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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Out of a coil of snaking dreams an answer rises, floating into a window as small and dark as that of a Magic 8-Ball, a child's toy. ----- What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr Reply #61. Dec 03 19, 7:50 AM |
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Both of us were looking at the world through different eyes than we had just a short time before. ---- A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton by Michael Phillips Reply #62. Dec 06 19, 5:16 AM |
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I tried to call, but she didn't pick up. ---- By Word of Mouth by Diane Noble Reply #63. Dec 08 19, 5:47 AM |
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Skaa too sick to work lay huddled in corners and gutters, ash drifting around them. --Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (re-reading) Reply #64. Dec 09 19, 12:41 PM |
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"I don't suppose it's a secret, but I'm sure Jessica would be embarrassed to know they were spreading it around." --- To Have and to Hold by Sunni Jeffers Reply #65. Dec 10 19, 8:55 AM |
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He had an old grudge against Duncreigan and the MacCallister family, since we'd tended the garden at Duncreigan for so many centuries. --- Death and Daisies by Amanda Flower Reply #66. Dec 11 19, 8:03 AM |
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Grace had assumed as much, based on their previous conversation. ---- 1225 Christmas Tree Lane by Debbie Macomber Reply #67. Dec 18 19, 8:24 AM |
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"So I should imagine." "Random Harvest" by James Hilton (electronic version) Reply #68. Dec 18 19, 9:34 AM |
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(A wonderful bit for all readers!) "Recommending books is my business," Anne said with a wink, though in truth, she was a little thrilled to think that her recommendations would appear in the newspaper. ---- The Christmas Key by Emily Thomas Reply #69. Dec 24 19, 6:26 AM |
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Inside was a comfortable sort of briefing room: screen on one wall, a dozen steel-tubing and leather chairs facing it, and a projector in the back. ---- The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton Reply #70. Dec 31 19, 5:54 AM |
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Gracie stopped at the Willow Mart on her way home; she'd expected to do the major shopping the next day for Thursday's dinner, but she did need a loaf of bread, some milk, and laundry bleach. -----The Missing Hydrangeas by Eileen M. Berger Reply #71. Jan 02 20, 7:00 PM |
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She'd still been hopping mad at me for shaving the front leg of her champion stud dog, Lucky Eight's King Charles Too. ---- Muzzled (Kate Turner, DVM #1) by Eileen Brady Reply #72. Jan 09 20, 11:48 AM |
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Katie was silent as she and her uncle walked back toward the house. ----- The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart by Michael Phillips Reply #73. Jan 15 20, 9:33 AM |
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With such natural riches, the land was under constant attack. ---- The Andromeda Evolution by Michael Crichton and Daniel H. Wilson Reply #74. Jan 17 20, 6:41 AM |
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With Karsten was Dr. Scott Hartnett, tall, handsome and intellectual, the director of development for the Beaumont, and still a part-time practicing internal medicine physician at the Sperelakis Institute. --- The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer Reply #75. Jan 29 20, 8:02 AM |
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"In African creoles you can find such arresting expressions as 'bak sit drayva' (back seat driver), 'wesmata' (what'sthe matter?), and 'bottom-bottom wata waka' (submarine)." - from 'The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way' by Bill Bryson. "During her childhood, Dierdre could remember occasional flashes of anger from her father." - from 'The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga' by Edward Rutherfurd. "He began to wish to know more of her,and as a step towards conversing with her himself, attended to her conversation with others." - from 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen. Reply #76. Jan 31 20, 8:12 PM |
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Still, she felt no remorse for what she had done. ----- Kate's Song by Jennifer Beckstrand Reply #77. Feb 05 20, 3:41 PM |
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"Ankh-Morpork gradually awoke from its slumber." "Eric" by Terry Pratchett Reply #78. Feb 05 20, 4:16 PM |
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"I have no name for this town," the ragged man said, hands plucking the frayed hems of what had once been an opulent cloak. "Toll the Hounds" by Steven Erikson. (This is actually the first line of the book, as all the maps and character lists take up a lot of pages at the start.) Reply #79. Feb 15 20, 5:44 PM |
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An announcement blared and the train took off from the station. --- The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs Reply #80. Feb 16 20, 9:18 AM |
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