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Old 04-16-2015, 12:21 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by gmw View Post
Now you've got me wondering if there are any first lines in English books that work well by sound ....
May I suggest, "Call me Ishmael."

Edited to add: I don't read Spanish, so it was interesting to see so familiar a line translated into a language beside English. Thank you, Terisa, for sharing it.

And Pride and Prejudice. A true classic. Another opening that is wonderfully familiar.

And re: I am the she-tiger Fu, I like her style and suspect I would enjoy the book.

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