Every Friday Rose City Reader hosts Book Beginnings on Fridays. What you do is share the opening line(s) of the book you are currently reading and briefly discuss what you think about the opening line or the book or whatever else inspires you. Make sure to share your entry with Rose City Reader and in my comments below.
Here's my book beginning:
" 'We should start back,' Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them. 'The wildlings are dead.' "
-A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin
An ominous opening. I'm a little more than 150 pages into the book and I'm enjoying it so far. There are a lot of characters and a lot of events, but I think I've got a grasp on most of it now.
I know this is supposed to be about the beginning, but I have to say when I read the ending of this book I thought, 'What-that-hell?!' (...in a good way)
ReplyDeleteGlad you're enjoying it. I'm looking forward to the second book in the series.
Hmmmm. I'd say that if the "wildlings" (what/whoever they might be) are dead, then that's definitely a sign that something's not right....
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Nice beginning...thanks for sharing; and thanks for visiting my blog. Yes, my blog background can have that "mesmerizing" effect! lol
ReplyDeleteI read the series years ago but got mad at Martin when he delayed the last book for so long. I quit reading because of that.
ReplyDeleteThat is *the* hot thing right now. Hope you enjoy!
ReplyDeleteOminous beginning! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteGood beginning.
ReplyDeleteI haven't started reading this series yet. A bit afraid of getting too hooked, considering the rest of my TBR pile.
Thanks for sharing! My brother is a big fan of this series! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
ReplyDeleteThe first sentence doesn't pull me in, but I will check out your review after you finish it. Thanks for checking out my post.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I've heard so much about this series and the TV series too and this needs to go on my TBR. The beginning sounds like the beginning of an end! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for visiting my blog. Now craving some cake! :P
I have had this book sitting ominously on my shelf for over a year now. I'm not sure when, if ever, I'll get it read. Thanks for visiting my Friday post and have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteHi Chris,
ReplyDeleteI have to say that the fantasy genre is not really my thing, especially when I checked out the book, only to discover that it is but the first installment in a series of almost epic proportions.
I hope that now you have managed to sort out who is who and what the basic storyline is, that you will enjoy this first volume and be incentivised enough to read the remaining volumes.
Yvonne