Via the BBAW Award-nominated Whatever (in the “Best Author Blog” category), John Scalzi’s very own Reading Meme:
In response to all the “book reading memes” with which I am continually tagged, a new book-reading meme:
1. Open the book you’re currently reading to page 133.
2. Read the fourth line on the page.
3. Put the book back where it had been resting.
4. Tell no one of what it was you just did.
5. Think of five friends to tag with this meme.
6. Do not actually tag them. They are busy and have lives.
7. Go about your life as if nothing has happened.
8. Carry the secret of this meme to your grave.
Even the meme-averse might consider giving this one a shot.
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Lol I giggled at #4, nearly choked on my coffee at #6 and at #8 realized the dog was giving me a look as though to say “yup she’s nuts” 🙂
BookZombie – I can take no credit, but this cracked me up too. I don’t read science fiction, but Scalzi’s blog is a don’t-miss.
That is just my kind of meme. Actually I LIKE memes, but this one is the best. I would have a hard time because I am reading, oh, probably five books at the same time, as always, and which one to choose to do this meme on? ha ha ha
I saw this the other day. I thought it was great too!
Isn’t posting the meme a violation of Rule #4 of the meme? 🙂
Kori – I can’t manage more than two books at a time, and even that’s rare for me. I’m a serially monogamous reader. How do you manage FIVE? But if you do this right, we’ll never know which book you chose :-).
Mike – Yeah, I figured you had. I knew I wouldn’t have to tell you who Scalzi is.
Marie – I’m not sure…I think posting it might actually violate Rule #8 :-).
Finally, a meme I don’t feel guilty about being tagged for and forgetting to post. Genius!
Oh My God.
I’m waiting to hear about an advertising job – the industry of which is notoriously ageist. I can’t tell ya how many interviews i’ve been on where their faces dropped when they saw mine. I even went to the extreme of having injections in my face for my last one, a few days ago. Cut to today, and I’m still waiting to hear as I stew in my own fears and worries.
So when I saw this meme, I couldn’t resist doing it. I picked up Arianna Huffington’s “On Becoming Fearless”, paged to 133, and read the fourth line. Which was comprised of two words:
“years old.”
I think I’ll go jump out a window now…
Ruth – You totally get how this one works :-).
Lucia – We already talked about this on Twitter; step away from the windows, girlfriend.
I love it! That’s got to be the best meme ever. 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Florinda.
Literary Feline – It was impossible to pass up!