Teaser
Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Grab your current read, open to a random
page, and share two sentences.
“Once
the spin-off was solidly in production, Rob asked me for a list of my favorite directors and
writers. They all went to work on Xena, and my show never saw them
again. I felt betrayed.”
Okay,
that was three sentences. But it’s from
p. 163 of Kevin Sorbo’s autobiography, True
Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal--and How Nearly Dying Saved
My Life. Did you know that Sorbo got
his start as a male model? I know, hard
to believe. What’s more astonishing is
he had three strokes while filming the series Hercules. I comment on that
on my previous blog post.
There’s
a certain level of cuss words in his account, which I find surprising from a
guy who credits God with his recovery.
But this is a smooth read; I’m staying up later than normal to read
more. If people criticize you for
reading too much fiction, here’s a non-fiction book about overcoming hardship you
can hold under your arm as you walk around.
I don't read much (any) nonfiction but this might tempt me to change my mind. I remember watching Hercules and I think Sorbo is a Minnesota boy. My teasers are multiple this week. On Inside of a Dog, I am teasing Ransom River by Meg Gardiner and, on Ms. Martin Teaches Media, I am teasing Seraphina by Rachel Hartman and Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThree strokes? Say it ain't so! Not Hercules...the teaser makes me sad. I'm wondering if he still felt as betrayed when Hercules had crossovers with Xena.
ReplyDeleteVery cool.
Here's mine:
http://morosebookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/07/teaser-tuesdays.html