The First Sentence Reader

Books that grab you right from the start.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

The World's Fastest Man

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Kranish, Michael. The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero New Yo...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

The Library

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Kells, Stuart. The Library: A Catalog of Wonders. Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint 2017. Print. First Sentences: If a library can be something a...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Cowboys Are My Weakness

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Houston, Pam. Cowboys Are My Weakness. Berkeley, CA : Washington Square Press 1992. Print. First Sentences: When he says "Skins of blan...
Monday, June 16, 2025

The Penguin Lessons

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Michell, Tom .  The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird.  New York: Ballentine 2017 . Print. First Sentences:   Had I bee...
Monday, June 9, 2025

The Game

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Kramer, Jack and Deford, Frank .  The Game: My 40 years in Tennis . New York: Putnam 1979 . Print. First Sentences:   While I have spent a g...
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The First Sentence Reader
Call me Fred. I am a retired librarian from The Ohio State University and an avid, yet selective and highly judgmental reader who is under no illusion a book will get better in its writing style, plot, or characters after a disappointing first few sentences. However, the books profiled in this blog are, in every way, wonderful reads.
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