Friday, October 2, 2009

Friday Firsts (2)


The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

  • Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
  • Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
  • Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
  • Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?
At the moment, I'm reading Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston. The book technically begins with a bit of a poem, but the actual story begins with this sentence:
Puck's tortured words rang in Kelley's ears as she lifted her head, struggling against the darkness that threatened to descend upon her.
I like how this sets the scene. This first line is actually part of a prologue that foreshadows later events (the same device was used in Twilight). This one line tells us a few things about the story. We know that it somehow involves A Midsummer Night's Dream. And we know that, at some point, things are going to take a turn for the worse. What is this threatening darkness? Why does Kelley have to struggle against it?

This first line definitely makes me want to keep reading.

5 comments:

  1. Ooh, that's quite a beginning - very dramatic. I didn't realise this story involved A Midsummer Night's Dream. I look forward to reading your review :)

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  2. It really got me curious for the rest. Great one!

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  3. I really liked his character when I read this.

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  4. Hmm, I wonder what his tortured words were! Has me curious!

    Allison
    Well-Read Reviews

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  5. This is a great opening line. Really gets you thinking of many things, and what is going to happen. I love how it works with Midsummer Night's Dream, I love that book.

    I look forward to your review on this one!

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