Friday, December 10, 2010

Breaking Out of a Rut with The Friday 56

When it comes to memes, I am definitely a creature of habit. I do the same memes on a regular basis: Mailbox Monday, Really Random Tuesday (a meme of my own creation), Wondrous Words Wednesday, and the Book Blogger Hop. While I enjoy these memes and consider them to be my favorites, I know that there are other fabulous memes in the book blogosphere that I have yet to try. I decided to break out of my meme rut and try a new one that has recently caught my eye. It's called The Friday 56 and it's hosted by Freda's Voice.



Here are the rules:
  • Grab a book, any book.
  • Turn to page 56.
  • Find any sentence that grabs you.
  • Post it.
  • Add your link to the linky.

I looked for a final copy of a book (as opposed to an advance copy which we are not supposed to quote from). I found Mr. Darcy's Little Sister by C. Allyn Pierson, which I won on Laura's Reviews, turned to page 56, and selected this sentence.

"Georgiana barely prevented herself from a very unladylike snort at this commentary on her cousin Lord St. George, but her training prevailed and she turned her attention back to the stage."

This sounds like a book I will enjoy!

I've just added this new-to-me meme to my post (and page) simply entitled, Memes.  If The Friday 56 also appeals to you, why not play along?

23 comments:

  1. You got a great quote out of that one! Sometimes sentence 5 on page 56 is just bland.

    :D Thanks for playing!

    Miranda ~ Sweet Vernal Zephyr Book Reviews

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  2. Hi and welcome to the Friday 56 meme! It's nice to meet you!
    Wonderful teaser!

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  3. Very funny teaser. Will be waiting for your review!

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  4. Oh, I like that one...thanks for sharing, and welcome to this Friday meme.

    Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  5. Miranda, I followed Freda's rules, which were a bit different from yours. Thanks so much for stopping by!

    ketch1714, thank you!

    Bookquoter, thanks! I will read this book--eventually.

    Laurel, I enjoyed yours as well. This is a fun meme. :)

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  6. Hi Suko, thanks for your recent comment and it's nice seeing someone new on the 56. Plenty going on in the teaser you've given.

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  7. Oooo all these Jane Austen inspired books look sooo good! I hope you enjoy it! :-)

    XOXO~ Renee

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  8. Fun meme Suko, happy reading :O) I'm a sucker for Jane Austen related books.
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/

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  9. Anything Darcy I would enjoy too! I'm so glad you joined in on the fun! Thanks for participating!

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  10. What a great meme you found! I love the Jane Austen type of books. This sounds really good.

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  11. I didn't know about Friday 56. It's nice to mix it up and do something different once in a while. So, I'm off to find page 56!

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  12. Welcome to this meme! You chose a great one! I am going to have to add this book to my WL..thanks for sharing!

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  13. Many thanks for the comments. I enjoyed trying a new meme and may well do this one again.

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  14. Tee hee! Fun quote! What would happen to Georgiana if her "ladylike training" did not kick into gear?

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  15. This does sound like a fun meme, and a great book! I loved the quote you posted and can so relate to the snorting bit. I do it all the time.

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  16. This sounds like a really nice book. I am very interested in Jane Austen spin-offs!

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  17. Sounds like an entertaining book. :)

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  18. I do want to read this book so you picked a great quote!

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  19. It is good to break out of the rut, and try new things. With me I think the problem is that I don't post regularly at all.

    Great quote, hope you are enjoying your book.

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  20. You are right, there are lots of great memes out there, thanks for sharing this one with us.

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  21. I'm like you, doing the same meme's over and over. I try to do some others when I think of it! I've seen this book and the raving reviews. Definitely one I need to put on my must read list!
    Have a great week,
    Natalie :0)

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  23. What a great quote from Mr. Darcy's Little Sister. It made me smile remembering how much I enjoyed the book and in particular Georgiana's character!

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