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Book Beginning:
Depending on who – sorry, whom – you ask, I may have killed my three best friends.
Page 56:
Nana Betsy chuckles softly but still exudes melancholy. “I wish I’d held on to every moment with him the way a drowning person holds a life preserver.”
For a time, we rummage through the drawers of our memories, pulling out the stories that are brightest and sharpest, like knives, and setting them in a row. Rekindling fires that had burned to embers. And then we are silent and still because merely listening to ourselves breathe feels like a holy rite in Death’s halls.
Have you read Goodbye Days or is it on your TBR? If you’ve read it please let me know what you think in the comments (no spoilers please)! Have you read Jeff Zentner’s debut novel, the Serpent King?
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I read The Serpent King and thought it was really well done. It is a hard sell for my studnets though, I think snakes are not favorite topics for many people and they don’t want to read a book about them.. Of course it really isn’t about snakes but the title implies otherwise. My Friday Quotes
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Haha true! I haven’t read the Serpent King but I’m enjoying Jeff Zentner’s writing in Goodbye Days
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This is a new one to me. I like the first line.
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Yes! It pulls you in straight away!
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Sounds like a really well written book! Funny first line. Thanks for sharing.
Here’s my current read : http://bit.ly/2qxXXYr (Not so much of a surprise lol)
Have a good weekend!
Sassy
🙂
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I love the writing in this book!
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You can just tell by the opening line, it’s going to be a good one, can’t you? 🙂
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Yes! I was hooked right away
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Great tease. Drew me in immediately.
sherry @ fundinmental Friday Memes
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I agree! After reading the first line I was instantly hooked!
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I like the excerpts….and imagine myself pulling out drawers with memories in them. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “THE PEOPLE AT NUMBER 9”
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Thanks, I’ll definitely check yours out 🙂
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That beginning pulls you right on in!! 🙂 I added you to the Linky. Happy weekend!
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I know right! I love the opening line, and thank you! 🙂
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Oh that opening! Wow, 8 need to know more! 😊
I have a giveaway with my Friday post on my blog, hope you pop by and join in:
http://guiltlessreading.blogspot.ca/2017/05/friday56-book-beginnings-giveaway-open.html
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I know right?! I love the opening line, I’ll definitely check out your Friday post!
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This is a new title for me but you have piqued my interest!
Here’s my Friday Reads
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I’m glad!
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I’m in the minority when it comes to The Serpent King. I didn’t love it as much as everyone else, but I really like the writing in this excerpt. Thank you for sharing!
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Oh okay! That’s interesting to know, I haven’t read the Serpent King
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I need to try this author! Thanks for sharing!
Lauren @ Always Me
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I love Jeff Zentner’s writing!
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