Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Teaser Tuesday: Hold Still by Nina LaCour

Teaser Tuesday is an awesome weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading
Hold Still by Nina LaCour
The Rules:
  • 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!
Today's teaser is from Hold Still by Nina LaCour:
"But I still see her as if I were there in the house that morning. Like it was me instead of her mom who pushed Ingrid's bathroom door open and saw her naked in the bathtub, eyes shut, head heavy, arms floating in that red water. I look up at Mr. Jame's projector, but what I see are the gashes in her arms, along the veins." ~p. 49
Synopsis from Amazon.com:
dear caitlin, there are so many things that i want so badly to tell you but i just can’t.

Devastating, hopeful, hopeless, playful . . . in words and illustrations, Ingrid left behind a painful farewell in her journal for Caitlin. Now Caitlin is left alone, by loss and by choice, struggling to find renewed hope in the wake of her best friend’s suicide. With the help of family and newfound friends, Caitlin will encounter first love, broaden her horizons, and start to realize that true friendship didn’t die with Ingrid. And the journal which once seemed only to chronicle Ingrid’s descent into depression, becomes the tool by which Caitlin once again reaches out to all those who loved Ingrid—and Caitlin herself
Make sure to stop by tomorrow for my interview with the author, Nina LaCour!

13 Comments:

Teddyree October 6, 2009 8:20 AM  

Oh that sounds like a very difficult, moving read. I'm going to keep my eye out for this one, definitely one I'm interested in reading!
Here's my Teaser

Amy Reads Good Books October 6, 2009 8:39 AM  

Great tease! I'm looking forward to your review.

Jennifer October 6, 2009 9:48 AM  

Great teaser! This sounds dreadfully sad, yet i feel compelled to add it to my TBR pile. Thank you for the book suggestion.
Mine is here: http://rundpinne.blogspot.com/2009/10/casting-off-teaser-tuesdays.html

Missy October 6, 2009 10:00 AM  

This book is on my wish list...sounds very intense. Great teaser...I want to know more.

Zia October 6, 2009 10:30 AM  

Wow what a sad teaser. I'm thinking I will have to check this book out.

Mishel October 6, 2009 11:04 AM  

I just added this on goodreads when I saw that you were reading it. The teaser makes me want to read it even more!!

Crystal October 6, 2009 12:07 PM  

Sad teaser - this sounds like a wonderful book though. I'm off to check it out.

Wendi B. - Wendi's Book Corner ~ Rainy Day Reads in Seattle October 6, 2009 12:24 PM  

Oh wow - that sounds like a very emotional story. Very sad!

Here's my Teaser! ~ Wendi

Heather October 6, 2009 3:00 PM  

Sounds like a good - albeit emotional - read! Mine is here.

Jess October 6, 2009 6:58 PM  

Such a deep teaser. This is something I would read for sure.

My teaser is up at Find the Time to Read

Catherine @ The Blonde Diaries October 6, 2009 8:53 PM  

Oh my that sounds like a difficult image to have recur in my head.

Thanks for sharing the teaser!

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