I have had such a good day and am in such a great mood; I’ve decided this meme is a perfect post for today.
I’ve been tagged by my wonderful friend, Ann over at A Nice Place in the Sun. If you haven’t read her blog yet, stop by. It always makes me smile. Thanks, Ann, for being you and for thinking of me. I, too, love books and find this meme playful and fun!
So, here it is…
It’s been called the 123 Book Meme, The Fifth Sentence on Page 123 and now, After the Fifth on Page 123. Here’s the way it works:
1. Find the book closest to you (with at least 123 pages).
2. Open it to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment here after you post it to your blog, so others can read it (including me!).
My book is Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (whose initials just happen to be the same as the author of the book chosen by Ann, but your book does not need to be written by some SG person).
Do I recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this book, Water for Elephants. It was a big hit at my book club. It’s a bit of a bizarre book, but a great read. It’s about a circus, but also about loyalty, loss and love. Stay with it until it gets good (and trust me, it will).
Here are the three sentences after the fifth sentence on page 123:
There’s a shuffling, and someone shushing someone.
“What is it?” calls August.
“Did Clive feed the cats?”
Now, for the tagging. I’m picking people whose blogs are some of my absolute favorites, who (I think) like to read and would have fun with this meme:
Dan at Cafe Leone
rkref at Roadkill Refugee
PG at Annoyingly Boring
Karlene at Inksplasher (I’m working on those book reviews, K) 
Deb at Missives from Suburbia (b/c this meme is a lot easier and maybe more fun than the last one I tagged you with!!)
I’m so curious to see which blurbs these five bloggers find and use. In fact, I’ll modify the meme to say that it doesn’t need to be the book nearest you, rather, pick a book you’d like to include (for whatever reason). I hope you have fun with this one!!
Getting tagged by you is an honor! I look forward to it. This should be fun. The book closest to me is Crime and Punishment…perhaps I will select a different book, we shall see.
Thanks
Me
Well, the February issue of [insert raunchy title here] magazine isn’t 123 pages, so I’ll have to find something else. Maybe one of those Ann Coulter books by the fireplace…
You did an excellent job of writing this post my friend! And I appreciate the nice things you said about me, and my blog- and thank you for being you! In addition, I agree with you about making the meme more about a book you would like to suggest instead of the book nearest you. And…I love what you added to the fifth rule. It’s much more inviting to all readers. In fact this meme gets better with each post I read. Thank you for adding your own special talents and writing a really great post, and for passing along what promises to be a great read.
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OMG… I’m horribly embarrassed! Now I owe you TWO meme’s!! LOL…
Thanks for thinking of me. I promise I’m getting on these. No, really. Want a t-shirt?
To Dan and RKR:
Hmmm…I don’t know what to say. Maybe I should get some better reading material for you guys…
To Ann:
You’re welcome! I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think after you’ve read it.
To Deb:
You make me laugh! No stress at all. I thoroughly enjoy living vicariously through your travel posts and any meme post would pale in comparison, I’m sure. So, don’t worry about it at all!
And, much as those smelly t-shirts intrigue me, I’ll pass…but, uh, thanks!