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.
GIVEAWAY WINNER
First, an announcement of the winner of last week's giveaway, The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman. Big thanks to everyone who left comments to participate. You can read more about The Life List here.
JC Jones from Mixed Book Bag is the big winner. Her's was the 9th comment and the one chosen by random.org. JC is a double winner because, in addition to her copy, she can host her own giveaway for another coy. Congratulations JC! Enjoy "this utterly charming debut—perfect for fans of Cecelia Ahern’s P.S., I Love You and Allison Winn Scotch’s Time of My Life."
BOOK BEGINNINGS
EARLY BIRDS: I am experimenting with getting this post up Thursday evening for those who like to get their posts up and linked early on. We'll try it this way for a couple of months to see if people like the option of early posting. If you have feelings one way or the other, please comment.
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MY BOOK BEGINNING
“You’re a spoiled, bad-tempered bastard,” my sister said, and jolted me into a course I nearly died of.
-- Flying Finish by Dick Francis. That's a great beginning in the way it looks backwards (why is his sister mad at him?) and forwards (how how does he almost die?). I'm a big fan of Dick Francis's novels. This is one of his earlier ones, first published in 1966.