Teaser Tuesday #2--Ship Breaker

It's Teaser Tuesday again! YIPPIE! I'm very excited about this idea. This week, I've started SHIPBREAKER by Paolo Bacigalupi.

Here is how Teaser Tuesday works:
- Grab your current read.
- Open to a random page.
-In the comment section, share a few “teaser” sentences (maybe a short paragraph) from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (That means, make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Remember to show the title & author, too, so that others can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


The story: (From the back cover)

In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being disassembled for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works on the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quote--and hopefully have enough to eat.  But when, by luck or chance, he discovers and exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life:Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life.

The Teaser:


Pima drew her work knife. "Here."


Nailer made a face of disgust.  "You just going to chop her fingers off?"


"No worse than cutting the head off a chicken.  And at least she's not gonna squawk and flap around." Pima set the knife against the girl's finger. "Do it with me?"


"Where do I cut?"


"On the joint," Pima indicated.  "You can't cut through the bone.  This way, they pop right off."


Nailer shrugged and got out his own knife.  He set it against the joint where it would part easily.  He pressed his blade into the girl's flesh.  Blood welled up as he cut. 


The girl's black eyes blinked. 

Teaser Tuesday--Dark Song

Hello all!
Thanks to my friend over at http://literatisliterarylibrary.blogspot.com, I've decided to begin what's called Teaser Tuesday. (Be sure to stop over to her blog, follow, and check out the awesomeness that happens there.)

Here is how Teaser Tuesday works:
- Grab your current read.
- Open to a random page.
-In the comment section, share two (2 or 3) “teaser” sentences (maybe a short paragraph) from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (That means, make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Remember to show the title & author, too, so that others can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!




Dark Song-- By Gail Giles
pp.198
{Mark} stood up, no longer leaning.  "But there's something else.  I felt like I was steel and you were a magnet. I had a gut feeling I could tell you my secrets and you wouldn't betray me."  Now his eyes penetrated mine, and I shivered. "There's something dark in you, Ames, that was searching for the dark in me." He turned and left the room.


That's it. Now, go grab your current read and give us a teaser. :)  

Point of View Poll

Hello, all!
So, I've officially started a new book today, and already, I have a problem: POINT OF VIEW.

When the characters first start talking to me, I hear their voices in 1st person.  But when I start to write, I work it out in 3rd person.  I find it's easier to narrate the action that way. I've written the first chapter in both 1st and 3rd, and I still can't decide.

So, help me out here:
Which do you like to read best? 1st person or 3rd person?
Which do you like to write best?
What problems do you have when working with either of those Points of View?