First sentence of current book

[Hiru1998+]

"My name is Ace and I am going to tell you the complete story of my journey."

The Mindset by Ace Bowers

[Suzer6440 xyz]

“I take a breath, scoot to the edge of the seat, and straighten my jacket as the limo rolls to a stop on the boing-hot asphalt.”
Before We Were Yours by LisaWingate

[Holly Fleming]

"Given that most of the American Founders were students of the Enlightenment and its revival of classical learning, most of them looked fondly on the Roman Republic and drew lessons from the rise and fall of the Roman Empire."

-Radley Balko

[Rwill0988]

Zoey Ashe surveyed the carnage and said, "Sorry we're late, it was my cat's birthday."
~Zoey punches the future in the dick by David Wong (aka Jason Pargin)

[Esther11]

“MY FATHER WAS A KING AND THE SON OF KINGS.”

The Song of Achilles
Miller, Madeline.

[Hiruni Hansika]

Nineteen years before she decided to die, Nora Seed sat in the warmth of the small library at Hazeldene School in the town of Bedford.

[Jade1692]

Of all the rooms and halls and landmarks that make up the White House and its grounds, it was the West Colonnade that I loved best.

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

[Danelle Cale]

Plaquemines, Louisiana - April 1861
Tiberius (Ty) Jones was born a free black man on June 19, 1842, in Plaquemines, Louisiana.

[Caleb 044]

"For reasons undiscovered, autumn came every year early to the oaks of the Virken Wood"
From the novel "WE ARE VOULHIRE; The Fires of Virko"
By Matthew Tysz

[Vishnu Priya B]

"The train whistle’s scream pierced through the silent night's cold air."

A walk through the grapes by David Jackson.

Who else thinks the sentence structure is a bit off?

[Pallavi Lakra]

This went too deep too soon.
So the first line goes like this, " Do you want happiness or success? "
Book Title: Apotheosis Now
Author: Yanhao Huang

[Yearly Joy Besoy]

In spite of the many invitations, as a principle, I am against writing my diplomatic memoirs.
A Dream For Peace
By Dr. Ghoulem Berrah

[Yearly Joy Besoy]

"The train whistle’s scream pierced through the silent night's cold air."

A walk through the grapes by David Jackson.

Who else thinks the sentence structure is a bit off?

The apostrophe should be in train, not whistle.
That's what sounds right to me.

[Vishnu Priya B]

"The train whistle’s scream pierced through the silent night's cold air."

A walk through the grapes by David Jackson.

Who else thinks the sentence structure is a bit off?

The apostrophe should be in train, not whistle.
That's what sounds right to me.

Yup. Exactly!
And how about this:
The train's whistle screamed through the cold and silent night.
(This is my version)

The problem is the whole book was littered with awkward sentences like this and worse. It was a difficult read, though.

[Jolyon Trevelyan]

Det var vindstille og kaldt vær, klokken 6 om morgenen den 5 April, året 1864