Theme Thursday: Location

Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event, hosted by Reading Between Pages that will be open from one Thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:

• A theme will be posted each week (on Thursdays)
• Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
• Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
• It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)
  Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”

 This week's theme is LOCATION

"At eight o'clock on Thursday evening, Harry left Gryffindor Tower for the History of Magic classroom.  It was dark and empty when he arrived, but he lit the lamps with his wand and had waited only five minutes when Professor Lupin turned up, carrying a large packing case, which he heaved onto Professor Binn's desk." ~ page 175, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling 

This is a re-read for me as I participate in the Harry Potter Read Along hosted by Giraffe Days.  At this point in the story, Harry has recovered from being attacked by a Dementor on the Quidditch field and a big game is ahead, one that could finally bring championship for the Gryffindor team.  Concerned about another possible attack and the horrible effects Harry experiences when faced with a Dementor, Harry has sought the aid of Professor Lupin, teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts, to teach him how to ward them off.  It is at this point in the story that Harry goes to the History of Magic classroom to learn from the best Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Harry has ever known.

"Usually Zee would abandon the boat at one of the public wharves that lined Salem's waterfront.  Often it was the one at the Willows, the first wharf you came to when you entered the harbor.  But when the cops started looking for her, she began to leave the  boats in other, less obvious places.  Sometimes she would jump someone else's mooring.  Or she would leave a boat in one of the slips at Derby Wharf, which made it easy to get away, since she lived so close." ~ page 2, The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry

This situation provides some background into the character of Zee, the main character of the novel.  She was a teenager at the time and troubled.  Her mother had committed suicide after fighting for several years against bipolar disease, and Zee had watched her die.  With this troubled vision in her mind and an otherwise occupied and mostly absent father, Zee began to act out, pirating boats to sail to the island where her mother had a house.  This was Zee's destination.  Did it make her feel closer to her mother?  Did she discover secrets there?  Did Zee find peace there?  You have to read The Map of True Places to follow Zee's story as it moves beyond the teenage years to those of adulthood where she finds herself engaged, unhappy, seeking insight, and trying to come to terms with the status of her life.  A fascinating read.  I am on page 142/412 now.  

Location is essential in building the plot of any story.  It not only creates a place to be, to envision as you read, but it helps to set the tone of the novel.  


Please share your link to your answer for this week's Theme Thursday in a comment below or tell me in your comments if you don't have a blog.  I wait in anticipation.....What's your location? 

Theme Thursday 3/17/11 - Crockery/Utensil

Theme Thursdays, created by Kavyen @ Reading Between Pages, is a fun weekly event that will be open from one Thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:


*A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
*Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
*Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
*It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)
Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”

This will give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.

This week’s theme is – CROCKERY / UTENSIL 

Here's mine from Nana:  The Four Crystals:

Nana went directly to the kitchen area and from the oven took a small pot from which she poured a prepared tea into three wooden cups.  She brought them to the canvas cloth on the floor and invited Serge and Alexa to sit upon the cushions.  ~ page 151, Nana:  The Four Crystals by Guillermo Romano

Theme Thursday 3/10/11

Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:

A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday's)

-Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading

-Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post

-It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don't necessarily need to have the word) Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have "They kissed so gently" or "Their lips touched each other" or "The smooch was so passionate"

-This will give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.

This week's theme is - VEHICLE

`A city police officer was at the top of the subway stairs at the time and heard the sound of gunfire coming from the subway.  He saw the culprit running from the subway and heard him shout to the city officer, `There`s a madman down there with a gun shooting at everybody.' Just then the city cop saw Officer J.S. coming up the stairs, bleeding, with a gun in his hand.  The city cop fired, hitting Officer J.S. who fell, mortally wounded.  Officer J.S. managed to gasp, 'I'm on the job,' before passing out.  The poor city cop called a `10-13' on his portable radio and within moments, many police units were on the scene.  The suspect was apprehended almost immediately and taken into custody for questioning.  Officer J.S. was sped to the hospital in a city police radio car where he was rushed into surgery.`` - page 110, Proud to Have Been a New York City Transit Cop by John R. Martin

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Theme Thursday 3/3/11

This week’s theme is – FURNITURE

 

Maggie flopped on the mattress, dust specks zoomed around her. 
~ page 223, Utopia Texas by Betty Byrd
 
Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next.  Theme Thursday is hosted by Reading Between Pages.
 
What are you reading?  Please leave a comment with link to your Theme Thursday post and remember to link up with the host blog too!!

Theme Thursday - Touch

Theme Thursday was created by Reading Between Pages. Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:

A theme will be posted each week (on Thursdays)

*Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
*Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
*It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)
Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”

This will give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.

This week’s theme is – TOUCH (any body contact)

"He hesitates, then drops a kiss on my cheek and strides away." ~ page 341, Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella