Here's the rules of the meme (copied word for word from wellreadreveiw):
- 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?
- It took me awhile to figure out what book I wanted to read next because of my desire to hoard books for the readathon. However, I've decided to start Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill. I am loving October and the excuse to read scary novels!
First sentence: Jude had a private collection. - My impression of the first sentence is favorable. First of all, I love the name Jude. It's an intriguing first sentence, because now I want to know what Jude collects. It's simple and clean, as a first sentence should be. I also have Joe Hill's short story collection, 20th Century Ghosts, but I am saving that for the Readathon.
I'd heard of this one. Nice sentence.
ReplyDeleteOoh, a private collection of what?
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy this one!
Jude is a collector of the macabre. He ends up purchasing a ghost online.
ReplyDeleteJoe Hill is the son of Stephen King, and while that is a bonus, I was already interested in his writing before I found that out. He's also on twitter as joe_hill.
Same thoughts, Kate! I've read the book and enjoyed it even though it did spooked me!
ReplyDeleteI read this a few years back. I did enjoy it but had a hard time not comparing it to his dad. Hope you like it!
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