Comments on: First lines anyone?

By: Exit Lines at Semicolon

Exit Lines at Semicolon — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:32:08 +0000

[...] I’ve posted here before about first lines, but not about closing lines. My favorites from the ABR list: [...]

By: Marcus Bengtsson

Marcus Bengtsson — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:24:56 +0000

I have never really understood why the opening line of 1984 is so famous and loved� I mean, the book is great, but that line feels clich�d. A bit like a travesty of �It was a dark and stormy night�…
Ok, so maybe some people react to the fact that the clocks are striking thirteen? I guess that could be the thing, if it isn�t anything else I�ve missed. I guess I never reacted to that since we almost exclusively use 24-hour time in Sweden (well, not on analog clocks though, and that was probably what he was talking about, but still).
Well, anyway, good list, I just don�t get why that line always gets included

By: Suitable For Mixed Company

Suitable For Mixed Company — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 22:57:37 +0000

First lines
Sherry…has…ten great first lines from novels… I just did a quick look at some of my favorite books…and find that most…lean toward good first paragraphs or pages, but the first lines themselves aren’t anything to stand up and be noticed. So f…

By: S. Lewis

S. Lewis — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:05:54 +0000

Wait… I don’t believe it…

I know them all!!!

#1 Pride and Prejudice
#2 A Tale of Two Cities
#3 Rebecca
#4 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
#5 David Copperfield
#6 The Moves Make The Man
#7 Little Women
#8 Flowers for Algernon
#9 1984
#10 Peter Pan

Do I win a prize or something?

By: Central Indiana Homeschool

Central Indiana Homeschool — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:05:54 +0000

Great First Lines
Michael B�rub� is collecting great first lines from novels. If you’ve got a personal favorite, jump on over and contribute. (Via Semicolon).

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By: blestwithsons

blestwithsons — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:43:26 +0000

Yeah well – I’m in agreement with #1. Ha! But I don’t know any single men of large fortune – and even if I did… my husband would probably object to my chasing them down.

By: Waterfall

Waterfall — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 04:50:14 +0000

Oh my. It is a temptation to google some of these ..

1. Pride and Prejudice

2. A Tale of Two Cities (I remember memorizing that in ninth grade!)

3. Rebecca (actually I didn’t remember that one but copied from the previous commenter.)

4. Something from the Narnia series … Dawn Treader?

5. David Copperfield?

6. No idea …

7. Little Women

8. Flowers for Algernon?

9. 1984 … I love that line

10. Peter Pan

Aren’t books wonderful?

By: Carrie K.

Carrie K. — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:55:26 +0000

1. Pride and Prejudice?
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Rebecca
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
7. Little Women
8. ?
9. ?
10. Peter Pan

Not a great percentage, I know!

By: Paula

Paula — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 04:06:52 +0000

I am in agreement with number 2 so obviously I know it. I know #7 and 10. #1 I would guess at.