Thank you to Rose City Reader for giving me the idea for this meme. On Rose City Reader you will find 'Opening Sentences of the Day' so please have a look at this wonderful blog for further opportunities to share opening sentences.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Prologue:
"It happened every year, was almost a ritual."
Chapter 1:
"The Trial was irretrievably over; everything that could be said had been said, but he never doubted that he would lose."Both opening lines are short and too the point, but I can't say that they are the best I have ever read. They don't really reflect much about the book. I can say that I am enjoying this book a lot. It was slow to get started, but now that I am half way through I am finally so into it that I can't put it down!
Silk by Alessandro Baricco
When I wrote this post yesterday, and scheduled it for today, I thought that I would still be reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo today. As it turns out, I couldn't put it down and finished it off last night. So I am now currently reading Silk by Alessandro Baricco and thought I would share it's opening line as well.
"Although his father had pictured for him a brilliant future in the army, Herve Joncour had ended up earning his crust in an unusual career which, by a singular piece of irony, was not unconnected with a charming side that bestowed on it a vaguely feminine intonation".Now that is more my kind of opening line. I love a love long first sentence, and the style in which is it written and what it says about the book from the beginning tells me that I will enjoy this one. And I am.
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8 comments:
I like all of your sentences. I have been meaning to read the Larsson but just haven't gotten to them yet.
My sentence is from Chapter 1. I skipped the prologue beginning sentence because I think it gives a false impression of the book.
I couldn't put it down either once I got into it. Finished in 2 days, which wasn't what I had expected! When I analyzed it, I wasn't wild about the book, but when I was reading it, it was a real page-turner. I haven't decided if I'm going to read the sequels or not. I think they'd be good for a long plane trip or the beach.
Nice! I've added mine as well. I want to read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but I have SO many books on my tbr list.
I'm going to try to visit everybody this week but with my internet being so messed up I'm not sure whether or not I will get to everyone. It's too bad, too. I love these!
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo sounds interesting. I do like the first sentence of Silk better. I am glad you are enjoying the book.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has caught my interest! Never Let You Go has a nice first line, too.
I'm with you Carin, the book isn't that great comparatively speaking, but it hooks you in so much you can't help but read on. And for such a big book, it goes by very very fast.
I recommend it to everyone who has it on their TBR list.
Having said that, I agree that the opening lin of Silk was much better. It was a wonderful book.
I LOVED the Girl with a Dragon Tattoo. A long and intense read at times, but I really enjoyed it.
I just saw the movie a few days ago and it was great.
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