Welcome to another edition of Theme Thursdays, our opportunity to spark some enthusiasm for writing styles in our current reads.
Our event is hosted by Reading Between Pages, and here’s how to join in:
Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:
- A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
- Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
- Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
- It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)
Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”
This will give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.
Thanks for all your wonderful wishes and sorry I could not visit all of your quotes last week because of all the birthday madness. The birthday was such a fun event and I will be posting some pics tomorrow.
This week’s theme is suggested by Cat from Tell me a Story. She posts some great reviews and if you have not visited her already, you should. So with no further delay, this week’s theme is
SOUND / MUSIC
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Today I grabbed my up-next book The Hazards of Hunting While Heartbroken, by Mari Passananti, a story of a head hunter left broken-hearted on the verge of thirty. Managing other people’s lives seems suddenly ironic.
I couldn’t find any excerpts with music…it doesn’t seem to be that kind of book! But cell phones…yes!
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I decide to go outside and use my cell phone. Carol’s yelling at someone on speaker in her office. Her back is to me, and she doesn’t notice me slink by, but her assistant’s eyebrows go up as she watches me tiptoe past. I dive into the elevator, descend to the lobby, push through the revolving doors, make sure I don’t know anyone within a twenty-foot radius, and dial.
It rings twice before a deep, manly voice answers, “Oscar Thornton.” p. 21.
What did the rest of you find? Anything exciting? Please stop by and leave some links!
SNOW SPARKS 
Definitely want to read more……:)
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Thanks for stopping by, Tea…Yes, I think this will be a page-turner.
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so who is Oscar?
mine; http://sidnebkclubreviewz.blogspot.com
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I’m thinking Oscar is a contender in the “new love” department….but I’m betting there will be problems. Thanks for stopping by, Sidne.
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Hmmm. Wonder who Oscar is & why she needs to sneak out and call him?
Here’s mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/09/theme-thursday-soundmusic.html
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Yes, I think there’s a story surrounding that “yelling” voice we “heard.” Thanks for stopping by, Bev.
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An innovative twist to this week’s theme by using cellphones. At times a cellphone ringing is music and many time a noise :). Looks like ‘Oscar Thornton’ is an intriguing person
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Yes, I hate the “noise” of the usual cellphones, so mine has two ringtones from Elvis…Suspicious Minds and Always On My Mind…..Thanks for stopping by and for leading the pack every week, Kavyen.
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This is perfect for the theme, a cellphone makes both sound and mucic!
Here’s Mine
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Yes, I didn’t think of the musical ringtones, but a lot of people have them, including me. Thanks for stopping by, Vicki.
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Great choice – a very familiar sound in today’s world.
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Definitely…sometimes it’s even irritating! Thanks for stopping by, Cat.
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Ooh. This one sounds like a juicy read that could also be emotional. I love it! I immediately thought of ringtone music when I read your snippet so I think you did perfect.
Mine is at http://www.alaskanbookcafe.com/
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Yes, it took me a few minutes to think about ringtones…thanks for stopping by, Cristina.
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Okay, so now I want to know more…what happens next? Good choice!
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Me too, Yvonne…I’m just beginning this one, but I hope to have it reviewed later today. Thanks for stopping by.
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I can totally hear sound in the background from the lady yelling to the sound of hushed steps to the elevator music…dee, dee, dee!! Maybe the background music could be “smooth operator.” LOL!
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Oh, yes, I can hear it, too! Thanks for stopping by, read watch relax…have a great weekend.
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