First sentence of current book

Post by **Kibet Hillary** » 09 Sep 2024, 05:49

The first thing to register in my brain on the morning of my sixteenth birthday was the sight of Joey’s foot protruding from the patchwork on the other side of the room.

IRONBARK HILL: There lies ahead a long, rough road for a girl fighting discrimination, seeking revenge, and pursuing a career in landscape painting. (p. 1). Kindle Edition. by Jennie Linnane.

Celeste Bess · Post by **Celeste Bess** » 17 Sep 2024, 09:20

"I really hate these parties."

Neon Gods (Dark Olympus book 1)- Kate Robert

Louange Masiga · Post by **Louange Masiga** » 19 Sep 2024, 05:23

Briar wrote: ↑07 Jan 2010, 00:15 My sister Kwan believes she has yin eyes.

The Hundred Secret Senses

Amy Tan

(It would be fun to give the sentence then see if anyone can guess the book.)

This would be an impossible one to guess

Louange Masiga · Post by **Louange Masiga** » 19 Sep 2024, 06:40

Genesis Haney wrote: ↑12 Aug 2024, 04:29 The first sentence of the book I am reading right now is "Looking back, I suppose you could say I got to North Carolina by way of the Hollywood Freeway. Actually it was all Nigel’s fault"

This is Crimeline Hollywood!

Genesis Haney · Post by **Genesis Haney** » 19 Sep 2024, 07:26

Louange Masiga wrote: ↑19 Sep 2024, 06:40
Genesis Haney wrote: ↑12 Aug 2024, 04:29 The first sentence of the book I am reading right now is "Looking back, I suppose you could say I got to North Carolina by way of the Hollywood Freeway. Actually it was all Nigel’s fault"
This is Crimeline Hollywood!

Yes true its amazing how you guessed it from just one sentense.

Louange Masiga · Post by **Louange Masiga** » 19 Sep 2024, 15:36

Genesis Haney wrote: ↑19 Sep 2024, 07:26
Louange Masiga wrote: ↑19 Sep 2024, 06:40
Genesis Haney wrote: ↑12 Aug 2024, 04:29 The first sentence of the book I am reading right now is "Looking back, I suppose you could say I got to North Carolina by way of the Hollywood Freeway. Actually it was all Nigel’s fault"
This is Crimeline Hollywood!
Yes true its amazing how you guessed it from just one sentense.

Not so amazing, considering, I read it a couple of weeks ago

Louange Masiga · Post by **Louange Masiga** » 19 Sep 2024, 16:13

The first sentence: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Guess what book.

Gena Smith 77 · Post by **Gena Smith 77** » 23 Sep 2024, 13:33

When Mom told me that I got a job I cried because I was very sure I did not want one.

rayreads9 · Post by **rayreads9** » 23 Sep 2024, 22:45

The first sentence of one of my favorite books I am re-reading right now is:
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

Which book is it?

Damilola Oluwole · Post by **Damilola Oluwole** » 09 Oct 2024, 18:06

The man was way up in the air, sitting behind a desk as high as the sky, wearing a black cape and holding a hammer. I could feel myself fidgeting.

Every 9 minutes: A Memoir by Christina Vitagliano

Goza Tom · Post by **Goza Tom** » 18 Oct 2024, 21:01

'Cheer up, Werner. It will soon be Christmas,' I said...

London Match - Len Deighton

Post by **Alichi** » 26 Oct 2024, 12:28

"Comfort. It’s a word that evokes warm feelings, a sigh of
relief, and a sense of security. "

Post by **Naterothwrite** » 31 Oct 2024, 14:55

This first book proposes, first in brief, the whole subject, man's disobedience, and the loss thereupon of paradise wherein he was placed

Landon Ferreira · Post by **Landon Ferreira** » 04 Nov 2024, 12:34

The bottlenose dolphins sailed through the air and splash-landed underneath the water of the wretchedly hot Low County marsh.

"Deceptive Calm" by Patricia Skipper.

G Divina · Post by **G Divina** » 04 Nov 2024, 16:03

It was ordinary June weather for London, crisp and somewhat cool compared to a southern hemisphere summer, thought Naomi.

A Crossroad Destiny by Vanessa Adelaide