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Friday, June 17, 2011

Friday Memes

Book Beginnings on Friday is a bookish meme sponsored by Katy at A Few More Pages. Here's what you do: Share the first line (or two) of the book you are currently reading on your blog or in the comments section. Include the title and author so we know what you're reading. Then, if you are so moved, let us know what your first impressions were based on that first line and if you did or did not like that sentence. Link up each week at Katy's place.


Here's mine from The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay:

I was born before this story starts, before I dreamed of such a place as the Arcade, before I imagined men like Walter Geist existed outside fables, outside fairy tales.

The Friday 56 is a bookish meme sponsored by Freda's Voice. It is really easy to participate.

*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link up at Freda's site.

Here's mine from The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay:

He challenged me with auburn eyebrows raised, conventionally attractive and confident of the fact.
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9 comments:

  1. fredamansJune 17, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Alluring!
    Thanks for participating, I added you to the Linky!

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  2. KatyJune 17, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Very interesting beginning. I'll have to look this one up.

    Thanks for participating in Book Beginnings!

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  3. TeaJune 17, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    I will have to write this title down. Would luv to know more about Walter Geist.

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  4. Helen's Book BlogJune 17, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    Intriguing start... I hope you enjoy the book!

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  5. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzJune 17, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    I'm astonished to see how good the first lines of books are. I'd never noticed this until I participated in this meme.

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  6. SquirrelQueenJune 17, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Now that's the kind of challenge I like!
    The Road to Here

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  7. Yvonne @ Fiction Books ReviewsJune 17, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Hi Bev,

    I love your page 56 lines, but at first I wasn't too sure about your first lines.

    I am not sure that they would have made me want to carry on reading, as I assumed that you were reading fantasy book, which I am not partial too.

    Good job I looked up the synopsis, isn't it? Not what I had expected, but I am already hooked and have added this one to my reading list.

    Thanks for sharing such a great book.

    Yvonne

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  8. Laurel-Rain SnowJune 17, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Very intriguing beginning and excerpt. Thanks for sharing, Bev, and for visiting my blog.

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  9. Confuzzled ShannonJune 17, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    I like the beginning but not 56 line... probably just me. I feel like it doesn't tell enough to make me interested.

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