tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559177400219664871.post2432337586271917937..comments2024-03-18T08:50:13.858-07:00Comments on The Why Not 100: 94 MEMORABLE FIRST LINES OF NOVELSBrad Herzoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18431652776641926507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559177400219664871.post-90116861088367612792014-02-28T21:26:38.107-08:002014-02-28T21:26:38.107-08:00What's so cool about the list, I think, is tha...What's so cool about the list, I think, is that everyone has their own favorites. Brad Herzoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431652776641926507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559177400219664871.post-18855501211713465002014-02-28T12:48:04.227-08:002014-02-28T12:48:04.227-08:00Bravo! So many gems here! Loved the ones by Kafk...Bravo! So many gems here! Loved the ones by Kafka, Nabokov, Eugenides, West, Zora Neale Hurston (I highly recommend the audio recording, read by Ruby Dee--fabulous), and the first line of the Sound and the Fury--always loved that one! Plus, No. 7 A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb (because I've always loved Dickinson, but have NOT read this book, so now I must!!), No. 21 (Gabriel Garcia Marquez--brilliant first line!), and finally Nos. 44 (Flannery O'Connor) and 88 (Dean Koontz), both of which I have not read but now want to! How many hours of glorious browsing through your own shelves of beloved books must this entry have required? Fun fun fun!Ivy Kleinbartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559177400219664871.post-79924515996285533842014-02-17T14:41:54.283-08:002014-02-17T14:41:54.283-08:00I rewrote/paraphrased No. 3 for my college entranc...I rewrote/paraphrased No. 3 for my college entrance essay.Jonathan Ringelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559177400219664871.post-60660250695578210822014-02-05T12:29:34.120-08:002014-02-05T12:29:34.120-08:00Fantastic work, Brad. My favorites are 4, 9, 12, 2...Fantastic work, Brad. My favorites are 4, 9, 12, 22 and especially 16, because there's no clear line between religion and fly fishing in my house, either. Can't wait to read more. - Scott BrownScott Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559177400219664871.post-73337644481784828912014-01-31T18:13:29.876-08:002014-01-31T18:13:29.876-08:00I Love Lists…I Love repetition …needless to say I ...I Love Lists…I Love repetition …needless to say I Love your new blog. "first lines" definitely called to me…The writing style and tone of the book are immediately evident and I like to be drawn in from the beginning. Can't wait to see the future lists…what a clever and wonderful endeavor!<br />Lyhn GreenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327132643022861052noreply@blogger.com