The First Sentence Reader

Books that grab you right from the start.

Showing posts with label New York City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York City. Show all posts
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Here Is New York

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White, E. B. Here Is New York . New York: Little Bookroom. 1949 . Print. First Sentences:   On any person who desires such queer prizes, New...
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...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Insomniac City

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Hayes, Bill. Insomniac City . New York: Bloomsbury, 2017 . Print First Sentences: I moved to New York eight years ago, a...
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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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