The First Sentence Reader

Books that grab you right from the start.

Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Sunday, August 17, 2014

Special Post - Extreme Reading

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I love reading books about books, about readers, collections, libraries, and any other aspect of the printed word. Recently, I have been exp...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

Shakespeare Saved My Life

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Bates, Laura.  Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard . Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks. 2013. Print First Se...
Friday, March 29, 2013

One for the Books

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Queenan, Joe. One for the Books . New York: Viking. 2012. Print First Sentences:   The average American reads four books a yea...
Friday, February 15, 2013

The End of Your Life Book Club

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Schwalbe, Will. The End of Your Life Book Club . New York: Knopf. 2012. Print First Sentences: We were nuts about the mocha in the ...
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Monday, February 4, 2013

Introduction to The First Sentence Reader

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Call me Fred.   A terse, yet friendly opening line to introduce the author (me) of this new blog about books. Shows a certain s...
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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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