what the unbelievably inconsiderate Mrs X will demand of Nan next. One pictures the two authors having the last hearty laugh on their former employers. --Claire Dederer

Synopsis
Nan, in her early twenties, goes to work for the wealthy X family to help put herself through college, and is shocked by their antics. Between raising the X's son Grayer, keeping on top of her studies, moving house and ensuring Mrs X's day runs smoothly, it's a wonder Nanny ever finds time to hang out with the gorgeous HH on the sixth floor. With divorce on the cards, Nanny finds herself caught up in the X's embittered world of power plays, lies and deciet. As communication rapidly breaks down, will Nanny be able to maintain the mental health of Grayer, despite the onslaught of Personal Problem Consultants, macrobiotic nutritionist and bilingual meals?

4 - I never did sleep. (rebeccaljames --> giz-angel)


Back Roads: A Novel by Tawni O'Dell

Book Description
Meet Harley Altmyer. His mother's in prison for his father's murder. At nineteen, he's raising his three younger sisters-and he's just developed an obsessive crush on the sexy, melancholic mother of two, living just down the road...

Terrafreaky picks line 6:

6 - Besides, they only pay six dollars an hour - before taxes. Mom, nothing I do with my clothes on is going to pay this well until I get my degree.


catsalive, What line would you like?

Play Order:

1 - irenic - line 18
2 - Musie - line 7
3 - gizangel - line 4
4 - terrafreaky - line 6
5 - catsalive
6 - flicki
7 - candy-is-dandy
8 - Gothamgal
9 - momx3lovesbooks
10 - akashafamily
11 - nimrodiel
12 - alsgal
13 - krin511
14 - wss4
15 - nwpassage
16 - daughterofcokie
17 - rebeccaljames

Available Lines:

1 - I have asked myself if I am doing any personal wondering and in my deepest heart I am not. I would rather die than marry either of those quite nice men.

2 - She circled away from him, walked a few steps deeper into the trees.

3 - What she didn't expect to see was a naked Dallas pumping away on top of a naked blond woman, both of them, judging by their cries, in the throes of a religious experience.

5 - THIS IS THE PART THAT ALWAYS GIVES ME THE SHIVERS.

8 - Nate's legs felt a little shaky, the way they did when Coach caught him goofing off at practice and sentenced him to run laps as punishment.

9 - These were straight bank loans--but unfortunately Dad made the mistake of using only one bank.

10 - They lay on the wooden plank floor of the carousel, watching the stars spin through the tangle of carved tails and hooves. They were touching at the shoulders, the elbow, the hips, all apots that seemed to burn.

11 - One word summed up life in the commune: bongos

12 - Both Rae and June revealed themselves as believers in total extinction.

13 - Eleanor paused on the treshold of the gold salon, trembling.

14 - She gives them a sign in mime: Watch me. Ursula's every gesture seems meant for the comedic stage. She is a natural. She tiptoes toward the tree line. The deep disappears deeper into the forest, as silent as breath. Ursula puts on a burst of speed, silent herself, looking back at Justin and Annie, steps into trees, and disappears from sight. The only sound is an astonished tiny intake of breath from Ursula as she goes down, like a penny into the slot of a bank, disappeared, gone.

15 - Afterwards, to the delight of his parents and grandparents, various models emerged from Gustad's room: fire-engine, crane, racing car, steamboat, double-decker bus, clock tower

16 - It was at this time that I had the revelation about my father, that he'd been an embessler, for me.

17 - She tugged him toward the window, yanking a blanket from the bed and throwing it over the sill so they wouldn't get cut on the shattered glass.

19 - I draw a bright red fake zit on the end of the bride's nose and, satisfied, sit back to admire my handiwork.

20 - Her hand is gripped around the knife's cool handle and the thrust takes the blade into the throat up to the hilt until her hand meets the throat itself.

21 - The "gorgeous" wedding my college roommate referred to with such nostalgia had been the campy foreplay to a grim marriage that lasted fewer than five years.

22 - On Friday, he's the love child of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.

23 - There were silly games, and way to much food.

24 - The boy was nude, and he was propped up. with his legs straight out and arms by his sides and head bent forward. His clothing was in a moderate neat pile on the pavement.

25 - The bread and cream was child's food and I was no longer a child, but I was thankful for it. By the time I finished the bowl, I'd forgotten to hate my father.

26 - The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.

27 -Damn, the woman was downright gorgeous when she smiled.

28 - Ruth's house, early morning: a bowl of apples on the kitchen table, crumbs on the checkered tablecloth.[/QUOTE]

Taken Lines:

4 - I never did sleep. (rebeccaljames --> giz-angel) Backroads by Tawni O'Dell

6 - Besides, they only pay six dollars an hour - before taxes. Mom, nothing I do with my clothes on is going to pay this well until I get my degree. (akashafamily --> terrafreaky) The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus

7 - If I were a man, this would translate to a three-week hard-on that would end up in the record books and quite possibly kill me. (wss4 --> Musie) The Middle Ages by Jennie Fields

18 - On Tuesday September 21, 1963 I abducted you from a supermarket in New York and brought you directly to this house. (nwpassage --> Irenic) Somebody's Baby by Charlotte Vale Allen

oh no swapping :P

Yep, no swapping so if you are still having PC problems, we can bump you to the bottom and you'll still get to choose (since we have more lines than players)

I'll stay where I am for now lol

I swear I think I've read line 3 but I can't for the life of me remember the name of the book! :doh: This is going to annoy me :lol:

I'll take Line #1. :D

Catsalive takes line 1:

1 - I have asked myself if I am doing any personal wondering and in my deepest heart I am not. I would rather die than marry either of those quite nice men.

flicki, What line would you like?

Play Order:

1 - irenic - line 18
2 - Musie - line 7
3 - gizangel - line 4
4 - terrafreaky - line 6
5 - catsalive - line 1
6 - flicki
7 - candy-is-dandy
8 - Gothamgal
9 - momx3lovesbooks
10 - akashafamily
11 - nimrodiel
12 - alsgal
13 - krin511
14 - wss4
15 - nwpassage
16 - daughterofcokie
17 - rebeccaljames

Available Lines:

2 - She circled away from him, walked a few steps deeper into the trees.

3 - What she didn't expect to see was a naked Dallas pumping away on top of a naked blond woman, both of them, judging by their cries, in the throes of a religious experience.

5 - THIS IS THE PART THAT ALWAYS GIVES ME THE SHIVERS.

8 - Nate's legs felt a little shaky, the way they did when Coach caught him goofing off at practice and sentenced him to run laps as punishment.

9 - These were straight bank loans--but unfortunately Dad made the mistake of using only one bank.

10 - They lay on the wooden plank floor of the carousel, watching the stars spin through the tangle of carved tails and hooves. They were touching at the shoulders, the elbow, the hips, all apots that seemed to burn.

11 - One word summed up life in the commune: bongos

12 - Both Rae and June revealed themselves as believers in total extinction.

13 - Eleanor paused on the treshold of the gold salon, trembling.

14 - She gives them a sign in mime: Watch me. Ursula's every gesture seems meant for the comedic stage. She is a natural. She tiptoes toward the tree line. The deep disappears deeper into the forest, as silent as breath. Ursula puts on a burst of speed, silent herself, looking back at Justin and Annie, steps into trees, and disappears from sight. The only sound is an astonished tiny intake of breath from Ursula as she goes down, like a penny into the slot of a bank, disappeared, gone.

15 - Afterwards, to the delight of his parents and grandparents, various models emerged from Gustad's room: fire-engine, crane, racing car, steamboat, double-decker bus, clock tower

16 - It was at this time that I had the revelation about my father, that he'd been an embessler, for me.

17 - She tugged him toward the window, yanking a blanket from the bed and throwing it over the sill so they wouldn't get cut on the shattered glass.

19 - I draw a bright red fake zit on the end of the bride's nose and, satisfied, sit back to admire my handiwork.

20 - Her hand is gripped around the knife's cool handle and the thrust takes the blade into the throat up to the hilt until her hand meets the throat itself.

21 - The "gorgeous" wedding my college roommate referred to with such nostalgia had been the campy foreplay to a grim marriage that lasted fewer than five years.

22 - On Friday, he's the love child of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.

23 - There were silly games, and way to much food.

24 - The boy was nude, and he was propped up. with his legs straight out and arms by his sides and head bent forward. His clothing was in a moderate neat pile on the pavement.

25 - The bread and cream was child's food and I was no longer a child, but I was thankful for it. By the time I finished the bowl, I'd forgotten to hate my father.

26 - The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.

27 -Damn, the woman was downright gorgeous when she smiled.

28 - Ruth's house, early morning: a bowl of apples on the kitchen table, crumbs on the checkered tablecloth.[/QUOTE]

Taken Lines:
1 - I have asked myself if I am doing any personal wondering and in my deepest heart I am not. I would rather die than marry either of those quite nice men. (giz-angel --> catsalive)

4 - I never did sleep. (rebeccaljames --> giz-angel) Backroads by Tawni O'Dell

6 - Besides, they only pay six dollars an hour - before taxes. Mom, nothing I do with my clothes on is going to pay this well until I get my degree. (akashafamily --> terrafreaky) The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus

7 - If I were a man, this would translate to a three-week hard-on that would end up in the record books and quite possibly kill me. (wss4 --> Musie) The Middle Ages by Jennie Fields

18 - On Tuesday September 21, 1963 I abducted you from a supermarket in New York and brought you directly to this house. (nwpassage --> Irenic) Somebody's Baby by Charlotte Vale Allen

Line 1 is mine :bananadance:

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith


(mine has a different cover -better I think)

Synopsis
This wonderful novel tells the story of seventeen year old Cassandra and her extraordinary family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Cassandra's eccentric father is a writer whose first book took the literary world by storm but he has since failed to write a single word and now spends most of his time reading detective novels from the village library. Cassandra's elder sister, Rose - exquisitely beautiful, vain and bored - despairs of her family's circumstances and determines to marry their affluent American landlord, Simon regardless of the fact she does not love him. She is in turns helped and hindered in this by their bohemian stepmother Topaz, an artist's model and nudist who likes to commune with nature. Finally, there is Stephen, dazzlingly handsome and hopelessly in love with Cassandra. In this maelstrom, Cassandra strives to hone her writing skill. She fills three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries, which candidly chronicle the great changes that take place within the castle's walls, and her own first descent into love. By the time she pens her final entry, she has captured the heart of the reader in one of literature's most enchanting entertainments.

From the Back Cover
This is the journal of Cassandra Mortmain; an extraordinary account of life with her extraordinary family. First, there is her eccentric father. Then there is her sister, Rose - beautiful, vain and bored - and her stepmother, Topaz, an artist's model who likes to commune with nature. Finally, there is Stephen, dazzlingly handsome and hopelessly in love with Cassandra.

In the cold and crumbling castle which is their home, Cassandra records events with characteristic honesty, as she tries to come to terms with her own feelings. The result is both marvellously funny and genuinely moving.

Sorry for the delay! Apart from the different time zone, I caught a flu and really slept in! :sick:

Anyway, I'd like to read more about the commune from No. 11! :-) Now what book is THAT???

Happy Saturday, everybody! :-)

Flicki

I'm the same way with line 19.

awww so sorry you've got the flu. Get Well Soon!

Flicki chooses line 11:

11 - One word summed up life in the commune: bongos.

candy-is-dandy chooses line 24 (she left moves in sig):

24 - The boy was nude, and he was propped up. with his legs straight out and arms by his sides and head bent forward. His clothing was in a moderate neat pile on the pavement.

GOTHAMGAL, What line would you like?

Play Order:

1 - irenic - line 18
2 - Musie - line 7
3 - gizangel - line 4
4 - terrafreaky - line 6
5 - catsalive - line 1
6 - flicki - line 11
7 - candy-is-dandy - line 24
8 - Gothamgal
9 - momx3lovesbooks
10 - akashafamily
11 - nimrodiel
12 - alsgal
13 - krin511
14 - wss4
15 - nwpassage
16 - daughterofcokie
17 - rebeccaljames

Available Lines:

2 - She circled away from him, walked a few steps deeper into the trees.

3 - What she didn't expect to see was a naked Dallas pumping away on top of a naked blond woman, both of them, judging by their cries, in the throes of a religious experience.

5 - THIS IS THE PART THAT ALWAYS GIVES ME THE SHIVERS.

8 - Nate's legs felt a little shaky, the way they did when Coach caught him goofing off at practice and sentenced him to run laps as punishment.

9 - These were straight bank loans--but unfortunately Dad made the mistake of using only one bank.

10 - They lay on the wooden plank floor of the carousel, watching the stars spin through the tangle of carved tails and hooves. They were touching at the shoulders, the elbow, the hips, all apots that seemed to burn.

12 - Both Rae and June revealed themselves as believers in total extinction.

13 - Eleanor paused on the treshold of the gold salon, trembling.

14 - She gives them a sign in mime: Watch me. Ursula's every gesture seems meant for the comedic stage. She is a natural. She tiptoes toward the tree line. The deep disappears deeper into the forest, as silent as breath. Ursula puts on a burst of speed, silent herself, looking back at Justin and Annie, steps into trees, and disappears from sight. The only sound is an astonished tiny intake of breath from Ursula as she goes down, like a penny into the slot of a bank, disappeared, gone.

15 - Afterwards, to the delight of his parents and grandparents, various models emerged from Gustad's room: fire-engine, crane, racing car, steamboat, double-decker bus, clock tower

16 - It was at this time that I had the revelation about my father, that he'd been an embessler, for me.

17 - She tugged him toward the window, yanking a blanket from the bed and throwing it over the sill so they wouldn't get cut on the shattered glass.

19 - I draw a bright red fake zit on the end of the bride's nose and, satisfied, sit back to admire my handiwork.

20 - Her hand is gripped around the knife's cool handle and the thrust takes the blade into the throat up to the hilt until her hand meets the throat itself.

21 - The "gorgeous" wedding my college roommate referred to with such nostalgia had been the campy foreplay to a grim marriage that lasted fewer than five years.

22 - On Friday, he's the love child of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.

23 - There were silly games, and way to much food.

25 - The bread and cream was child's food and I was no longer a child, but I was thankful for it. By the time I finished the bowl, I'd forgotten to hate my father.

26 - The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.

27 -Damn, the woman was downright gorgeous when she smiled.

28 - Ruth's house, early morning: a bowl of apples on the kitchen table, crumbs on the checkered tablecloth.[/QUOTE]

Taken Lines:
1 - I have asked myself if I am doing any personal wondering and in my deepest heart I am not. I would rather die than marry either of those quite nice men. (giz-angel --> catsalive) I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

4 - I never did sleep. (rebeccaljames --> giz-angel) Backroads by Tawni O'Dell

6 - Besides, they only pay six dollars an hour - before taxes. Mom, nothing I do with my clothes on is going to pay this well until I get my degree. (akashafamily --> terrafreaky) The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus

7 - If I were a man, this would translate to a three-week hard-on that would end up in the record books and quite possibly kill me. (wss4 --> Musie) The Middle Ages by Jennie Fields

11 - One word summed up life in the commune: bongos. (alsgal --> flicki) Getting Over Jack Wagner by Elise Juska

18 - On Tuesday September 21, 1963 I abducted you from a supermarket in New York and brought you directly to this house. (nwpassage --> Irenic) Somebody's Baby by Charlotte Vale Allen

24 - The boy was nude, and he was propped up. with his legs straight out and arms by his sides and head bent forward. His clothing was in a moderate neat pile on the pavement. (akashafamily --> candy-is-dandy)

Line 11 is one of mine:

Getting Over Jack Wagner
by Elise Juska



From Booklist
Juska's first novel is as light and winning as a 1980s love song--and in its own way, as earnest. Eliza Simon is a 26-year-old copywriter who feels that life and love are passing her by. When she's not avoiding family dinners with her perfect sister, Camilla, or dissecting TV reruns with her friend Andrew, Eliza is writing a semiautobiographical book about dating "rock stars"--which for Eliza means everyone from Jack Wagner to the moody drummer who won her heart at the high-school talent show. In a series of hilarious (and sometimes painful) flashbacks, Eliza reminisces about the rock stars she has known and loved, including, of course, Jack Wagner, whose image she lovingly steamed onto a T-shirt when she was in the fifth grade. Juska's references to 1980s girlhood are perfect, as when Eliza remembers herself on a date with a high-school boyfriend "dressed in some senseless combination of long underwear and men's boxer shorts." A funny and endearing addition to the "single girl in the city" genre.

Can I get line 22 please?

:shedevil:

Yea! Mine! Known As Friday Night Cocktails in the US..other parts it's known as All Men Are Bastards.com by Allison Rushby.

Gemma and Sarah have been friends forever. Along with their friendship, a list has survived over the years - a list they fondly call "the bastard list." This list is made up of a the names of guys that had earned the name in one way or another. One night after a few too many cocktails, they decide to put the list up on the internet. Gemma not only puts up the list, but gets the word out to the virtual world about it. Before they know it, people all over the world are viewing the list, adding their own names and stories. Gemma discovers that money could be made from it, and she decides to put the list on a new website and begin advertising. The new name she comes up with is www.allmenarebastards.com. She hires an assistant (a quiet, serious type of guy) and the revenues begin rolling in.

Gemma's friends Sarah and Michael begin expressing their concern over the website. After all, the website was supposed to be based on a list of men who had acted like bastards, not state that all men were bastards, right? Gemma seems to be especially bitter about men lately, it seems. But she has pretty good reason to, or so she thinks.

GothamGal chooses line 22:

22 - On Friday, he's the love child of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.

MOMX3, What line would you like?

Play Order:

1 - irenic - line 18
2 - Musie - line 7
3 - gizangel - line 4
4 - terrafreaky - line 6
5 - catsalive - line 1
6 - flicki - line 11
7 - candy-is-dandy - line 24
8 - Gothamgal - line 22
9 - momx3lovesbooks
10 - akashafamily
11 - nimrodiel
12 - alsgal
13 - krin511
14 - wss4
15 - nwpassage
16 - daughterofcokie
17 - rebeccaljames

Available Lines:

2 - She circled away from him, walked a few steps deeper into the trees.

3 - What she didn't expect to see was a naked Dallas pumping away on top of a naked blond woman, both of them, judging by their cries, in the throes of a religious experience.

5 - THIS IS THE PART THAT ALWAYS GIVES ME THE SHIVERS.

8 - Nate's legs felt a little shaky, the way they did when Coach caught him goofing off at practice and sentenced him to run laps as punishment.

9 - These were straight bank loans--but unfortunately Dad made the mistake of using only one bank.

10 - They lay on the wooden plank floor of the carousel, watching the stars spin through the tangle of carved tails and hooves. They were touching at the shoulders, the elbow, the hips, all apots that seemed to burn.

12 - Both Rae and June revealed themselves as believers in total extinction.

13 - Eleanor paused on the treshold of the gold salon, trembling.

14 - She gives them a sign in mime: Watch me. Ursula's every gesture seems meant for the comedic stage. She is a natural. She tiptoes toward the tree line. The deep disappears deeper into the forest, as silent as breath. Ursula puts on a burst of speed, silent herself, looking back at Justin and Annie, steps into trees, and disappears from sight. The only sound is an astonished tiny intake of breath from Ursula as she goes down, like a penny into the slot of a bank, disappeared, gone.

15 - Afterwards, to the delight of his parents and grandparents, various models emerged from Gustad's room: fire-engine, crane, racing car, steamboat, double-decker bus, clock tower

16 - It was at this time that I had the revelation about my father, that he'd been an embessler, for me.

17 - She tugged him toward the window, yanking a blanket from the bed and throwing it over the sill so they wouldn't get cut on the shattered glass.

19 - I draw a bright red fake zit on the end of the bride's nose and, satisfied, sit back to admire my handiwork.

20 - Her hand is gripped around the knife's cool handle and the thrust takes the blade into the throat up to the hilt until her hand meets the throat itself.

21 - The "gorgeous" wedding my college roommate referred to with such nostalgia had been the campy foreplay to a grim marriage that lasted fewer than five years.

23 - There were silly games, and way to much food.

25 - The bread and cream was child's food and I was no longer a child, but I was thankful for it. By the time I finished the bowl, I'd forgotten to hate my father.

26 - The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.

27 -Damn, the woman was downright gorgeous when she smiled.

28 - Ruth's house, early morning: a bowl of apples on the kitchen table, crumbs on the checkered tablecloth.[/QUOTE]

Taken Lines:
1 - I have asked myself if I am doing any personal wondering and in my deepest heart I am not. I would rather die than marry either of those quite nice men. (giz-angel --> catsalive) I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

4 - I never did sleep. (rebeccaljames --> giz-angel) Backroads by Tawni O'Dell

6 - Besides, they only pay six dollars an hour - before taxes. Mom, nothing I do with my clothes on is going to pay this well until I get my degree. (akashafamily --> terrafreaky) The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus

7 - If I were a man, this would translate to a three-week hard-on that would end up in the record books and quite possibly kill me. (wss4 --> Musie) The Middle Ages by Jennie Fields

11 - One word summed up life in the commune: bongos. (alsgal --> flicki) Getting Over Jack Wagner by Elise Juska

18 - On Tuesday September 21, 1963 I abducted you from a supermarket in New York and brought you directly to this house. (nwpassage --> Irenic) Somebody's Baby by Charlotte Vale Allen

22 - On Friday, he's the love child of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. (musie --> gothamgal) Friday Night Cocktails (or All Men Are Bastards.com) by Allison Rushby

24 - The boy was nude, and he was propped up. with his legs straight out and arms by his sides and head bent forward. His clothing was in a moderate neat pile on the pavement. (akashafamily --> candy-is-dandy) Cruel and Unusual by Partricia Cornwell

Line #24 - The boy was nude, and he was propped up. with his legs straight out and arms by his sides and head bent forward. His clothing was in a moderate neat pile on the pavement. (akashafamily --> candy-is-dandy)



Cruel and Unusual by Partricia Cornwell

At 11.05 one december evening in Richmond, Virginia, convicted murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell is pronounced dead in the electric chair.

At the morgue Dr Kay Scarpetta waits for Waddell's body. Preparing to perform a post mortem before the subject is dead is a strange feeling, but Scarpetta has been here before. And Waddell's death is not the only newsworthy event on this freezing night: the grotesquely wounded body of a young boy is found propped against a rubbish skip. To Scarpetta the two cases seem unrelated, until she recalls that the body of Waddell's victim had been arranged in a strikingly similar position.

Then a third murder is discovered, the most puzzling of all. The crime scene yields very few clues: old blood stains, fragment of feather, and - most baffling - a bloody fingerprint that points to the one suspect who could not possibly have committed this murder.