Friday, March 2, 2012

Friday 56 (March 1st)

Rules:

*Grab a book, any book.
 *Turn to page 56.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it to Freda's Voice.
*Add your (url) post to Linky on Freda’s post

This week the book is The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye.  It is rather a dark story about the time when the NY police force was just getting formed.

Truthfully, my stoicism was all bluff – the thought of seeing myself turned my stomach.  It was a coward’s avoidance, not a resigned and phlegmatic survivor’s.
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5 comments:

  1. fredamansMarch 2, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    I like dark.

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  2. Juli RahelMarch 2, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    Sounds really good! And I love your blog name ;) I'm a new follower, hop on over if you have the time:
    http://universeinwords.blogspot.com/2012/03/this-friday-night.html
    Juli @ Universe in Words

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  3. MeganMarch 2, 2012 at 7:07 PM

    That quote reminds me of the saying "Fake it 'til you make it."

    Here's mine: Friday 56 @ Megan Likes Books

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  4. Bev HankinsMarch 2, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    Very interesting! I just read (last week or so) a non-fiction book about the early years of NYC police.

    And I, too, love your blog name.

    Here's my Friday: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-memes.html

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  5. CaroleMarch 3, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    Great idea. The best non-fiction book I have read for years was Better http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2011/11/better-by-atul-gawande.html

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