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24 First Sentences From Books That Will Hook You Immediately

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By Pernell Quilon
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A great first sentence has one job: to keep you reading. Some writers manage to do this in remarkably few words, while others somehow create an entirely new bewitching world in just a few lines. Either way, once you've read that special first sentence, you'll know you need to clear your schedule to finish the rest of the book. Here are the books y'all shouted out that do just that: Westend61 / Getty Images 1. "My father took 132 minutes to die. I counted." 2.
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email: pernellquilon at gmail.com A great first sentence has one job: to keep you reading. Some writers manage to do this in remarkably few words, while others somehow create an entirely new bewitching world in just a few lines. Either way, once you've read that special first sentence, you'll know you need to clear your schedule to finish the rest of the book. Here are the books y'all shouted out that do just that: I also pulled from this reddit thread. “My father took 132 minutes to die.
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24 First Sentences From Books That Will Hook You Immediately

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By Pernell Quilon
| Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
A great first sentence has one job: to keep you reading. Some writers manage to do this in remarkably few words, while others somehow create an entirely new bewitching world in just a few lines. Either way, once you've read that special first sentence, you'll know you need to clear your schedule to finish the rest of the book. Here are the books y'all shouted out that do just that: Westend61 / Getty Images 1. “My father took 132 minutes to die. I counted.” 2.
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