Subject: Turn to page 21
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: May 25 19
Turn to page 21 of the book you're reading, and tell us what the first full sentence on the page is.
"Dave put the sandwich down on the road, stood up, and walked away." (p.21 of Stuart Maclean's 'Vinyl Cafe Diaries', a collection of short stories. This quote is from 'Walking Man.')
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: May 25 19
Turn to page 21 of the book you're reading, and tell us what the first full sentence on the page is.
"Dave put the sandwich down on the road, stood up, and walked away." (p.21 of Stuart Maclean's 'Vinyl Cafe Diaries', a collection of short stories. This quote is from 'Walking Man.')
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Mixamatosis 
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What a co-incidence. The first sentence on page 21 of the book I'm reading is 'I'm making him some sandwiches'. Too short? The second sentence is 'Want me to make you some?'. From 'The Winter of Our Discontent' by John Steinbeck. Reply #1. May 26 19, 4:54 AM |
Dagny1
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(rats, mine isn't relating to food) Richard gently tugged me backward. From Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert Reply #2. May 26 19, 9:02 AM |
spanishliz
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At least my book title has food in it :) "Arkansas had been a welcome diversion for von Igelfeld." From "The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs" by Alexander McCall Smith Reply #3. May 26 19, 9:26 AM |
MiraJane
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Bringing it back to food ... I've no idea what the first sentence of page 21 is. The book I started on Saturday is in the kitchen and I'm too lazy to go get it. The kitchen relates to food, right? Reply #4. May 27 19, 8:10 AM |
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Yea, the book I started this morning mentions food, glorious food, sort of anyway: The smell intensified Cork's hunger to the point of distraction. -- Tamarac County by William Kent Krueger Reply #5. Jun 03 19, 11:44 AM |
CmdrK
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No food here. "Cautiously, Shea climbed back up to where he could peek over the edge of the duct and look down its length." From "The Fall of Shannara: The Stiehl Assassin" by Terry Brooks Reply #6. Jun 03 19, 3:09 PM |
rubytops
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In the theatres or in the shops, or on his daily walks, Harry observed women as one did wild birds,noted the elegance or occasional strangeness of their fashions and the way their behaviors changed depending on whether they were alone or in company, with a man or with other women. P.21 of:- A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale Reply #7. Jun 08 19, 11:54 AM |
| Dagny1
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Apprehension clouded Naomi's face Where Hope Dwells by Elizabeth Ludwig Reply #8. Jun 08 19, 1:05 PM |
| spanishliz
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"The Black & White Milk Bar and the Cinderella Dance Club were destroyed." "Warlight" by Michael Ondaatje Reply #9. Jun 08 19, 1:19 PM |
| rubytops
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"Good. I appreciate your flexibility." Y is for Yesterday. By Sue Grafton. Reply #10. Jun 19 19, 2:18 AM |
| Dagny1
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Cork said, "You're the one who volunteered." Uh, oh, sounds ominous. From Windigo Island by William Kent Krueger Reply #11. Jul 08 19, 8:12 AM |
| Dagny1
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He stood as if he were carved from stone and certainly wasn't going to be the one to move. ----- Huckleberry Summer by Jennifer Beckstrand Reply #12. Jul 17 19, 7:36 PM |
| spanishliz
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Jimmy grimaced as if he was about to confess to stealing the last biscuit. "Meltdown" by Ben Elton Reply #13. Jul 17 19, 9:20 PM |
Caseena
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"But one could guess that he was traveling, because the usual mount of the night-hobs, a large bat, wrapped in its wings like a closed umbrella, was hanging head-down from a nearby branch." Re-reading The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. Reply #14. Jul 21 19, 3:50 PM |
| Dagny1
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"Tish and Tyne have been on holiday and Don's been busy helping a former student, a farmer." From The Unsuitable Suitor by Nicola Furlong Reply #15. Jul 21 19, 6:01 PM |
| Mixamatosis
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'Ought to be, said Joad. 'That's factory liquor. Cost a buck'. from 'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck. Reply #16. Jul 26 19, 2:40 AM |
| Dagny1
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"Think the old man disinherited someone?" Charlie asked From Deadly Wedding by Kate Parker (Oh, oh, sounds like some of the relatives may be out for blood.) Reply #17. Jul 26 19, 5:12 AM |
Blackdresss
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What a fascinating thread. I wish I'd thought of it. Bare with me, I'm reading four books right now: "Ed, quit it!" Ralph said. He used the loud but steadily firm voice he assumed one used with people who were having hysterics." "You're all right! Just quit it!" -- "Insomnia" by Stephen King (Because when you have it, might as well read about it.) "It's difficult, isn't it? I might be a distant cousin with a quaint sense of humour, in which case you'll look silly if you scream. I might be a well-known cretin to be kept from your guests at all costs. Or I might be -- oh no, my angel!" -- "The Game Of Kings" by Dorothy Dunnett "He held up a finger. In warning. 'Never,' he said, 'call that dear lady my wife, until you can show me why she is, and how it can be so. Till then, call her my dear sister. Since she was quite certainly my brother's wife, before going through a form of marriage with me.'" -- "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel "And then, in the darkness, I heard the sound of shuffling, and of clicking on the wooden floor and, looking down toward the noise, saw in lozenge of moonlight a prickly silhouette waddling toward my bed. It was a porcupine. I didn't move. I simply let the creature come to me (my arm was hanging off the bed, my hand close to the floor) and put its wet nose in my palm." -- "Galilee" by Clive Barker I think I might have done this wrong, and gone with the first full paragraph. Sorry, if that's the case. But "The Game Of Kings" and "Wolf Hall" are very similar, right down to those paragraphs, and I was told this was true, and the closest to a Dorothy Dunnett book I would find. Reply #18. Aug 01 19, 3:39 AM |
| Blackdresss
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Yikes. Please, I beg you, don't "bare" with me. Just "bear" with me. What a horrible faux pas. I don't think I've ever made that one before. And yeah, I kind of hosed that up by posting the first paragraph, not just the first sentence. Sorry. When I finish these four books (only "Wolf Hall" is new to me -- the others I'm re-reading for God knows how many times now,) I'll make sure to do it correctly the next time. Sometimes, most times, I do wish we had an "edit" feature in here. Reply #19. Aug 01 19, 5:26 AM |
| rubytops
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'Nonsense' said Mma Potokwani with renewed firmness, 'Nonsense' from The Colours of all the Cattle latest in the No 1, LadiesDetective Agency Alexander McCall Smith Reply #20. Aug 04 19, 5:20 AM |
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