I just finished a book but have yet to start reading another one so I am going to share the first sentence from the book I just finished and the first sentence from a book I am thinking of reading next!
All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab
It was the end of summer, when the hills were bone dry and brown; the sun beating down and shimmering up off the pavement was enough to give you heatstroke.
I love this sentence because it perfectly portrays Neily's narrative voice and how he feels about living in Empire Valley. I thought this was a fantastic book. I will hopefully have a review up soon!
The Courteous Cad by Catherine Palmer
"I shall never marry," Prudence Watson declared to her sister as they crossed a busy Yorkshire street.
I actually rolled my eyes when I read this sentence because of course since this is a romance novel I know that Prudence will be getting married at the end of the book, or at the very least engaged. If not, I would be very surprised.
What is the first sentence of the book you are currently reading?
Great opening sentences. I'l add All Unquiet Things on my tbr pile & I'll probably list it as one of my Friday Finds. I'm glad you loved it & from the summary seems that I'd like it a lot, too. Here are mine: http://my-book-obsession.blogspot.com/2010/03/book-beginnings-on-friday-1.html
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Oh I like them both! Thank you for stopping by. These are awesome!
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Happy Friday! :)
I agree with you. The latter one is a little bit trite, but the first one sounds very intruiging.
ReplyDeleteGreat first sentences - both very different from the other. Let us all know if Prudence gets married. :)
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Book Beginnings on Friday
I finished the Courteous Cad last night and of course Prudence does marry the now reformed cad of the title. I had to push myself to keep reading the book at times but there were some enjoyable things like information about what working in a worsted mill would be like and child labor concerns.
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