The First Sentence Reader

Books that grab you right from the start.

Showing posts with label Kidnapping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kidnapping. Show all posts
Sunday, October 12, 2025

So Far Gone

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Walter, Jess So Far Gone. New York : HarperCollins 2025. Print.   First Sentences: A prim girl stood still as a fencepost of Rhys Kinnick...
Monday, April 17, 2017

Truevine

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Macy, Beth.  Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South . New York: Little, Brown....
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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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