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Teaser Tuesday: The Graveyard Book

October 9, 2012 by T.F.Walsh

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be.

Anyone can play along!

- Grab a book you are reading.

- Open to a random page and pull two sentences.

- Post the book title, author, and page number.

- No spoilers, please.

My quote for this week comes from The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, pg 17.

Mrs. Owens bent down to the baby and extended her arms. “Come now,” she said, warmly. “Come to Mama.”

To the man Jack, walking through the graveyard towards them on a path, his knife already in his hand, it seemed as if a swirl of mist had curled around the child, in the moonlight, and that the boy was no longer there: just damp mist and moonlight and swaying grass.

I’m half way through this book, which I’ve been meaning to read for a while, and am really enjoying it. I mean, how could you not love a character whose name is Nobody Owens. The idea of a boy growing up in a graveyard was all the hook I needed to read this story. I’ll be finishing this pretty quickly.

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17 Responses

on October 17, 2012 at 9:14 pm | Reply Zunnur

The second paragraph is amazing! I guess you’ve selected the best from the book. I did not realize earlier that it was one long sentence.
on October 14, 2012 at 12:49 pm | Reply Peggy Eddleman (@PeggyEddleman)

I thought it The Graveyard Book was such a clever idea for a book!
on October 11, 2012 at 1:34 pm | Reply Kirsten

What a great teaser! I didn’t even notice that the second paragraph is one long sentence until I read it the second time. Simply stunning writing.
on October 11, 2012 at 1:53 am | Reply Li @ rulethewaves.net

I loooooooooove The Graveyard Book, one of my favourite books by Gaiman! Glad to hear you’re enjoying it =)

Thanks for dropping by my blog yesterday =)
on October 10, 2012 at 12:38 pm | Reply Heather L

Intriguing teaser — love the name of “Nobody” for a character. My blog
on October 10, 2012 at 12:16 pm | Reply Alexia

I LOVE this book. It’s so good. I think it ties for my fave Gaiman book along with Neverwhere.
on October 10, 2012 at 10:42 am | Reply Michael Offutt

I need to read more Gaiman. He’s definitely one of my favorite authors.
on October 10, 2012 at 7:04 am | Reply http://rachelpudelek.blogspot.com/

Creepy good. Wow, that second paragraph is a super long sentence.
on October 10, 2012 at 6:01 am | Reply Ioan Miclau

That book can keep me on tenterhooks, but just that like me, so I will like to read
it!
on October 10, 2012 at 5:12 am | Reply folioroad

Never heard of this one, but it looks good! Sounds like the perfect book for the Halloween mood.
on October 10, 2012 at 3:52 am | Reply disneybookmama

Spooky teaser! I love it, i haven’t read this book but it’s on my tbr list. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
on October 10, 2012 at 2:35 am | Reply L.J. Kentowski

Sounds delightfully spooky
on October 10, 2012 at 2:17 am | Reply Sandra Nachlinger

You’re right — “Nobody” is a clever name for a character, especially one growing up in a graveyard! Good teaser choice.
My teaser is from CONFESSIONS OF A CORPORATE SLUT.
on October 10, 2012 at 1:53 am | Reply Alice Audrey

Spooky teaser. Is the baby “Nobody”?
on October 9, 2012 at 10:04 pm | Reply Christine Rains

Awesome teasers! I’ve been meaning to read this one too.
on October 9, 2012 at 8:00 pm | Reply TBM

That is a great teaser. I’m loving this book!
on October 9, 2012 at 7:56 pm | Reply Medeia Sharif

I’ve been meaning to read this and have it in my TBR pile. It looks like an awesome book.