Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Teaser Tuesdays

Thank you MizB for hosting Teaser Tuesday.

-Grab your current read
-Open to a random page
-Share 2 teaser sentences from that page
-Make sure you don't include any spoilers

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"The Saints, however, were forced to accede to all the other conditions of their surrender, and once they had been disarmed they became easy prey for Missourians bent on revenge. Their possessions were plundered, their cabins burned for firewood, their livestock shot for amusement."


Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
-page 105

6 comments:

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

Oh, this sounds like an exciting read!

My teaser is here:

http://laurel-rain-snow.blogspot.com/2009/11/teaser-tuesdays_24.html

Andrea said...

Well, that is horrifying.
Interesting teaser. Here's mine.

Amy said...

I loved this book! It was so fascinating to read how the religion developed.

Jennifer said...

How dreadful, for amusement? My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2009/11/lonesome-teaser-tuesdays.html

Nikki @ Bookizzle said...

For amusement? Sheesh. :(

My TT

nat @book, line, and sinker said...

ooh, how is this one? i saw it at costco last week but didn't pick it up. i've read a few of krakauer's books before and have enjoyed them.