“THE PROCESS of growing old bears little resemblance to the way it is presented, either in novels or in works of medical science.” #greatfirstlines #nyrbbookclub
“You‘re saying I‘m not smart,” she says, “Is that what you‘re incinerating?”
He says, “I‘m not incinerating anything.”
( @MrBook I thought you‘d like this!)
Also, great first line:
“Tonight a man found Dad‘s pants in a tree lit with Christmas lights.”
#GreatFirstLines for #LLB #LittenLoveBingo, and #LitsyAtoZ #LetterK for author
pickThis book has #moon and is one of my all-time favorites! It's a very short little book about the invasion of a small town and how everyone handles the aftermath--written with a somewhat absurdist tone. It's very good. #uncannyoctober #greatfirstlines
#booktober catch-up post. #greatfirstlines In honor of #nationalcatday , featuring #zeus in my posts. Oh, and he has no doubt he's the hero of his own life. 😻 @RealLifeReading
pickThis is one of my all time favorite books. Every time I get a new chance to introduce it to kids, I jump on it. A new classic that should be a classic forever. #booktober #day16 #greatfirstlines
'Lady Rowena gasped in horror at the sight of Lord Raoul's majestic purple helmeted warrior of love...'
(These are the opening lines of the book but are an extract from the rather terrible romance that the main character is writing, which she reads to random people that she bumps into, as a way to assess quality)
Katie MacAlister = 💜 #greatfirstlines #booktober
Technically the first two lines but 👐🏼 They hooked me. 🔹🔹For #booktober day 16. I'm caught up again! 😊 Let's hope it lasts lol #greatfirstlines
#greatfirstlines In fact, Knock is the whole story. #booktober
