The First Sentence Reader

Books that grab you right from the start.

Showing posts with label Memoirs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Memoirs. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Underfoot in Show Business

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Hanff, Helene.   Underfoot in Show Business . New York : Little, Brown & Co, 1960. Print. First Sentences: We'll begin with the law ...
Sunday, September 13, 2026

The Man Who Listens to Horses

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Roberts, Monty .   The M a n Who Listens to Horses: The Story of a Real-Life Horse Whisperer .  New York: Random House 1996. Print. First Se...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Mostly True

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O'Neill, Molly .   Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Baseball . New York : Schribner 2026. Print. First Sentences: Every one of...
Monday, May 25, 2026

First Light

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  Wellum, Geoffrey. First Light . New York : Viking 2002. Print. First Sentences: There are some days in the early spring when the weather i...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

So Help Me Golf

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Reilly, Rick.  So Help Me Golf: Why We Love the Game . New York : Hatchett 2022. Print. First Sentences: When I was one, my family was stayi...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Shock

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Dukakis and Tye, Larry . Shock: The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy . New York: Penguin 2007. Print. First Sentences:   There is...
Thursday, September 4, 2025

Tracks

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Davidson, Robyn .  Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1,700 Miles of Australian Outback . New York: Vintage. 1980 . Print. First Sentenc...
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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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