The First Sentence Reader

Books that grab you right from the start.

Showing posts with label Humor. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Cabin

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Hutchison, Patrick.  Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman . New York: St. Martin's 2024 . Print. First Sentences:   ...
Friday, February 7, 2025

Food for Thought

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Brown, Alton.  Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations . New York: Gallery Books 2025 . Print. First Sentences:   I am sitting in front of ...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Brittle Innings

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Bishop, Michael . Brittle Innings . New York: Bantam 1994 . Print. First Sentences: When I look at it, minor league ball ...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Apple of My Eye

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Hanff, Helene.  Apple of My Eye . New York: Doubleday 1978 . Print. First Sentences: On April Fool's Day, I came home from a meeting wit...
Thursday, December 14, 2023

New Teeth

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Rich, Simon .  New Teeth . New York: Little, Brown 2021 . Print. First Sentences: I am me own master and commander. I serve no king and fear...
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

The Golf Omnibus

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Wodehouse, P.G.  The Golf Omnibus . New York: Gramercy 1996 . Print First Sentences: Archibald Mealing was one of those golfers in wh...
Monday, September 11, 2023

I Was Right on Time

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O'Neil, Buck.  I Was Right on Time . New York: Simon & Schuster 1996 . Print. First Sentences: Call me Buck. Description: Since it i...
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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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