tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post6316824478919544262..comments2023-09-23T23:34:02.905-05:00Comments on A Little Reading: Book Beginnings: In the Last AnalysisJLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-85896532693530088202020-01-20T11:59:01.810-06:002020-01-20T11:59:01.810-06:00I'm reading this series in order and have fini...I'm reading this series in order and have finished the first four. You are right -- they can be pretty academic! I think I like them because they are so wonky. Thanks for sharing the opening scene on Book Beginnings. Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-6004563051406729222020-01-17T20:55:54.508-06:002020-01-17T20:55:54.508-06:00I like when books can withstand the test of time. ...I like when books can withstand the test of time. I have noticed when I try to read older books that I sometimes get bogged down in the dialogue. <br /><br />I'm sharing my Friday post here: <a href="http://bit.ly/35XS0pi" rel="nofollow">Brooke Blogs</a>Brooke Showalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903155427658406520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-63515226062969922232020-01-17T19:49:51.861-06:002020-01-17T19:49:51.861-06:00My initial thoughts were pretty much along the sam...My initial thoughts were pretty much along the same lines as yours. I felt lost at first, and then when I figured it out, it just wasn't particularly exciting. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it, though!<br /><br />Here's my <a href="https://thewriterlyway.com/2020/01/17/first-line-friday-56-introducing-a-black-pantheon/" rel="nofollow">Friday</a> post.Sammie @ The Bookwyrm's Denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473613043498594281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-62281342482981108832020-01-17T15:58:07.184-06:002020-01-17T15:58:07.184-06:00Wow. sounds like a very compelling mystery. My Fri...Wow. sounds like a very compelling mystery. <a href="https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-and-quotes-normal-people.html" rel="nofollow">My Friday quotes from NORMAL PEOPLE</a>Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-21252663844155330202020-01-17T10:15:15.700-06:002020-01-17T10:15:15.700-06:00The blurb makes the book sound pretty enticing, bu...The blurb makes the book sound pretty enticing, but, like you mentioned, the opening lines do seem dry. I am curious, now. Thanks for sharing.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.com