Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
- 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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
MY TEASERS:
Short Stories by Anton Chekov
Beacuse this is a short story collection, Iam puting up four teaders from four different stories.
In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
The Seagull
It’s curious that we can’t possibly tell what exactly will be considered great and important, and what will seem paltry and ridiculous. Did not the discoveries of Copernicus or Columbus, let us say, seem useless and ridiculous at first, while the nonsensical writings of some wiseacre seemed true?
The Three Sisters
When one sees one of the romantic creatures before him he imagines he is looking at some holy being, so wonderful that its one breath could dissolve him in a sea of a thousand charms and delights; but if one looks into the soul — it’s nothing but a common crocodile.
The Boor
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he’s been given. But up to now, he hasn’t been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life’s become extinct, the climate’s ruined, and the land grows poorer and uglier.
Uncle Vanya
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks!
Great teasers! All of them made me think, but I especially loved the line about the soul being a common crocodile. It’s perfect! Thanks for coming by my blog earlier!
Definitely a philosophical read you’ve got there, I hope you are enjoying it. I’ve never read Chekov, if I read him in school I’ve forgotten. I do recall the name though, so that’ something! 😉
I adore Chekov! I have collections of his works in Russian and it is nice to see them in English. 🙂 My teaser is here: http://rundpinne.blogspot.com/2009/09/puzzle-king-teaser-tuesdays.html
I really like the one from The Three Sisters – very intriguing!
Very tantalizing teasers!
You’ll find mine at http://laurel-rain-snow.blogspot.com/