tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post7197536909121006297..comments2024-03-29T07:15:04.579-04:00Comments on Highly Reasonable: Ten on Tuesday - That's Novel!Bonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608328439375705263noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-23688580800690780962015-11-04T20:16:57.903-05:002015-11-04T20:16:57.903-05:00Oh, fantastic list! I wish I had thought of that. ...Oh, fantastic list! I wish I had thought of that. I sat this week out because I couldn't come up with ten opening lines.<br />Susanhttp://borderlinesavage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-25652445312284278372015-11-03T22:40:55.578-05:002015-11-03T22:40:55.578-05:00I have read many of those. Great first lines!I have read many of those. Great first lines!kmkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717856105870754472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-20278991987904303492015-11-03T21:54:00.826-05:002015-11-03T21:54:00.826-05:00My TBR list just grew a little longer! Thank you.....My TBR list just grew a little longer! Thank you...I'm looking forward to them even more now that the first line is out of the way. Great post! <br />AprilUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220713350006914282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-6697240259203791562015-11-03T19:52:23.578-05:002015-11-03T19:52:23.578-05:00oops, Anne Tyler :-)oops, Anne Tyler :-)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047968915708927082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-87642793877154594582015-11-03T19:51:50.999-05:002015-11-03T19:51:50.999-05:00it's funny - I don't think great first lin...it's funny - I don't think great first lines necessarily translate into great novels. I guess it takes a lot of great lines - and great ending - to make a great novel, but still... shouldn't it be a better predictor?! And like everyone else, the Ann Patchett intrigues me. another one TBR.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047968915708927082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-4357393291051756052015-11-03T16:46:38.020-05:002015-11-03T16:46:38.020-05:00I've read several of these. And we have commo...I've read several of these. And we have common ones, too!Kwizgiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030855903021576354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-42041091027129406022015-11-03T15:59:26.393-05:002015-11-03T15:59:26.393-05:00Charlottes web!!!! perfectCharlottes web!!!! perfectkathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-78040142953304707012015-11-03T15:47:24.286-05:002015-11-03T15:47:24.286-05:00Those are great! My Goodreads list just got longer...Those are great! My Goodreads list just got longer :-) diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386686475242321279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-59653701214287836362015-11-03T10:04:22.685-05:002015-11-03T10:04:22.685-05:00The Anne Tyler one gets to me every time I read it...The Anne Tyler one gets to me every time I read it!! One of my favorites from a book is "Parsifal Is Dead..that is the end of the story"... From The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett.<br /><br />Linda in VALindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533063136544231663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-39647109603333315212015-11-03T08:57:45.248-05:002015-11-03T08:57:45.248-05:00I did the same as you - I'm not so creative. ...I did the same as you - I'm not so creative. I just love Charlotte's Web!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356062253076286093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-47311980191602211542015-11-03T08:49:03.141-05:002015-11-03T08:49:03.141-05:00I've only read Charlotte's Web on that lis...I've only read Charlotte's Web on that list! And no opening lines for me...:-) You've got me intrigued with several of those though, particularly the Anne Tyler one. Pattyhttp://purlyspaniel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-73275045659816557982015-11-03T08:14:24.598-05:002015-11-03T08:14:24.598-05:00Excellent choices! I've read all of those book...Excellent choices! I've read all of those books except for Her Fearful Symmetry and The Graveyard Book.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438414339444169303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-89784415823719469742015-11-03T08:11:45.456-05:002015-11-03T08:11:45.456-05:00I've read and enjoyed many of the books on you...I've read and enjoyed many of the books on your list and think I may have to read the one or two I haven't. Great lines really capture us right off the bat. The only opening line I remember is "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."margenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203284423648703855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-14499778258469639252015-11-03T06:32:15.357-05:002015-11-03T06:32:15.357-05:00Those are great opening lines! The only one I can...Those are great opening lines! The only one I can ever remember by heart is this one: "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." (Leo Tolstoy in Anna Karenina)Kymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332895223302876006noreply@blogger.com