The First Sentence Reader

Books that grab you right from the start.

Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Cowboys Are My Weakness

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Houston, Pam. Cowboys Are My Weakness. Berkeley, CA : Washington Square Press 1992. Print. First Sentences: When he says "Skins of blan...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

My First Hundred Years

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Murray, Margaret .  My First Hundred Years . London: William Kimber 1963 . Print. First Sentences: I always think that an autobiography shou...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Beautiful Ugly

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Feeney, Alice. Beautiful Ugly . New York: Flatiron. 2025 . Print. First Sentences:   If all we need is love, why do we always want more? I d...
Monday, March 24, 2025

Cross My Heart

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Collins, Megan .  Cross My Heart . New York: Atria 2025 . Print. First Sentences:   Hi, I've decided there's no way to begin this me...
Saturday, February 1, 2025

The Girl With No Shadow

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Harris, Joanne.  The Girl With No Shadow . New York: HarperCollins 2007 . Print. First Sentences:   It is a relatively little-known fact tha...
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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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