The First Sentence Reader

Books that grab you right from the start.

Showing posts with label Government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Government. Show all posts
Monday, December 18, 2023

Shibumi

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Trevanian . Shiubumi . New York: Crown1979 . Print. First Sentences: The screen flashed 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3...then the pr...
Thursday, September 28, 2023

Our Missing Hearts

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Ng, Celeste . Our Missing Hearts . New York: Penguin. 2022 . Print. First Sentences: The letter arrives on a Friday. Slit and resealed with ...
Monday, December 5, 2016

Nobody Walks

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Herron, Mick.  Nobody Walks . New York: Soho Press. 2015. Print. First Sentences: The news had come hundreds of miles to sit wa...
Sunday, April 26, 2015

Dead Wake

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Larson, Erik.  Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania . New York: Crown. 2015. Print. First Sentences: The smoke from shi...
Monday, December 1, 2014

Personal

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Child, Lee.  Personal . New York: Delacorte. 2014. Print. First Sentences: Eight days ago my life was an up and down affair....
Sunday, October 12, 2014

I Am Pilgrim

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Hayes, Terry.  I Am Pilgrim: A Thriller . New York: Atria. 2014. Print First Sentences: There are places I'll remember all ...
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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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