Friday, September 28, 2012

Book Beginnings:


Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author's name.

TWITTER: If you are on Twitter, please tweet a link to your post using the has tag #BookBeginnings. My Twitter handle is @GilionDumas.

MR. LINKY: Please leave a link to your post below. If you don't have a blog, but want to participate, please leave a comment with your Book Beginning.



MY BOOK BEGINNING

 

"Is this seat taken?" I asked the attractive young woman sitting by herself in the lounge.

-- The General's Daughter by Nelson DeMille.  It's a clever beginning, really, because he is approaching an ex-girlfriend who he hasn't seen in a year and he knows won't be happy to run into him.

6 comments:

  1. I like it! It's a good beginnging.

    And thanks for hosting! ;D

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  2. Thanks for adding an explanation. That makes all the difference! I'm wondering how the ex-girlfriend answered.

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  3. I read the beginning and I thought that's cool, and then your explanation of it changed that!

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  4. Wasn't there a movie? It seems like I began to watch and it was too dark.
    This is such a great way to spend Fridays on the internet. Thanks.

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  5. Interesting beginning especially with the explanation!

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