Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Peer pressure and peer judgment discourage wit, word play, and eloquence, and what impresses others in a job interview, a cocktail party, or an office meeting only alienates their buddies. The occasional high-toned term and periodic sentence that mark one as intelligent and thoughtful in adult situations mark one as pretentious and weird in adolescent situations.
pg. 155 of The Dumbest Generation by Mark Bauerlein
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks!
The Literary Omnivore 
Nice teaser–and unfortunately, very true. Bookish kids, too, often take the brunt of that kind of teasing–it’s only later that many of us learn to wear the “nerd” label proudly. 🙂
My teaser this week is from Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith. Check it out at bookwanderer!
And too often kids don’t realize that you can, essentially, just push your way through all of it- in the age of the Internet, you can develop socially with people who appreciate your talents. Thanks for stopping by!
So true. Good teaser. I hope that you enjoy your book. Here’s Mine.
I very much did. Thanks for stopping by!
Sad, but true. Great teaser.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
But big words are so fun! Kids are so silly.
Too true.
Mine is here.
Thanks for dropping by!
This is thought provoking and sad.
My teaser: A Bit of Chick Lit for Teaser Tuesday
The entire book is like that, I have to say. Thanks for dropping by!
Very true! Great teaser. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
Kids these days… Thanks for stopping by!
Pretty sad commentary of the times, isn’t it? Have a great week and happy reading. Here is my teaser and giveaway
True, but I think it’s been like that for quite a few generations.
Here’s my link!
http://misadventuresofmoppet.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/teaser-tuesday-on-royalty-by-jeremy-paxman/
too true.
here’s mine from Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
http://blog.readinggroupchoices.com/content/blog/barbara/10/march/teaser-tuesday-32-lost-summer-louisa-may-alcott
So true! Good teaser.