Book Meme

[eastofthemoon]

Stole this from starswing I couldn't resist. ^_^ Also, I decided to do five because I have a lot of books.

1. Grab a book near you.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.

He advised the emperor regarding which phases of the moon were best for seeking counsel, and told Frederick not to have his blood let when the moon was in Gemini, for fear that he would be punctured twice rather than once.
Magic in the Middle Ages, Richard Kieckhefer


The musicians were playing. The rest of the evening's guests were trickling into the room, their faces flushed from the chill night air.
Clockwork Heart, Dru Pagliassotti


Kessa's face was a mask of terror. Then, with a loud grinding noise, a large chunk fell out of the nose of the statue.
Book of Enchantments, Sword-Seller, Patricia C. Wrede


Gen had stolen us chickens in Pirrhea, which was why the sign at the crossroads had caught my eye.
A Conspiracy of Kings, Megan Whalen Turner


"I think they deserve it, and if it makes the rest of the servants wonder whether this is all the result of some odd drunken revel, they will be less likely to give notice due to fear of ghosts."
The Magician's Ward, Patricia C. Wrede

Comments

[noseless-wonder.livejournal.com]

That's actually fun! Here's what using my favorite book resulted in:

"Just like a girl," said Edmund to himself, "sulking somewhere, and won't accept an apology." He looked round him again decided he did not much like this place and had almost made up his mind to go home, when he heard, very far off in the wood, a sound of bells. He listened and the sound came nearer and nearer and at last there swept into sight a sledge drawn by two reindeer.

It's not difficult at all to guess the book if you're even slightly familiar with it. This quote happens to be during the one of the most poignant moments in the book too. X)

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Ah, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, always a classic. ^_~

[noseless-wonder.livejournal.com]

A+ for you!

[beccastareyes]

::grabs the nearest book::

Grimnir ignored him, tearing open the jerky wrapper and filling the Jeep with the sweet, chewy perfume of rotting meat. Grimnir gagged and tossed it out the window while Hermod patiently explained to Mist that all the food from Midgard became inedible the closer one came to Helheim. Nothing from the living world was quite right here.

That's from Norse Code by Greg van Eekhout.