international book week meme

[rushthatspeaks]

The fifth sentence on page 52 of the book closest to me, sans context: "The audiences, mostly local villagers of all ages, weren't paying attention half the time."*

The closest book to me was EIGHTEEN ENTIRE INCHES AWAY. The horror the horror WHY DID WE CLEAN THE LIVING ROOM.

* You didn't expect me to leave it entirely sans context, did you? How Music Works, David Byrne.

Comments

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

"She caught sight of Lesley's masked face and took an involuntary step backward--works every time."

I have answered people's posts four different times today with the closest book to me, and it was genuinely a different closest book each time. Same computer desk. This is a good life I have.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

I haven't been doing this because I can't decide if closest means on the left or the right. I mean, they're both equally close, yes? So closest to which hand? Arrgh!

[gaudior.livejournal.com]

...but the closest book to me is your book. If I read a sentence from it, spoilers! O noes!

Next closest:

"Jingle Bells!"

(Next several sentences: "Jingle Bells! Jingle all the way! You need a date for New Year's Eve, and Steve Dallas is free that day!")

[telophase.livejournal.com]

"It wasn't until working on the Bouchon cookbook that I understood why."