tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post3475902244697931660..comments2024-03-06T04:22:42.200-06:00Comments on Readerbuzz: Best Opening Lines of a NovelDeb Nance at Readerbuzzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-82113647137201872142020-05-29T21:55:31.948-05:002020-05-29T21:55:31.948-05:00I love a good opening line in a book and these are...I love a good opening line in a book and these are awesome! I hope that when school finishes next week I'll feel like reading again. It is so frustrating!Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-71300589046401681872020-05-27T11:11:14.450-05:002020-05-27T11:11:14.450-05:00I really should read Moby Dick sometime.
Here is...I really should read Moby Dick sometime. <br /><br />Here is our <a href="http://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/top-ten-tuesday-funny-opening-lines/" rel="nofollow">Top Ten Tuesday.</a> Astilbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492072749330662587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-41085146049276702612020-05-27T03:00:38.721-05:002020-05-27T03:00:38.721-05:00Your list has some of my favourite opening lines f...Your list has some of my favourite opening lines from books I read as a child. :) <br /><a href="https://lectrice-vorace.blogspot.com/2020/05/this-weeks-ten-tuesday-is-about-lines.html" rel="nofollow">Here's my TTT!</a><br />Lectrice Voracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067403176756169827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-12561736400437832652020-05-26T22:42:09.081-05:002020-05-26T22:42:09.081-05:00Wow! Those are some excellent examples. One can...Wow! Those are some excellent examples. One can't find anything to criticize about any of them and every one makes you want to read further. It's impossible to pick a favorite.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-7680580927919508422020-05-26T22:22:09.598-05:002020-05-26T22:22:09.598-05:00Almost all of these would have made my list too.. ...Almost all of these would have made my list too.. I decided to go with other books instead.. <br />While I have not read at least three, one of them is new to me - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Paul CliffordLady In Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791002474933656220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-10553778896192019102020-05-26T20:04:42.809-05:002020-05-26T20:04:42.809-05:00It was a dark and stormy night. You can't get ...It was a dark and stormy night. You can't get much better than that one.Deanna @ A Novel Glimpsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527505715939357796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-54386524929119310862020-05-26T19:38:48.525-05:002020-05-26T19:38:48.525-05:00I should have put Harry Potter on my list. That op...I should have put Harry Potter on my list. That opening line reminds me of my childhood.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-90112768426737337572020-05-26T19:10:14.121-05:002020-05-26T19:10:14.121-05:00Yes, frightening.Yes, frightening.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-61334921096678344052020-05-26T19:09:47.471-05:002020-05-26T19:09:47.471-05:00Gracious, yes, it's disturbing.Gracious, yes, it's disturbing.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-84935582356763329342020-05-26T19:09:25.249-05:002020-05-26T19:09:25.249-05:00It's funny how we remember things we are force...It's funny how we remember things we are forced to memorize. It's so annoying to be made to memorize something yet it is so lovely to be able to quote things, years later.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-1958071950026448012020-05-26T19:08:08.223-05:002020-05-26T19:08:08.223-05:00Yes, so many people used Bulwer-Lytton's openi...Yes, so many people used Bulwer-Lytton's opening line, mocking him, really.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-14952444071641449592020-05-26T19:05:09.418-05:002020-05-26T19:05:09.418-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-45355145171909777702020-05-26T17:00:12.167-05:002020-05-26T17:00:12.167-05:00Great list - I couldn't leave Moby Dick off ...Great list - I couldn't leave Moby Dick off my list! Thanks for sharing!<br />My TTT is here https://bookloverssanctuary.com/2020/05/26/top-ten-tuesday-opening-lines/Michael @ The Book Lovers' Sanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11154628163413703057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-59151308767443397852020-05-26T16:55:26.646-05:002020-05-26T16:55:26.646-05:00I never liked that Dicken's opening but it'...I never liked that Dicken's opening but it's so popular though.<br /><br />I'm much too familar with that Little Women opening but I don't really like the book.<br /><br />That Harry Potter opening is on so many people's list but it really is a great opening.<br /><br />I have seen the Pride and Prejudice far too many times to forget it.<br /><br />Paul Clifford and A winkle in time with the same opening line? I wonder.<br /><br />Have a lovely day.lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012085842881252635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-61608198492609548192020-05-26T16:05:01.184-05:002020-05-26T16:05:01.184-05:00That fist line in Charlotte's Web. Chilling.That fist line in Charlotte's Web. Chilling.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-20128244410501834122020-05-26T13:32:07.234-05:002020-05-26T13:32:07.234-05:00Oh I love the opening of The Voyage of the Dawn Tr...Oh I love the opening of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader !! It reminds me of a Churchill quote like about Atlee [paraphrasing] Atlee is a very modest man. And with reason.Hopewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510172065585770709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-21697320532319395012020-05-26T13:28:34.461-05:002020-05-26T13:28:34.461-05:00Great list! I love that opening to The Hobbit as w...Great list! I love that opening to The Hobbit as well.Sabrina @ Notes From a Paper Plane Nomadhttps://paperplanenomad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-75470154513895333472020-05-26T10:42:27.351-05:002020-05-26T10:42:27.351-05:00I remember memorizing that first (long!) line from...I remember memorizing that first (long!) line from A Tale of Two Cities. 10th grade English. After more than 40 years, I still can recall most of it! You picked some wonderful quotes, Deb. You've also inspired me to reread Mrs. Dalloway <i>and</i> The Hours!Les in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053880852764886416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-10785848126967989122020-05-26T10:10:51.503-05:002020-05-26T10:10:51.503-05:00Wonderful quotes. I remember reading Charlotte...Wonderful quotes. I remember reading Charlotte's Web and being disturbed by that opening line, something about that axe and setting the table just didn't sit right. Although, I do love the book. Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260139292374478327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-89346437770225747012020-05-26T07:57:38.774-05:002020-05-26T07:57:38.774-05:00You're the second or third person I've see...You're the second or third person I've seen quote A Tale of Two Cities this week! I think that's nifty. :) <br /><br />My <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/" rel="nofollow"> TTT </a>.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241300876630582609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-46749552146638382692020-05-26T03:59:48.581-05:002020-05-26T03:59:48.581-05:00OOh nice picks! I almost went with Harry too, but ...OOh nice picks! I almost went with Harry too, but decided on the lesser known books! Lol. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://jessica-agreatread.blogspot.com/2020/05/teaser-top-ten-tuesdays_26.html" rel="nofollow">Here's my Tuesday Post</a><br /><br />Have a <a href="http://jessica-agreatread.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">GREAT</a> day!<br /><br />Old Follower :)<br />Jessica @ a GREAT readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554254368211246669noreply@blogger.com