Friday, May 11, 2012

Book Beginnings: THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE



Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.

My book beginning comes from THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE by Alan Bradley:
"It was as black in the closet as old blood.  They had shoved me in and locked the door.  I breathed heavily through my nose, fighting desperately to remain calm."
Fantastic opening!  (And wait until you find out who shoved this poor person in the closet!)  I've wanted to read this book for a long time.  I saw that our library had it on the shelf, and I was compelled to check it out. :-)

Have a great weekend!

Posted by Diana Leigh at 6:00 AM
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7 comments:

  1. Wow, that is some opener! It grabs the reader immediately...

    Here's MY FRIDAY MEMES POST

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  2. Great opening! Hope this person isn't in there for too long! I'd be freaking out for sure. My Friday post:
    http://wcs53.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/book-beginnings-and-friday-56-abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-may-11/

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  3. Good start. Hope they get out soon. Here is my post:

    https://twitter.com/#!/silverjo37/status/200970246117523456

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  4. Quite a way to grab the attention of the reader!

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  5. I have this one on my tbr list and the opening is great!!! Now I can't wait to start it to find out who shoved her in there.

    Have a great weekend!
    Kristin @ Always With a Book

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  6. Great opening grabs attention immediately!

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