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message 1: by [deleted user] (new)

Five books that you love the opening lines to.

my list:
- Shadowland (The Mediator, #1) by Meg Cabot
- Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1) by Rachel Hawkins
- Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1) by Holly Smale
- Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1) by Derek Landy
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell


message 2: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Ooh, good one! Here are some of my favorites:

The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

"Blue Sargent had forgotten how many times she'd been told that she would kill her true love."

The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness

"The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say."

Holes (Holes, #1) by Louis Sachar

"There is no lake at Camp Green Lake."

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

"When he was nearly thirteen my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow."

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth."


message 3: by Ashley Marie (last edited Apr 27, 2016 05:30PM) (new)

Ashley Marie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling Mr and Mrs Dursley of Number Four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

Ashfall (Ashfall, #1) by Mike Mullin I was home alone on that Friday evening. Those who survived know exactly which Friday I mean.

Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor Walking to school over the snow-muffled cobbles, Karou had no sinister premonitions about the day. It seemed like just another Monday, innocent but for its essential Mondayness, not to mention its Januaryness.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The circus arrives without warning.

1984 by George Orwell It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.


message 4: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Oh my. I have a horrible memory so can't think of any books except Harry Potter!


message 5: by Ashley Marie (new)

Ashley Marie Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Ooh, good one! Here are some of my favorites:

The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

"Blue Sargent had forgotten how many times she'd been told that she would kill her true love."

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Nice picks Brigid! I thought about using Raven Boys too lol


message 6: by Elora (new)

Elora Mitchell | 578 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oh my. I have a horrible memory so can't think of any books except Harry Potter!"

Me too.
The only one I can think of is "Call me, Ishmael," and I haven't even read Moby Dick!


message 7: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Hahaha I had to look up the ones I listed––I only remembered that I liked the first lines but not exactly what they were. :D

Also those are some good choices, Ashley!!


message 8: by Ashley Marie (new)

Ashley Marie Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Hahaha I had to look up the ones I listed––I only remembered that I liked the first lines but not exactly what they were. :D

Also those are some good choices, Ashley!!"


Same for me -- I just looked up my favorite books and looked at the opening lines :)


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