The rules for this meme are:
Grab the nearest book
Open it to page 56
Post the text of the sentence on your blog along with these instructions.
Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the closest book.
My book is Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon. The book is hanging out on the shelf by my computer awaiting its fate...sold on half.com or passed on to a friend to read. Let me know if you are in the mood for a fun, charming murder mystery.
The fifth sentence on page 56 is: "Not for the first time in his career, Brunetti reflected upon the possible advantage of censorship of the press."I'm now supposed to tag a few other bloggers to do the same:
