Comments on: booking through thursday: beginnings

By: JLS Hall

JLS Hall — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:09:35 +0000

I don’t always remember the lines themselves, either. But I can usually remember that a certain book had a first or last line that I liked. Wish my memory was good enough to recall all the lines “off the top of my head”!

By: Literary Feline

Literary Feline — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:58:08 +0000

I seem to like dark first sentences that are a bit shocking. I hadn’t realized that until I was pulling sentences out of my reading journal this evening in response to this question. I have no memory for book quotes, I’m afraid. First lines tend to make an impression on me when I am beginning a book but beyond that they tend to be forgettable.

By: Confuzzled Books

Confuzzled Books — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:29:02 +0000

I tend to not remember lines from books either.

By: Bluestocking

Bluestocking — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:46:37 +0000

The Mrs. Dalloway line is really good. Everyone rembers the Jane Austen quote.

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:35:26 +0000

Don’t feel guilty; you’re in the majority.