tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post5705224199817686411..comments2023-09-23T23:34:02.905-05:00Comments on A Little Reading: Booking Through Thursday: BeginningsJLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-5652742850475569032008-07-27T10:49:00.000-05:002008-07-27T10:49:00.000-05:00It's amazing how instantly recognizable a book can...It's amazing how instantly recognizable a book can be in one sentence. Like Catcher in the Rye - that has popped up a few times recently (I think it's in a typing race game I play with my co-workers) and just that one sentence always brings the whole book back to my mind. When I read the book a few years ago I really didn't care for it, but I've been wanting to go back and read it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-26609729161899221252008-07-24T21:53:00.000-05:002008-07-24T21:53:00.000-05:00You have some great lines there. I'm not very good...You have some great lines there. I'm not very good at remembering first lines.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://smariek.blogspot.com/2008/07/booking-through-thursday.html" REL="nofollow">Here's my BTT post</A>smariekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100767973885900243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-46504360799918753712008-07-24T19:08:00.000-05:002008-07-24T19:08:00.000-05:00I am so glad that I'm not the only one who remembe...I am so glad that I'm not the only one who remembers the first line to Gone with the Wind. I absolutely love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-86352856562236690582008-07-24T16:38:00.000-05:002008-07-24T16:38:00.000-05:00Some of my favorites in your choices! I can't bel...Some of my favorites in your choices! I can't believe I forgot the first line to <I>Catcher in the Rye</I> in my post though, I love that book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-51790685627248475942008-07-24T13:32:00.000-05:002008-07-24T13:32:00.000-05:00Great post, and some fantastic first lines!Great post, and some fantastic first lines!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-74212239747822028802008-07-24T12:51:00.000-05:002008-07-24T12:51:00.000-05:00I am going to be reading Catcher in the Rye soon. ...I am going to be reading Catcher in the Rye soon. I have never read. I heard I am in for a treat.Confuzzled Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738492612572914119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-4157584018760704032008-07-24T11:13:00.001-05:002008-07-24T11:13:00.001-05:00I have such a terrible memory when it comes to fir...I have such a terrible memory when it comes to first lines. I do try and make a habit of reading the first paragraph of two of a book I'm considering adding to my TBR collection if I get the opportunity. I can usually tell from that whether the book and I will get along.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-3112852036439458252008-07-24T11:13:00.000-05:002008-07-24T11:13:00.000-05:00I have such a terrible memory when it comes to fir...I have such a terrible memory when it comes to first lines. I do try and make a habit of reading the first paragraph of two of a book I'm considering adding to my TBR collection if I get the opportunity. I can usually tell from that whether the book and I will get along.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-79563942912311017042008-07-24T10:16:00.000-05:002008-07-24T10:16:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you included the line from The Catche...I'm so glad you included the line from <I> The Catcher in the Rye </I>. I thought about it after I finished my post, and it makes me happy to see it here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-12793313301952936182008-07-24T09:49:00.000-05:002008-07-24T09:49:00.000-05:00You recalled those great lines for me! Thanks! Tru...You recalled those great lines for me! Thanks! Truly enjoyed reading those!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2008/07/booking-through-beginnings.html" REL="nofollow">Here is my BTT post</A>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-84871986449457271562008-07-24T09:20:00.000-05:002008-07-24T09:20:00.000-05:00The quote from Pontoon stopped me in my tracks - n...The quote from Pontoon stopped me in my tracks - now that's a first line that's made me very interested in finding out what the rest of the book is about! Great choice.Petahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269614153944571970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-71645264155504919032008-07-24T08:35:00.000-05:002008-07-24T08:35:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed reading your post. Some of those...I really enjoyed reading your post. Some of those books I've not read and now want to, and some I've read and enjoyed the breeze of them again. One, <I>Catcher in the Rye</I>, I've read three times and don't like, but rereading the first sentence makes me want to reread it again... what's up with that?<BR/><BR/>The power of a first sentence :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-46294158058544628422008-07-24T07:46:00.000-05:002008-07-24T07:46:00.000-05:00As I read over the quotes, I flashed back to each ...As I read over the quotes, I flashed back to each novel. Thanks for the nice vacation!SmilingSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479373067844173653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-89887635014081258592008-07-24T07:38:00.000-05:002008-07-24T07:38:00.000-05:00I completely agree with that. Those are some great...I completely agree with that. Those are some great lines, by the way.Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.com