the book meme (again)

[akk]

taken from jeldi.

The rules:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to the page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences to LJ 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.

The result:

Cade stood calmly. The big man was an inert lump on the pavement outside. Her wail died away almost comically. There was only the sound of the broken glass falling out of its frame.
The receptionist huddled against the door.
"I'll call the police," she said, nearly shrieking.

Book: Christopher Farnsworth, "Blood Oath - the President's Vampire", ISBN 978-0-399-15667-0

...and I would like to add that the book is a lot better than the single excerpt above suggests. It's a rapid moving, imaginative combination of terror thriller and paranormal (vampire & co) action novel that proved to be a very delightful read after years and years of the vampire genre being repeated and soft-rinsed, creme-colored (and finally sparkly!) vampire books. This is tough, fast paced, breathless and decidedly unsparkly! I love it.

Comments

[jeldi.livejournal.com]

I finally tried the openID login you mentioned. It works pretty well!

Still need to look into this book. ^.^

Btw, I tried to send the first email, but it keeps coming back as undeliverable. -_-

[akk]

Sorry to hear about your mail problems.
I'll pm you with a more reliable one. :)

I've been 2/3 through the book when I fled Germany because of the heat and left it behind. Up until then, it certainly delivered. :)